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Mar 19 2024
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Rockland Mourns Deputy Fire Coordinator John Kryger
The 81-year-old Garnerville resident has been the County Deputy Fire Coordinator since 2004 among several other accomplishments including a retired FDNY firefighter, a former County of Rockland Fire Instructor, Life Member of the Rockland County Firefighters Association and Member of the Rockland County Fire Chiefs Association, Safety Officers Association, and Fire Police Association. "It is
Patch.comMar 18 2024
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Former Delaware County elected official accused of pointing gun at son-in-law, police say
MUNCIE, Ind. — A retired sheriff’s deputy and former public official was arrested last week after a heated argument reportedly led to the man pulling a gun on his son-in-law. Steven G. Craycraft, 65, of Selma was arrested on preliminary charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony, and pointing a firearm, a Level 6 felony. According to court documents, Delaware County sheriff
Fox 59Mar 18 2024
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Om 28-22 vote, Iowa Senate passes its own AEA plan
The Iowa Senate has voted to give school officials the option of bypassing Area Education Agencies and providing services to students with disabilities by hiring private contractors or district staff. Senator Lynn Evans of Aurelia, a retired superintendent, is among the 28 Republicans in the senate who voted for the bill. “The AEAs need to earn the business of school districts through
Radio IowaMar 18 2024
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Henrico discusses Tuckahoe Creek Park boardwalk expansion
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Development proposals took up most of the Henrico Board of Supervisors’ March 12 meeting. The board approved a Henrico Planning Commission study that could potentially lead to the expansion of the Tuckahoe Creek Park trail network through the addition of another boardwalk. The site to be studied is south of the Lakewood Manor retirement community and near the intersection
WTVR 6Mar 19 2024
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State Panel Including Northwest Iowa Banker Releases Updated Tax Prediction For Iowa
Des Moines, IA (Radio Iowa)– A state panel has made a slight reduction in its tax predictions for next fiscal. Iowa Department of Management Director Kraig Paulsen says the Revenue Estimating Conference believes the state will collect more than 11 billion dollars for Fiscal Year 2025. The panel also has a new member in Jeff Plagge, a Dickinson County banker, that retired late last year as the
KICDMar 19 2024
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Social Security cuts woman’s benefits due to overpayment to her deceased brother
BALTIMORE — A Maryland senior is fighting an overpayment notice from the Social Security Administration. The additional money was supposedly paid out to her brother, but now the agency is withholding her monthly retirement benefits. “They caught their mistake and tried to collect the money, but he had passed," said Everlon Moulton, whose brother died in 2006. Moulton said shortly before then,
WMAR 2Mar 18 2024
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PERS Board against restructuring bill
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi House recently passed a bill that replaces the elected Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) board with political appointees. The PERS Board of Trustees and some lawmakers said they’re against the move. Currently, the PERS Board is made up of 10 members with only two of those members being appointed by the state treasurer and the
WJTV 12Nov 16 2021
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Jackie Speier is eighth House Democrat to announce retirement in 2022
California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier announced that she will not seek reelection in 2022, adding to a Democratic exodus that is expected to grow as members expect Republicans to win control of the House next year.
“Today, I am announcing that I will not be a candidate for reelection to Congress in 2022,” Speier said in a video posted to Twitter. “It’s time for me to come home, time
Washington ExaminerMar 18 2024
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Thomas Stafford, 93, Commander of First U.S.-Soviet Space Mission, Dies
Thomas P. Stafford, an astronaut who pioneered cooperation in space when he commanded the American capsule that linked up with a Soviet spaceship in July 1975, died on Monday in Satellite Beach, Fla. He was 93. His death, in a retirement home, was confirmed by his wife, Linda. She said he had recently been diagnosed with liver cancer. General Stafford flew four times in space and orbited
New York Times (News)Mar 18 2024
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WVU begins search for next university president
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginia University is taking the first steps toward hiring the next university president who will replace Gordon Gee when he retires in the summer of 2025. In a meeting on Monday, the Board of Governors (BOG) approved notice for Rule 1.3, which includes guidance for the selection, employment and evaluation of WVU’s president. The rule outlines the full
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