It was wintertime, and Kiera Marrero was living in a home with no heat. Her four young children struggled with the cold, growing sick from the chill even as the family bundled up in gloves and sweaters to keep warm. The property owner was unwilling to help, Marrero explained with Ashley Sandoval, the family engagement … Read more
Thanks to donations from our readers, as well as local businesses and civic organizations, T&G Santa purchases toys for children in need who are identified by some 20 partner organizations. This year, the fund will provide gifts for nearly 8,000 youngsters in our community. T&G Santa The United Way of Central Massachusetts is a main … Read more
Thanks to donations from our readers, as well as local businesses and civic organizations, T&G Santa purchases toys for children in need who are identified by some 20 partner organizations. This year, the fund will provide gifts for nearly 8,000 youngsters in our community. T&G Santa The United Way of Central Massachusetts is a main … Read more
After reading IndyStar’s article about incoming Indiana Sen. Jim Banks’ support of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to run the Department of Defense, I could only sigh and shrug. It seems honor and character no longer matter in America. (I’m a veteran, by the way, and find his pending nomination abhorrent.) Hegseth has been accused … Read more
Area and state colleges will have commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 14. The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Fayetteville, and Arkansas Tech University will hold two ceremonies to accommodate all the graduates. UAFS The first ceremony for the Fall 2024 graduates begins at 10 a.m. with the university’s largest academic college, the College of … Read more
Emergency construction is underway after severe seepage was discovered at the Victoria Island levee, just southwest of Stockton. California Department of Water Resources (DWR) officials said the damage was discovered on Oct. 21, where a leak was seen coming up from under the levee and onto the land. A local emergency was declared by the … Read more
Lisbon, Portugal — The sound of a cork popping out of the end of a bottle is known across the world. It often precedes moments of celebration, a shared meal or simply the quiet enjoyment of a glass of wine. But many who’ve taken part in the simple ritual may not realize that it’s also a … Read more
WISCONSIN RAPIDS − A central Wisconsin attorney with 20 years of experience has announced he is running for Wood County Branch I judge. Gregory J. Jerabek Attorney Gregory Jerabek is seeking the position after Wood County Circuit Judge Greg Potter announced he would be stepping down at the end of November. Jerabek graduated from the … Read more
A federal lawsuit challenging a 2023 law and methods to create a new court within the Capitol Complex Improvement District with a state-appointed judge and prosecutor has been dismissed. On Dec. 2, The NAACP, the original plaintiff in the suit, filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on grounds that the organization believes the new … Read more
WARWICK − The former deputy chief of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation Police Department lost her bid to keep her job last week, when a Superior Court judge ruled that the corporation had complied with state law when firing Helen Z. Ricci in 2023. The long-running case began in 2020, when the airport corporation first … Read more