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Police: Missing 21-year-old may have gone off on his own
Pennsylvania state police suggested Monday that 21-year-old Matthew R. Royer, missing since leaving Rhode Island on Thursday, might have decided on his own to detour from returning to his Montgomery County home.
philly.com (29 minutes ago)
RI State Police step up seatbelt law enforcement
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island State Police are stepping up enforcement of seat belt and child restraint laws before and after the Memorial Day holiday.
boston.com (29 minutes ago)
Boot up: Intel v big data, wearable and health, Apple on tax, Google Island and more
A burst of 9 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamIntel is a $53bn-a-year company that enjoys a near monopoly on the computer chips that go into PCs. But when it comes to the data underlying big companies like Facebook and Google, it says it wants to "return power to the people." Intel Labs,...
guardian.co.uk (1 hour ago)
State police looking for missing Skippack college student
SKIPPACK - Pennsylvania State Police out of Skippack as well as the Narragansett, R.I., Police are coordinating in the effort to locate a local college student who is missing after leaving the University of Rhode Island for his Skippack home.
dailylocal.com (4 hours ago)
(Update) Parents issue appeal for Skippack college students return
SKIPPACK - The parents of a Skippack college student missing since he left the University of Rhode Island Friday issued a tearful plea for his return during a press conference Monday.
dailylocal.com (4 hours ago)
Island foxes bounce back from brink of extinction [Video]
Island foxes - on the verge of extinction 12 years ago - have rebounded almost to levels from before the crisis.
vcstar.com (4 hours ago)
Grand Island board OKs $1.5 million in maintenance, improvement projects
The Grand Island Town Board approved $1.5 million in maintenance and improvement projects to town facilities Monday night.The board approved $430,000 in improvements to the overflow retention facility at the sewage treatment plant, $200,000 towards changing water filters at the water treatment plant and $917,500...
buffalonews.com (4 hours ago)
Marco city council puts off action on a new Mackle community center
Marco Island City Council has decided to delay action on building a new or partially new Mackle Park Community Center until its July 15 meeting.
news-press.com (4 hours ago)
Milan board hears request to make village parks smoke-free
MILAN -- Trustees on Monday heard a plea from a Rock Island County Health Department official to make village parks smoke-free. As part of the "We Choose Health" campaign, Jennifer Johnson, an educator with the health department,
qconline.com (4 hours ago)
LI sees boost in disaster, anti-terror fund
New York City, Long Island and Westchester will receive $22 million more in federal funding this year from the Department of Homeland Security for counterterrorism and disaster preparedness programs, according to figures obtained by Newsday and confirmed by Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford).
newsday.com (5 hours ago)
Police: Missing Pennsylvania man may have run off
By The Philadelphia InquirerPennsylvania State Police suggested on Monday that the Montgomery County man, 21-year-old Matthew R. Royer, who has been missing since leaving Rhode Island on Thursday, ...
triblive.com (5 hours ago)
Doherty nominated to lead Wyatt board
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - The mayor of Central Falls has nominated former Rhode Island State Police Superintendent Brendan Doherty to lead the governing board at the Donald Wyatt Detention Facility.
boston.com (5 hours ago)
Council learns RI is home to 400 deere
More than 400 deer live in Rock Island, according to an aerial count of the animals conducted in December. Debate broke out last year over the deer population in the city, with some calling for a cull
qconline.com (5 hours ago)
Public pension employees skip Hawaii conference
Honolulu - Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension funds in the United States and Canada say a significant number of administrators are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii to avoid the perception they're wasting money by heading to the island paradise.
detroitnews.com (5 hours ago)
Neriel David Ponce: New York Is the Only Life I've Ever Known
This blog post is part of a series by Raise Our Story, a project for sharing the uniquely beautiful stories of undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. The series has been collected by RAISE, a pan-Asian group of undocumented young adults on the East Coast, to bring about comprehensive...
huffingtonpost.com (6 hours ago)
Rachel Ryan: Washington, D.C. Is Truly America's Paris
Having grown up and graduated from college on the East Coast, many of my close friends are dispersed somewhere between Washington, D.C. and New York City. So, naturally, I find myself traveling up and down the eastern seaboard pretty frequently. This past weekend, while in New York City visiting friends, I noted a...
huffingtonpost.com (6 hours ago)
Contractors get prison in Navy bribery case
The Poway defense contractors got three-year sentences for their roles in the North Island Naval Air Station scandal.
utsandiego.com (6 hours ago)
Beloved Children's Author Dies
NEW YORK — Bernard Waber, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," has died. Waber died May 16 at his Long Island home after a long illness, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt announced Monday. He was 91. Waber's "warmth, energy, artfulness, elegance,...
huffingtonpost.com (6 hours ago)
Mark Sissons: Tahiti's Heiva Festival Showcases Traditional Polynesian Culture
You can cut the anticipation with a machete as the pot lights dim under a canopy of southern stars. All eyes in the French Polynesian capital of Papeete's waterfront amphitheater are fixed on the stage. Tonight's audience is here to watch dozens of dancers, singers and musicians perform in Heiva Tahiti, a...
huffingtonpost.com (6 hours ago)
Local sports results for May 20, 2013
Today’s games Baseball Bangor Christian at Katahdin, 3:30 p.m. Bonny Eagle at Massabesic, 4 p.m. Brewer at Mt. Blue, 4 p.m. Bucksport at Mount Desert Island, 4:30 p.m. Central at Hermon, 4:30 p.m. Deering at South Portland, 4 p.m. DI-Stonington at Schenck (2), 3 p.m. Fort Kent at Presque Isle, ...
bangordailynews.com (6 hours ago)
R.I. Economic Development Corporation approves transfer of land, equipment owed to Toray Plastics
WARWICK -- The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation's board of directors Monday night approved the transfer of about 9-¾ acres of land in North Kingstown, equipment, facilities and machinery to Toray Plastics (America) Inc. as had been agreed upon in 2006. The board learned that the high-tech manufacturer...
providencejournal.com (6 hours ago)
School budget votes being held Tuesday
Long Island voters go to the polls Tuesday to vote on nearly $11.5 billion in proposed school spending -- an outlay expected to account for more than 60 percent of property tax bills in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
newsday.com (7 hours ago)
Broken and bruised, crash victims tell their stories
Broken and bruised, crash victims tell their stories The 53-year-old Derby resident was of the scores of people injured in Friday night's train crash on the Bridgeport-Fairfield line, and one of the few who remained in the hospital Monday morning. Pacelli, who had been on her way back from a conference in New York...
newstimes.com (7 hours ago)
A look at Staten Island's Snug Harbor
Itâs certainly not a tropical island, but if your goal is to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, Staten Islandâs Snug Harbor is the perfect retreat. Located on the north shore, it was built in 1801 as a haven for retired sailors and dubbed Sailors Snug Harbor.
amny.com (7 hours ago)
Three arrested for stealing change from pool tables
A trio from South Florida was arrested early Sunday on accusations that they stole or tried to steal change from pool tables at two Marco Island businesses.
naplesnews.com (7 hours ago)
Rare island fox rebounds on California islands
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A rare and tiny island fox is on the verge of making a comeback from near-extinction in the Channel Islands, a rugged and wind-swept chain off Southern California, officials said Monday.
yahoo.com (8 hours ago)
Public pension employees skip Hawaii conference
Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension funds in the U.S. and Canada say a significant number of administrators are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii to avoid the perception they're wasting money by heading to the island paradise.
sacbee.com (8 hours ago)
Public pension employees skip Hawaii conference
Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension funds in the U.S. and Canada say a significant number of administrators are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii to avoid the perception they're wasting money by heading to the island paradise. Read comments
fresnobee.com (8 hours ago)
(Update with video) Parents issue appeal for Skippack college students return
SKIPPACK - The parents of a Skippack college student missing since he left the University of Rhode Island Friday issued a tearful plea for his return during a press conference Monday. "Matthew, we love you," said Janet Royer, the mother of Matthew Royer. "We're here for you. Please call us. We'll come get you...
pottsmerc.com (8 hours ago)
Lady's Island Elementary parents push for return of fifth grade
A group of Lady's Island Elementary parents is pushing for fifth-grade classes to return to the school.
islandpacket.com (8 hours ago)
