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Jim Casella has been a private snowplow driver for more than 20 years and relies on natures flakes to help make a winter living. An ideal winter for Casella, 38, owner of Erie-based Liberty Snow Service, 1527 Liberty St., is one in which the Erie region is blanketed by 3 inches of powdery stuff most days.  As for this winter? "Its been so-so," Casella said. "Its been OK. Well make do." With the exception of two significant lake-effect snowstorms, the Erie region has encountered a relatively ...

Anyone affected by the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic is eligible for a free box of food and groceries Wednesday at Morris Chapel Baptist Church. Bishop Oliver T. McCray Jr. said the church is partnering with Spokes of Hope to provide boxes of food to families struggling through these trying times. The first food distribution will be at noon Wednesday at the church, 530 Baptist Ave., Greenwood. Volunteers will also distribute food at the same time and place on Jan. 17. McCray said the churc...

Snowstorm spikes demand at Stamford, Greenwich hardware stores FacebookTwitterEmail A car is parked with its wipers up as heavy snow falls at Karps ACE Hardware in Stamford on Monday.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media Southwestern Connecticut residents stocked up on supplies as they girded for a snowstorm that started up Sunday night and swept across the state Monday. Some of the area’s hardware stores saw brisk business in the past few days as customers came in search of provisions to...

8.2 percent The Fauquier County Public Schools “turnover” rate among employees last year. A total of 227 employees left the school system for reasons other than retirement during or after the 2019-20 term. The total includes 104 certified employees (most of them teachers) and 123 certified staff members working in maintenance, nutrition, transportation and other support services. The turnover rate dropped from 9.6 percent a year earlier and 10 percent in 2017-18. “Compensation�...

Updated 1/27/2021 3:35 AM A well known Illinois high school basketball player, F. William "Bill" Schulz, 86, of Kenilworth, IL, passed away due to complications related to leukemia on Jan. 21, 2021, with his family by his side. Bill was born on November 11, 1934, in Harvard, to the late Fred and Helen Schulz and is survived by his wife of 63 years, Karin; his two daughters, Julie (Matthew) Halbower and Dr. Pamela Schulz, and his son Bill Schulz; his siblings, John, Ken (Marcia), Jim (Carolyn), ...

$1M N.J. Mega Millions winning ticket was sold at convenience store. 9 $10K tickets bought in state Updated Jan 13, 2021; Posted Jan 13, 2021 The Mega Million ticket worth $1 million for Tuesdays drawing was sold at Prime on Garden in Hoboken. Facebook Share The lucky ticket was bought at Prime on Garden on Garden Street in Hoboken, New Jersey Lottery officials said Wednesday. It was one of nine second-prize tickets sold around the country. No one hit the jackpot, pushing the top prize for Fr...

April 10 Mayo Clinic is not just faced with an enormous health crisis. Now, there is an economic crisis, too -- very likely the biggest such challenge Mayo has faced since the Great Depression. Income has plummeted as Mayo has turned its attention from regular business to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the clinic is rolling out a plan of spending reductions, including payroll cuts, that will directly affect about one-third of Mayos70,000 employees across all of its sites, including May...

1 of 4 A giant inflatable Santa provides a warm welcome and a wave to sightseers at the Hird house on Quail Ridge Drive. Globe | Laurie Sisk The Hird house on Quail Ridge Drive lights up the neighborhood on Wednesday night. Globe | Laurie Sisk A giant inflatable Santa provides a warm welcome and a wave to sightseers at the Hird house on Quail Ridge Drive. Globe | Laurie Sisk The Hird family stands beside a large furry penguin in their Christmas yard display at their Quai...

DeMott was a very active member of the community and held numerous political posts during this lifetime. “Joe was very thoughtful and a good man to work with. He did have the interests of the community and county in mind when he was commissioner,” McKean County Commissioner Cliff Lane said. “He was definitely involved in historic endeavors. That was definitely a passion of his — and of course, basketball. “The thing I will miss most about Joe is Joe’s willingness t...

DeMott was a very active member of his community and held numerous political posts during this lifetime. “Joe was very thoughtful and a good man to work with. He did have the interests of the community and county in mind when he was commissioner,” McKean County Commissioner Cliff Lane said. “He was definitely involved in historic endeavors. That was definitely a passion of his — and of course, basketball. “The thing I will miss most about Joe is Joe’s willingness t...