Rockland Town Meeting Issues
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Here are some of the issues town meeting members will decide:   New middle school  Whether to spend $50,000 toward designing a new middle school. Officials have scaled back the request from $250,000.
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The Boston Minuteman Council of the Boy Scouts of America has filed a defective construction lawsuit over its two-year-old Milton headquarters, a project Scouting officials say has been plagued with delays, poor workmanship, and nearly $3.5 million in cost overruns.
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By PETER B. LORD  For those interested in Rhode Island's drinking water problems and possible solutions, a statewide conference is scheduled for Thursday  evening at the Save the Bay Center in Providence.
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By Paul Burgarino, STAFF WRITER  SAN RAMON -- The Planning Commission will be holding a pair of public hearings today, both having to do with contentious development issues.
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During public hearings, members of the City Council talk on cell phones, chat among themselves, read mail or wander around the room. A state appeals court says they should be doing something else: paying attention.
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By Randy Kraft, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Jun. 5--Whether the issue is flooding, erosion or pollution, anyone with concerns about Saucon Creek can help identify priority problems by attending a meeting sponsored this week by the Saucon Creek Watershed Association.
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By Rebecca Dellagloria, The Miami Herald  Sep. 24--In its first meeting in nearly a year, the South Bay Community Council recommended the county reject a proposal to amend its comprehensive development master plan to allow the construction of town homes on 20 acres south of Florida City.
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By Daniel Wagner, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Jun. 20--With the state legislature expected to wrap up business by the end of Thursday and take a recess, a Long Island group is still working to advance its priorities of environmentally sustainable growth through several bills.
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By Chris Camire, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Feb. 13--TYNGSBORO -- Selectmen agree that renovating the old Town Hall is a good idea, but they expressed concern over funding the project last night.  "The price tag is frightening," said Selectman Chairman Karyn Puleo.
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By Jeremy Harrell  Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has proposed a mediation hearing next Wednesday in an effort to resolve a bitter real-estate fight that could cost Long Island the headquarters of CanonUSA.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 25--Mayor David Bieter will meet with North Boise residents Thursday as part of a series of neighborhood meetings designed to give residents a chance to ask the mayor questions and discuss quality of life issues.
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I just read an article on the Village Voice website that summed up one of the complaints I have had for some time about the Democratic Party: They won't fight.  At the same time, they are trying to convince conservative voters to vote for them instead of the Republicans and are losing votes on the liberal side as a result.   For both of these problems, I blame the Democratic Leadership Council.
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Officials of the Cleveland Clinic are meeting this afternoon with McDonald&#39;s representatives over whether the fast-food restaurant belongs in the hospital.
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By Tomio Geron STAFF WRITER  City leaders and community  organizers Saturday asked for open communication and healing in response to the verdict in the Long Beach Halloween beating case.
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By TOM GALLAGHER  For the record, I will insist that formal discussions about allegations made against me by Mayor Lionel Rivera occur in public and be open to public participation. The issues bear on matters of ethics and values of your elected officials; the people have a right to know.
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By Frank Juliano, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Feb. 9--MILFORD -- Members of the Planning and Zoning Board are waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep.