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Article content The search for a new Ward 2 councillor in Lucan-Biddulph has begun after the resignation of former Coun. Peter Mastorakos was accepted during the June 1 regular council meeting. As part of the motion to accept the resignation of Mastorakos and declare the Ward 2 seat vacant, councillors directed staff to prepare a report to be presented during the next council meeting on June 15. The report will outline options for filling the position. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Mastorakos resigns, leaving Lucan-Biddulph Ward 2 seat vacant B...

Declaring it "a civil rights issue," Sens. Chris Murphy and Bernie Sanders on Thursday introduced legislation to allow athletes at public and private universities to collectively bargain and form unions within athletic conferences. The College Athlete Right to Organize Act (pdf) would formalize the relationship between athletes and schools, where the lawmakers say athletes are "already treated like employees." "They provide a valuable service in exchange for compensation in the form of scholarships and grants-in-aid that they lose if they do not perform the job as specified by their colleges...

View Comments New Jersey is not the best state for residents with disabilities to call home. It actually ranked low on the list of states in a recent analysis. While Massachusetts topped the list at No. 1 and Mississippi was at the bottom, New Jersey came in at number 35. Why? Experts and advocates said a few metrics stand out as top priorities for people with disabilities considering where to live: employment opportunities, housing prices and mobility. The website Policygenius considered these categories and looked at all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and created an index to illustrate ...

The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE — Police have released the name of the 7-year-old girl who died after she and her sister were rescued from a three-alarm fire at their home in Mount Pleasant. A police news release on Wednesday afternoon said Ashley Sandoval died shortly after arriving at Hasbro Children's Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Her 2-year-old sister is in the Intensive Care Unit at Hasbro. The news release said adult relatives and a juvenile relative had been inside and were able to escape. The origin and cause of the tragic fire is still under investigation and police were not r...