Poland has received a letter from the European Commission demanding that the indefinite embargo on duty-free imports of certain agricultural products from Ukraine be lifted. Source: Czesław Siekierski, the Minister of Agriculture of Poland, reported this to the Polish media Quote from Siekierski: “We have received a letter from the European Commission demanding that the […]
On the first day of 2024 — the day after working New Year’s Eve — former Bull City Ciderworks bartenders Courtney Carroll and Ariel Dale said they and another employee were fired. Dale and Carroll said they were not given specific reasons for their firings. The firing of the three bartenders on New Year’s Day […]
Jan. 4—GREENSBURG, Pa. — A New Florence man was sentenced to one to two years in prison for assaulting a deputy sheriff while resisting arrest in 2021. Given that Ray Allen Shetler, 39, has already served 399 days in jail awaiting his trial and sentencing on the 2021 charges, a yet-to-be-scheduled revocation hearing may determine […]
Jan. 3—The city is gearing up to begin work this spring to make school zones safer as kids walk to and from school — now, with an extra boost in funding. More than 82% of St. Joseph voters approved the Capital Improvements Program in August to spend $35 million to improve public safety, infrastructure and […]
Days after an Ohio man went missing, his family began receiving disturbing messages from his cellphone, according to police. Michael Robinson, 53, left his Euclid home on Dec. 31 to go to a New Year’s Eve party, but he hasn’t been seen since, Euclid Police Department said in a Jan. 3 news release. Investigators dialed […]
A Russian poet was given a 7-year prison sentence Thursday for reciting verses against Russia’s war in Ukraine, a tough punishment that comes during a relentless Kremlin crackdown on dissent. Moscow’s Tverskoi District Court convicted Artyom Kamardin on charges of making calls undermining national security and inciting hatred, which related to him reading his anti-war […]
Dec. 26—The city of Norwich will receive a $29,831 urban forest assessment grant from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Commissioner Basil Seggos announced Friday. The grant Norwich received was part of grant awards totaling $978,820 for urban forest assessment and planning projects across the state, a media release said. The projects “provide urban forest […]
Ukraine has received US$1.34 billion as the sixth additional financing for partial compensation of Ukraine’s state budget expenses not related to the security and defence sphere, in particular, for pensions and payments to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service employees. Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance Details: Financing is conducted within the World Bank’s Public Expenditures for Administrative […]
Having a selection of seeds ready to be planted is an exciting time for anyone with a green thumb. One Redditor uploaded photos of the varieties they were looking to plant in the winter, all neatly organized and with some in hand-made packages. “Here’s my collection of native and near native seeds,” they captioned the […]
Weeks of reflection across the country and two days of tributes in Washington for the late Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will effectively end Friday at a private ceremony in Phoenix. It will bookend a life largely spent in Arizona, but remembered most for her years in Washington, D.C., as the first woman on […]
The Polish government has donated a batch of 5,000 Starlink satellite network terminals to Ukraine. Source: Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation, as European Pravda writes Details: As the ministry reported, the new Starlink terminals will help restore connection in the liberated territories and ensure the operation of schools, medical facilities and the energy sector. Due […]
Ukraine received a €150 million non-refundable grant from the EU on 20 December 2023 to rebuild critical facilities destroyed by Russian aggression. The second tranche of €100 million is expected in the first quarter of 2024. Source: press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, reported by European Pravda Details: Serhii Marchenko, Minister of […]