Massachusetts Town Rejects 50% Property Tax Hike
South Hadley is a warning sign for financially strained municipalities across the U.S. ‘Voters want more efficiencies in government and less taxes.’ Source link
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Boeing 757 conducts low flyover above an Icelandic town
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Pennsylvania town faces fallout from Trump’s environmental rule rollback
North America’s largest coke plant hugs the west bank of Pennsylvania’s Monongahela River, belching out emissions from turning superheated coal into a carbon-rich fuel. Researchers say the children at Clairton Elementary School about a mile away pay the price. They discovered the students there and at other elementary schools near major pollution sites in Pennsylvania … Read more
A 50% Property Tax Hike Proposal Is Tearing This Massachusetts Town Apart
South Hadley is a “canary in the coal mine” as local governments nationwide face the end of pandemic aid and rising costs. Source link
New DHS chief Markwayne Mullin visits town devastated by Hurricane Helene, promises reforms to FEMA
Chimney Rock, North Carolina — From the well-worn interior of a fire department in Western North Carolina, Markwayne Mullin reassured local officials that as homeland security secretary, he intends to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency — not eliminate it. Mullin, on his first official visit in his new role, traveled to Chimney Rock, a … Read more
Small Kansas town gets its first library after mysterious donation
Frontenac, Kansas, is a community of 3,000 residents. When its city administrator received a mysterious $4.6 million dolllar donation from a couple whose dying wish was for a library to be built, the town sprung into action to solidify its legacy. Source link
Mysterious donation gives small Kansas town its first public library
For over 140 years, the small town of Frontenac, Kansas had almost everything its 3,000 residents needed – except a public library. All that changed when city administrator John Zafuta got an unexpected phone call in 2019. “It was a surprise,” Zafuta said. “An attorney told us that we were the sole beneficiary of the … Read more
As Americans bear costs of the Iran war and DHS shutdown, politicians leave town
WASHINGTON — George W. Bush gave up golf while he was president during the Iraq War. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. President Donald Trump isn’t about to do the same amid the Iran war, describing his occasional golf outings as a brief reprieve from the … Read more
New York town official who shot lost DoorDash driver convicted of assault
An upstate New York town official who shot and wounded a lost DoorDash delivery driver was convicted Thursday of assault and firearms charges, authorities said. John Reilly III, the highway superintendent in Chester — a town nearly 60 miles (95 kilometers) north of Manhattan — now faces up to 25 years behind bars on the … Read more
Father Flanagan of Boys Town fame moves closer to possible sainthood
Pope Leo XIV put the Rev. Edward Joseph Flanagan a step closer to possible sainthood Monday as he proclaimed the “heroic virtues” of the founder of Boys Town, a Nebraska home for at-risk youths that gained national renown and inspired an Oscar-winning biopic performance. With Leo’s proclamation, the priest commonly known as “Father Flanagan” is now officially declared “venerable.” … Read more