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Funeral Services for Jerry Irving, age 80 of Pleasantville, will be held Wednesday, May 12th at 11:00am at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home in Knoxville. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Graceland Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Activity Fund at Accura of Pleasantville. Online condolences may be left at bertrandfuneralhomes.com.
Baker, Troxell join Wethersfield School Board DAVE CLARKE What difference can one vote make? For Paula Baker and Amber Troxell, it meant the minor difference of a two or four year term on the Wethersfield Board of Education. Baker was sworn in last week with three incumbents who won new terms unopposed for four seats on the ballot April 6. Baker, along with Troxell, ran as write-in candidates after no one filed to fill the seat vacated by board member Sue Brody who did not seek another term. After the preliminary counting of the ballots, Baker led Troxell by four votes, 191 to 187, but ...
Federal prosecutors recommend two-year sentence for former UAW President Dennis Williams for fraud and corruption Federal prosecutors are requesting a 24-month sentence for the disgraced ex-president of the United Auto Workers, Dennis Williams, for his use of hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate cash and workers' dues money to finance lavish getaways for himself and his fellow union bureaucrats, court filings revealed on Monday. Williams is one of 14 UAW officials and corporate executives to have been charged in a years-long federal corruption probe. Williams pleaded guilty last Octo...
(A P) Griffiths held talks with Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister to discuss developments in Yemen The UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, said Tuesday that the Saudi commitment to reaching a political settlement to the Yemeni conflict was crucial. On Monday, Griffith held talks in Riyadh with Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman to discuss the situation in war-torn Yemen. “We discussed ways to overcome obstacles facing prospects for peace in Yemen,” Griffiths said on Twitter. He stressed on the importance of the commitment of the kingdom and the region to reach “a ne...
Britain spent £2.4m over the last four years to help Saudi Arabia’s military comply with international humanitarian law – during which time the Gulf state has been accused of indiscriminately bombing and killing Yemeni civilians. The figures – obtained via parliamentary questions – are the first time the UK has detailed the amount spent via secretive funds to the kingdom, prompting a campaign group to say British taxpayers were backing the...