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For years the clock that sits in front of the Westmoreland County Courthouse offered the correct time just twice a day. The four-sided timepiece has sat at the edge of Courthouse Square for three decades, having been donated to the city in 1991 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the

New Brunswick, NJ (PRWEB) October 22, 2021 -- Town Clock Community Development Corporation is pleased to announce a stellar lineup for this year’s Being

July 16, 2021 By Keith Norrington The Old Boat Column this week presents two versions of a vintage view of the riverfront at New Albany, Ind., the writer’s historic hometown. Published as night and day post cards, the original image was taken during low water from the Kentucky shore on Sunday, September 20, 1908; the skiff in the foreground was likely used to ferry the photographer across the river. The steamboats Tell City (righ...

Tom Lee/Stuff Waipā District Council chief executive Garry Dyet commended staff and councillors for completing the long term plan, much of the work was done during the Covid-19 alert levels in 2020. The council initially proposed a 1.8 per cent rates increase but then the community wanted key projects added, so the final increase was 4.6 per cent for the first year of the 10-year plan. “We are living within our financial means and while the first year we have an increase in the mid 4 per ...

Public survey on pedestrianising part of Carricks Main Street Survey open from Thursday, May 13 - Friday, May 28 Reporter: 7 May 2021 The section being considered is the section between St Marys Close and the Town Clock. Picture: Gerry Faughnan );  ); Leitrim County Council is considering the pedestrianisation of part of Main Street, Carrick-on-Shannon from the junction of Main Street with St Mary’s Close to the Town Clock on a pilot basis. This pedestrianisation could be on a fulltime or p...

Part 8 consultation is under way Town & Village Renewal Scheme in Enniskerry for public realm works, including pedestrian accessibility, development of a community garden and remedial works to the Town Clock. Funding has been approved and there is match funding available from the councils own resources and the community to facilitate the project. The Bray district has been working closely with the local community and businesses on the project. A Part 8 application has been prepared which set...

1585, May 7 The Great Fire of Darlington swept through the wooden buildings of High Row and Skinnergate, rendering 800 of the town’s population of 1,200 homeless. There was no brigade, so the people threw milk and even beer on the flames. It took Darlington 50 years to recover. 1757 The first recorded fire engine – a portable pump – was stationed in the south-west corner of St Cuthbert’s churchyard and the churchwardens were tasked with keeping it “fit for use on any sudden occasi...

Date Time Launceston replicated in Minecraft map Launceston landmarks like Kings Bridge, UTAS Stadium and the Town Clock have been recreated in popular video game Minecraft using 3D LiDAR scans from the City of Launceston’s digital data assets. The Council has used LiDAR – which stands for Light Detection and Ranging – to undertake scans of the city for several years. The scans are used by the Council to create 3D computer models of city projects and new development proposals. Thanks to t...

Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Santa Cruz has seen its share of flooding Gary Griggs © Provided by Santa Cruz Sentinel A flood on the San Lorenzo River in 1940 looking toward Beach Hill from Ocean View Avenue. (UCSC Library historical photo collection -- Contributed). We seem to regularly bounce back and forth between drought and flood on the central coast, and this is the way it always seems to have been. As long as people have lived in the Monterey Bay area, they have ex...

The Town Clock, or Market Cross, in North Walshams town centre. - Credit: Supplied by Historic England A new partnership seeks to peel back the layers of North Walshams past and take a peek inside. Historic England has joined forces with North Norfolk District Council on the project, which they say will be the first in-depth survey of the market towns rich heritage.  And Historic Englands architectural investigators have called on the community to get involved by sharing any historic photos ...