Oct. 31– BRISTOL– When voters on Tuesday elect their first new mayor in six years, their choice will largely boil down to either a firm stand against tax increases or a commitment to preserving city services. Candidates Ken Cockayne and Chris Wilson differ on a series of issues, but the overriding distinction is their belief about what the city needs most urgently.
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However, if the insurer or employer that offers the plan made significant changes to benefits, premiums, copays or deductibles, the plan lost its grandfathered status, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health policy research group. Fairfield health insurance broker Alan Sheketoff said 1,400 of his 2,300 customers in the individual market across…
Oct. 30– The community honored a Yuma couple for their strong support of 4- H kids at the 14th Annual Heart of Yuma awards ceremony Tuesday evening. Phil also expressed appreciation for the recognition. The couple, both fourth-generation Yumans, grew up with community service and philanthropy ingrained in them, Phil said.
It’s called “trunk-or-treating,” the latest slant on the annual Halloween ritual, designed to take Milk Duds and Snickers off the ominous streets and into the security of a church parking lot. Similar holiday tailgating can be found from Arlington Heights to Tinley Park, but the mission to make Halloween as benign a holiday as possible has become a national…
In addition to all that, Friday’s show at the Midwestern Musical Co., 1830 Locust St., is also the first evening of the two-night, sixth annual Apocalypse Meow benefit. Proceeds from the event will go to the Midwest Music Foundation and its Abby Fund, named in memory of Abigail Henderson, Meck’s wife and longtime bandmate, who died in August after a five-year battle…
Of the 19,710,118 common shares being offered, 17,000,000 common shares are being offered by Essent Group Ltd. and 2,710,118 are being offered by certain selling shareholders. The underwriters may purchase up to 2,956,517 additional shares from Essent Group Ltd. at the initial offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
U.S. District Court Judge John W. Lungstrum ruled this week that the plaintiffs, who are all parents in the Shawnee Mission school district, “are not being prevented from using their money to fund their children’s education, as they can send their children to private schools or donate their money to the local school district.” “We think the evidence will show the…
Intrust Bank filed suit this month seeking to foreclose on Coleman and several of his corporate entities, saying in the suit that it is owed nearly $20 million on six different loans. A company manager referred all questions to Kathy Huhman, an official with Sheldon Coleman Enterprises. Attorney Timothy Finnerty, who represents Coleman, and attorney Ed Nazar,…
Oct. 30– HAYWARD– Far fewer handouts of free food will take place in downtown parks after the City Council unanimously approved rules that will greatly restrict the gatherings. The new rules approved Tuesday will allow one food distribution a month at any city-owned property, including Portuguese Park, the most popular site. The new rules are not intended to…
Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh& Jardine, P.C. is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2014, the attorneys of Sullan², Sandgrund, Perczak& Nuss P.C. will join the Burg Simpson team. The lawyers at Sullan², Sandgrund, Perczak& Nuss P.C. will become the S2SPN Construction Defect Group of Burg Simpson and will be based at Burg Simpson’ s home office at 40 Inverness…
Jose Lantigua, a former finance executive who became the owner of Circle K Furniture, was traveling in April when he was reported dead in Venezuela. The U.S. embassy in Caracas said he died in Rio Chico, a tourist town near the Caribbean coast, and said the 60- year-old Cuban native was cremated in South America. “Our investigation has revealed that Mr. Lantigua is…
Evans Toyota, located at 515 W. Coliseum Blvd in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is sponsoring Hear Care Connection’ s Wine and Stein fundraiser this Friday, November 1, 2013. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at Sweetwater Sound, which is located at 5501 U.S. Hwy 30 West in Fort Wayne. The Wine and Stein event will include local fare, wine and beer tastings, a live and silent auction and…
Oct. 30– After four months of cleanup and calculating, the city of Albemarle finalized the expenses incurred by June’s microburst storm and submitted its application for compensation through state disaster funds. Overall these expenses total $982,369.95. Debris removal made up $924,603.11 of the total, emergency protective services made up $44,099.23 and…
The decades-old secondhand-goods shop at 935 University Ave. W. is one of several businesses along the Central Corridor light rail line to claim that general contractor Walsh Construction caused cracks last year in basement foundations, holes in exterior stucco, broken windows and spaces around doorframes. About a dozen other small businesses in and around…
Oct. 31– Superior Court Judge Susan B. Handy ordered Wednesday that the state return a portion of the $10,000 that New London police seized from a Brainard Street resident in a November 2012 drug raid that yielded no illegal narcotics. During the same asset forfeiture hearing, Williams’ ex-boyfriend, Tyrone Santiago, unsuccessfully sought the return of more than…
Oct. 30– I was recently talking to some friends who live along Pinellas County waterways, and they’re nervous about their property values based on the recent changes in federal flood insurance subsidies. With similar concerns being raised across Florida and other flood-prone areas, I decided to sit down with Pinellas County Property Appraiser Pam Dubov to…
Seattle police are handing out speeding tickets not only to drivers, but to bicyclists on the downslope of Fremont Avenue North, next to B.F. Day Elementary School. Tuesday morning, Officer Jeff Rodgers ticketed two bike riders and four motorists in an hour, while the 20 mph school-zone limit was in effect. This sort of equal-opportunity enforcement isn’t…
Oct. 29– MANKATO– MANKATO– Advocates for a single-payer health system are holding a forum Sunday at Minnesota State University to talk about the Affordable Care Act and their ideas for improving the state’s health care system. “It’s about steps to gaining health care for all,” said Sharon Schmidt of Savage, who organized the event, “MNsure and Beyond: The Minnesota…
The agents at America’ s Health Insurance have completed the required training and have passed all of the required exams to become registered and certified agents to assist and sell in the Maryland health insurance marketplace. Maryland consumers who are shopping for health insurance will be able to purchase plans through America’ s Health Insurance as…
