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Homes Destroyed, People Missing And 767,000 Without Power After Irene
Hartford Courant / Fox CTAt least 25 homes in East Haven were destroyed, one person has died, others are missing and more than half the state is without power after Tropical Storm Irene tore through Connecticut Sunday. East Haven mayor April Capone said that at least 25 homes in...Tags: Kensington, East Haven, West Haven, Business, Stephen Dargan
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End of redevelopment agencies could stall change at trailer park
OASIS, Calif. — Past the new clubhouse and neat landscaping at the Mountain View Estates mobile home park, rows of dusty lots sit vacant, waiting for new units.
This is to be the new home for residents of Duroville, the infamous Riverside County...Tags: Judges, House Building, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Commentary: Rejecting SODO arena plan is like rejecting luxury cars for free
But we start by putting our Bud Light Spotlight with a story about your very first car. Take a minute to remember it. Whatever your first car was, it represented independence and it likely held - and still holds - a special place in your heart. Now...
Tags: Oklahoma City Thunder, Services and Shopping, Real Estate Buyers, Vehicles, Theft
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Mail Call - May 28
“The city of Hagerstown has a double standard. They prohibit trash put at the curb before 4 p.m. on the collection day, and yet allow all those unsightly blue recycling bins to remain unused for weeks, in front of buildings all over town. Please...Tags: Trayvon Martin, Leon Panetta, Highway Transportation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)
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City prosecutors could get new home
Rent money for new Baltimore state's attorney offices survived the state's budget process this year and will be matched by the mayor, which means there's $1 million available in the coming fiscal year for roughly 200 lawyers and support staff to finally...Tags: Cheshire, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Frank M. Conaway, Sr., Justice System, Prosecution
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Cities cracking down on fake pot
Sold as herbal incense in candy-like packaging, synthetic marijuana is dangerous enough to outlaw. So say city and county officials around South Florida. Sweetwater has banned the stuff and Sunrise officials are expected to give final approval to a...
Tags: Pembroke Pines, Quitting Smoking, Hallandale Beach, Business, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Lauderhill seeks to make new homes ready for a green future
Anticipating a green future, Mayor Richard Kaplan wants to make sure new homes built in the city can accommodate electric car chargers and solar roof panels without their owners having to pay for costly retrofits. He fears that cities that don't have...Tags: Lauderhill, Architecture, Arts and Culture, Renewable Energy, Energy Saving
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Homeowners would bear brunt of septic costs
julieg@herald-mail.comThe estimated cost in Washington County to achieve the federal government’s targeted reduction of nitrogen going to Chesapeake Bay via septic systems in Washington County is $230.2 million, an amount that primarily homeowners would be responsible...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Soap opera at the stockade
A tip that bikini-clad babes were in the shuttered Broward County stockade was provocative. Could there be hanky panky going on? Some Broward County commissioners seem to think so. Though the 712-bed stockade on Powerline Road was closed in October 2009...
Tags: Opera (genre), Al Lamberti, Cher, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Entertainment
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The Morning Call Sports Calendar
Items for the calendar must be typed and received at least 10 days in advance of your proposed publishing date at: Sports Calendar, The Morning Call, P.O. Box 1260, Allentown, PA 18105. They may be faxed to the sports department at 610-820-8654 or sent...Tags: Awards and Prizes, National Hockey League, Washington Nationals, Separation of Church and State, Lehigh Valley Hospital
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Understanding Michigan's New Fireworks Law
Memorial Day is right around the corner and it's the first big "fireworks holiday" since Michigan's new, more lenient, fireworks law went into effect back in January. While the fireworks sellers and customers are excited, it has caused some concern for...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Holidays, Justice System, Memorial Day, Crime, Law and Justice
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Rawlings-Blake donates Orioles skybox tickets to 27 nonprofits, schools
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has donated use of her office's skybox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards to 27 nonprofit or charitable organizations this year, including her daughter's school, according to a list provided by the mayor's office. The Parent...
Tags: Auction Service, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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