Cable guy finds tots home alone in filthMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:07PMA mom has been arrested for child neglect after a cable TV technician found her three toddlers home alone in filth and wearing dirty diapers.
Russian Village Haunted By A Hidden Holocaust PastMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:07PMWorld War II ended more than six decades ago, but one Russian village on the Baltic Sea is still coming to terms with its role in the Holocaust. In Yantarny, Russia, then part of East Prussia, thousands of Jews were killed in 1945. Even now, some villagers are still unaware of what happened.
Baited by Barker — Again!Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:07PMReaders may remember that two weeks ago, Feb. 23, Valley Voices recounted the history of building the bridge at Rumford Point, the John Martin Bridge. My source for the history was Stuart Martin’s book, New Pennacook Folks.
Lancaster man gets 4-8 years in sex caseMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:06PMA Lancaster man who once described his homemade sex videos as "educational," was sentenced Monday to 4 to 8 years in state prison.Jere A. Brandt Jr., 48, of 1389 Union St., was arrested last May by the state Attorney General's Child Predator Unit.Brandt had pleaded guilty earlier to a long list ...
Rebuilding quake-destroyed hospitals to cost Chile 3.6 billion dollarsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:06PMSantiago, March 9 : Chile's health minister has estimated the cost of rebuilding hospitals destroyed in the magnitude-8.8 earthquake that struck the Andean nation Feb 27 at some 3.6 billion dollars.
Female WWII Pilots, The Original Fly GirlsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:06PMOn Wednesday, more than 1,000 women who flew military planes during World War II will be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal. They were known as WASP, Women Airforce Service Pilots, and at the time of their service, they were civilians. They waited three decades to be granted military status. And history nearly forgot them.
Hebron school principal resignsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:06PMHEBRON — Hebron Station School Principal Tiffany Karnes will leave her post at the end of May to take on a new challenge in Aroostook County.
Dual-language program worthy of emulationMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:06PMThere are segments of society that believe only English should be spoken in society, and certainly no other language belongs in public school classrooms.
Acclaim and a Shame for March 10, 2010Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:06PMSchool for Little People trike-a-thon benefits hospitalized children. Recently, a crowd of excited youngsters could be seen wheeling through the parking lot at the School for Little People in Lake Jackson, a preschool at First United Methodist Church.
Events CalendarMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:05PMCalendar Tip: Click on a date to see what's happening in your community! Add An Event Tip: Keep the community up to date with our shared Events Calendar. You can have your event up and posted in just a couple of minutes with our easy to use Event Information form.
How Sarah Brown charmed the 'Labour Ashcroft'Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:52PMThe secret role played by Sarah Brown in wooing Lord Paul - a controversial 'non-dom' millionaire party donor - in the months before her husband became Prime Minister can be revealed for the first time.
Revealed: The shocking truth about taser gunsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:51PMA commuter in a diabetic coma, an 89-year-old man and children as young as 12 - just some of the targets of British police armed with skin-piercing 50,000-volt Taser guns.
Taekwondo instructor gets 7 years for sex assaultsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:51PMA former Edmonton taekwondo instructor has been sentenced to seven years in prison for inappropriately touching his young female students in Edmonton.
Labour's migrant policy has damaged my son's education, says MinisterSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:51PMThe school attended by the seven-year-old son of Home Office Minister Phil Woolas has so many pupils who speak little English that specialist language teachers had to be brought in to help them catch up.
LOCAL NEWS HEADLINESSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:50PM140 furloughed workers coming back. Dec 31, 1969 Word of a potentially deadly gang initiation had more officers on Columbia's streets. Dec 31, 1969
Polio battle begins in AfricaSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:50PMA campaign by the Red Cross and the United Nations to eradicate polio in west and central Africa begins today, and will target 85 million children.
Headteachers vulnerable, says unionSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:50PMThe number of school leaders losing their jobs continues to grow and heads could become more vulnerable under new complaints procedures, a union has warned.
Denville police issue summonses to 14 for not shoveling sidewalksSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:55AMDENVILLE -- The police department issued summonses Friday to 14 residents who failed to remove snow from their sidewalks despite two written notices and the use of the Reverse 911 emergency calling system.
Swing into springSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:54AMFrom left: Olivia and Oz Morrow, both 4, and Breck Aguinaga, 7. Several children, accompanied by their parents, took advantage of spring-like weather Thursday afternoon, riding on swing sets in Wilson Park.
Norfolk family man jailed for indecent imagesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:54AMA family man and children's charity fundraiser who downloaded nearly 100 indecent images of children at his North Walsham home was jailed for six months yesterday.
Schumacher puts his legacy on the lineSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:54AM“I just have to prove to myself that I am still able, but the main reason why I am doing this is because I feel again thrilled by it. I feel big excitement to just drive and compete at the highest level of motorsport," said 41-year-old Schumacher.
Alice grows upSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:53AMPerhaps only Tim Burton had the right and the chutzpah to film “Alice in Wonderland,” which revisits the classic children’s tales of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and its sequel “Through the Looking Glass” by Lewis Carroll.
2 missing teen cases, 2 different police responsesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:53AMThe disappearances of 14-year-old Amber Dubois and 17-year-old Chelsea King illustrate a sad fact: not all missing children...
NES virus link eyedSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:53AMNewport Elementary School has been hard hit by the gastrointestinal Norovirus. (Cheryl Burke photo)
Ruth Kligman, Muse and Artist, Dies at 80Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:51AMMs. Kligman was an abstract painter, who was known less for her own work than for her role as a muse, lover, friend and subject of an impressive number of American artists.
He stayed with Robin’s caseWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:55PMMore than 30 years after 12-year-old Robin Samsoe was murdered, former Huntington Beach Police Department Det. Steve Mack is still awaiting justice.
2 suspended after children radioed pilots at JFKWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:55PMNEW YORK — As planes waited to take off from Kennedy Airport, the jargon-packed radio chatter between controllers and pilots was interrupted by a young boy's voice: 'JetBlue 171, cleared for takeoff.
Santa Maria police searching for clues in cold case from 2007Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:54PMIt's considered a "cold case." The Santa Maria police department is asking for the public to help in hopes of getting new information. Jose Coria Junior was reported missing to police on September 8, 2007. His family last saw him 2 days before that on September 6th. He was standing in front of his house at 10'clock that night, then vanished without a trace. Guillermo Hernandez, Jose's father ...
Detained, US missionary: I'd come back to HaitiWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:54PMA U.S. Baptist missionary detained on suspicion of child trafficking in Haiti said Wednesday she would be ready to return to the earthquake-ravaged country to work with children.
Around HereWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:54PMLocal elections capture attention five days from now. Contention for seats in Clearwater, Belleair Beach, Indian Rocks Beach. And, oh yes, Belleair Bluffs.
Peebles transfers Pacifica quarry to its lenderWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:54PMBy Barry Parr: The Rockaway Quarry, the centerpiece of a development battle in 2008, has been transferred from Peebles Corp to an affiliate of its lender, reports Julia Scott in the County Times. The 87-acre Rockaway Quarry has been sold to an unidentified affiliate of Ambit Funding LLC, a Pennsylvania-based company that originally loaned former quarry owner The Peebles Corp. $16 million to ...
Videotaping UNC professor gets four years in prisonWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:54PMJudge Thomas Quammen today sentenced former UNC theater professor Raymond Vance Fulkerson to four years in prison related to allegations that he videotaped underaged male students using the toilet at his Greeley home.
Schools chief headed home to BostonSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:56PMCHAPPAQUA — Schools Superintendent David Fleishman has announced his departure at the end of the school year even as he competes as a finalist for the top job in a Boston-area school district.
Oak Park community project a successSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:55PMInvolving the community in the education of the young people has been one of the goals of Oak Park Elementary School’s month-long community involvement project.
Latest: Over 700 Killed in Chilean QuakeSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:55PMChile's president sent the army to help police attack looting on Sunday and appealed for international help in the wake of an earthquake that shattered cities and killed at least...
Family earns trip to Walt Disney World for volunteerismSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:54PMGREENBURGH — Luba Sydor was disheartened after losing her job as a human resources professional for a pharmaceutical company at the height of the economic turndown in December 2008.
Marysville schools’ scores mandate changeSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:54PMMarysville School District officials learn that low standardized test results at Tulalip Elementary School and Totem Middle School will require overhauls to get federal aid.
Winter still chills but summer camps beckonSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:54PMSure, you're still wearing winter coats and sure, there's still snow on the ground, but it's not too soon to start thinking about summer.
College cornerSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:54PMThe go-to player in his years at Stepinac, Tony Taylor has added more elements to his game on the college level.
Columbiana man sentenced on child porn chargesSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:54PMA Columbiana man will spend nearly two decades in jail after he was sentenced for child porn charges in U.S. District Court Feb. 13.
Haiti help continues with a thousand boxes of suppliesSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 5:37AMShare Joy International, an organization founded by Ridgefielders Jonathan and Isabel Chase, will be sending more than 1,000 boxes to Haiti soon, thanks to help from Westy Self Storage.
Dust gives way to rains in DubaiSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 5:37AMAfter almost a week of unusually high temperatures for the season and two-three days of dust cloaking parts of the UAE, the emirates welcomed rain showers.