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Tree laborer is a dangerous municipal job, he added. “These people are on call 24/7. They are asked to go out during inclement weather for fallen trees." The highest the warden can offer these new experienced laborers is $16 an hour, a wage Collasius called “dismal and deplorable” as well as a great contributor to the high employee turnover rate for the position.  “It’s a long-term problem preventing the department from functioning in a reliable manner.”  It was previously reporte...

Denis Smith THE merry month of May is upon us, the last month of autumn, and for the Marburg folk, one of the busiest. Three meetings are planned to enjoy. The Marburg Pacing Association starts the trifecta with Labour Day on Monday, presenting a solid eight race card. Racing starts at 12.27pm. All the regular features will be on the go including exciting country harness, country style burgers and other tasty items, home made desserts, amazing prices on beverage and other cold drinks. Ther...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Fans Freaking Out Over Mini-Puft Men Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The last time the franchise hit the big screen was with the awful Ghostbusters (2016), but the current tactic is to simply pretend that mess didn’t happen and carry on the story of the original two flicks . As such, the movie has leaned hard on old imagery in its marketing, with the (slightly rusty) Ecto-1 in pride of place. We know that most of the original cast are returning (Harold Ramis will be missed...

Mark Rees and wife Katy say they've had worried calls from staff after the chocolate maker said all stores would close.

Conflict of interest? Before the interview took place, Selectman Keith Silvia announced that he had to recuse himself from the selection process due to a conflict of interest. Silvia’s wife, Anne, is an employee of the town and, if Graves was selected, she would work directly beneath her.  Selectman Daniel Freitas later said he found it peculiar that Silvia’s conflict of interest wasn’t brought up by counsel or the screening committee until now, several months and in the final stages of...

Denis Smith ITS a positive move by Racing Queensland to program "winnable" races for horses at the dawn of their career . This is an attempt to remove the anomaly which repeatedly saw winners of one race thrown in with winners of 21 races and at the same time, fare worse in the barrier draw. Following industry consultation, Racing Queensland have introduced a new program of races effective from March 1. The aim is to increase opportunities for young and less experienced horses. The races ar...

Astrophysicist Martin Rees downplays idea of moving to Red Planet to escape climate change

Legal woes grind Fairhaven town administrator search to a halt Daniel Schemer FAIRHAVEN — The town’s hunt for its next town administrator got complicated, as one of the candidates to be interviewed is threatening legal action against one of the selectmen who will vote on the position. Wendy Graves, Finance Director and Treasurer, as well as interim town administrator since the retirement of Mark Rees, was supposed to be interviewed for the position this past week.  The night of the interv...

As GrowGeneration looks to expand and "serve cultivators throughout the state, this particular acquisition helps us strengthen our presence in Pueblo."

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. GrowGeneration Acquires Colorado-Based Grow Warehouse, Expands Footprint in Colorado and Oklahoma February 16, 2021 GMT GrowGeneration Acquires Colorado-Based Grow Warehouse, Expands Footprint in Colorado and Oklahoma (CNW Group/GrowGeneration) Acquisition Brings Total Number of GrowGen Locations to 46 DENVER, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG), (“GrowGen” or the “Comp...