LAKE FOREST – More than 40 kids participated in a special emergency preparedness class held at Forest Lanes bowling center . The event, sponsored by the American Red Cross and coordinated by youth bowling director Treesa Spencer, included a puppet show for children ages 3 -11. Children 12 and over … Continue reading
<!– –> Tweet – A A A + <!– –> AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — More than five hundred people are attending a two day conference at the Augusta Civic Center where they are gathering information and training to be better prepared in case a of a natural disaster or … Continue reading
“Be a Force of Nature” is the slogan of National Severe Weather Preparedness Week, which is under way. The Hunterdon County Division of Emergency Management and other agencies across the country are taking part. Brayden Fahey, county emergency management coordinator, is heading up the local effort. “2011 was an unprecedented … Continue reading
Gallipoli remembered at Motueka service ALASTAIR PAULIN As the plaintive notes of the Last Post mingled with a dawn chorus of birdsong, the rising sun lit the autumnal trees in golden light around the Motueka Cenotaph. The dawn ceremony of remembrance took the crowd of roughly 700 on a journey … Continue reading
In one of the New Orleans neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding in Hurricane Katrina‘s aftermath, developers have built a prototype house that’s aimed at providing a quick housing solution for areas blown away by hurricanes and tornadoes or knocked down by earthquakes. The dwelling in the Lakeview section of New … Continue reading
ATLANTA, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private non-profit organizations of all sizes that May 22 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in Bennington and … Continue reading
New Delhi: With the country’s defence preparedness coming under sharp focus, senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Tuesday sought a comprehensive discussion in the Lok Sabha on the sensitive issue. Singh, a former Defence Minister, raised the issue during Zero Hour asking the government to come forward to allay the … Continue reading
Complete Coverage Printer-Friendly Email Article Reprints Comments Tweet A quiet, sub-rosa fear is brewing among supporters of the Common Core State Standards Initiative: that the standards will die the slow death of poor implementation in K-12 classrooms. “I predict the common-core standards will fail, unless we can do massive professional … Continue reading
ORLANDO, Fla., Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Intermedix EMSystems, the nation’s leading provider of public health and emergency medical management technologies, successfully supported two drills where Central Florida public safety officials practiced disaster response and recovery procedures. Intermedix EMSystems’ software was used both in critical exercise communications and for … Continue reading
ATLANTA, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding eligible private non-profit (PNP) organizations in West Virginia of the May 15 deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by the severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, mudslides and landslides that occurred from Feb. 29 … Continue reading