ANDOVER, MA — A new study examines the risks with using bonds to fund pension systems, as is the case in three Massachusetts municipalities. Andover, Brockton, and Quincy all use pension obligation bonds (POBs) to top up their pension plans. Typically, towns and cities must either raise taxes or reduce benefits to retirees to fully …
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SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — The families of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have reached a confidential settlement in a civil lawsuit filed in Sarasota County, avoiding a trial, according to an attorney for the Petito family said. Laundrie strangled Petito, his fiancée, to death in August 2021 at a Wyoming campground while they were taking …
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PETERS TOWNSHIP, PA — A Peters man has been sentenced to 11-1/2 to 23 months in jail after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges following the death of a man in 2021. Zachary Blake, 23, received the sentence on Tuesday following the death of Mark Thompson. The two got into an altercation outside of the …
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL — An SUV driver who hit a fire truck and a parked car Saturday night was accused of driving under the influence, Yolanda Fernandez, community awareness division manager with the St. Petersburg Police Department, told Patch. Tammy Austin, 54, ran a red light on 22nd Street S. around 8 p.m. and hit …
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SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Last Friday’s (2/2) episode of AEW Rampage on TNT drew 314,000 viewers, below the 382,000 from the prior week and below the ten-week rolling average of 357,000. One year ago this week, Rampage drew 406,000 viewers with a ten-week rolling average of 460,000. The ten-week …
Deux associations de défense de l’environnement, Bloom et Pleine Mer, ont appellé à manifester jeudi 15 février au matin sur le port de Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine), devant la sous-préfecture, contre le plus grand chalutier du monde, l’Annelies Ilena, annonce sur son site Internet l’association Bloom. Ce chalutier de 145 mètres de long pour 24 mètres de large, propriété d’un …
Les températures anormalement douces de ce mois de février semblent indiquer que le printemps sera précoce. Les arboriculteurs s’inquiètent pour les futures récoltes de fruits car les arbres bourgeonnent déjà. La floraison entraîne la venue des premiers fruits mais la situation pourrait s’avérer compliquée en cas d’épisodes de gel au mois d’avril. “Il suffit d’une …
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A new matchup has been confirmed for this evening’s episode of NXT on USA. Lash Legend will be teaming up with Jakara Jackson to battle the duo of Wren Sinclair and Fallon Henley in tag action. The match was officially confirmed on the NXT social media account. After weeks of back and forth, @WrenSinclairWWE …
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Dakota Kai is edging closer to making a comeback in the wrestling ring as the Damage CTRL member has been sidelined since May of the previous year due to a torn ACL. Kai posted the following video on her Instagram where she wrote the following in the caption: “Comeback szn⏳(Not cleared yet.. soon )” …
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MARYLAND — Researchers trying to discover the origin and treatment for a mysterious and sometimes fatal canine illness spreading across the country include a Maryland scientist. Veterinarians have yet to find a cure for the disease that can cause fever and pneumonia; it’s called atypical canine respiratory infectious disease (aCRID). University of Maryland Assistant Professor …
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