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Easton homeless shelter gets a boost from its share of $1.1M in stimulus funds Updated Apr 26, 2021; Posted Apr 26, 2021 Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. and city council members Sandra Vulcano and David OConnell announce $110,000 in funding for the Safe Harbor homeless shelter in Easton on April 26, 2021.Rudy Miller | For lehighvalleylive.com Facebook Share Easton has received $1.1 million stimulus funds at a time when its residents badly need them. Easton Mayor Sal Panto Jr. announced the arrival...

Red Cow Moran Hotel to provide hotel quarantine boosting available rooms by 300 Government battling shortage of rooms after adding 16 countries to list last Thursday about an hour ago   The Department of Health has recruited the Red Cow Moran Hotel in west Dublin to provide mandatory hotel quarantine, boosting the number of available rooms by more than 300. The Government has been battling a shortage of rooms after adding 16 countries to list last Thursday, a move that prompted a surge in dem...

A Glenella grandmother died following an anaesthesia overdose during a routine operation at Mackay Base Hospital. Her family have now filed a $900k lawsuit.

Photos provided by David O’Connell Clawson first responders’ Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics From left, firefighter Connor Winther, firefighter David O’Connell, Sgt. Scott Vierk and police officer Ryan Tracy pose for a photo after their Polar Plunge into the Clinton River Feb. 20. Advertisement CLAWSON — On a 22-degree Saturday, Feb. 20, four Clawson first responders plunged into the 40-degree waters of the Clinton River across from Yates Cider Mill in Rochester Hills to raise fu...

Premium Content Subscriber only The "broken" mother of a Tafe student killed when he was flung from his seat when a Whitsunday Transit bus violently rolled could only identify her son from a tattoo on his right arm. "His face was unrecognisable," Nikki Brown told Mackay Coroners Court as the inquest into her sons death wrapped up on Wednesday. "I stayed with my son and used towels to soak up the blood flowing from his ears due to his head injuries for hours. "My family will be forever broke...

Inquiry into fatal bus crash hears seatbelts would have prevented teens death WedWednesday 3 updated WedWednesday 3 The inquiry will investigate whether seatbelts should be compulsory on public buses. ( Print text only Cancel A coronial inquiry into a bus crash that claimed the life of teenager Casey Stinson-Brown has finished with counsel assisting the coroner calling for a review into seatbelts on buses. Key points: Three passengers, including Casey Stinson-Brown, and two bus drivers have die...

The 19 year old had finished his studies at Tafe in Cannonvale when he jumped on the bus travelling from Airlie Beach to Proserpine on February 16, 2016. He had been one of 10 passengers aboard when the route bus, driven by experienced driver Alan Dorman, left the road about 1pm "for reasons still to be determined" and rolled. Fatal bus crash at Cannon Valley near Airlie Beach. The teen suffered traumatic head injuries and was comatose but alive when paramedics arrived. Tragically he could...

Clawson police, fire take ‘polar plunge’ to raise money for Special Olympics Published:  Tags:  Clawson Police and Fire Department members embraced the cold of Michigan winter for a good cause. Police officers Ryan Tracy and Scott Vierk joined firefighters Connor Winther and David O’Connell for a polar plunge to help raise money for the Special Olympics. Check out the video below --

Premium Content Subscriber only Update: A barrister for Transport and Main Roads has pushed for medical records dating back at least five years to uncover if the driver involved in a fatal bus crash in the Whitsundays had any pre existing conditions that may have precluded him from holding a commercial licence. Benjamin McMillan, for TMR, argued the information could be linked to why the Whitsunday Transit bus left the road on February 16, 2016 and crashed into a ditch. Fatal bus crash at Cann...

Janessa Ekert Journalist I didn’t always want to be a journalist. In fact, when I was younger my dream was to be an archaeologist – who wouldn’t want to be like Indiana Jones? However, now that I am a journalist, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else with my life. I love listening to people’s stories and sharing them with others. I’m a Queenslander through and though. Mackay is the furthest south I have ever lived. I’m an only child and I was raised in Airlie B...