Municipal beaches along the Lake Erie shoreline are popular alternatives to the better-known beaches at Presque Isle. Continue reading
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Liberty delays vote on zoning laws
Published: 2:00 AM – 04/05/13 LIBERTY Liberty Town Board members are delaying a decision on whether to follow the supervisor’s plan to scrap the town’s 2011 zoning and revert back to “business friendly” regulations of 26 years ago. Supervisor Charlie Barbuti polled board members during a meeting on Monday and the council decided to wait until May before voting. Continue reading
S.F. avoids retirees’ health care issue
For politicians who get awfully riled up about exposed genitalia in the Castro or what to call our local airport, the good folks at City Hall sure do have a knack for looking the other way when it comes to matters of huge financial import. Take the city’s $4.4 billion unfunded liability to pay for health care for its employees and retirees over the next 30 years Continue reading
S.F. nudists say it's about the freedom
A recent Tuesday, 2:24 p.m.: The “naked guys” who hang out at Jane Warner Plaza in the Castro district have gotten a lot of attention since Supervisor Scott Wiener proposed legislation that would require them to put clothes on or be fined. Continue reading
Santa Rosa nudged to eliminate unincorporated 'islands'
Published: Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 7:02 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 7:02 p.m. It will be more difficult for Santa Rosa to avoid annexing small islands of unincorporated county land inside its borders under a policy adopted Wednesday by the agency responsible for setting the local government boundaries. Continue reading
ELECTION PREVIEW: Freedom Township candidates running uncontested
As November’s general elections approach, Freedom Township Board of Trustees candidates are all going in uncontested. Freedom Township Supervisor Dale Weidmayer, Clerk Jennifer Alexa and trustees Dennis E. Huehl and Daniel L. Continue reading
Will Hancock Co. beaches rebound from Isaac?
HANCOCK COUNTY, MS (WLOX) – Hancock County beaches remain closed as the damage from Hurricane Isaac is assessed. It’s an especially hard blow since the county was in the middle of a replenishment project to undo the damage from Hurricane Katrina seven years ago. Right before Isaac, 300,000 cubic yards of fluffy white sand had been pumped in and crews were in the process of spreading it in areas where sand had been eroded away by previous storms. Continue reading
Who owns the beaches in Jackson County?
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) – We have a follow up on the court battle that has left Isaac damaged Jackson County beaches a mess. They are languishing because of a recent court ruling granting two East Beach property owners in Ocean Springs ownership of their portion of that beach Continue reading
Restaurants deny Healthy S.F. needs fix
San Francisco’s cutting-edge universal health care program continues to be roundly applauded for its goal of ensuring all city residents have medical care – but the way employers are paying for it, or sometimes not paying for it, remains a major controversy at City Hall. Continue reading
Doctor Melds Western Practices, Eastern Spirituality
NEW YORK The recorded sounds of chanting Tibetan monks many worlds away might seem out of place in a Manhattan psychiatrists waiting room, but this is also the headquarters of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science. Continue reading
Aerospace Businesses Increase Presence Near MacArthur Airport
Southwest Airlines planes are seen at MacArthur Airport Ronkonkoma, NY Nov 9, 2010 Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -There are signs of new life for Long Islands once booming aerospace industry, WCBS880 Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reported. WCBS880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs On The Story Weve seen recently within the town of Islip certain contractors, certain aerospace manufacturers actually expanding their space, Islip Town Supervisor Tom Crocitold Xirinachs. Continue reading
Supervisors approve $35 million deal with Caribbean medical school
BY KELLIE SCHMITT Californian staff writer kschmitt@bakersfield.com Tuesday, May 29 2012 03:26 PM Kern County supervisors unanimously approved a unique proposal to give Ross University in the Caribbean the vast majority of Kern Medical Center’s student rotation slots in exchange for $35 million over 10 years. “This provides KMC and Ross the ability to enhance their program offerings,” said Supervisor Ray Watson Continue reading