Calling the old paths “clearly dead ends,” the presidents of 19 area colleges and universities urged the state to give control of the Rochester School District to Mayor Robert Duffy.
In a letter e-mailed Tuesday to the Democrat and Chronicle, the presidents of every major post-secondary school in the region said the school board system of [...]
(Source: Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine)By Keith Edwards, Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine
Jan. 21–HALLOWELL — A proposal to replace Central Maine Power Co. meter readers with automated “smart” meters that can be read remotely faced criticism Wednesday.
Labor union leaders said the switch would eliminate 141 jobs, increase maintenance costs and increase the amount of [...]
Wind-whipped snow is slowing traffic, lowering visibility, closing many schools and forcing weather-weary New Jerseyans to face another day with snow shovels in their hands.
Forecasters say the snow will taper off through the day. Unlike Thursday’s wet snow, Friday’s downfall is powdery. Accumulations range anywhere from 3 inches in south Jersey to 2 feet in [...]
Nyc public school closings 2010 Updates – In New York City, United states department of education said in a statement in the early hours of Friday morning, February 26th 2010 that all public schools in Manhattan and Staten Island, Queens and the Bronx and Brooklyn will be closed due to bad weather. More than 391 [...]
After losing power at Hampton Beach, I woke to a glow that seemed to grow by the second. My police scanner informed me that the Surf Hotel was on fire. By the time I grabbed my camera (wish I had my Nikon with me) and ran out the door, the building was fully engulfed. The [...]
The director Gautham Vasudev Menon exploits In medias res technique as the movie starts in a Church where Jessie (Trisha Krishnan) is the bride-to-be marching towards the altar. And Karthik (Silambarasan Rajendar) is just an onlooker in the congregation. This way, the plot looks loaded from the start. Apparently, in flashback, we learn that Karthik, [...]
By Kathleen Berger
KSDK — The latest online phenomenon is a big talker, or in this case, a lot to “chat” about as it’s grabbing thousands of new users every day. It’s called Chatroulette, connecting a succession of strangers through webcams. It may be considered fun for some adults, but there’s nothing stopping kids from logging [...]