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• Official: Worst living conditions in city Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:36AMBy Emily Ford eford@salisburypost.com People are still living in houses that city officials described as deplorable and appalling after a May inspection. Code Services Manager Chris Branham said conditions inside four houses in the 300 block of Ea ...
Briefs Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:34AMJapanese folk dance lessons The Slidell branch library will host traditional Japanese folk dancing lessons instructed by Sugai Barker, who has taught the art of Japanese folk dance for many years and has recently been recognized for her skill by the Japanese Consulate in New Orleans.
Community Events Briefs Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:33AMLuncheon with Scalise planned The St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce, East St. Tammany Chamber and Northshore Business Council will host a joint luncheon Wednesday at Benedict’s. Representative Steve Scalise will be the featured speaker.
Community Events Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:33AMJapanese folk dance lessons The Slidell branch library will host traditional Japanese folk dancing lessons instructed by Sugai Barker, who has taught the art of Japanese folk dance for many years and has been recognized for her skill by the Japanese Consulate in New Orleans.
State of Emergency extended as Canterbury rocked Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:20PMThe State of Emergency in Christchurch will be extended for another seven days after the strongest aftershock since Saturday's 7.1 magnitude quake caused new damage, cut power and sent people running into city streets
Florida Baptist Credit Union robbed over Labor Day weekend Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:44PMJACKSONVILLE (FBW)- The Jacksonville-based Florida Baptist Credit Union, with nearly 3,000 members and assets of more than $24 million, was burglarized over Labor Day weekend with robbers taking an undisclosed amount of cash, according to the credit union’s president, Perry Kenner.
NEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of August 30, 2010 Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:42PMNEW BUSINESS LICENSES: Week of August 30, 2010
Mick Waters, curriculum guru, takes stock Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 2:36PMMick Waters has probably changed secondary schools more profoundly than anyone in the past 20 years. Why is he cautiously pessimistic about the future? Some people are not allowed out in newspapers without being shepherded by an adjective. So, for example, Katie Price, in redtop papers, is "busty Katie Price" while Myra Hindley is always "evil Hindley". In the same way, Mick Waters, former ...
For landlords and tenants, back to school housing crunch make for tense relationships Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:13PMDemand is down, but that doesn’t mean the University of Victoria needs fewer dorm rooms on campus. “If we had another building we would fill it. People like to live on campus because it’s so convenient,” said Kathryn MacLeod, director of residence services at UVic.
Proposed business fee hikes cut in half Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:05AMSenators cut in half most of the business license fee increases the House of Representatives is proposing and added new revenue-generating provisions in its substitute bill.
News in Brief Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:53AMGenealogical Society meeting The Downriver Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 2744 Fourth St., Wyandotte.
Locals look to help with oil spill Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:37AMLocal people hungry for work could have more opportunities as the Kalamazoo River oil spill cleanup begins its long home stretch.
Nurse pleads guilty to smuggling drugs, porn to sex predator boyfriend Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:13AMA former nurse at a secure state center for sexual predators has pleaded guilty to cocaine charges related to a smuggling scheme that saw her lover -- a rapist -- receive drugs and pornography while detained at the McNeil Island facility.
Long-term sustainability takes center stage at Prudential Forum Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:18AMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services, a Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) company, highlighted the relocation industry’s major trends, opportunities and best practices during its annual Prudential Forum conference, Aug. 30-31 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix. The event generated strong attendance from relocation and real estate ...
Long-term sustainability takes center stage at Prudential Forum Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:00AMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services, a Prudential Financial, Inc. company, highlighted the relocation industry’s major trends, opportunities and best practices during its annual Prudential Forum conference, Aug. 30-31 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix.
Bedbugs a boon for state pest control companies Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:03AMGizmo helps technicians at American Pest in Takoma Park find bedbugs. When Takoma Park pest management company American Pest gets a call about bedbugs — as it does more frequently these days — executives often turn to Gizmo.
Bedbugs a boon for pest control companies nationwide Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:39AMWhen Takoma Park pest management company American Pest gets a call about bedbugs — as it does more frequently these days — executives often turn to Gizmo.
A photographer gets a negative at the border Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:54AMLeigh Culpin had a dream to follow. Unfortunately, it meant following it across the border. It was there his dream collided with a new reality.
Iowa City grants one liquor license, denies another Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 9:17PMThe City Council Tuesday night put its stamp of approval on the liquor license application from the potential new owner of the Summit Restaurant & Bar.
RIP, pool: Homeowners who remove backyard pools cite variety of reasons Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:42PMMike Eckman's backyard swimming pool was "a good friend" for years, but with his children now grown it was hardly being used. And it needed costly repairs.
The Rockbridge Traveler Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:26PMAlthough kids are back in school, the Traveler still thinks it is summer. The weather tells me it is summer, the Calendar tells me it is still summer (until Sept. 23), my garden tells me it is summer, and I still want to do summer things.
Intertek Opens Textile, Apparel and Soft Home Furnishings Testing Laboratory in Korea Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:21PMSEOUL, Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, announces the opening of its first consumer goods testing laboratory for textiles, apparel and soft home furnishings in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, Korea. Intertek established the laboratory in direct response to growing demand from customers in the region ...
Intertek Opens Textile, Apparel and Soft Home Furnishings Testing Laboratory in Korea Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:10PMSEOUL, Korea----Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, announces the opening of its first consumer goods testing laboratory for textiles, apparel and soft home furnishings in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, Korea.
Disaster Recovery Center helping flood victims Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 11:47AMA total of 109 people have gone to the recently created FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Colfax looking for answers.
Age of fleet concerns Lancaster fire chief Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:27AMLANCASTER - Lancaster Fire Department's fleet of fire trucks is beginning to show its age, and that could mean higher home insurance rates for residents and financial problems for the city down the road.
Media Statement Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:23AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - Cineplex Entertainment (TSX:CGX.UN) -
Hearing set on Melrose 2011 Capital Improvements Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 10:20AMThe Melrose City Council will hold a hearing Thursday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. on 2011 Capital Improvements. The council voted to hold the hearing Thursday, Aug. 19 at a regular meeting of the council.
Senate Week in Review Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:27AMSPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers heard from prison reform groups and family members of crime victims, as well as DuPage County State’s Attorney Joe Birkett Aug. 25 at the second meeting of the Illinois Joint Investigatory Panel on Early Release.
Wales will Adopt Policy on Employee Sick Days Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:24AMThe Wales Town Board will be codifying the town policy on unused sick time for public employees. In July, Supervisor Rickey A. Venditti told the board that state law requires local municipalities to allow public employees to garner unused sick time throughout their working careers and to use it to enhance their public pensions for retirement purposes. Venditti said that such a measure was ...
Tobacco-friendly clubs at heart of Va. smoking ban Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:00AMThe first showdown over Virginia's new smoking law is brewing not in the heart of the state's tobacco country, but in a suburban shopping mall five miles from the nation's capital better known for banh mi sandwiches and homemade head cheese.
City may discuss stormwater tax Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:37AMCity officials might consider taxing property owners for stormwater sewer improvements on a sliding scale based on how much stormwater their property contributes to Elmhurst’s system.
Closed Ga. warehouse full of rats, ex-employees say Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:35AMATHENS, Ga. -- Conditions at a rodent-infested food distribution warehouse in Athens were much worse than what state and federal authorities found last month during an inspection that caused the facility to go out of business, former employees said.
Bedbugs a boon for pest control companies Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:50AMA digitally colorized scanning electron micrograph of a bedbug, Cimex lectularius.
People: Related News Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:07AM8/27/2010 - Freight Handlers Announces New President, COO Freight Handlers, which provides unloading and product handling services, has promoted Ryan Wall to president and chief operating officer....
New police chief sworn in, retiring chief honored Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 6:38PMAMHERSTBURG — The Amherstburg Police Service paid tribute to their retiring chief and welcomed their new chief in a joint ceremony held last Thursday at Pointe West Golf Club.[...]
Army must spend wisely Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:25PMOut of the 2.07-trillion-baht national budget for fiscal 2011, the Ministry of Defence is expected to take home 170 billion baht. This amount equals 8% of the total budget expenditure and places the ministry at No.4 on the list of top recipients of the national budget.
Workington care home holds on to ‘excellence’ rating Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:40PMRESIDENTS and staff at a Harrington care home raised their glasses on Tuesday to celebrate keeping their “excellent” status after a recent inspection.
Palm Springs environmental firm starting program to hire veterans Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 2:02PMPalm Springs-based Environmental Service Professionals said today that it expects to garner $188.5 million from a loan to close by the end of the month.
Fountain Street family fears losing pet chickens Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:59AMFountain Street resident Mark Morse, 40, might have to give up his children's six pet chickens if the city cracks down on a no-fowl policy. Morse and his two children, Sydney, 8, and Benji, 5, have raised six chickens in their handmade backyard coop. They arrived as chicks in February.
Cambridge couple opens county’s first VA foster home Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:10AMHarold Quick, 86, of Newton spent decades working for the Des Moines Register, and was in U.S. Army intelligence during World War II.
More state care centers, cemeteries eyed for vets Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 12:30AMItâs been a difficult couple of years for the Arizona Department of Veterans Services in which financial and facilities woes created problems in serving more than 600,000 veterans, the agencyâs director said.
New Zealand Leaky Homes – Inspections Are Crucial Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:43PMIn New Zealand every potential homeowner fears the prospect of purchasing a ‘leaky home’ – and rightly so. The cost and ramifications of purchasing a leaky home has caused many hard working, honest New Zealanders a great deal of stress and unnecessary ...
Police say couple had toddler in car with meth-making items Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:38PMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Sissonville couple who had their child in a car along with materials to make methamphetamine have each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to operate a drug lab, a felony.Kevin M. Hodskins, 32, and Amanda A. Kessell, 21, were stopped by a s...
City completes annexation Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:53PMThe Mesquite City Council revised plans to annex some of the property in its extra territorial jurisdiction during its regular session on Aug. 16. The council unanimously voted to annex 1.25 miles in Kaufman County. Originally the city had intended to annex two square miles of property.
Langley Hospice finds new home Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:00PMThis past year has been a whirlwind of apprehension and excitement as Langley Hospice completed the final phase of their journey from vision to reality. Yes, indeed, this article is being written from our beautiful half-acre property at 20660 - 48th Avenue in the City of Langley.
Beating the Summer School Blues Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 5:28PMYou expect the people working for your local government to be in the know and up to the minute on all the issues you care about. So to get a head start in working for you, officials from Maryland’s 23 counties and Baltimore city go to summer school.
Stillwater's fire-inspection fees could be returned Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 4:58PMThose who the city of Stillwater has charged for fire inspection fees could be in line for a refund.
Splashing out at the local sports club Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 4:36PMMore people are opting to join clubs that offer swimming with all the trimmings - at a considerable price, of course. Ha'aretz inspected and evaluated 15 such facilities around the country.
Community rallies around man with no power, water Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:44AMJoseph Shelton cooked a meal in his house on Tuesday for the first time in 14 years. He has lived without electricity or running water since 1996 and was happy to continue that way until the city of Columbus gave him 30 days to turn on his utilities.
Sandra Place column: Nursing homes have changed with state, federal rules Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 10:09AMThere has been much talk in the press about nursing home quality, inspections and the various citations that can occur.