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Oct 29 2020 Seafarers continue to face a bleak future in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by The Mission to Seafarers. The survey, undertaken with the support of the Shipowners’ Club and Wallem Group, reports on the experiences of seafarers between July and September 2020. This period saw some welcome action to address the dire situation facing the world’s seafarers in the midst of COVID...

2:34 Sandy Geldolf has a 4-year-old Great Pyrene’s mix named Harley. They moved to Oakley about a year ago and she said they have been duly warned by neighbors that because so many people have livestock, dogs can’t roam from their own property. “I’ve heard things from neighbors, saying, you know, dogs get shot out here. Dogs get poisoned out here. You know, do everything you can to keep your dog in your yard. And, when we moved into this property, one of the reasons we moved Oakley is b...

Addingham & District Sheep Breeders’ Association staged its 14th annual show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart when local farmer Chris Ryder stepped up with the supreme champion for the second year running, a North of England Mule wether lamb which netted a whopping £1,150 when later sold not once, but multiple times in aid of Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice, Oxenhope. The victor was one of many lambs and additional sale items donated by ever-generous local farming communities, along with ot...

Summit County Sheriff deputies responded recently to a couple of altercations prompted by Covid protocols. Officers also were called about a crowded drinking party, mostly made up of underage juveniles. The Sheriff’s incident report had details of two different Covid-conflict cases, both occurring at the Canyons Resort near the Cabriolet. On the morning of the 4th, a 57-year-old Canyons employee said he was working near the top of the lift, when he observed a man with a tape measuring the con...

Northland swimmer Emilia Finer stars in Swim the Shore in Auckland 15 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read One of Northlands promising swimming talents, Emilia Finer, is making her mark on the ocean swimming scene after just 18 months in the sport. Finer, already an accomplished pool swimmer, realised her potential in open water on the weekend in the Harcourts Cooper & Co Swim the Shore event in Auckland on Saturday. Competing against almost 500 other swimmers, Finer finished 45th after comple...

Summit County on Wednesday initiated the process to issue $20 million in debt to pay for facilities upgrades and infrastructure projects. Some of the projects have been contemplated for years, officials said. This 2016 recreation facilities master planning exercise included some of the same land being discussed for these projects. Park Record file photo For years, Summit County has weighed what to do with the land it owns and plans to acquire as the need for more and different facilities has in...

>> well, thats the beautiful thing about portsmouth. its the people there. and the people care. and for far too long the narrative has been negative for us. and so what we did is we opened up a gym. and that gym led to follow-on opportunities. one of which was a partnership with the areas only nonprofit dug addiction treatment center called the counseling center. we piloted a brand new innovative program where we started bringing cross fit classes to people going through recovery. and what they ...

Wright who is now a big part of your organization. whats his story? >> >> andrew is an unbelievable man. a year ago. he was homeless. when i asked him when he was graduating what he was going to do he said he was going to check himself into a homeless shelter. and i didnt even know where the homeless shelter was in my area. i said hey, man, come to the gym tomorrow morning. i will give you a broom and mop and you can start working for my other company doc spartan. that was a year ago. today he i...

about 5 mile visibility there. and more of the same in frederick and also hagerstown and we want to get to the 10 we are seeing in baltimore right now. and we will do so as the morning goes on. but a pretty serious acciowdent the fog has been a situation this morning for you on the roads. >> reporter: it has been. very low visibility out there. and we are also dealing with a pretty serious accident the fog this morning for you on the roads. >> reporter: it has been. very low visibility...

sources close to the case and a suspect -- the suspects family smart and took a degree from the university of maryland college. some of the time he worked as a package sorter in land over hills where he may have had access to some customer information. court records paint another picture. he was caught in an alleged stolen gun selling ring in 2009 and authorities brought a cascade of charges, including armed robbery, carjacking, burglary, false imprisonment and weapons violations. we a...