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A 121-year-old Victorian-era gem in the heart of the Union Avenue Historic District soon will be brought back to its glory days thanks to a new owner.  The McLaughlin Building, 330 S. Union, was built in 1891 in homage to Michael McLaughlin, a local grocer, who had died three years earlier. Now new owner J.R. Chavez and his partners have big plans to restore the eclectic building with its Romanesque features.  As a realtor with Schwabe Real Estate, 232 S. Union Avenue,Chavez would se...

Mankato veteran travels to Washington to advocate for bill Jared Dean © Provided by Mankato KEYC-TV Mankato veteran travels to Washington to advocate for bill MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) — Michael McLaughlin is an Iraq War veteran who now works in the Blue Earth County Veterans Center. His latest mission is working alongside politicians and advocates to pass legislation that will help to bring to light some new diseases that could be service-connected. He is advocating on behalf ...

3 arrests in mail-carrier beating; cop’s bogus ticket admission: Staten Island’s top crime stories of the week Today 8:02 AM OFFICER WHO WROTE BOGUS TICKETS PLEADS GUILTY The police officer wrote the tickets in 2018 while assigned to the 120th Precinct in St. George, said prosecutors. A Staten Island cop who, authorities said, wrote fake summonses to his girlfriend’s ex-beau, has issued his last ticket. Eric Matos has also lost his job in the process. Matos pleaded guilty on Thursday to...

Sun, 04/25/2021 - 2:51pm -- tim The University of Vermont Firestone Medical Research Building is under construction. PC Construction is the general contractor. Designed by Black River Design, Architects in collaboration with Payette. Courtesy Photo. by Bruce Edwards, Vermont Business Magazine How tough was last year for some of the state’s commercial contractors? For PC Construction, one of the largest, it was a year when the company took a significant hit – the direct result of the now ye...

Jaguar-driving SI trio arrested for attack on USPS worker: NYPD © Provided by WINS Radio New York NYPD NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A trio of Staten Island residents who allegedly fled the scene in a Jaguar after attacking a USPS worker earlier this month have been arrested, police said Thursday. Ahmad Omar, 22, and Dounia Alrobaee, 23, were arrested and charged with assault and harassment in connection with the attack on Tuesday, the NYPD said. Michael McLaughlin, 23, was arrested on the same ch...

Medical cannabis patients targeted by bill, opponents claim By Garry Rayno - InDepthNH | Apr 22, 2021 CONCORD –A bill intended to make cannabis use in a vehicle a violation similar to an open alcohol container ran into a buzz saw of opposition Wednesday. Senate Bill 60 supporters said it is intended to make the state’s highways safer, but many more people said it targets and discriminates against the more than 11,000 state residents in the medical marijuana program. The bill passed the Sena...

NYPD makes 3rd arrest in attack on mail carrier in Oakwood; new details about victim’s injuries released Updated Apr 22, 2021; Posted Apr 22, 2021 The alleged attack of the mail carrier occurred on a busy stretch of Guyon Avenue in Oakwood. (Staten Island Advance/Maura Grunlund) Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police apprehended a third suspect in connection with an alleged broad-daylight beatdown of a mail carrier in Oakwood that left the victim with painful injuries. Michael McLaug...

Senate panel saddles up for machine horse racing, not yet for online taxes By Garry Rayno - InDepthNH | Apr 20, 2021 Rep. Patrick Abrami, R-Stratham CONCORD — The Senate Ways and Means Committee made quick work Monday of a bill to allow historical horse racing under charitable gaming but wants more information on a bill the sponsor said closes a loophole in the rooms and meals tax by taxing online platforms for car rentals and short-term rentals. The committee voted 5-0 to recommend House Bil...

With Council President Wayne Matewsky still recovering from health challenges, the City Council took the cautionary step to vote Councilor Anthony DiPierro in as President Pro Tempore – with DiPierro getting eight votes from his colleagues to lead the body until Matewsky can return. On Monday night, with Matewsky still in tough condition from a major heart attack he suffered while in Florida last month, Councilor DiPierro put a piece on the agenda calling for the election of a Pro Tempore. Co...

The City Council has called for a closer look in its Ways & Means Committee on spending for outside legal services, which amounted to more than $2.6 million over the last five fiscal years just on the City side of things. Most of the expenditures came from Mintz Levin in Fiscal Year 2018, and that involved defending the City on the Power Plant tax issue, which was a $659,771 cost that year. However, Councilor Fred Capone pointed out that KP Law – the City’s designated outside legal counsel ...