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A major step toward universal broadband access in New York This latest round of municipal infrastructure grants massively expands upon ConnectALL’s successful pilot projects, funding infrastructure construction across the state. The $140 million in grants will go toward installing publicly owned, open-access fiber optic networks in rural areas of Central New York, the Finger Lakes, […]
Chinese studio Lichao Architecture Design Studio has transformed an abandoned brewery in Zhejiang, China, into a creative park, retaining its industrial character with additions in reclaimed brick and weathered steel. The 25,400-square-metre site in the historic water town of Wuzhen was originally developed in the 1950s as an extensive factory campus containing production facilities, offices […]
Election materials are seen at the Alaska Division of Elections headquarters on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Juneau. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Nine days after Election Day, all of Alaska’s 403 polling stations have reported results. On Thursday, the Alaska Division of Elections reported that a tally sheet from the village of Atqasuk, a village of about […]
Thursday, November 14, 2024 Today in a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) nominations hearing for the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Val Demings, William Zollars, and Gordon Hartogensis on their commitment to combatting rural mail delivery issues. Senator Hawley confronted the nominees about the Postal […]
13th November 2024 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak Time and place for the independent farmers’ rally that is going to take place in London on 19th November have been confirmed. Farmers’ rally participants will meet at Richmond Terrace on Whitehall, London, opposite Downing Street, at 11am. The participants will meet at Richmond Terrace on Whitehall, London (What3Words […]
Twice a month, a 40-foot-long truck transformed into a mobile clinic travels the Rio Grande Valley to provide rural Texans with women’s health care, including birth control. The clinic, called the UniMóvil, is part of the Healthy Mujeres program at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine. The U.S. has about 3,000 […]
Read more Stateline coverage of how communities across the country are trying to create more affordable housing. NEWMARKET, N.H. — Aside from an extra mailbox, there’s little indication from the street that Ron Durand’s lot is home to two homes. But tucked above the garage is a two-bedroom apartment, where his daughter and granddaughter live. […]
7th November 2024 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak A Christmas tractor run will go ahead despite “considerable number” of farmers deciding not to take part following changes to inheritance tax that were announced at the Autumn Budget. Photo by Sheepy & District Ploughing Association. The charity Christmas tractor run, organised by Sheepy Ploughing Association, will take place […]
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Much of last week’s Hastings County council meeting centred around healthcare in the county and the particular challenges of rural healthcare. In a power point presentation Mayo Hawco, Chief Executive Officer of Gateway Community Health Centre in Tweed, began by quoting statistics recently shared by the Ontario Medical Association. “In 2023 there were 2.5 million Ontarians without […]