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A "Blessing Box" installed on the property of St. James Episcopal Church of Batavia, New York. The box began offering services to the less fortunate in February 2021. | Courtesy Diana Leiker A congregation in New York has installed a “blessing box” on their church property to provide food and clothing for those in need during the COVID-19 lockdowns. St. James Episcopal Church of Batavia installed the box on Tuesday and filled it with various items, including food, toiletries, hats, gloves, socks, and face masks on Wednesday. The box was the product of a collaboration between St. James Ep...

Jeanine Russell and Aine Nevar were sitting inside of their Central Topeka home in November 2020 sipping on coffee when Nevar looked at her wife and suggested that instead of getting each other Christmas presents, they build a blessing box in front of their house — an idea they had talked about, but had yet to pull the trigger.  The blessing box, which was constructed in December, sits in front of Russell's and Nevar's house at 1025 S.W. Fillmore St. While the couple knows their blessing box is filling a need in the community, they know there is still more to accomplish. 

Oakland woman charged with bilking government of $1 million in COVID relief funds FacebookTwitterEmail U.S. Attorney David Anderson’s office has charged Oakland woman with COVID relief fraud.Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 2020 An Oakland woman was charged Friday with defrauding the government of more than $1 million in COVID relief funds and trying to steal an additional $3.5 million by seeking federally guaranteed bank loans on behalf of four nonexistent companies. U.S. Attorney David Anderson’s office said Christina Burden, 31, was arrested Friday in Texas and would be sent to federal court...

From left, Katie Brunneti-Brockman, Tabias Brockman, Giovanna Brunetti, Autumn Ritchie, Malakai Elliot, Curtis Jones and Genesis Jones pose for a group photo behind the Blessing Box, a youth-led project to help the less fortunate in the Huntington area, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, on 9th Avenue in Huntington.

February 3, 2021 Unitarian Universalists to meet Feb. 7 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold an online service at 10 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 7. This service will reflect on ways of nurturing a personal interior melodic harmony and its benefits to inner serenity and beloved community. All are welcome to view this service on UUSD's Facebook page. For more information, go to www.uussd.org. Council meeting to include Hindu prayers Feb. 8 The Milford City Council, for the first time since its incorporation in 1807, will start its day Monday, Feb. 8, with Hindu prayers c...