MONROVIA – The plenary of the Liberian Senate has instructed its Committees on Judiciary, Public Works and Public Accounts and Audits to investigate the Public Works Ministry for awarding over US$21 worth of contracts to several contractors without legislative approval. By Blamo N. Toe, Contributing Writer The decision of the plenary on Thursday, April 18, []
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Deschutes Public Library announced Friday that three staff members were honored with awards for their exceptional service and leadership. Emily O’Neal, Technical Services Manager, was awarded the prestigious Librarian of the Year award by the Oregon Library Association. Community Librarian Liisa Sjoblom received the OLA President’s Award, and Community Librarian Roxanne
Hawaii’s top public school students received some well-deserved recognition Friday, at the Citizen-Scholars Awards Ceremony in Waikiki.
The grants were announced at the 2024 PitchBLACK Forum in New York.
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) -- Centerway Square in Corning was voted as the fifth best public square in the U.S. by USA Today's 10Best readers after previously coming in first and second place. Centerway Square was one of 20 public squares from across the country to be nominated to be on 10Best's 2024 list of Best []
The public square is the meeting ground where people make society happen. In these spaces, physical or metaphorical or digital, we work through our shared dramas and map our collective hopes. Ideally, the public square provides room to solve the problems we face. It is also where new, thorny issues often arise. This “Up for Discussion” is part of Zócalo’s editorial and events series spotlighting the ideas, places, and questions that have shaped the public square that Zócalo has created over the...
For the first time in roughly 20 years, the Hurlburt Field Airpark is open to the general public. While the airpark has been unofficially available for public use since April 11, 1st Special Operations Wing (1SOW) Commander Col. Patrick Dierig and others with Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday to formally welcome community members to the outdoor museum.
A huge labor endorsement went to President Joe Biden today. The Associated Press reports: “President Joe Biden picked up the endorsement of North America’s Building Trades Unions at a Wednesday event where the president and his allies set out to dismantle Republican Donald Trump’s reputation as a successful real estate developer. “Donald Trump is incapable… Source
HORNELL, N.Y. (WETM) -- The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is giving the Hornell community a chance to learn about a proposed project along state Route 36. NYSDOT engineers will be at the Hornell Senior High School, located at 134 Seneca St., between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a public meeting on []
Omaha, Neb. — Recognizing the vital role played by its train dispatchers when it comes to safe operations, the Union Pacific Railroad has presented its Guardian Award to nearly 300 dispatchers for their work in 2023. The honored dispatchers work in three locations – Omaha, Neb., San Bernardino, Calif., and Spring, Texas. UP train dispatchers, []Read More
NEW YORK >> One of the country’s leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Yoko Ono. The groundbreaking artist, filmmaker and musician is this year’s recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal, an honor previously given to Stephen Sondheim and Toni Morrison among others.
The City of Buffalo is planning to relocate its public works facilities to a property near Bailey Avenue and Dingens Street. After seeking proposals from developers, the City has chosen []