NEW YORK – With the help of donations from the U.S. Bishops’ Conference and the Vatican, Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, plans to forge ahead through a time of violence and instability and hold an early August ordination ceremony for two new auxiliary bishops. In a June letter to the USCCB Latin America
Artist, poet, language arts instructor and entrepreneur René Parks Wendinger of Streator has been hired by the Starved Rock Country Community Foundation to head its arts program. Wendinger, an English teacher at Streator High School, was recently appointed Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund Administrator to replace Amanda Weygand Zehr of Ottawa who led the
The Blood Bank of Alaska facility in East Anchorage. (ADN archive) The Blood Bank of Alaska is unsure how it will fully fund a long-sought donor testing laboratory in the state after Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed funding for the nonprofit. An in-state testing lab would be a critical component of making Alaska’s blood bank self-sufficient,
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KNWA/KFTA) — A bill that would deliver more than $128 million to Arkansas for the future pilot training center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base heads to the Senate for consideration. Polish military members coming Ebbing Air National Guard Base in coming months The bill was created by U.S. Sen. John Boozman, in
Attachments During June 2024, the occupied Palestinian territory Humanitarian Fund (oPt HF) managed a total of 111 ongoing projects, totaling US$88 million. These projects aimed to address urgent needs in the Gaza Strip (89 per cent) and the West Bank (11 per cent). The projects were strategically focused on Education, Food Security, Health, Protection, Emergency
City Council member Erik Bottcher said he has started a Tree Fund with the Horticulture Society of New York and allocated $800,000 in City Council funds in the district that includes most of Chelsea as well as parts of GReenwich Village and Hell’s Kitchen. He unveiled the new initiatives as he helped plant what he
After months of discussion of putting an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) tax levy before Floyd County voters this November to help fund a new County ambulance service, officials appear to be leaning towards keeping the status quo. The EMS Advisory Council had proposed an EMS tax levy to raise over $775,000 annually, with the primary
MANASSAS, VA — Manassas is receiving $4 million from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to help fund a road improvement project. On Thursday, NVTA adopted its Fiscal Year 2024-2029 Six Year Program, dedicating $696.6 million to 23 multimodal transportation projects across the region. NVTA also transferred $21.1 million previously dedicated to an NVTA-funded project in
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — Loudoun County is receiving $55 million from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to help fund three road improvement projects. On Thursday, NVTA adopted its Fiscal Year 2024-2029 Six Year Program, dedicating $696.6 million to 23 multimodal transportation projects across the region. NVTA also transferred $21.1 million previously dedicated to an NVTA-funded
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund Provides $35.8 Million for Ecological Restoration Projects July 12, 2024 Tree planting and streamside buffers are among the many best practices funded by the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund. Maryland Department of Natural Resources photo. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is awarding $35.8 million