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The New Jersey law firm of Maggiano, DiGirolamo& Lizzi has created an annual scholarship fund to award $500 to one college bound student with plans to pursue a legal career. Michael Maggiano, senior partner at the firm, has been deeply committed to learning at all levels for his entire career. To qualify for the scholarship, candidates must be a graduating senior of…

1. On January 31, 2012, Appalachian Power Company filed, pursuant to sections 4 and 15 of the Federal Power Act, an application for a new major license to continue operation and maintenance of the Winfield Hydroelectric Project. The 14.76- megawatt Winfield Project is located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Winfield dam located at river mile 31.1 on the…

Jan. 31– The Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services is administering the costly shingles vaccination for free to uninsured and underinsured people age 60 and older, said municipal health officials. Interested Alaskans will be seen on a walk-in basis during specified weekly hours at the downtown health clinic, 825 L Street, while supplies last, said…

crying wolf Statistics from the Dubuque Police Department: False reports 2008 23 2009 20 2010 20 2011 19 2012 21 2013 11 911 obstruction calls 2008 27 2009 24 2010 22 2011 28 2012 29 2013 15 Dubuque police investigators normally are tasked with determining who committed crimes. Dubuque County Sheriff Don Vrotsos said his department has not been confronted with…

OxBlue, a leader in the construction camera industry, and Vantage Point Global, a leader in architectural and construction visual media services, announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership that integrates OxBlue construction cameras into Vantage Point Global’ s all-inclusive array of visual media services, making OxBlue VPG’ s exclusive…

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty today released The Fiscal Monitor for November 2013. There was a budgetary deficit of $0.6 billion in November 2013, compared with a deficit of $1.7 billion in November 2012. -For the April to November 2013 period of the 2013-14 fiscal year, the budgetary deficit stood at $13.8 billion, compared with a deficit of $13.6 billion…

Jan. 31– NEW HAVEN– What at first appeared to be a school board budget crisis and a mark against the superintendent of schools was resolved by the end of the day with Mayor Toni Harp getting assurances the education budget will come in on target and is not facing a $9 million deficit. Harp said she misunderstood that a $9 million shortfall from the last fiscal year, a…

Feb. 01– St. Joseph Medical Center in south Kansas City and St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs will not become part of the vast HCA Midwest Health System. HCA and Ascension Health, which owns the two nonprofit hospitals, announced Friday evening that they were calling off the deal because they had not gotten approval from the Federal Trade Commission, the…

Feb. 01– An owner of Metro East Title Co. in Belleville pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding clients. According to the lawsuit filed in federal court, Metro East Title Co. failed to pay the American Legion $385,000 of the proceeds from the sale, which closed Aug. 7 after the city paid $475,000 into an escrow account to cover the sale and fees. On July 16, the underwriter…

Jan. 31– A dog died in a house fire in Spokane Valley today, but two adults and three small children were able to escape the flames. The Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to the 11200 block of East Springfield just after noon today. The residents are renters and did not have insurance; they are being assisted by the Red Cross.

The abortion question shows up the stark contrast between incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan and her GOP challengers. The leading GOP contenders want to make abortion illegal. The race, one of several pivotal Senate battles that could decide whether Democrats keep control of the chamber, is expected to draw attention from outside groups on both sides of the…

Feb. 01– Problems with the Department of Water and Power’s new billing system has resulted in a dramatic decline in revenue for the power utility, with officials being told receipts in November were down $59 million, or 19 percent. In a memo to city executives obtained by the Daily News, Jeff Pelitola, director of rates and financial planning, said more studies are…

Jan. 31– The Necedah Bank will have to take steps to beef up training and compliance with consumer-protection rules. Founded in 1899, The Necedah Bank is part of Ambanc Financial Services, Beaver Dam. On another matter disclosed Friday, the FDIC said it has ended a consent order against Cambridge State Bank, Cambridge.

Jan. 31– The new federal health care law is enabling millions of low-income and unemployed Americans to sign up for Medicaid, a taxpayer-funded health program originally designed for the indigent. Yet a little-known wrinkle in the decades-old Medicaid law may be prompting some Americans ages 55 to 64 to shy away from the health plan of last resort– called…

Feb. 01– A Brown County jury found James Bowyer of Morgantown not guilty on all charges in his arson trial. He was accused of setting the fire that destroyed Brown County’s Little Nashville Opry in 2009.. He and his companion, Little Nashville Opry owner Esther Hamilton, had accumulated large debts from casino gambling.

Feb. 01– The Macy’s Department Store, the Pioneer Press building on Cedar Street and the Victory Parking Ramp on Wabasha Street may not be gorgeous architectural gems, yet their lack of mass appeal has an appeal all it’s own to diehard fans of downtown St. Paul– and that should be enough to save them from the wrecking ball. That’s the attitude from the city’s Heritage…

Jan. 31– Cindy Kennedy let go of her health insurance last year based on the promise of subsidized coverage through MNsure, the state’s new health insurance exchange. “I’m uninsured for the first time since 1992,” Kennedy wrote in an email to the Pioneer Press. “My fear is that some people are not going to be successful in getting the coverage, because they don’t know…

Jan. 31– York County businessman Tom Wolf appears to be leading the pack for campaign contributions among the eight Democrat gubernatorial candidates and incumbent Republican Tom Corbett. Wolf is chairman and CEO of York- based family company The Wolf Organization, which deals in kitchen cabinets and specialty building products. He was the biggest…

To oversee the knowledge management, training, and exercise practice, CPS has brought on two new senior executives in Doug Beaver and Tom Walton. Mr. Beaver is a former law enforcement professional with a strong background in operational policy development and incident management and response. Mr. Walton was previously a senior Security Specialist for the U.S….