EVANSTON, IL — City officials are considering changes to rules for public meetings after a hate group organized a group of people to speak during the portion of last week’s City Council meeting reserved for comments from the public. Mayor Daniel Biss cut off public comment Thursday with the unanimous consent of councilmembers after a …
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OCEAN CITY, NJ — For the third year in a row, Ocean City will be offering a summer jitney service, and this year it continues to expand. At their latest meeting, City Council approved a contract to the same service that has provided the jitney service since its inception. Starting this summer, the company will …
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SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… When: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Where: Tulsa, Okla. at BOK Center How To Watch: Live on TBS Attendance: WrestleTix reports today that 2,868 tickets have been distributed so far; arena is set up for 3,074. Announced Matches & Other Notes Samoa Joe & Swerve Strickland & …
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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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