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Pools closed. Youth programs were canceled. Seasonal employment was hard to find. Amid a rampaging coronavirus pandemic last year, youngsters across Columbus likely found themselves without much to occupy their time when school let out for summer. Mayor Andrew J. Ginther said Thursday hes determined to prevent that from happening for a second year in a row. Speaking at a news conference outside the Driving Park Community Recreation Center, Ginther unveiled a slate of youth summer programming i...

Program hopes to deliver more than 3K meals to Solano’s poor, homeless FAIRFIELD — Restaurants in Fairfield and Vallejo will prepare 3,200 meals for low-income families and the homeless over a 20-week period beginning in June. The work is part of the Restaurant Resiliency Program of Solano County, which received a $100,000 grant, the Solano Small Business Development Center announced. Restaurants will receive $25 for every hot meal they prepare. “Any restaurant in Vallejo or Fairfield is ...

OSWEGO - Her ongoing dedication to bringing teams together to do good work recently earned Chena Tucker, director of SUNY Oswego’s Office of Business and Community Relations (OBCR), the Nancy L. Premo – Woman of Distinction Award from the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GOFCC). “Chena embodies the very essence of this award. She is kind, passionate and community focused,” said Katie Toomey, director of the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce. “She bring...

Central Coast businesses are hiring, but jobs remain unfilled Colette Ngo and last updated 2021-05-06 00:34:12-04 Volt Workforce Solutions, a local job resource center, is actively recruiting people looking for jobs but they arent getting a lot of applicants. “Recently, we’ve seen a huge increase in job opportunities here and companies reaching out to us to connect with our network. However, there aren’t as many job seekers,” said Volt Staffing Consultant Garbielle Fletes. V...

Local business leaders hailed Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement Tuesday that he’s ending COVID-19 mitigation measures on Memorial Day -- except for mask wearing -- saying the decision will free businesses

Editor’s note: Signal Item is only spotlighting contested races in the primary election. Carlynton School District residents will see a few familiar faces on the school board director ballot as four incumbent school board directors look to retain their seats, according to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list. Newcomer Jessica Vogliano is running for the first time and hoping to take one of the four available spots on the November ballot. Here are the candidates a...

Highlandtown Lisbon Cemetery work day, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., volunteers welcome, 424-7970 New Alexander New Waterford Salem Outside rummage sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Presbyterian Church, 436 E. 2nd St. Hunting Club all you can eat breakfast, 7-11a.m., $5, trap shoot West Township SUN/5-2 Columbiana Haystack breakfast, 40 and 8, 44688 SR 14 across from United Rentals, $8, dine in or carryout, open to public, 7-11 a.m. Bicycle tour, 8 a.m., Firestone Park, $20, 692-2468 Good as New Shop, Methodist Chu...

April 23, 2021 Maine Senate Confirms New Members to Maines State Workforce Board AUGUSTA - The Maine Senate confirmed five nominees to the State Workforce Board (SWB) in a vote held late Thursday afternoon. These five new SWB members, nominated by Governor Mills, are Adria Horn of Pittston, Allyson Coombs of Brunswick, The Honorable John Patrick of Rumford, Meryl Fogg Ryan of Falmouth, and Vaughan Woodruff of Pittsfield. "With yesterdays confirmation vote by the Maine Senate, the State Workforc...

Reply April 22, 2021 Memorandum of agreement with Essex County ensures continued care of Union County prisoners; County jail will remain open as hub to temporarily detain and transport prisoners to Essex. Subscribe In a measure that will save Union County more than $103 million over five years while ensuring the continued care of its prisoners, the County of Union today announced it is closing major operations at its jail in Elizabeth, and sending its prisoners to the Essex County Correctional ...

Bedford Planning Commission seat remains open Bedford Township’s Planning Commission remains one member short after Supervisor Paul Pirrone’s sixth attempt to fill the vacant seat failed to reach a vote during the township board of trustees’ meeting on Tuesday.  Pirrone’s latest nominee was Michael Smith, a longtime Bedford resident who served for 15 years on the Bedford Public Schools Board of Education and who is currently the Sergeant At Arms for the Monroe/Lenawee Co...