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On Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, the Umatilla River in Pendleton was trying to handle a record-breaking 28,900 cubic feet per second of water through our city. Compare this to the previous highest flow in Pendleton — 15,500 cfs in 1965. The result was heavy flooding on both the far eastern and western ends of town. Fortunately, in the main area of town, the levees held back the water with only a few exceptions. In the eastern Riverside neighborhood, flood waters raged through a residential area,...

Trimble, Elizabeth Knowles Thursday, February 4, 2021 Our earthly loss was heaven’s gain early Monday morning, February 1, 2021, when our dear and beloved mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Knowles Trimble was called home following a brief illness.   “Passing out of the shadow into a purer light; stepping behind the curtain, getting a clearer sight; passing out of the shadow into eternal day—why do we call it dying, this sweet going away!"   She was born on August 31, 1927 in Menlo, GA. She...

CVTC can be reached at 603-821-0569, and is offering rides to weekday and weekend vaccination appointments.   Another group, Volunteers Enabling Transportation, is also offering rides to vaccination clinics.  The Berlin Daily Sun reported that residents there needing a ride to the vaccination clinic at the former Brown School can call Tri-County Community Action Program.  The transit service will provide free transportation to the clinic for those in phase 1b. People can call (603) 752-1741...

Share this article Share this article WELLESLEY, Mass. and WATERTOWN, Mass., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In their first joint community investment, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Tufts Health Plan Foundation are giving $1 million to 42 organizations across the region to expand vaccine education, awareness and outreach in communities of color. Eight Connecticut organizations will receive a total of $225,000 in funding. Just one month after Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts ...

More than 50,000 Phoenix-area residents and businesses were past due on utility payments at the beginning of this year, according to the 12 largest Valley cities. Now, at least seven of the cities are vowing to cut customers off. Nearly a year after most cities suspended water disconnections to thwart health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than $15 million was owed, mostly by residents. The percentage of delinquent accounts by city ranged from 1.5% to 17%, with Buckeye and Peo...

Budget tops town warrant January 28, 2021The towns deliberative session is this coming Tuesday, and voters will be deciding on 30 articles, including money toward vehicles and equipment for the fire, police, and public works departments. The town deliberative session is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Gilford High School auditorium with a link for Zoom meeting available. The full town warrant can be viewed in full at https://www.gilfordnh.org/assets/municipal/1/agendas/2021_TOWN_...

And for Carolyn Leeson, the lifeline turned into a thread a while ago. The two disabled Star Valley Mobile Home Park residents now face homelessness. One has struggled since 1989 with mental and physical limits. The other has lived imprisoned in post-traumatic stress disorder and a body wracked by seizures. But now they’re both facing homelessness — or the need to move away in hopes they can find shelter with family or friends. They’re both profoundly disabled and potentially tra...

Another player in the sprawling UAW corruption scandal was sentenced to prison on Wednesday. Edward Robinson is the former president of the UAW Midwest Community Action Program, based in Missouri. He pleaded guilty to helping orchestrate a “multi-faceted embezzlement scheme over several years in order to benefit the most senior leadership of the UAW and himself,” according to federal prosecutors. Despite the fact that Robinson’s crimes were “substantial, serious, and took place over the...

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Listen to this article Community Action Program, Inc. of Western Indiana (CAPWI) is offering a scholarship in memory of Joan Cline to graduating seniors in the amount of $1,000 for each year they attend higher education up to a maximum of 4 years, according to a press release. The scholarship will be provided for four years or two years for Trade Association degrees through an accredited institution. The applicant must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours, or full-time equivalency and ...