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  • School board doesn't act on Central historic designation Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:07AMDistrict 861 officials and the Winona Historic Preservation Commission may work to bridge a communication gap that has left the two at what seems to be a perplexing standoff over the designation of local elementary schools as historic.
  • Graceway receives FDA approval for Zyclara Cream to treat actinic keratoses Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:45PMGraceway Pharmaceuticals, LLC announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zyclara Cream, 2.5% for the treatment of actinic keratoses, determining it to be safe and effective for the treatment of clinically typical, visible or palpable actinic keratoses.
  • Arts Council sets grant application deadline Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:40PMThe Rowan Arts Council announces Aug. 12 as the deadline for the 2011-2012 Grassroots Grants applications. The Grassroots Grants Fund was established in 1977 to provide quality arts experiences to all citizens in North Carolina. Since 1977, ...
  • Nominations being accepted for new award Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:29PMMARTINSBURG - Region 9 Planning and Development Council is accepting nominations for its inaugural Neal Carpenter Community Service Award. Carpenter was appointed to the council in 2004, representing Jefferson County.
  • Casco land project gets a $220,000 boost Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:14PMLoon Echo Land Trust is trying to raise $800,000 to purchase and preserve Hacker's Hill in Casco.
  • Concert to benefit local girl Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:23PMSixteen-year-old Jake Mercer at home on Friday. Mercer, 16, is helping to organize the fundraiser with classmates at Bishop Manogue Catholic High School in Reno.
  • Arts and culture grants deadline July 29 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:10PMMetro Vancouver is offering grants up to a maximum $10,000 to arts and culture organizations for regional projects. Deadline for applications is 4 p.m. Friday, July 29.
  • Students bring case against Minister over grant changes Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:54PMTHREE STUDENTS have brought a High Court challenge to the Minister for Education’s decision to change the maintenance grant scheme.
  • Grants for storm shelters available Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:51PMStorm shelters may be relatively rare in the region, but $300,000 in grant money is now available to help homeowners in the Big Country plan ahead in case of a tornado or other violent storm.
  • Nine Cleveland neighborhoods benefit from $1.8 million in grants Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:22PMNeighborhood Progress Inc., a non-profit organization aimed at supporting community development, announced Monday that the money will go toward a variety of neighborhood improvements including commercial-property renovation, real estate development, urban farmers and streetscape safety and appearance.
  • State gears up for $2 million appliance rebate program Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:16PMMassachusetts residents could receive up to $200 in rebates for replacing older refrigerators and air conditioners with more energy efficient models under a state program set to launch next week.
  • Michaela Noble of Gilmer High School receives Horatio Alger Scholarship Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:01PMWASHINGTON – The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans is pleased to announce that it has awarded a scholarship to five outstanding high school students in Texas.
  • Agencies join hands to help transform the lives of homeless women Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:13PMNine small agencies in southeastern Connecticut have joined forces to address the wide-ranging problems of homelessness women. In a two-day series, The Day tells the story of this innovative program, two of its clients and their caseworkers.
  • Dogs safe, will be adopted Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:05PMPound has no plans to euthanize 18 rescued animals
  • Haverford developer ready to downsize subdivision Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:50PMHAVERFORD TWP. — In the latest word on a controversial subdivision proposal for 716 Merion Avenue, attorney James Buckler said Tuesday that his client, John Rayer, is pursuing an alternate plan for building two, instead of three, new homes.
  • Campaign launched to restore Irish Hills Towers Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:02PMA fundraising campaign to restore the Irish Hills Towers along U.S. 12 has been announced by the owner, who said she wants to see the national historic landmark brought back to life. Donna Boglarsky said her application to  become a nonprofit organization was recently approved. That will allow her to pursue funding as the Irish Hills Historical Society to restore the structures, at 8433 U.S. 12 ...
  • Quick links: Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:17PMTHE DELTA OPTIMIST & RICHMOND NEWS LIKE IT, BUY IT CONTEST (THE "CONTEST") IS INTENDED TO BE CONDUCTED IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE CANADIAN LAW. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ONLY AND PARTICIPANTS MUST BE THE AGE OF MAJORITY OR OLDER IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AT THE ...
  • New evaluations promise a ‘culture change’ in education Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:55PMA “satisfactory” evaluation never did much for seventh-grade teacher Susan Cox. In her 21 years teaching kids, she’s earned a national board certification and a master’s degree. She’s taken on new projects and district initiatives. She’s hoping the new evaluation system Wenatchee School District plans to pilot next year will become the next step up in her teaching.
  • Alton applies for USDA grant to create first digital library in RGV Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:44PMALTON – City officials hope that their first library will not have books. The City of Alton applied for $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant to create a digital library where users view information on...
  • No state grant for Sherborn Library yet Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:19PMThe Sherborn Library received word from the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners on July 14 that it was not among the eight libraries receiving grants this year.
  • Aurora offers block grant session Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:00PMBlock grant workshop AURORA — The city has slated an informational workshop on Community Development Block Grants with a two-hour session at 2 p.m. July 28 in the community room of the Aurora Police Department headquarters, 1200 E. Indian Trail Road. The workshop is in preparation for the 2012 CDBG funding cycle and is open to agencies that have previously received this funding, those who are ...
  • State has 28 applicants for remaining $2.25M in film credits Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:10PMNearly 30 applicants are vying for a limited $2.25 million available in state film incentive funding for the rest of this fiscal year, according to a report released today by the Michigan Film Office.
  • Bankrupt Country Club Hills police chief part of several failed ventures Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:02PMThe police chief of Country Club Hills, who with her husband earns more than $200,000 courtesy of city taxpayers, apparently is broke.Thanks to a series of failed business decisions from theaters they ran on Chicago’s South Side and in south suburban Dolton, Regina Evans and her husband, Ronald Evans, the inspector general of the city of 16,000, have declared personal bankruptcy.By the time ...
  • School-based bullying prevention grants awarded Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:40PMASHTON — A $7,500, school-based “bullying prevention” grant has been awarded to Ashton Elementary School and Hannan Junior/Senior High School. This is one of four grants totaling $50,000 recently ...
  • Disaster aid deadline nears Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:34PMFederal officials say the deadline is Monday for people affected by the April 27 tornadoes in Alabama to apply for federal assistance.
  • USDA invites applications for Value Added Producer Grant Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:27PMCHAMPAIGN — Illinois USDA Rural Development State Director Colleen Callahan has announced applications are being accepted for grants to provide financial assistance to independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives, majority-controlled producer-based business ventures, and agricultural producer groups through the Value-Added Producer Grant Program.
  • Farmers market seeking permanent home Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:22PMThe growth of the Wytheville Farmers Market is prompting its board of directors to seek a permanent site for the operation. While the current Main Street location serves vendors and customers well, the property is for sale, which could affect the future of the farmers market.
  • Orpheum Theatre receives historical designation Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:05PMThe Orpheum Theatre is the first building to be designated as a Municipal Historical Resource. Council passed third and final reading on July 5 to designate the Orpheum Theatre under a Section of the Provincial Historical Resources Act.[...]
  • Mini-grant available for water quality education Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:01PMThe Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana, Inc (SWCDMI) is seeking applications for mini-grants of up to $2,000 to fund local education and outreach efforts that address nonpoint source pollution and water quality issues.
  • County grant will help continue restoration of Rockaway Township's Ford-Faesch house Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:53PMROCKAWAY TWP. - For the second year in a row, a six-figure construction grant for the Ford-Faesch House from the Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund will help move the Pre-Revolutionary War
  • Whitehead researchers fix mutated stem cells Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:37PMThe Whitehead Institute at MIT has moved personalized medicine and gene therapy forward with the announcement of a technique that can correct disease-causing mutations in stem cells.
  • Community trust fund applications invited Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:10PMApplications for the SkyCity Queenstown Casino Community Trust 2011 funding round are now open. read more
  • Details Emerge About Bloomberg's $4.8M Memphis Grants Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:56AMNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls it the “Mayors Project.” The $4.8 million, three-year grant his foundation announced Thursday,...
  • Federal storm assistance application deadline is Monday Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:41AMThe deadline is Monday for those affected by the April 27 tornadoes in Alabama to apply for federal assistance, and FEMA again is urging storm survivors to return their Small Business Administration disaster loan applications.
  • Houston Production Hotline: Latina film festival now asking for submissions Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:21AMHouston-based Senorita Cinema is seeking films and videos by Latina filmmakers for the 3rd annual Latina film festival.
  • Word of Mouth Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:54AMUB Alert: Emergency text, e-mail messages. Sign up > The days of being blinded by glare from the sun, despite the $300 sunglasses straddling your face, may soon be over.
  • Neigborhood Network grants now available Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:48AMHarrison, Monona, Shelby Decategorization Project is requesting proposals to support neighborhood-based projects. The Neighborhood Network Community grants will be awarded to successful applicants in Harrison, Monona and Shelby Counties. The board will award grants with a maximum total of $2,000 for each community partnership.
  • School loses grant due to drilling ban Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:33AMWELLSBURG - Wellsburg Middle School has lost a chance at a grant for band instruments because of the City of Wellsburg's ban on natural gas drilling.
  • LAMBERTVILLE: City gets $194K for creek project Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:16AMLAMBERTVILLE — A $194,000 federal grant for flood control of Ely Creek “will help the whole section of Lambertville near the creek,” Lambertville Mayor David Del Vecchio said Friday.
  • FDA grants Novian Health IDE approval for Novilase ILT System to treat breast cancer Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:45AMNovian Health, developer of Novilase® Breast Therapy, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted investigational device exemption (IDE) approval for the company to start a multi-center study of its Novilase® Interstitial Laser Therapy (ILT) System. Novian developed the ILT System for the ablation of small (up to 20 mm) malignant breast tumors.
  • Feeding Maple Valley, Covington children during summer vacation Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:21AMThe number of students who qualify for free and reduced meals in the Tahoma and Kent school districts is growing. As a result summer lunch programs and food banks have seen a sharp rise in visitors at their facilities.
  • Sheboygan Falls police buying electric motorcycle Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:04AMThe Sheboygan Falls Police Department will add an electric motorcycle to its law enforcement fleet within a few weeks after obtaining funding through a federal grant.
  • Easton's teen center staying put in the West Ward Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:44AMReports of the West Ward teen center’s demise were apparently greatly exaggerated. The West Ward Neighborhood Partnership’s steering committee Monday denied a $25,000 grant request from the Boys & Girls Club of Easton because members were under the impression the organization was closing its teen center, known as The Club, at 1101 Northampton St.
  • IT Sligo students scoop software prize Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:20AMStudents from IT Sligo scooped gold at the Microsoft Imagine Cup after winning the leading category, it emerged this morning. Team Hermes from IT Sligo took top honours in the Software Design competition.
  • Lodi Lake Nature Area still closed; to reopen next week Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:07AMJeff Hood, spokesman for the city of Lodi, points out where the banks of the Mokelumne River have eroded from high waters in the Lodi Lake Nature Area on Wednesday. The nature area is expected to reopen next week.
  • From homes to oil? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:56AMBanning Lewis Ranch could be the next playground for oil and gas drillers, depending on rezoning. by Pam Zubeck Andy Jensen and his wife, Stacy, bought and moved into their house in Banning Lewis Ranch last fall, even as the massive subdivision's owners declared bankruptcy. Life has continued as usual since then.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  • Abbotsford considering more slots and liquor licence at gaming centre Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:45AMAbbotsford council will debate whether to allow a plan for more slot machines and a liquor licence at Chances gaming centre to move forward on Monday.
  • Loan process stalled Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:33AMThe appeal to FEMA for individual aid is holding up application for Small Business Association loans.
  • City seeks P3 cash for sludge, airport Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:48PMFederal government asked to cover 25% of costs of biosolids treatment, airport expansion
  • Protein Complex Found to Regulate Plant Growth Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 2:44PMFarmers and other astute observers of nature have long known that crops like corn and sorghum grow taller at night. But the biochemical mechanisms that control this nightly stem elongation, common to most plants, have been something of a mystery to biologists--until now.