City Council does away with term limits
April 28, 2021BERLIN On Monday, April 19, the Berlin City Council announced disbursements from April 6 through April 19. The total cash amount was $988,803.87. The Council voted all in favor to pay bills as recommended.
A Resolution was tabled in regard to 2021-13R Night Vision. A Public Hearing on this will take place on May 3, 2021.
City Manager James Wheeler gave his report. He discussed communication from Kevin LaChapelle of Industrial Protection Systems, IPS.
Wheeler explained, IPS is the vendor who provided the new self contained breathing apparatus to our fire department. It is nice of Mr. LaChapelle to take the time to note his very positive experience at the Berlin Fire Department.
Exclusive-U.S. Justice Department ends Trump-era limits on grants to sanctuary cities
Reuters | Apr 28, 2021 11:34 PM EDT A view of the One World Trade Centre tower and the lower Manhattan skyline of New York City at sunrise as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S. (Photo : REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo)
The U.S. Justice Department has repealed a policy put in place during Donald Trump s presidency that cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
In an internal memo seen by Reuters, acting head of the Office of Justice Programs Maureen Henneberg said that prior grant recipients, including cities, counties and states that were recipients of the department s popular $250 million annual grant program for local law enforcement, will no longer be required to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a condition of their funding.
Night works on Waikato side of Kaimai Ranges
29 Apr, 2021 01:11 AM
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There will be a 30kmh speed limit in place while work is completed. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that work will get under way on a range of minor safety improvements on State Highway 29, from the intersection of SH28 (Rapurapu Rd) to the top of the Kaimai Ranges, from Friday subject to weather.
This work will be carried out at night from 9pm to 5am and two lanes will be maintained at all times. During these works, a temporary speed limit of 30kmh will be in place.
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Contributed photo April 26, 2021 THE global health crisis has greatly affected the way we deliver and receive education as the abrupt halt in conducting face-to-face classes compelled schools to go digital. Many challenges became apparent, as both institutions and students strive to navigate learning during a pandemic and transitioning into the new normal.
In the past year, students continued their education digitally. Due to the sudden change, students voiced out various struggles about their online classes voicing their struggle to strike a work-life balance at home, managing their time wisely, and keeping up with their academic requirements because of cluttered learning platforms, poor internet connections, or the unavailability of devices. Moreover, the social aspect of learning has made students feel isolated.
U.S. Supreme Court spurns limits on life sentences for juveniles
Reuters | Apr 22, 2021 09:43 PM EDT
A general view of the United States Supreme Court in Washington, U.S. (Photo : REUTERS/Will Dunham/File Photo)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for states to impose sentences of life in prison without parole on juvenile offenders, ruling against a Mississippi man convicted of killing his grandfather at age 15 in a case testing the Constitution s Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
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The justices in a 6-3 ruling rejected arguments by the inmate, Brett Jones, that his sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole violated the Eighth Amendment because the judge in his trial had not made a separate finding that he was permanently incorrigible. The court s six conservative justices were in the majority, with the three liberal members dissenting.