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State sex-offender program grants its first release - Minneapolis Star Tribune

State sex-offender program grants its first release Minneapolis Star Tribune A 64-year-old convicted sex offender will be released to a Minneapolis half-way house. A high-risk pedophile held 19 years in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program will be freed to a Minneapolis halfway-house under a precedent-setting ruling handed down ... and more »

FEMA Grants $3.2 For Louisa Elementary School - WINA AM 1070

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FEMA Grants $3.2 For Louisa Elementary School WINA AM 1070 Culpeper Police need your help finding two men who allegedly assaulted an 86-year-old man during a home invasion last fall. Pfizer Inc. has uncovered a packaging error that could leave women with an inadequate dose of the hormone-based drugs and raise ... and more »

Retiree Living on Fixed Income Replaces Leaking Roof With Help of Grant - MarketWatch (press release)

Retiree Living on Fixed Income Replaces Leaking Roof With Help of Grant MarketWatch (press release) MONROE, La., Feb 2, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Seventy-nine year old Elbert Littleton noticed one afternoon that one of his neighbors was having repairs done on his house. Mr. Littleton knows a few people in the construction business in Monroe, ... and more »

Meriden Fire secures grant for new ladder truck - Meriden Record-Journal

Meriden Fire secures grant for new ladder truck Meriden Record-Journal The Federal Emergency Management Agency agreed to give the city half of the cost of a new 100-foot ladder truck to replace one that is 24-years-old, said Deputy Fire Chief David Bowen. The total cost is $1.2 million. "For us to get half of the cost of ... Meriden Fire Nets Large Grant for New Ladder TruckPatch.com all 10 news articles »

How to turn your period property Green - Country Life

How to turn your period property Green Country Life 'In some cases, heat loss through vernacular materials can be up to three times lower than expected,' says Roger Hunt, co-author of the Old House Handbook. Old buildings are intended to breathe, thus preventing, for example, moisture building up around ...