25 Years Ago â 1996
The former MDU building, on Main and First Avenue Northwest, came down this week to make way for a new parking lot the city will be providing while Main Street is closed for renovation. Work has already begun in moving traffic control signals away from the Main Street to allow the removal of pavement and subsequent sewer and water work. Beginning Monday, May 1, two streets will be converted to one-way streets with First Street being dedicated only for eastbound traffic, while Second Street will be westbound travel only.
The Mandan Rotary Club, with a membership of 44, recently celebrated its 75th year of existence in the community with a dinner and program held at the Seven Seas Inn. Musical entertainment was provided by the âRoto-Roters,â with Chub Ulmer as master of ceremonies. The current president is Mary Stewart who was the third woman to join the Mandan club in 1988. Mandanâs first woman president was Ollie Arenz.
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Tears, fears, and fireworks show New Jerseyans’ profound reaction to Derek Chauvin guilty verdict
Updated 8:01 AM;
Today 6:30 AM
A Newark resident, identified as Yahni, set off a few fireworks Tuesday night in recognition of the guilty verdict in the case against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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The streets of New Jersey’s largest city Tuesday evening were not flooded with people. There were no large gatherings, or demonstrations, or group celebrations.
Instead, the reactions residents had to news of a guilty verdict in the case against Derek Chauvin the white, former Minneapolis Police Officer convicted Tuesday of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, a Black man were more personal. Quieter, and in many cases, thoughtfully profound.
Updated: April 21, 2021, 12:19 pm
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Jazz hero Bill Kemp in his element on the drums.
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He was the man who swung to the beat on the sunny, sunny side of the street for more than 60 years.
And, whether recording in the studio with the likes of Barbara Dickson, Rab Noakes, Cilla Fisher and countless other artists, or appearing on stage with international stars at the Aberdeen Jazz Festival, Bill Kemp was one of those irrepressible individuals who enhanced the lives of everybody he met.