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They are usually deployed to christen a new ship. But an enterprising transatlantic rowing crew told yesterday how they used an empty bottle of champagne to plug a hole in their vessel.

Three women are taking on the ‘worlds toughest row in a feat thats equivalent to 115 marathons.

An Oxford woman is set to row across the Atlantic, backed by one of the oldest family businesses in the country.

People are still reeling from the devastation and destruction left in the wake of Friday’s tornado that tore through Arkansas.

Granite Theatre is moving from an old-school childrens tale, “Alice in Wonderland,” to a modern comic-romp fairy tale in “Shrek

It’s child’s play at the Granite Theatre, which is doing its first all-youth production.The show is a musical version of the iconic

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The ghost town of Leetsville can be found down a dirt road in the Kalkaska County, Michigan township of Rapid River. Leetsville began as a post office in 1875 and was a station on the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, just a few miles north of Kalkaska. Other than a depot, there wasnt much else in the town except for a general store, school, the Tiffany Shingle Mill, and sawmill, which manufactured both hardwood and pine. 1905: Population 100. 1918: Population, still 100. Other than that, Leetsv...

NJ students: Mount Saint Mary Academy students held Winter Coat Drive MyCentralJersey.com At Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung, members of the H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Everywhere) Club, the Peer Ministry program and the Student Council held a Winter Coat Drive for St. Anns Franciscan Soup Kitchen in Newark. Donna Toryak, director of Admissions and H.O.P.E. Club advisor, said the collections boxes were overflowing and the surrounding bags contained coats, hats, scarves and gloves for ad...

Fred Allen (“Shorty”) Westerman died peacefully in his home on December 8, 2020. He was 67 years old. A visitation will be held on Sunday, December 13, 2020, from 5 to 7 pm at Heartland Funeral Home in Early. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, December 14 th, in the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel. Fred was born on February 16, 1953, to Okla Homa Westerman and Merle (Woodfin) Westerman.  Fred had an outsized personality and was known for his quick wit, jokes, and propensity t...