Personal Finance Daily: A few more signs of life in the job marketTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:55PMFor the some 15 million Americans officially classified as unemployed right now, this is not much consolation, but the job market does seem to be inching toward a slightly better place.
Fire Damages Waldoboro HomeTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:53PMFirefighters from a number of mutual aid towns stopped the spread of a fire on Friendship Road Tuesday afternoon.
Coeur d'Alene PressTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:16AM"North Idaho: Connections to the Past": "The Mullan Road Connection," 7 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Library, 702 E. Front, historian Robert Singletary. Free. 667-2588
Car, house catch fire on Bergen Mills RoadTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:02AMBY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — A blaze spread from a vehicle into a Bergen Mills Road home on Feb. 24. The Millstone Township Fire Department and Englishtown Fire Department responded to 4 Bergen Mills Road at 7:01 a.m. for a vehicle fire with exposure, according to Dave Markunas, chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners. read more
Class notesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:16AMWhile most students spend their spring breaks visiting family, hanging out with friends or maybe even catching up on school work, 16 Notre Dame de Namur University students will be spending theirs beginning Monday, March 8 in Salinas, Calif.,
Chocolate Extravaganza to aid efforts in downtown WaynesboroTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:07AMWAYNESBORO -- Mainstreet Waynesboro Inc. s annual Chocolate Extravaganza returns to the Elks Club ballroom this year to raise money for downtown revitalization and preservation efforts.
Fire rampagesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:44AMA blazing inferno of flames and smoke destroyed the South China Restaurant, 2220 N. Highway 190 near Covington and left traffic snarled on the northbound lanes of the highway for five hours Monday.
Harrowing, heartwarming tales from HaitiSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:23PMAt 4:53 p.m. on Jan. 12, Julie Grier was fixing supper in the kitchen of her fiance's home on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Restaurateur’s death engulfs Northern Neck communitySaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:14PMInside 304-year-old Yeocomico Episcopal Church, a place surrounded by snow-laden fields and an ancient graveyard, a standing-room-only crowd of mourners celebrated the life of Sally Jeanette Rumsey last month with ready wit, gentle stories and hymns. Permeating the service as well was an edgy sense of uncertainty. How the 49year-old died, in the prime of her life and full of talk of the future ...
Getting count in US gets simplerSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:47PMUncle Sam has some questions - but not nearly as many as he once had.Fifty years ago, the federal ce ...
CP Center Provides Essential AidSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:58PMHere at the CP Center Dale Metoxin is spending his morning making windchimes. It's just one of the activities that he enjoys since he started the adult services program 4 years ago. "My favorite thing
Faulty wiring ruled out in Consolacion fireSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:35AMConsolacion municipal fire chief Senior Ins. Nelson Labuka told CEBU DAILY NEWS that most fire victims whose homes were razed by a fire that struck their area at past 7 p.m last Friday would be aided by municipal traffic personnel.
More details emerge in prison assaultSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:31AMMOUNT PLEASANT -- Charges remain pending against a prison inmate who allegedly attacked a female correctional officer earlier this week, but details have emerged in the midst of an investigation soon to be submitted to county prosecutors.
PLENTY OF AID, LITTLE HELPSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:40AMPLENTY OF AID, LITTLE HELP By GWYNETH J. SAUNDERS “My family was fine. Our neighborhood — there are pockets really devastated, pockets suffering major damage and pockets where houses suffered no damage at all,” he said. “Greatest need right now, from what I saw is everything that you need for daily living – food, water, clothing, shelter.
Bellows Falls police continue drug bustsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:49AMBELLOWS FALLS -- Police in Bellows Falls are continuing to arrest residents who have been allegedly identified as local drug dealers.
Malaysian top donors make it to ForbesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:46AMKUALA LUMPUR – T Ananda Krishnan, Malaysia's telecommunications (telco), entertainment and property tycoon, and Ruby Khong, the regional director of China Overseas Petroleum Corp, have been featured in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy. Both made it into a list of 48 prominent givers to society in the Asia-Pacific region, whose causes range from disaster recovery, education, health and ...
Price Gouging Adds To Misery After Chile QuakeWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:19PMCONSTITUCION, Chile, March 4 (Reuters) - Spiraling prices for everything from fuel to food and baby diapers are adding to the misery of survivors in Chilean coastal towns hit by a massive earthquake and deadly tsunamis.
Chile's Leader Pleads For Calm, Aftershocks Sow FearWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:45PMCONCEPCION, Chile, March 4 (Reuters) - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet pleaded with Chileans on Wednesday to stop hoarding supplies and help with relief efforts, deflecting criticism that her government was slow to respond to one of the world's most powerful earthquakes in a century.
Local youths’ event to aid Kenyan education effortWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:31PMBy DAN PELTON A group of Orangeville District Secondary School students are spearheading an effort to provide children in Kenya with adequate education.
Price gouging adds to miseryWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:26PMCONSTITUCION (Chile) - SPIRALING prices for everything from fuel to food and baby diapers are adding to the misery of survivors in Chilean coastal towns hit by a massive earthquake and deadly tsunamis. In the devastated town of Constitucion, where 350 people are estimated to have been killed in Saturday's disaster, exhausted residents are having to fork out more than three times the normal price ...
Bachelet urges calm in Chile, aftershocks sow fearWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:42PMCONCEPCION, March 4 — Chilean President Michelle Bachelet called on Chileans yesterday to rally around relief and reconstruction efforts, deflecting criticism that her government was slow to respond to one of the world’s most powerful earthquakes in a century. Four days after the 8.8-magnitude quake killed more than 800 people in central Chile, police and troops have managed to quell looting and ...
Price gouging adds to misery after Chile quakeWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:23PMSource: Reuters * Basic goods prices surge in worst-affected areas * Residents blame organized looters, price-gouging By Ignacio Badal CONSTITUCION, Chile, March 3 (Reuters) - Spiraling prices for everything ...
Price gouging adds to misery after Chile quakeWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:18PMSpiralling prices for everything from fuel to food and baby diapers are adding to the misery of survivors in Chilean coastal towns hit by a massive earthquake and deadly tsunamis.
SPRINGFIELD: Scaled-down referendum returns March 9Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:59AMSPRINGFIELD The elementary school district is proposing a new referendum that would renovate the 70-year-old school, build a new gym, and install solar panels to help pay for the cost of construction.
East Aurora Cooperative Market to launch Feb. 28 at Aurora Theatre, "Food Inc." to be ScreenedSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:22AMIn an effort to provide fresh, locally grown foods to the East Aurora community, a group of residents is forming a cooperative market that is expected to open in 2011. The cooperative will be introduced to the community during an event on Sun., Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. in the Aurora Theatre.
Storm cleanup continuesSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:20AMIn the Lakes Region by Saturday night, there was little lasting damage from Thursday's storm, though some residents did remain without power. By Saturday evening, firefighter Patrick O'Brien said many home's power had been restored, though there were still some outages.
After 9 houses, home at last for Leicester first-time buyerSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:14AMLEICESTER — For $7 less a month than she was paying in rent, Michelle Kozma now owns a 2,250-square-foot house in Leicester bordered by 50 undeveloped acres with views of grazing cows.
What happened to Patrick Burns?Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:39PMNo one knows why Patrick Burns snapped. An accountant for the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, Burns lost consciousness and died after Sangamon County sheriff’s deputies arrested him, with the help of Taser shocks, on Jan. 23. Burns, 50, had no criminal record. His funeral earlier this month was packed.
'Hamp pushes federal censusSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:22PMNORTHAMPTON - With federal census forms about to go out of local households, the city is launching an all-out effort to achieve 100 percent participation.
Faces of unemployment: Lake City man worries, looks for workSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:09PMLAKE CITY -- Lyle Swartout is more than a soft-spoken draftsman, husband, father of two and a self-taught carpenter who enjoys fishing. He's also a statistic.
No headline - _SL_Looking_AheadTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 11:28AMlooking aheadNew ListingsFEBRUARY EVENTSAdoption Orientation Session: Early Learning Coalition of St. Lucie County, 804 S. Sixth St., Fort Pierce, 5:30 p.m., Feb. 25. Free. Adults. RSVP: (772) 429-2001; chsfl.org.Art Mundo Spring Class: “Floor Cloths-Art You Can Walk On,” four-day workshop. The Art Bank, 111 Orange Ave., Fort Pierce, Tuesdays, Thursdays starting Feb. 16. Registration: (772) 216 ...
LILY ALLEN HELPING HAITI WITH CURRY NIGHTTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 10:23AMLILY ALLEN is putting her culinary efforts to the test - she's reportedly agreed to cook curry with her father KEITH to raise money for the Haiti aid appeal.
Picatinny opens $6.8M daycare and youth center and new $4.2M fire stationTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 8:08AMROCKAWAY TWP. — Officials at Picatinny Arsenal held two ceremonies on Monday to celebrate the opening of a new $4.2 million fire station and $6.8 million in new daycare and youth facilities.
More Tips Mean More Meth BustsFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 9:37PMAfter what seemed like a lull in meth lab busts, they're now back with a vengeance. The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department says the public is to thank.
Possible Funding Cuts for Huntington Drug and Crime Prevention ProgramFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 8:37PMThe Obama Administration's proposed budget for 2011 shows a one-third funding cut in the Weed and Seed initiative. Less money for the community program is causing concern for everyone involved in the Huntington area.
W.Va. American Water Asks PSC for New Financing SystemFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 7:22PMWest Virginia American Water says it's asking the state Public Service Commission to consider a new financing mechanism for replacing aging portions of its system.
Riverside High Students Help Hungry PeersFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 6:07PMAn act of kindness at Riverside High continues to grow. Staff has made room inside the eastern Kanawha County School for a food pantry.
UN Ready to Assist Pakistanis Trapped By SonwfallsFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 5:49PMUnited Nations humanitarian agencies stand ready to help local authorities in Pakistan’s Upper Swat region where some 100,000 people need food, clothing, blankets and other non-food items after heavy snowfalls and avalanches blocked several roads and left ...
Ministry helps feed hungryFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 1:20PMBy SETH STRATTON The Dispatch THOMASVILLE | Michael Turner II doesn't need a pulpit to preach, an altar to hold a calling or a building to spread the word of God. He's simply filled with the spirit and doing everything he can to heed God's calling in his life.