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EASTLEIGH residents are set to head to the polls today to elect a new ward councillor.

AN EASTLEIGH politician has slammed the borough council’s leadership in a damning letter to residents after stepping down.

Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Amid shortage of face masks, researchers explore 3D options to guard against COVID-19, other infectious diseases The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a high demand for respiratory protection among health care workers in hospitals, especially surgical N95 face masks – cup-shaped respirators that guard against airborne particles and liquid contaminants. In response, VA researchers are experimenting with 3D-printed masks as a substitute for N95s and other respiratory devices. A newly published study evaluated how well the 3D masks perform, w...

Andy Mikula, Correspondent WRESTLING Five Flagler Palm Coast wrestlers placed and the Bulldogs took seventh in team points at the Cradle Cancer Invitational at Jensen Beach on Jan. 8 and 9. Kyle Peacock led the FPC squad with a second-place finish in the 160-pound class. He pinned his first round opponent in 49 seconds and then picked up wins by decision in the next two, including a 3-0 win in the bracket semi-finals. He was defeated 6-2 in the championship match by Riley Orr of Fort Pierce Central. Marcelo Gonzalez was third in the 180-pound class and pinned four of five opponents, including...

Andy Mikula, Correspondent WRESTLING Flagler Palm Coast upperweight Garrick Schwartz was a champion and nine other Bulldog wrestlers placed at the Danny Byron Invitational Dec. 12 at Kissimmee Osceola. Schwartz, who wrestles at 195, was 3-0 with three pinfalls in the tournament and earned the championship by defeating his wrestling room sparring partner in the round robin final. Dalton Schell placed second and had two wins before being pinned at the 1:47 mark of the head-to-head match by Schwartz. Most of FPC’s wrestlers, including Schwartz and Schell, were entered in the Blue Division of t...