Sentences with phrase «give local towns»

An ambitious new project aims to broaden the hiking experience for everyone, and give local towns an economic jump start in the process.

Not exact matches

Sometimes the state of Illinois gives money to local towns, and sometimes the state takes it away.

The mining town's mineral - rich water gave the local wheat beer a salinic edge, supplying the sour ale with a sharpness that played well with its twangy, lemony profile.

Palos Heights is giving out - of - town teachers and staff at a local elementary school district a discount rate on fitness classes next year at the village Recreation Center.

But Bellavia has racked up a long list of local county and town committees in the sprawling district on his side, giving him an edge in organizational, grass - roots support.

A Florida student told a local TV station that CNN gave him a scripted question to ask during the network's town hall last night, and he decided not to participate.

BCCC is a local, all volunteer organization that aims to provide an outlet for community members to give back in a positive way, while enhancing the appearance of our town.

The delays also gave local efforts to ban fracking time to get traction in towns like Dryden; today Martens claimed those legal hurdles were greatly reducing the acreage available for fracking.

Suffolk Conservatives are broadening their attack on local Republican state senators by giving GOP Islip town board member Trish Bergin - Weichbrodt authorization to run on the minor party line against freshman State Sen. Tom Croci of Islip.

Local elected leaders say they aren't giving up their fight against helicopter noise despite the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to reject Southold Town's petition requesting that the controversial North Shore route be reconsidered.

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell said that because Suffolk County has not addressed the matter in a meaningful way, and since a sweeping water quality bill stalled in the Legislature last year, funding from Albany is needed to give local municipalities more power to introduce modern septic systems to their own towns.

Espaillat, who organized the Town Hall to give locals an opportunity to address «the current state of affairs,» went on the defensive when one attendee questioned Alcantara's alliance with the IDC and blasted Espaillat's support for such a «turncoat Democrat.»

The seminar at the Fire Training Center in Pomona gave many local town and village -LSB-...]

John Perry, his town's former assessor and a longtime fixture for his coaching of local kids» sports teams, will be the new town supervisor in Hurley after the counting of absentee ballots on Monday, November 20 gave him 13 more votes than former Woodstock supervisor and now West Hurley resident Tracy Kellogg, who was making her third run for the position on Democratic, Green and Working Family party lines.

When contacted, the Chairman of Madagali Local Government, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed, also confirmed the incident but said he could not give details because he was not in town.

«I wanted to give local women who couldn't afford the time or the expense to go to Washington D.C. or New York a venue,» said Lisa Tait, of the Delaware County Democratic Committee and chair of the town of Middletown.

Her willingness to attend local town committee events will give her a boost, he added.

Among those that were paraded before newsmen was a suspect, who said he is from Agulu town, Anaocha Local Government Area and two other suspects, who gave their home town as Ugbawka in Nkanu, Enugu State and Ezeagu town also in Enugu State.

Legislators rejected this change during the first round of budget negotiations, with the Assembly creating a credit based on income (and not tied to local spending) and the State Senate embracing a simpler but less onerous plan advanced by groups representing cities, towns, counties, school boards and villages to give the «freeze» check back to the local government to invest as it sees fit.

The planning commission, which has representatives from all 10 Suffolk towns, gives recommendations to local municipalities for projects along county or state roads and its recommendations can only be overruled with a majority - plus - one vote of the Town Board or Planning Board.

Town Hall meetings are a decentralised means of giving members and leaders of the various communities the opportunity to get together and discuss progress and emerging issues of both the central and local government.

She has a history of spending mostly on travel for out - of - town conferences and giving to local groups and festivals.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA Spring Valley — Rev. Weldon McWilliams IV, PhD, a longtime activist for East Ramapo students, recently gave the Rockland County Times details on his candidacy for the Ramapo Town Board, where he hopes to represent constituents he says are underrepresented in local politics.

Moreover, grassroots, non-profit, and neighborhood leaders throughout the cities, towns, and villages in Erie County are successfully reviving local commercial corridors in the heart of each community, rigorously promoting the important advantages of supporting local businesses, and giving a louder voice to our treasured assets.

Which part of town goes underwater first?Part of the challenge for city officials is that climate models are uncertain, and unable to give a precise picture of impacts on a local area.

It won't be that easy to reach him because Reber doesn't have a phone, but the local post office in Bothwell (population 241) will give him a message next time he is in town.

Anyway, I might give it a try — I just saw it on the shelves in one of my local (small town) supermarkets but didn't read the nutrients label or check the price.

It gives you a chance to search for the people living in your local town / area.

Vienna, VA About Blog Vienna Real Estate agent Realtor Doug Francis at TTR Sothebys gives local insight on custom and new homes tips for people relocating to and near The Town of Vienna, The real estate market includes custom builders and new luxury homes on tear down lots.

The local Canadian Mounties, who have been policing the area for decades, are also upset given they've lost their jurisdiction and will be transferred to other towns.

You arrive in town, decide whether or not you're going to give bullets to the locals, and then do your best to kill rather than satisfy your enemies» hunger for brain meat.

The local judge (Graf, The Brady Bunch Movie) in the small town is so fed up with seeing her face, and the fact that she has had four children already (all of which had to be given up for adoption due to their mother's behavior), that when he discovers she is pregnant again decides to make law history and have her put in prison for endangering the life of her fetus, making it clear he would be a bit more lenient with her if she were to have it aborted.

After some aimless wandering around town and canoodling with a local woman who gives him an hallucinatory trip, Yossi meets Karl (Thomas Kretschmann), another explorer with a bargain for Yossi and his new buddies.

As the film opens, it's 1952 and Eilis Lacey (Ronan) is having America delivered to her on a plate: the local priest in her County Wexford home town sponsors her passage to New York where, under the eye of another man of the cloth (Broadbent), she is given in short order a home, a job and a night school class.

Travelling from town to town and family to family, they hit upon their calling as Stephen, the elder brother, figures out a way to give the younger brother Bloom the normal life that he wants, and to turn a profit, making him befriend the local rich kids only to lead them astray in a racket organised with the local dry cleaner.

Creating wall - sized portraits of locals as they travel from town to town, the two inquisitive, kindred - spirit directors peer into the day - to - day life of rural and working - class France, the camera listening and learning as old and middle - aged villagers remember how coal miners used to bathe and eat back in the day or goat - cheese makers give their differing opinions on the subject of dehorning.

In an area with so many choices, a town's reputation and real - estate values depend heavily on the quality of its local school district, giving residents added incentive to ensure that their schools compare favorably with those in other towns.

It is formatted similar to that of a television talk show with the host, sometimes a student, sometimes the editor - in - chief of our town's local newspaper, and sometimes me, opening the «Meet and Greet» by asking a number of introductory questions before giving the students a chance to ask questions of their own.

It is formatted similar to that of a television talk show with the host, sometimes a student, sometimes the editor - in - chief of our town's local newspaper, and sometimes a teacher, opening the «Meet and Greet» by asking a number of introductory questions before giving the students a chance to ask questions of their own.

St Albans School's partnership scheme has been running for many years: it not only offers lifelong learning and social skills for its students but also gives back plenty to the local town.

Our friend out in Norfolk, a retired elemental teacher, pointed out that they tried to give the kids out in the sparsely populated areas of the state similar chances to the kids in towns like Norfolk (pronounced nor fork by the locals).

But when its contract was approaching expiration a few years ago, the town decided to give local parents the option of sending their children to private schools as well, and the town would cover tuition up to the amount that it was spending per pupil at the neighboring district school (about $ 12,000).

The car is finished in the RS model's characteristic Nitrous Blue paint and rides on white O.Z. Racing wheels, making it pretty recognizable in the small town where the locals have given it the above nickname.

And of course let's also support our local indie bookstores (that would be Otter Books in my current home town of Nelson, BC, Canada) because they're the folks that give up - and - coming scribblers, (like me), shelf space!

30 Days of Night, by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, is a vampire tale set in an Alaskan town, where it stays dark for a month in winter — giving the local vampires free rein.

You should know that all stray animals picked up within a town / city's limits go to the local city shelters where they are held for a short period so as to give to the pet - owner the chance of being reunited with their lost pet.

Bill has given his time to local non-profits such as Keep Austin Beautiful, the Town Lake Trail Foundation and Austin for Animal Aid India.

There's not a lot to do once you've wandered around town, chatted with the locals and given your two - cents on how to haul the trucks out of the sludge.

The menu concept (fresh salads using local ingredients; sustainably sourced seafood) is generally similar to Kenney's first restaurant, Town, but the draw here is the groovy, retro atmosphere and design, with elements from local creative talents (like wallpaper by Andrew Mau and custom lamps by Mark Chai) that give the dining room a unique sense of place you won't find anywhere else in Waikiki.

They can also give you a local map showing walking routes in town and in the surrounding countryside.