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Next month, Sandwich voters will be asked to begin implementing the town’s ambitious water cleanup plan, which includes engineering sewer pipe layouts and other wastewater infrastructure. Specifically, taxpayers will be asked to approve the first disbursement of funds from a special water infrastructure investment fund, better known by its nickname, “WIIF.” “This will get us on the path” toward a $80 million, 25-year plan to clean up Sandwich’s ponds and properly d...

Below, we break down the drama, so beware of major spoilers ahead. Lip’s Bad Business Deal When Lip learns that Kev and V sold their house quickly for a good price to a developer looking to acquire property on the block, he immediately gets in touch with the developer, who sends someone to the house. The woman representative offers Lip $200,000 for the lot, but he’s looking to make more and asks if she’s willing to bump it up to $300,000. They settle at a possible offer of $275,0...

The COVID-19 pandemic has done a number on entertainment venues over the past year-plus. “The live entertainment industry was the first to shut down,” Mountain Health Arena Director Cindy Collins said. “And it will be the last to fully reopen. Being a multi-billion dollar business, it was very hard hit.” But Collins said the industry began immediately to make the necessary changes and adaptations, using the enforced down time to plan for when and how to reopen. Collins said ...

— LY Answer: Volunteering is a great way to give back and support your community. Senior Services’ Meals-on-Wheels program is an excellent opportunity for volunteers to not only provide a nutritious meal, but also to form friendships, share warm smiles, and provide a safety check for older adults, many of whom are living alone and having trouble preparing meals during the day. Just about one year ago, the Meals-on Wheels program, which prided itself on providing hot lunch-time meals t...

The Ashland Alliance named The Edge Business Center its April Business of the Month.  Located in Russell, The Edge is a two-floor building situated on “the edge” of Boyd and Greenup counties, serving both counties’ residents. The former Ashland Oil building features more than 100,000 square feet. The Patterson family purchased it in 2018 to repurpose and redesign it to attract businesses. An open house is scheduled for April 28 at The Edge. The new small business block will be...

NAMPA, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers have introduced a bill that would fully fund all-day kindergarten programs in the state. The state only funds half-day kindergarten programs, the Idaho Press reported Friday. As a result, school districts must pool together money from their general funds and other sources to pay for a full-day kindergarten program. Some districts, such as Boise and West Ada, charge tuition to parents. The state Department of Education said 88 out of the state’s 115 schoo...

Amid a rise in coronavirus cases on and off campus and the uncertainties presented by the pandemic, the summer house hunting looked different this year for some Penn State students. After seeing firsthand the impact the pandemic has had on campus life and culture during the fall and spring semesters, some students said they believe off-campus housing plans seem like the better option. Downtown State College is usually a prime location for college students looking for apartments within the campu...

RADFORD — Kat Owens laughed last week as she said that her best friend is a duck named Jellybean. “I’m the ‘Duck Lady.’ It’s stuck and I’ve embraced it,” the 23-year-old said. The nickname began around her Fairlawn home, Owens said, but has extended to other parts of the New River Valley, thanks to Jellybean accompanying her to all manner of community events in the past few years. “I very rarely leave him at home,” Owens said. You may have seen ...

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Ben Simmons holds fresh eggs next to a trailer he uses to deliver his cuts of beef, pork, chicken and eggs to customers at his Nature’s Gourmet farm in Petal. ©Journal Communications/Nathan Lambrecht Nathan Lambrecht Ben and Beth Simmons operate one of the state’s largest and most diverse grass-fed protein operations selling 100 percent grass-fed beef, pastured pork, pastured chicken and pastured eggs.  Their company, Nature’s Gourmet Farm (h...