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April 2, 1869: The Union Flag alerted readers, “Three thousand copies (more or less) of the School Fund Embezzlement Investigation at this office for gratuitous distribution.” The Union Flag was a newspaper printed in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way under the masthead. However, it was also spelled as Jonesboro at various points inside the newspaper. April 2, 1891: The Comet reported, “Another deal was made Monday in Main street (sic) property. F.A. Stratton purchased the corner of Main and Roan Streets (sic) from Mr. Landreth. The price paid was $100 per foot, cash. Th...

Tottenville blood drive will honor 9/11 firefighter’s memory Updated Mar 02, 2021; Posted Mar 02, 2021 A blood drive will be held Saturday in memory of Firefighter John G. Chipura, who gave his life on 9/11. Facebook Share STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An annual blood drive will be held Saturday in Tottenville in memory of John G. Chipura, an FDNY firefighter who lost his life responding to the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Chipura also served as a U.S. Marine and a city police officer. He started his life of community service as an Eagle Scout. An annual blood drive is the perf...

Updated: 12:58 PM EST Mar 1, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff City officials in Winston-Salem held a brief ceremony Monday morning to unveil an honorary street sign to mark the 70th anniversary of the Winston-Salem Fire Department’s first Black firefighters.The firefighters reported for duty on March 1, 1951, at the original Fire Station No. 4 located at 214 N. Dunleith Ave. Monday's ceremony was held near that site at the corner of East Third Street and Dunleith Avenue. The old fire station has since been converted to a church. Speakers included Mayor Allen Joines...

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Tower Ladder 34 has been used to pluck people from a burning apartment building. It once came to the aid of a worker with frost-bitten fingers stuck high up on a cellphone tower. But the tower truck’s days are numbered — at least at its current location with Engine Co. 72, 7982 S. South Chicago Ave. The ladder truck, which is equipped with a basket and can extend up 10 stories, is being moved to a new location as part of a wider plan to “consolidate and improve overall fire coverage on the South Side,” according to the fire department. Two dozen or so current and ...

Last year’s outdoor dining ban was never about data that linked spiking cases to restaurants, it was about the decisions that officials are allowed to make during a public emergency