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Article content Acclaimed Sudbury cover band Good Vibes, known for their dance parties featuring classic songs from the 70s, just launched their first original single that is now available on all major streaming platforms. The upbeat indie rock tune called “I’m The Problem” takes the listener into an all too familiar situation where love grows stale and the protagonist realizes he’s at fault. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sudbury cover ba...

Demands Intensify for Security Fence Around Capitol to Come Down Forty-two House Republicans want Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to take down the razor-wire-topped steel barrier surrounding the U.S. Capitol complex and send the troops manning it home as soon as possible. “We write with concerns about the security measures and enhanced fencing around the U.S. Capitol even though high-profile events like the inauguration are over,” the group said in a Feb. 5 letter to Pelosi. �...

On Tuesday, Joe Biden demanded the resignations of all 10 of Donald Trump’s appointees to the Federal Service Impasses Panel, a powerful labor relations board, in a major victory for federal unions. Eight members resigned, and two were fired after refusing to step down. Trump’s appointees—a group of partisan anti-labor activists—had hobbled federal unions for years, sabotaging their ability to organize and bargain collectively. Biden’s clean sweep, which was first reported by Governme...

By Ry Crozier on Jan 29, 2021 12:40PM Anastasia Cammaroto. Joins as CIO of personal banking. NAB has landed Westpac’s former consumer bank CIO Anastasia Cammaroto to lead technology across its own personal banking operations. iTnews can now reveal that she has been appointed as CIO of personal banking, sitting in NAB’s technology and enterprise operations division. NAB group executive for technology and enterprise operati...

This is why German author Uwe Johnson spent the last years of his life in Sheerness  |  Updated: 07:14, 22 January 2021 Towards the end of 1974, a stranger arrived in the small town of Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey. He could often be found sitting on a favourite stool at the bar of the Napier pub, drinking Hurlimann lager and smoking French Gauloises cigarettes while flicking through the pages of the local paper. Portrait of German writer Uwe Johnson in 1974 “Charles” was the nam...

Camden National Bank donates Gardiner buildings Gardiner Main Street plans a $2.5 million renovation of the five Water Street buildings. 4 of 4 Camden National Bank announced on Wednesday the donation of several buildings to Gardiner Main Street. Gardiner Main Street hopes the 19th-century buildings eventually will be redeveloped into studio and living space for artists and an expansion of the groups collaborative work space. Staff photo by Andy Molloy GARDINER — In a move that is likely to ...

Luke Turner , December 17th, 2020 08:33 Coronavirus has forced us to reexamine our relationship with the non-human, argues Luke Turner as he explores far-right interest in environmentalism and questions of who has access to or rights over our green spaces. This is an extract from Unsound Festivals forthcoming Intermission essay collection On an evening in the interminable smudge of early lockdown, my eye was caught by a death in the sky. Some ancient instinct had drawn my attention to the momen...

Association announced its intention to give a $10,000 severance package to a former teacher and convicted child molester. the former math and computer teacher, neil ericsson, was found guilty of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy over three years and was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison. unbelievable. we reached out to the m.e.a. and they defended their actions saying they are legally obligated to enforce the contract for all employees. while the union fights to pay this criminal $10,000 in...

Its not necessarily about the reasons behind it but rather they wont honor my decision. >> its what you want. all right. >> yes. >> you heard about this story, this convicted child molester. the union is protecting them and trying to go after the $10,000 severance. whats your reaction? >> its a horrendous act that was done. i find it very surprising that the m.e.a. is standing behind this teacher and defending him to the point of getting money where they wont support a teacher who went along the...

0 wont make significant changes. one delay after another. a lot of it is lawless. i dont think he has the right to issue edicts and change provisions of the law the way he has. what else is available for those of us who like to see the law eliminated? >> we voted more than 40 times to eliminate, delay it. the sad reality is its peoples health care. they are going to suffer and president obama will be the leading candidate to win this award next year when people get sticker shock and understand t...