Taxpayers are on the hook for $80,000, one month of health insurance and a handful of vacation days as a result of a severance agreement between now former town manager Robert Smith and the town. Smith, who began work in town in September 2019 and left on Friday, will receive […]
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The Elyria administration is planning a town hall meeting regarding its Parks and Recreation Department. The session will take place at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 12, at the Thomas Shores South Recreation Center, 215 16th St. in Elyria. There will be a presentation on the status of the most recent master […]
It’s half past nine on a balmy mid-September morning and the Butlin’s end of Minehead is ghostly quiet. Bar some gutsy swimmers bracing the biting Bristol Channel, I’ve almost got the coastline to myself. Serene isn’t exactly how I remember this buoyant beachfront. I first came to Minehead in 1999 […]
The Parks and Recreation cast is reuniting again to help get Joe Biden elected What did we ever do to deserve not one, but two (TWO!) Parks And Recreation reunions in 2020? Clearly sensing our desperate need for something nostalgic and joyful, the cast of Parks and Recreation has decided […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield schools open Tuesday. There were no major updates to the reopening plan in the last few days, and it’s largely remained unchanged much from a month ago. Some students will alternate days in the buildings while others will learn remotely. On Friday, Mayor Shelley Brindle […]
Traffic backs up during construction in Leadville, Colo., recently from the city’s latest boom. (Richard Read / Los Angeles Times) “It’s a magnificent building, they spared no expense because the Postal Service considered us a first-class city, which they still do,” he said. “That means we continue to get household […]
Grant Shapps contacted the council to complain that the one-way system and barriers were ‘not suited to the old layout of Welwyn’ – Eddie Mulholland Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, has been forced to lobby against his anti-car policy in his own constituency after barriers meant to aid social distancing […]
WESTPORT, CT — Westport Town Hall continues “to closed to walk-in services,” and residents are urged to keep wearing face coverings and physically distance as Westport and the state continue to battle the coronavirus (COVID-19). First Selectman Jim Marpe issued an update Monday on the town’s efforts against the virus, […]
DIX HILLS, NY — Dix Hills Pool will be opening weeknights, Town of Huntington Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci announced Monday. The pool, in Dix Hills Park at 575 Vanderbilt Parkway, Dix Hills, will be open Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. starting Monday to residents who must […]
Jefferson County constituents ask about water issues, cannabis, broadband and education U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden discussed topics ranging from irrigation water and tax relief to the postmaster general and the Greater Idaho Movement during a live online town hall for Jefferson County residents Monday morning, April 5. Wyden and People’s […]
POTSDAM, N.Y. – Vetia Searcy could get her vaccine. But she had to go to somewhere called Potsdam, New York, to get it. Searcy had never heard of the place. Scanning through New York’s vaccine portal in February, refreshing the website and hoping to snag an appointment somewhere near her […]
Officials in Wrightsville, York County, have positioned the borough to take advantage of economic development opportunities that could attract bikers, hikers and history buffs to the river town. Borough Council unanimously approved joining the Trail Town Program on March 15 after a presentation touting the economic impacts of trails by […]
Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, I always thought of escaping and pursuing adventure elsewhere. I think this is a common dream for everyone, regardless of where they are from. It’s not about escaping the small town; it’s about leaving the nest and setting out on your own. What […]
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) — Everything seemed normal this past Tuesday morning for Grand Chute Utilities Specialist Tyler Malszycki. “[I was] doing some routine sanitary sewer cleaning,” he told Local 5. Then Malszycki saw something not so routine: “I noticed probably an eight or nine year old boy struggling over […]
Should a ballot proposition reallocating sales tax to improve two of the city’s parks be approved by voters in May, Adams Park would become a multi-use entity. The park, which is in the 3400 to 3600 blocks of 61st Street, already tout sports and event seating, competition level fields, walking […]
An upcoming, virtual town hall meeting co-sponsored by Port Arthur Newsmedia and Lamar University aims to educate the city’s voters about the upcoming Port Arthur parks proposition election. The online event is slated to run from 3 to 4 p.m. March 10 and can be viewed live on the newspaper’s […]
Applicants for the two open seats on the Eagle Town Council each touched on a variety of issues in the small but growing town in their interviews. Those issues included supporting small businesses and recruiting new businesses, improving internet services, attracting younger people and families to town, helping older residents […]
Should a ballot proposition reallocating sales tax to improve two of the city’s parks be approved by voters in May, Adams Park would become a multi-use entity. The park, which is in the 3400 to 3600 blocks of 61st Street, already tout sports and event seating, competition level fields, walking […]
This is a story about the history and future of an evil town. Cerro Gordo is a settlement of bloodstained brothels, skeletons and busted up pianos on the wind-battered southern slope of the Inyo Mountains, overlooking Death Valley. It was once the most violent town in America. Into this haunted […]
To Jess Hudson, an Ocean City native and year-round resident of the barrier island resort community, the added traffic has been one of the most noticeable differences between this winter and off-seasons in the past. “You used to come into Ocean City at 5 in the afternoon and there was […]
(CNN) — If you’ve been tempted to pick up one of the dilapidated houses offered for sale in Italy for little more than $1 but had second thoughts about the hassle of renovating it, one town has an offer that might just tempt you. Biccari, deep in the southeastern region […]
BEREA, Ohio — With most of us spending more time than we’d like confined to home on these cold and gray winter days, what could be better than “thinking spring.” With this in mind, the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District will soon have native seeds, plants and trees available […]