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“Sanctuary City” status rejected ELLSWORTH — A resolution sponsored by Councilor Michelle Kaplan to declare Ellsworth as a Second Amendment Sanctuary City failed to find approval at the March 15 City Council meeting. Instead, a motion to not approve the resolution to approve Ellsworth as a Second Amendment Sanctuary City first passed 5-2, with Kaplan and Gene Lyons dissenting. A second vote, after Council Chairman Dale Hamilton clarified that the decision was not binding and could be brought to the council in the future, passed 6-1, with Lyons the sole nay vote. “Basically...

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Council weighs in on proposed Ped/Bike Path extension ELLSWORTH — Three seasons of walking may trump four seasons for the proposed Ellsworth Ped/Bike Path extension, after councilors heard details of a draft feasibility study on Feb. 25 and questioned costs and liability in maintaining the extension path during winter snow and ice if the project moves forward. As proposed, the 0.75-mile connector trail would begin at the intersection of Birch Avenue and Spring Street, where the Ellsworth trail now ends, continue down Spring Street and cross Main Street to connect with the Sunrise Trail at t...

DEAR ABBY: I recently moved from the U.S. to Germany. It has been a big change, and I honestly don't know how to handle it. A lot of the kids at school make fun of me and call me names. My family plans to stay here another two years. My parents say that when/if we move back to the United States, we won't return to our hometown. I find this very hard to accept because it was the only home I've ever known. I tried asking them if I could live with a friend there, but they always brush me off.

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