Monthly Archives: February 2011

North Iowa Today: Feb. 8

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For other fun events, go to www.globegazette.com and click on the Entertainment link. To suggest events to be listed here, please e-mail specifics to judy.delperdang@globegazette.com. You can also post them in the online Events Calendar by following the posting prompts. CHARLES CITY — An orchestra concert by students in grades 5-12 will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Charles City Middle School Auditorium. MASON CITY — The Charles H. MacNider Museum, 303 Second Read more [...]

Beverly Council on Aging announces February activities

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The events listed here are held at the Beverly Senior Center, 90 Colon St., unless otherwise noted. To register or to get information, call the Senior Center at 978-921-6017. The Senior Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. For information, visit the Web site at beverlycouncilonaging.com   Meals on Wheels Valentine Breakfast The 37th annual SeniorCare Meals on Wheels Valentine Breakfast will be held Monday, Feb. 14, 7-9:30 a.m. at the Gloucester House Restaurant, Read more [...]

NOTTINGHAM City Council has announced plans to sell one of the residential …

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By delia monk local government correspondent NOTTINGHAM City Council has announced plans to sell one of the residential lodges in the estate of Lord Byron's former home, Newstead Abbey. The proposed sale of the grade-II listed West Lodge has provoked fears that the council may "split up" the estate, which it is struggling to maintain. The Post previously reported that the council plans to close the abbey and its museum collections every day except Sunday in a bid to save cash. It is currently Read more [...]

AIM-listed OPG Power Ventures raises USD 97 mn

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AIM-listed OPG Power Ventures has raised USD 97 million or £60 million by issuing around 64.5 million shares, which accounts for dilution of a 18.3% stake. The current round of funding will help the Chennai-based firm, which builds and operates power generation assets, to expand its capacity. OPG said in a statement that this equity funding will help it expand from the current 107 MW to a further 555 MW of capacity. The placement of shares was done at 98.5 pence per unit. Read more [...]

Feds won’t ID two listed in charges

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UPLAND - The U.S. Attorney's Office will not release for now the names of two individuals listed in the charges filed against two men associated with the FBI's Upland-based investigation. Jason Roy Crebs and Anthony Orlando Sanchez were charged Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Riverside for "knowingly and intentionally" aiding and abetting an Upland "public official" of "corruptly" soliciting a thing of value from "R.M." The identity of the public official and "R.M." were not released Read more [...]

Phoenix listed among nation’s best children’s museum

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Great Phoenix families have something to brag about next month. The Children's Museum of Phoenix will be featured in the March issue of Parents magazine as one of the country's 10 best museums for children. Located in the historic Monroe School Building, this is the first time the city-owned museum has been recognized nationally since it opened three years ago. In 2001, Phoenix voters approved a $10.5 million bond to purchase and partially remodel the former school. Today, the 35,000-square-foot Read more [...]

Queen Elizabeth II listed as owner of Wellesley home – WHDH

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WELLESLEY, Mass. -- A Wellesley home is fit for a queen. Her majesty, Queen Elizabeth the second, is listed as the owner of a $1.5 million house. Right now, the home on Bradley Avenue is still empty, but it's getting some residents very soon. Queen Elizabeth II is listed as the new owner of the new colonial home in Wellesley. "I saw that in the local paper. I didn't know what that meant. I thought it was a joke,” said Arthur Mills, Wellesley resident. But Queen Elizabeth II isn't really moving Read more [...]

Buy a piece of history with heritage-listed home

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HERE is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to claim a priceless piece of the state’s history. Rainworth House was built in 1862 as a simple Brisbane farm house by explorer and Queensland surveyor general Sir Augustus Charles Gregory who, among many accolades, is famed for mapping the state border. Arthur Conias Real Estate agent Jonathan Crane said the home reflects the man. ``He lived here between expeditions. It is nothing flash, it’s not some sweeping grand colonial home, he built Read more [...]

CCSU task force seeking input

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By BRYAN KOENIGSTAFF WRITER NEW BRITAIN — Identified party houses and apartments frequented by students may soon be listed online, members of the Central Connecticut State University’s Town and Gown Task Force were told at an open meeting Monday night.This was the first of two task force meetings open to the public scheduled for the semester, both in the Connecticut Read more [...]

Property Values Stabilise

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Residential property values for all New Zealand have stabilised according to the QV indices for January, but there remains considerable variability between areas. While nationwide values have been gradually declining over the past few months, the rate of this decline has been slowing, and values remained unchanged between December and January. Although recent values have stabilised, this time last year values were still increasing and as a result the year on year comparison dropped slightly Read more [...]