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Man accused of painting swastikas at DC’s Union Station
A man accused of painting swastikas at Union Station in Washington DC was arrested and charged on Friday. The DC Metropolitan Police Department arrested Geraldo Pando, 34, and charged him with displaying certain emblems and damaging private/public property. Authorities say he allegedly spray-painted swastikas on the pillars of Union Station in addition to the building …

Ottawa invests in asset management for western municipalities
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced a series of investments to strengthen municipal asset management in Western Canada. “From roads and buildings to sanitation systems, strong asset management is essential to building stronger communities,” read a statement from Ottawa. “Municipalities of all sizes need the tools and resources to make evidence-based decisions that support …

Schools in Norwich and Groton closed Monday as towns continue clearing snow – NBC Connecticut
Public schools in Norwich and Groton will be closed on Monday as the city continues to clean up after Saturday’s winter storm. At least eight hours of blizzard dumped more than a foot and a half of snow in Norwich on Saturday and now residents of that city are digging. The public school system said …

Huntsville City Council rejects red light camera plan
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – On Thursday evening, the Huntsville City Council rejected a proposal that would have brought red light cameras to the city. Council member Francis Akridge, who put forward the proposal, said the cameras would make the roads around the city safer. The measure failed almost unanimously. Fire breaks out at Shelby Motel …

New Renders: Metropolitan Refresh To Start Soon After COVID-Related Delays
The refresh of the Metropolitan Mall in downtown Charlotte will begin soon, with completion expected sometime this summer. Why is this important: Like many other projects around Charlotte, the pandemic has altered the timeline for the renovation of the Metropolitan, a premier shopping center that opened in 2008. Northwood, which also owns and renovates Ballantyne, …

City of Ulster opposed first-class municipal status in 1970, research finds – Daily Freeman
CITY OF ULSTER, NY — Efforts to determine why the city remained a second-class municipality even after the state made changes to local government operations have revealed an effort by former city council members to avoid use a monitor and protect the role of judges who have obtained pay as designated advisers. Supervisor James Quigley …

LETTER: Collaborative City and County Spatial Planning – A Better Way Forward | Opinion
In 1988, the City of Berryville and Clarke County began investigating the expansion of Berryville’s corporate boundaries. Berryville was the seat of Clarke County and the main area designated for future population growth. Berryville and Clarke County chose collaboration over confrontation as the way forward in discerning annexation. Now, more than three decades later, this …

Mayor of Monessen asks for time to make the city prosper | Local News
MONESSEN — Since Ron Moser became mayor, he has said his goal has been to make the city prosper again. At Thursday’s board meeting — Moser’s 24th day in office — he asked for time to help achieve that goal. He also stressed that he had no intention of bringing the city into Law 47 …

The Met Opera has never missed a curtain. He hopes the public will bounce back.
On Saturday evening, if all goes according to plan, the Metropolitan Opera will celebrate a milestone: reaching a long-planned winter break without having to cancel a single performance, even as the pandemic has taken its toll backstage. As the Omicron variant spread through the city in December and January, the virus disrupted Met operations, with …

If municipalities make their own gun laws, it will only result in a confusing patchwork | News, Sports, Jobs
The state legislature is expected to pass a bill to prevent municipalities from attempting to enact and enforce their own restrictions on gun ownership. An approach where different communities are allowed to enact their own unique gun control ordinances will only lead to patchwork policies that Pennsylvanians who legally own and carry guns …

Lodge for sale in Colorado comes complete with Old West style town
through: Colleen Flynn, Nexstar Multimedia Cable Job : January 27, 2022 / 5:00 PM EST / Update: January 27, 2022 / 5:00 PM EST The property, located in Saguache County, is less than four hours southwest of Denver. (Sean Boggs) SAGUACHE COUNTY, Colorado (KDVRName) – Interested in owning yours old west cow town? There’s such …

Austin City Council to vote on vaccine incentives and airport improvements
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Here’s what we’ve been watching for Austin City Council meeting on Thursday. Incentives for vaccination against COVID-19 Two items on the board’s agenda relate to the purchase of $100 gift cards from Staples Inc. to be used as an incentive for the COVID-19 vaccine for residents of Austin-Travis County. The total amount …

The Municipality of Strovolos will offer free parking for hybrid and electric vehicles
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Niskayuna town official pleads guilty to 2 offenses – The Daily Gazette
Niskayuna City Council member John Della Ratta pleaded guilty to two offenses on January 20 after he was initially charged with drunk driving and three other traffic offenses when he was arrested on September 27 on Route 146 by Saratoga County Sheriff’s Deputies. Della Ratta was found guilty of failing to comply with the preliminary …
Louisville health expert says omicron cases may have peaked in city
A Louisville health official said COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant may have peaked. The city has seen a significant drop in cases over the past seven days compared to the previous week. The case totals were around 14,000 over the past week, down from 16,000 the previous week. “It looks like …

Lawyer alleges Metropolitan Detention Center is not safe for inmates
Chavez tested positive for COVID-19 three days after his arrest last week. “Mr. Chavez is in quarantine because he has COVID. And that’s exactly one of the reasons his lawyer, Ryan Villa, doesn’t want him at the MDC. At remand hearings, defense attorneys usually explain why people accused of crimes do not pose a danger …

Chambersburg Borough Council to vote on whether to repeal anti-discrimination ordinance
Chambersburg Borough Council is expected to vote Monday night on whether to repeal its anti-discrimination ordinance. The borough would be the first municipality in the state to repeal the ordinance after the council passed it in October. ordinance protects members of the community from discrimination based on ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Currently, 70 …

Month-long pandemic lockdown lifted on China’s Xi’an | world news
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities have lifted a month-long pandemic lockdown on the northern Chinese city of Xi’an and its 13 million people. Monday’s announcement followed the restart of commercial flights from the city the previous day. Xi’an has been the cornerstone of the ruling Communist Party’s “zero tolerance” strategy toward COVID-19, which imposes lockdowns, travel …

“I asked a woman on the platform if she had any tissues”
Rockefeller center Dear Diary: I was waiting for the B at Rockefeller Center when I noticed I was bleeding. I asked a woman on the platform if she had any tissues. She started rummaging through her bag as the train pulled into the station. “I’ll get the next one,” she said, still searching. She pulled …

Motorists cry foul as Chinhoyi Municipality raises parking fees
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent The decision of the municipality of CHINHOYI to increase the fees for managing the parking of vehicles has annoyed motorists, who describe the increase as exorbitant. According to the new fee schedule seen by NewZimbabwe.com, the increases were allocated on January 1, 2022 in line with this year’s council …

Candidates in the polls collect signatures for the municipal elections | News
TEWKSBURY — Sub-freezing temperatures couldn’t keep voters in Tewksbury away from a drive-in signing event last Saturday to help potential candidates for local office complete their nomination forms. Greeted by Board Vice-Chair Jayne Wellman, more than 60 people stopped by to support their fellow citizens in their quest to be added to the ballot for …
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Residents of a Ukrainian town near the Russian border prepare for the unknown
Ukrainian Territorial Defense Force reservists listen to instructions during military exercises at a training ground outside Kharkiv, Ukraine December 11, 2021. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register KHARKIV, Ukraine, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Residents of Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, said they were hoping for the best but preparing for …

Save A Lot expands retail partnership in metro Orlando as company converts company stores to new owners
ORLANDO, Fla. – Save A Lot, one of the largest discount grocery chains in the United States, today announced that it has completed the December sale of 33 company-owned stores in the greater Florida area. ‘Orlando to Ascend Grocery, LLC, as part of the discount grocer’s ongoing efforts to convert company-owned stores to local ownership. …

Municipality of Hessequa supplies water to communities with tanker trucks to address shortage – SABC News
The Municipality of Hessequa, which supplies drinking water to towns like Riversdale, Heidelberg and Witsand on the Garden Route, has pledged to supply water to communities with tankers. Residents have complained of dry taps for up to four days. Communities in these towns have also complained about the quality of water when it becomes available. …

New Mexico town benefits from liquor law changes
RATON, NM (KRQE) — It has been about six months since the state enacted sweeping changes to New Mexico’s liquor laws. The changes have a big impact on businesses in a New Mexico city that typically has to compete with a bordering state. Having a full liquor license was a luxury few small businesses could …

Saint Petersburg city council approves affordable housing plan
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Skyrocketing rents in the Tampa Bay area are prompting many local officials to find a way to provide some relief. In St. Petersburg, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment is now $1,450, up 21% from a year ago. St. Petersburg City Council members took action on Thursday and approved …

Lagos Acquires New Fleet for Metropolitan Rail Project | The Guardian Nigeria News
In line with his administration’s commitment to traffic management and transportation, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has acquired two sets of new 330 km/h 10-car Talgo trains for the Lagos Red Line project. In a statement yesterday, the chief executive of Lagos sealed the deal during a public event at the Milwaukee facility of Spanish train maker, …

Damaged landlines in the Municipality of Argyle causing dispatch problems for firefighters
Some 300 Bell Aliant customers in southwestern Nova Scotia have been without landline phone service for 24 hours, and a local fire department says the issue is affecting how it dispatches emergency help . “It’s affecting our call system because we’re getting calls. Landlines and our lines are down,” said Fire Chief Jason Bourque of …

APHIS smuggling unit finds banned pork in NYC
In the last three months, from October to December 2021, the Contraband Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) Program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has seized and destroyed more than 1 900 pounds of prohibited pork, poultry and ruminant products from New York. City retailers. APHIS reports that these items originated in …

Atlanta Transit CEO Jeffrey Parker dies by suicide at train station
Jeffrey Parker, who led the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority during a period of expansion and then during the pandemic when public transportation ridership plummeted, has died, the agency said. An agency spokesperson, Stephany Fisher, said Parker took his own life when he was hit by a train at East Lake Station in DeKalb County …
China’s Tianjin reports fewer COVID-19 cases as its outbreak shows signs of easing
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Tianjin municipality reported fewer COVID-19 cases on Tuesday as its outbreak showed early signs of easing, while the daily case count in the city of Anyang hit a record high. Tianjin, a key port in northern China, reported 18 locally transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms on Monday, data from the National …

Midland Daily News will hold a virtual town hall meeting on COVID-19 on Thursday
Bodnar, Bates, Robinson to participate; audience invited to ask questions Dan Chalk, Midland Daily News January 17, 2022 Midland Daily News will host a virtual town hall on Thursday, January 20 to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured is a screenshot from a previous town hall meeting in December 2020. Screenshot/Video Midland Daily News In light …

City of Lynn Haven to Host MLK Day Event
Job : January 17, 2022 / 07:32 CST / Update: January 17, 2022 / 07:32 CST LYNN HAVEN, Florida (WMBB) – To celebrate the late Dr Martin Luther King Jr., there will be a festival at Sharon Sheffield Park in Lynn Haven on Monday. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There …
It’s no secret why the Metropolitan Police have so far refused to investigate the Downing Street parties
Parties in Downing Street weren’t just the three or four we know of – they were a regular occurrence throughout lockdown, particularly on Friday nights. One of the reasons the Metropolitan Police have so far refused to properly investigate is that their officers got along ignoring the breach of law. A source worked at 10 …

Jerusalem orders the demolition of the replica of the Dome of the Rock
The Jerusalem Municipality has ordered the demolition of a mosque in the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Safafa, believed to be a replica of one of the country’s most recognizable landmarks. The Al-Rahman Mosque – built before Israel was founded in 1948 – has reportedly drawn criticism from several Israeli NGOs due to its striking similarity …

Talk about the city: it feels like it’s burning
I was mistaken Tuesday I didn’t have to leave the house once, so naturally I stood at the window and laughed at all the fuss about the cold weather. Pttth! I say to the window. Bunch of sissies. Why go back to MY day. . . Then I had to roll the trash cans to …

Poway City Hall remains closed to the public due to the COVID outbreak
Poway City Hall will remain closed to the public due to an upsurge in COVID-19 infections, officials said Friday. City Hall has been closed to the public since January 4 and staff are available to help customers by phone or email. The January 18 Poway City Council meeting will be open for virtual attendance only. …

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump speaks in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At a young age, Ben Crump realized the disparities he had as a black person and the struggles people of color faced. He was inspired by civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall, who dismantled segregation and became the first justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. “I made a decision …

Mississauga mayor and councilors say municipality should stay out of Quebec Bill 21 business
By Declan Finucane Published on January 14, 2022 at 4:28 p.m. A number of Canadian municipalities have followed Brampton’s lead in donating money to help pay for a legal challenge to Quebec’s controversial Bill 21, but don’t expect Mississauga to follow suit. Discussing the issue at Mississauga’s general committee meeting this week, Mayor Bonnie Crombie …

In a city in the south of the Netherlands, cafes open in protest against the lock
Shops, bars and restaurants in a southern Dutch town have opened in a protest action that underscored growing anger after weeks of coronavirus lockdown measures Through MIKE CORDERAssociated Press January 14, 2022, 1:39 p.m. • 2 minute read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Shops, bars and restaurants in a …

EXCLUSIVE: Johnson City man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riots says he was misled by QAnon | WJHL
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Johnson City man has been arrested and charged with four counts in connection with his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Riots. James Wayne Brooks, 50, was arrested and charged with the following charges on January 5, 2022: Entering and staying in a building or land with …

Tokyo predicts an average of nearly 10,000 daily cases in 1 week
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government predicted on Thursday that the seven-day moving average of new COVID-19 cases would rise to 9,576 per day in one week if cases increased at the current rate, amid an apparent sixth wave of the pandemic of coronavirus hits the capital. The projection comes as Tokyo reported 3,124 new infections, surpassing …

“Code Red for Humanity: What Municipalities Can Do” is the topic of the January 14 climate webinar.
through Contributed content January 12, 2022 The environmental organization Acterra invites local elected officials and their affected constituents to participate in “Code Red for Humanity: What Municipalities Can Do,” a webinar focused on actions that policymakers and residents of the region of the bay may take in response to our global climate emergency. The 90-minute …

Metro Schools and Department of Education Hold Town Hall on Education Funding | Davidson County
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – Metro Nashville Public Schools and the Tennessee Department of Education will hold a town hall on Wednesday on the state’s education funding strategy. The meeting will be held in the Metro Nashville Public Schools conference room at 2601 Bransford Avenue at 6:30 p.m. State education leaders will join Metro Nashville Public …

City officials approve funding to help reduce crime in Old Sac
Sacramento executives approved a plan Tuesday night to help prevent crime and help businesses in old Sacramento still grappling with the impacts of the pandemic. (Earlier cover in the video above). Old Sacramento over the next three years. The funding comes from the White House’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which gave the city …

Iteris awarded $ 6.8 million subcontract by Parsons Corporation to provide vehicle-to-infrastructure connected bus priority signaling system for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
SANTA ANA, Calif .– (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Iteris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITI), the global leader in intelligent mobility infrastructure management, today announced it has won a $ 6.8 million outsourcing contract from Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) to provide design, implementation and integration assistance for the upgrade and expansion of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Bus Signal …

ANC and IFP amid legal battle for control of Mtubatuba municipality – SABC News
The African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) are in the midst of a legal battle for control of the municipality of Mtubatuba in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Last month, the Pietermaritzburg High Court granted the IFP an order ordering the speaker to call a special council meeting. The IFP wants to dismiss the …

Winsted City Manager to Unveil New Business Incentive Programs
WINSTED – Cities across the country have found many ways to use the money they received in 2021 from the American Rescue Plan Act. City manager Josh Kelly presented a list of city projects using ARPA money, with a focus on community and business development, which were approved in December by Selectmen’s board of directors. …
Residents of Kansas City, Kansas Help Create Heritage Trail worthy of their history | KCUR 89.3
On a gray and hectic day in October, dozens of Wyandotte County residents gathered at Parkwood Park off N. 9th Street and Quindaro Boulevard to share stories about their past and envision a new future. The green park is the hub of the Parkwood Historic District, a neighborhood of Prairie Style and Craftsman bungalows. The …

Municipality of Chegutu installs water meters to maximize billing
By James Muonwa, Mashonaland West Correspondent The municipality of Chegutu, short of CASH, used the services of three contractors to install prepaid water meters in more than 3,000 homes. Each of the contracted companies is expected to install 1,000 water meters in wards 2, 3 and parts of the central business district (CBD). Areas to …

City of Windsor to host monthly community meetings with Mayor Paul Rennemeyer
the city ââof windsor is hosting two opportunities for community members to meet with Mayor Paul Rennemeyer to voice concerns, ask questions and learn about what is happening in the city as well as the region. Pints ââwith Paul will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month …
The last city of Portsmouth to force masks
Posted: 1/8/2022 12:36:17 PM Modified: 1/8/2022 12:35:25 PM Masks are once again mandatory in the city in accordance with a public health directive published on Friday by municipal director Karen Conard. Effective immediately, all persons over the age of 5 in Portsmouth are encouraged to wear face coverings in indoor areas accessible to the public …
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The Cleveland Metropolitan School District returns to in-person learning January 10
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – After learning at home this week, students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District return to class on Monday, January 10. CEO Eric Gordon said he worked hand in hand with local and state health officials and made the decision. He also cited a dramatic decrease in cases in the district as …

Home vacancy rate drops to 9.13%
By Crystal Hsu / Journalist The nationwide housing vacancy rate stood at 9.13%, or 812,947 units, in the first half of last year, declining for the fourth quarter to the lowest level since the launch of the investigation in 2009, the Home Office said in a report released yesterday. The latest data represents a decline …

Lancaster Signs Up With Community Paradigm To Find City Administrators
Sara arnold | Correspondent of the article LANCASTER – Now that Community Paradigm Associates LLC has been selected as the search firm for a new permanent city administrator, John Petrin discussed the process with the Selectboard on Monday, January 3. Petrin, the Lancaster liaison on the project, is a Bolton resident who served as the …

Cars meet fleas in Sin City
January 8, 2022 SINCE 2008, when the boss of General Motors gave a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (THOSE), an annual tech jamboree, Las Vegas offered a glimpse into the digital future of automotive manufacturing. This year, nearly 200 automakers registered for the event, which began on January 5. That day DGCurrent boss Mary …

Golda Schultz, Ryan McKinny, Aida Garifullina and Isabel Leonard conduct Metropolitan Opera’s cover of ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’
(Credit: Chris Lee) The Metropolitan Opera will revive Mozart’s âLe Nozze di Figaroâ. Richard Eyre’s production will air six times from January 8 to 28, 2022. Maestro Daniele Rustioni will lead the production with a cast that includes Golda Schultz in her Met debut as Countess Almaviva and Adam Plachetka as Count Almaviva. When Plachetka …

One house, one tap campaign benefits the villagers of Tanahun
Until a month ago, 61-year-old Dhanmaya BK from Chyanchul Village in Ghiring-5 Rural Municipality had to wake up before dawn and walk a mile to fetch water. It took her over two hours to bring home a pot of water. But these days, Dhanmaya gets water from a tap in his backyard thanks to the …

“Three Minutes: A Stretch” examines Jewish life before the Nazi invasion
AMSTERDAM – Glenn kurtz found the film reel in the corner of her parents’ closet in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in 2009. It was in a dented aluminum box. The Florida heat and humidity had almost solidified the celluloid into a mass “like a hockey puck,” Kurtz said. But someone had transferred some of it …

Williamstown City Council sworn in for new member | News, Sports, Jobs
Mayor Paul Jordan, left, takes the oath of office for new board member Randy Dick at the Williamstown City Council meeting. (Photo by James Dobbs) Councilor Marty Seufer discusses notice boards at Williamstown City Council meeting. (Photo by James Dobbs) Mayor Paul Jordan, left, takes the oath of office for new board member Randy Dick …

Karnataka minister urges preventive measures, says he “must focus on subways”
Amid an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases across the country, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar spoke on Tuesday about the crucial meeting hosted by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on the increase coronavirus cases and insisted on more precautionary measures, especially for metropolitan cities. Talk to RepublicDr K Sudhakar said the meeting called by Chief …

Municipalities launch various plans to distribute COVID tests – NBC Connecticut
“Knowing that we have the material on hand and can distribute it, I think that will give people some comfort,” West Haven Public Works Commissioner Tom McCarthy said. Public works crews recovered the city’s 7,000 tests from the National Guard’s collection site in North Haven on Monday. âWe’re going to finalize the plan hopefully this …

BOS and BOH to discuss logistics for city’s annual meeting
through beth to January 3, 2022 Above: These days (unless otherwise stated) all city committees and councils are meeting again on zoom. Here are the committee and board meetings posted for this week as well as my selected highlights from the agendas. Unless otherwise specified, meetings are all remote sessions open to the public. * …
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Jackson city councilor wants city to pay those who help police solve triple homicide in October
JACKSON, Mississippi (WLBT) – Jackson Ward 3 Councilor Kenneth Stokes is putting an item on the council’s agenda that would offer money to those helping Jackson Police solve a triple homicide that took place three months ago. If approved by the board, Stokes hopes it becomes a trend to get more people talking about crime …

The hottest housing markets of 2022 have these options in common
SAN FRANCISCO – JANUARY 30: A sign for sale is seen on a single family home on January 30, 2008 in Vallejo, California. December sales of existing single-family homes in the Bay Area fell more than 38% from a year ago, according to the California Association of Realtors. (Photo by David Paul Morris / Getty …

Contradicting AAP’s New Excise Policy, BJP-Led Municipalities Seal Liquor Stores
Delhi BJP chairman Adesh Gupta said his party’s protest against the AAP government’s new excise policy would continue and the capital’s three municipal corporations decided to seal liquor stores that violate municipal laws. He said stores that do not follow business rules or that are near a religious place or school will be sealed with …

West Virginia town gets clean drinking water for the New Year
KEYSTONE, WV (AP) – Residents of one West Virginia community have something to look forward to in 2022: After more than 10 years of boiling water, they’re connected to a new water supply system. water, West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports. Many of the current water supply systems in parts of the southern coalfields were installed …

Eric Adams takes office as mayor of New York
Eric Leroy Adams was sworn in as New York’s 110th mayor early Saturday in a festive but uncluttered ceremony in Times Square, a sign of the formidable task that awaits him as he begins his term as coronavirus cases multiply. Mr Adams, 61, the son of a housekeeper who was a New York City police …