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  • Comptroller Orders Clean-Up Of Allegedly Neglected City Property Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 5:34PMCity Comptroller Bill Thompson ordered the city today to clean up a leased East Side property that he says is falling into dangerous disarray.
  • Planning commission recommends Cloudrock phase one final plat Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 5:22PMOver the objections of member Chris Baird, five members of the Grand County Planning and Zoning Commission voted last week to recommend approval of the Cloudrock final plat for the development’s proposed first phase. Commissioner Jean Binyon was absent.
  • Pelham starts four-day workweek Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 5:16PMThe city of Pelham will experiment with a four-day workweek this summer, an effort to save employees gas money. For two months, certain city department will be open Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • COVER STORY Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 4:44PMIt’s nearly universal public policy: Lowering taxes makes the economy stronger. But what if the opposite were true? by Scott Bass As legacies go, shepherding through the state’s largest tax hike since former Gov. Mills Godwin’s sales tax has its drawbacks.
  • Wind Storm Does $12.7M In Damage, Preliminary Estimate Shows Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 2:56PMNEMA's Cindy Newsham told KETV NewsWatch 7 that the preliminary damage estimate could go higher.
  • The Business of New York Real Estate: Timely Information, Trusted Analysis and Valuable Resources Online Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 2:11PMNEW YORK CITY-Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken a long-term action plan to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from the City's municipal buildings and operations by 30% by 2017, as promised in PlaNYC . The long-term plan is a guide to reducing the City's carbon footprint, through making City buildings more efficient, improving preventative maintenance, capturing energy ...
  • City moves to contract anew for garbage pickup Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 1:55PMA six-year contract with Waste Management Inc., the Houston-based waste service company, is coming to an end and Vicksburg officials are requesting new proposals for curbside garbage and rubbish collection along city streets.
  • Gas leak causes evacuation Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 4:01PMPASADENA -- At least 50 people were evacuated from a block in southeast Pasadena Monday morning after a gas line ruptured underneath San Gabriel Boulevard. Workers cordoned off the block north of Colorado Boulevard and south of Walnut Avenue between Vinedo Avenue and Daisy Avenue.
  • City OKs concepts to save energy; tables request to boost spending power Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 3:27PMThe Arkadelphia City Board of Directors, encouraged by what they called "fresh, exciting ideas," unanimously approved three "concepts" presented by city Manager Jimmy Bolt during Thursday's special board meeting at the Recreation Center.
  • Keeping Your Balance in a Scary Market Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 2:48PMBearish financial news dogged managers, advisers and others who were in Chicago for Morningstar's annual mutual fund convention, which ended June 27. Shares had crumbled 3% the day before, putting the major stock indexes on the cusp of bear-market territory and confirming that the down trend that began last October is no run-of-the-mill correction.
  • Street Smarts for July 7 Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 1:27PM GREELEY:
  • Town receives big bucks for sewage upgrades Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 8:05AMLast week it was $30,000 in infrastructure grants to study Clearwater’s water supply. This week it’s $400,000 from the province to upgrade the town’s sewage treatment facility.
  • Second Phase Of Midland Projects To Begin Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 7:59AMTwo projects are set to continue Monday in Midland County. The second phase of a reconstruction project on Eastlawn Drive will be underway with limits between Jefferson Avenue to Saginaw Road.
  • U.S. falling behind on upkeep Monday, July 7, 2008 @ 7:35AMWASHINGTON — Whether it's highways, bridges, plumbing or telecommunications, America isn't keeping up with its national maintenance chores.
  • Earmarks requested by Judd Gregg Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 10:16AMA comprehensive listing of special funding earmarks requested by Judd Gregg ...
  • The Agenda Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 6:36AM STANISLAUS COUNTY
  • News Quiz Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 4:11AM1. The Delaware Valley School District recently sent a letter to parents claiming that about 300 students had ... A. failed their finals. B. vandalized school property.
  • Condo owners finding a cash crunch Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 3:36AMAs more condo owners who need to move are stuck with properties they can't sell and foreclosure rates rise, many homeowner associations are hurting for the cash needed to maintain monthly services.
  • Their homes were built atop fill from St. Joe's mill; now, homeowners hope for relief Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 2:07AMPORT ST. JOE — No one sleeps soundly on North Bay Street.
  • Main Street’s big draw Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 12:20AMAndy Zalkin, owner of the Army-Navy Store on Main Street, notices something unusual about his customers on Saturdays: A lot of them are wearing stickers from the Columbia Museum of Art. “I’d say 40 to 50 percent of the customers have museum stickers on — well, maybe 35 percent,” Zalkin said. “It’s always three to four people together, too.” When the museum opened at Main and Hampton streets 10 ...
  • How safe is 'safe enough' for NBAF? Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 12:10AM[ While there practically is no chance viruses could escape from a massive proposed federal biological research laboratory if it's built on the mainland United States, the lab would be even safer on an island.
  • Schools affected by state's new budget Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 11:33PMHARRISBURG - Details that emerged from the passage of Pennsylvania's 2008-09 budget included the amount of state aid area school districts will receive.
  • Staying close to home Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 7:14AMMany chose to stay close to home during this Fourth of July weekend, and the campgrounds at Wylie Park have become quite the hot spot for summer fun....
  • Lanvale Forest Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 6:22AMSeated on their new wicker sofa on the screened porch of their new home at Lanvale Forest, Joe and Cathy Mondichak are the picture of contentment."It's everything I wanted," said Mrs. Mondichak of her four-bedroom, three-bath home."We feel like we're on vacation all the time," added her husband.
  • Oxygen leak controlled Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 6:06AMFort Wayne firefighters were called to a southeast welding business Friday after a tank of liquid oxygen began releasing gas.
  • The law on the water: Holiday tests Dakota County sheriff's patrol Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 1:23AMIf a patrol boat forces you to a stop at the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers, a bit south of Hastings and a stone's throw from the gas dock at Leo's Landing, there's a good chance you've forgotten your manners.
  • Water site growth talks at a standstill Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 1:12AMAn ambitious growth management plan that aims to protect water supply and property rights in southeast Lee County could end in the same dispute that...
  • Schools' goal: Energy savings Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 12:51AMCharleston County schools that save energy this school year will see some green. The Charleston County School Board has approved a three-year, voluntary utility conservation plan to try to limit the annual cost increases for its school and office buildings. Schools and offices will be given a budget of how much they are projected to spend; every school that reduces its utility use and comes in ...
  • In Tomorrow's Paper Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 4:08AMCheck out Yukon Jack's Big Yap, where the radio personality has his say. Find his previous columns here.
  • Truesdale aldermen allot more money for street, sidewalk upgrades Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:39AMThe Truesdale Board of Aldermen on Wednesday passed a $1.6 million budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year.
  • Building proposal is hard sell in Baptistown Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 12:59AMKingwood Township is a quiet kind of place -- a pocket of Hunter don County still appropriately referred to as farming country. Settled in the 18th and 19th centuries, it's also an old place, populated with homes built in the 1700s and descendants of original settlers.
  • Burrell, Blairsville still not in sync on sewage project Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 12:22AMA $2.48 million state grant earmarked for expansion of Blairsville's sewage treatment plant could be lost if local officials don't come to terms before summer's end on sharing of remaining costs for the proposed project.
  • Council resurrects old Newman sewer issue Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 7:21PMIt's been three years since Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority commissioners decided in a split vote not to pursue the hefty interest former Democratic Mayor Daniel F. Newman owed on an unpaid sewer bill. Now Republican Township Council members and Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis want it back.
  • The 10 Commandments Of Muni-Bond Investing Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 5:22PMMany municipal-bond insurers are in deep trouble--but that doesn't have to be the case with your muni-bond portfolio.
  • Queen Creek traffic alerts for July 3-10 Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 4:41PM Traffic restrictions for the week ahead.
  • Gas Leak Forces Evacuation In Bettendorf Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 3:44PMSome families in Bettendorf had to be evacuated from their homes Wednesday morning. Around 8:30, construction crews were working on a sewer line in the 3400 block of Field Sike Drive when they hit a gas main.
  • More than Alcoa will influence Rockdale’s future Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 1:01PMA lot of people have commented on Alcoa’s recent layoffs, as would be expected in a town with an economy that revolves around that industrial plant. Some don’t seem worried and view this as just a hiccup in production, although an expensive one.
  • Should I stay or should I go? Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 10:36AMOAKVILLE, Iowa — There is no agreement whether Oakville will be repopulated.
  • Start saving: Your water rates may go up 30% Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 7:07AMIF YOU THINK you're in enough pain pumping $4-a-gallon gas into your car, brace yourself. The city wants to raise your water and sewer rates by 30 percent over the next three years.
  • Liberty, Gloster raise natural gas rates Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 6:11AMSaying they have no choice, officials in both Gloster and Liberty voted Tuesday to raise natural gas rates for town customers — 48 percent in Gloster, 26 percent in Liberty.
  • Rain, hail pummel the city Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 6:06AMBy GEOFF CUNNINGHAM Jr. (Citizen Photo/Geoff Cunningham Jr.) Shortly after this picture was taken at roughly 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, the skies opened up brining lighting, thunder, pouring rain and pea-sized hail down on Weirs Beach.
  • Safety facility under scrutiny Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 4:06AMCHICOPEE - The Board of Aldermen's Public Safety Committee decided last night to ask the mayor to form a task force to study the needs of the Public Safety Complex and determine whether an addition and renovation will suffice, or whether a new building is needed.
  • Leaders offer up big ideas Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 3:32AM Business leaders say Route 22 can benefit communities throughout Westmoreland County.  read more »
  • Top Headlines Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:34AMNORTH ATTLEBORO - Residential and commercial customers aren't the only ones smarting from a 23 percent increase in North Attleboro Electric rates. Now, the town is searching for money to pay its rising electric bill.
  • City adopts 'conservative' budget Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 2:30AMWith the budget adopted by the Yuma City Council Wednesday evening, the good news for the public is that many property owners will see little or no increase in their property taxes next year.
  • Construction could begin on new Northampton hotel by end of summer Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 4:48PMNORTHAMPTON - The Hilton Garden Inn could start going up behind Pulaski Park as early as the end of the summer if details about the environmental cleanup in the Roundhouse parking lot can be resolved.
  • Sports Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:25PMJessica Causey of Hillsborough began fishing University Lake with her father, Alex Webb, before she started elementary school.
  • Cleaning recommendations offered following floods Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:16PMSPRINGFIELD- Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today urged residents in and around flooded areas to take precautions to help prevent disease, in order to stay safe and healthy.
  • Mascotte positions for slow growth Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 4:24AMAt a time when past land annexations and long-delayed housing development plans are raining down financial problems on some local governments, this city is looking for better weather ahead with a forecast that calls for big growth and millions of dollars worth of public-utility expansions.
  • Agreement prevents furloughs Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:52AMHARRISBURG — State lawmakers and Gov. Ed Rendell struck a deal on a new state budget early Monday, averting possible furloughs of 25,000 state workers and a partial government shutdown amid a slowing economy that has stifled the flow of state revenue.