Manchester Landfill Catches Fire – Hartford Courant
A fire broke out at a remote landfill on Olcott Street in Manchester around 5 a.m. Friday, according to the Manchester Fire Department. Fire officials described it as a “moderate-sized fire at the top of the landfill stack,” in a Facebook post Friday. Fire Chief Daniel French said debris from the landfill was on fire. Firefighters requested an additional water tanker from the Glastonbury Fire Department and the effort required about 6,000 gallons of water before Public Works arrived with equipment to turn and rebury the material. Landfill fires happen from time to time, French said, describing this one as…
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The countdown is on for the 2022 Best of Dayton contest
exploreThe best of Dayton starts soon! How to enter this year’s contest “It’s always a great feeling to be recognized as one of the best at anything in our community,” said Tara Spoores, director of marketing for Warped Wing Brewing Co. “Dayton is filled with so many amazing companies and great people, so for our team to be recognized in this way is pretty awesome!” Warped Wing Brewing Co. was recognized as Best Craft Beer Bar and Best Local Brewery in our 2021 competition. “It’s just ‘us’ and it’s great that the Dayton community likes us for who we are,”…
Read More »Man accused of breaking into Randolph County home, assaulting woman
RANDOLPH COUNTY, NC (WGHP) – A man accused of breaking into a home and assaulting a woman in Sophia has been arrested, according to a news release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. Don’t miss the latest breaking news with push alerts on the FOX8 mobile app. On June 14, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to Nelson Park Road in Sophia on a report of an assault. Arriving officers say the suspect had already left the scene. The victim said Ronald Perry Huffman, Jr., 49, who is known to the victim, forced his way into the home causing significant…
Read More »Breaking news: Suzuki officially ends participation in MotoGP after 2022 | MotoGP
Having dropped the big news earlier this season that they intended to leave MotoGP after 2022, Suzuki and Dorna have now confirmed it. Suzuki will also leave its participation in the World Endurance Championship, which has been very successful for the Japanese brand in recent seasons. A statement from Suzuki said: “Suzuki Motor Corporation and Dorna have reached an agreement to terminate Suzuki’s participation in MotoGP at the end of the 2022 season. Suzuki will also end its factory participation in the World Endurance Championship (EWC ) at the end of the 2022 season. “We will continue to compete in…
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The first busload of migrants from Texas arrives in New York City
The first busload of migrants sent from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott arrived in New York City Friday morning. The group was dropped off at the Port Authority bus terminal in Manhattan after making the nearly 2,000-mile journey from the border in footage captured by Fox News. A group of charity workers and volunteers greeted the approximately 50 migrants, who were mostly men, before venturing into the city. New York City now joins Washington DC as a transit point for migrants who have recently crossed from Central America, been processed and are awaiting their immigration court dates. The Biden administration…
Read More »Bass Master – Medford news, weather, sports, breaking news
Jacob Wall, formerly of Jacksonville, earned the final qualifying spot on next year’s Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour. [Photo courtesy of Major League Fishing Tour] Jacob Wall casts while professionally bass fishing. [Photo courtesy of Major League Fishing Tour] Jacksonville-bred Jacob Wall earns final qualifying spot on next year’s Bass Pro Tour It’s March 15 in Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes, and professional bassist Jacob Wall is having an unforgettable day. He’s way down the tournament leaderboard with barely 10 minutes of fishing to go. While the South Medford High School graduate is looking for bass, he’s really looking…
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Rick Hubbard: Our political system is broken and we need to fix it
This comment is from Rick Hubbard, a retired attorney and former economic consultant who lives in South Burlington. I’m a native Vermonter now entering my ninth decade of life and I’m writing to explain why, starting October 1st, I’ll be crossing America from Los Angeles to our US Capitol in Washington , DC, to help. fix our broken democracy. Our federal political system is not working well today. It is not properly serving our common good. We are heading for autocracy, instead of strengthening our representative democracy. Here’s how bad it is: Most of us have lost faith in Washington….
Read More »Midterm elections: Kari Lake is the Republican candidate for governor in Arizona
A decisive vote to defend abortion rights in deeply conservative Kansas reverberated across the midterm campaign landscape Wednesday, galvanizing Democrats and underscoring for Republicans the risks of overreach on one of the most emotional charge of American politics. The landslide defeat of a measure that would have removed abortion protections from the state constitution quickly encouraged Democrats to run harder on abortion rights and even to take back some of the language used long by conservatives against government overreach, using it to ban abortion as an infringer. on personal freedoms. (As of Wednesday, the margin was 58.8% to 41.2%). “The…
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