The future of St. Mary’s Home for Children, which was the subject of a devastating report earlier this year detailing rampant chaos, abuse and mismanagement at the North Providence mental health treatment facility, appears uncertain. Concerns among state child care agencies grew last week, even as state leaders broke ground in Exeter on a new […]
BRIGHTON – A third white supremacist demonstration took place in Livingston County on Saturday, August 17, this time near a commercial street in Brighton. These companies condemned the demonstration, which was attended by fewer than a dozen members of a group similar to protesters in Howell last month. According to Spencer Goller, who owns the […]
Letters to the editor | South Bend Tribune As a longtime supporter of mass transit and retired Amtrak ticket agent, I am pleased that the city is expected to purchase South Bend’s Union Station from owner Kevin Smith and that Amtrak is interested in moving there. The depot has not been used for passengers since […]
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly named Erika Kubly. an employee of the city’s Neighborhood Development Services Department. The article has been corrected to identify Housing Authority representative Rachel Carter as the correct source. A housing assistance program in the Iowa City area temporarily stopped accepting new applications this summer after a […]
ROCHESTER — For more than 40 years, neighbors in need of food assistance turned to Gerry’s Food Pantry, now part of the Share Fund. What began as a one-man operation helping a few dozen families has grown into a well-organized operation that serves more than 750 families each month. Recent visitors to Gerry’s Food Pantry […]
10 Things to Do in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Whether you’re looking for fun in the sun or good times at night, Myrtle Beach has something for everyone. 10Best Editors, USA TODAY 10Best Workers considering retiring to sunny South Carolina should read this article from Travel + Leisure. In a compilation of the eight best […]
The head of a Winnipeg organization that helps seniors stay active and social says they are struggling with rising fees at the community centre they have rented for a decade. Don Bodnarchuk, president of the nonprofit Archwood 55 Plus, said the organization’s cost to rent space has increased from $5 to $50 a day in […]
Oklahoma Human Services awarded a $190,000 grant to a church in Barnsdall to help combat food insecurity. The grant funds will help the Lighthouse Family Worship Center increase its food storage and delivery capacity. “This is not about buying a bunch of food and handing it out,” said 10th District Rep. Judd Strom, clarifying that […]
3 minutes reading time Heather Burroughs | Special to the USA TODAY Network You don’t win arguments with half-truths and TikTok “facts,” but those are exactly the weapons in Governor Kathy Hochul’s arsenal as she attacks the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). CDPAP gives people with disabilities the freedom to manage their own care […]
Kojo Quartey | Community Columnist A friend of mine once said to me, “Whether you like it or not, everything is politics.” As much as I try to avoid political topics and limit myself to education and economics, unfortunately that is impossible. Over the past few months, Monroe County Community College has been at the […]
