PEABODY — The former Clark Steel Barrel and Drum Co. on Caller Street could soon be a space where residents can ponder public art, toss a Frisbee or have a picnic with friends. City officials and landscape architects on Tuesday presented two potential designs for a section of the Riverwalk along the North River corridor […]
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The Pennsylvania Farm Show continues through Saturday with a packed schedule of events, panels and livestreams that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home. Wednesday’s lineup kicks off at 7 a.m. with the National Anthem and features 26 scheduled panels or events throughout the day. The complete schedule […]
ALBANY — The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) has published guidelines for local land use planning officials to help protect the historic integrity of remnants of an early 19th aqueduct that once supplied New York City drinking water. The Community Design Guidelines to Support […]
Leaders of the Chatham-Kent Ontario Health Team are emphasizing to the community that the local health care system is facing extremely serious strain and urgent help is needed. “Make no mistake – COVID-19 is real,” they said in a news release. “The impact on our healthcare system is real. Regardless […]
Among the many bills sitting on Gov. Baker’s desk is one requiring cities and towns to notify residents any time raw sewage ends up in a local river or water body. As gross — and alarming — as it sounds, sewage dumps actually happen hundreds of times every year in […]
A Belmont Junior Girl Scout troop has installed a rock garden at Twin Pines Park in Belmont to spread kindness in the local community dealing with isolation during COVID-19 this year. Each rock in the garden has messages of hope and kindness painted by Troop 62457, consisting of fourth […]
Editor’s note: This is a weekly series focusing on the importance of buying local. Winter fun may not be for everyone, but those who love to ski and snowboard will find some thrilling options at local ski resorts and venues. The following is a synopsis of three area places to […]
Seven Springs Mountain Ski Resort and Hidden Valley Ski Resort opened earlier this month for the season, putting precautions in place to keep patrons safe during the pandemic. “We’re really asking for people to stay outside and not come into any of the offices,” said Alex Moser, director of marketing. […]
MARKS • Dennis Washington, an 11-year custodian and bus driver for the Tunica County School District, has long aspired to become an electrician as a way to make additional income. For a few months now, the 50-year-old Tunica native has searched for online certification classes. Not long into his search, his […]
The new Hunterdon Economic Recovery Task Force has worked with the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce Foundation to establish a Hunterdon Economic Recovery Fund. Recently, the Chamber Foundation has awarded six Small Business Recovery Grants through the Hunterdon Economic Recovery Fund. The Task Force was established this year as a […]
Snohomish County connects job seekers to local opportunities On Dec. 16, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced a countywide effort to assist job seekers and companies to keep talent local and preserve, build and attract long-term partnerships with companies. Unlike other online employment portals, this is a unique connector given […]
NORTH ATTLEBORO — For a small town in the middle of the Northeast Corridor, North Attleboro has a wide variety of wide — and not so wide — open spaces. From the 256 acres of the North Attleboro Fish Hatchery off Bungay Lake (actually owned by the U.S. Fish and […]
LUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – The Christmas shopping season can often make or break new businesses gaining a foothold in the marketplace for the first time. Earlier this year, Ray and Noreen Vigneault of Belchertown opened two PLAYNOW! toy stores in busy shopping areas of Westfield and Ludlow. When he wasn’t […]
Krista Lord prepares for her read-aloud virtual session at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. Lord adds some visual interest to her scene each week. This week it was a dinosaur, other weeks she decorates the backdrop with polka dots or displays a stuffed animal. The stories are streamed to […]
An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner crosses the trestle at Ocean Beach Park on Vandenberg Air Force Base in this photo taken at sunset over the Christmas holiday in 2019. Len Wood, Staff File Reservations will be required over the Christmas holiday period on Pacific Surfliner trains that travel between Santa Barbara, […]
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. Greg Johnson has a pretty good job — and even better benefits. The Dauphin County magisterial district judge and his colleagues […]
Charming Towns of Riverside County serve up local, artisanal gifts in store and online TEMECULA, Calif. (PRWEB) December 11, 2020 2020 reminded us what matters and ignited a desire for authenticity and community. This holiday season support local businesses by doing your holiday shopping at the unique Mom and Pop […]
Sabrina Minks and Danielle Motor, the mixologists behind Sunset Boulevardier. (Courtesy Sabrina Minks) Is there even a way to say that 2020 has put us all through the wringer without sounding like a cliché at this point? Probably not. But boy, has it. From booksellers to restaurants to boutiques, no […]
Supporting Milwaukee’s creative and talented African American entrepreneurs is a year ‘round commitment, but it’s even easier to do during the holidays since most of us are in gift-buying mode. Thus, we tried to dig deep to compile an eclectic list of Black-owned spots that will make great additions […]
Lancaster Shops Late, a once-a-year event where many downtown Lancaster businesses remain open after normal store hours, will take place this evening. About 30 businesses will participate in the event, where stores will be open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. or later. This year’s event is particularly important as businesses struggle due to the pandemic. One business that will be participating in […]
One of the central facets of the holiday season is connection. But, connecting with others in-person this year is complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the people most affected by COVID-19 isolation are seniors citizens living in care and rehabilitation facilities. In a non-pandemic year, the holidays would already […]
One of the central facets of the holiday season is connection. But, connecting with others in-person this year is complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the people most affected by COVID-19 isolation are seniors citizens living in care and rehabilitation facilities. In a non-pandemic year, the holidays would already be a time of loneliness for some seniors. […]