When staff at Cedar Pet Clinic in Lake Elmo asked John Baillie on Thursday morning for some last words of wisdom on his last day at work, the longtime veterinarian was already thinking about one of his upcoming cases. “I think we should start an ImmunoRegulin on Torey,” Baillie said, referring to an immune modulating […]
FedEx Express now operates a fleet of 92 Boeing 757-200 freighters (pictured) after sending 22 to retirement last quarter. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) FedEx Corp. has permanently retired 22 Boeing 757-200 freighter aircraft as part of a downsizing campaign to better align the air fleet with slower parcel demand, the company announced Tuesday along with fourth-quarter […]
OSSINING ‒ John Lipscomb, Riverkeeper’s longtime patrol boat captain and vice president for advocacy, retires this month after 24 years keeping watch over the Hudson. He’s remaining on the river, though, as he helps transition to the next boat captain, Luis Melendez, an experienced educator and vessel operator. “The Riverkeeper community is grateful to Boat […]
Maryland Public Service Commissioner Anthony J. O’Donnell, who has been a member of the Maryland Public Service Commission for nearly eight years, retired on June 1, the commission said. Public Service Commissioner Anthony O’Donnell retired June 1, 2024, after eight years on the panel. Photo courtesy Maryland Public Service Commission O’Donnell, a Republican, represented Calvert […]
Twenty-three years ago, F-16 fighter pilot Marc Sasseville was sent on a mission that he thought could be his last. Two hijacked planes had flown into the World Trade Center’s twin towers in New York City, and a third had struck the Pentagon. Sasseville received orders on Sept. 11, 2001 to prevent another hijacked airliner […]
MONROE — After 29 years in elementary classrooms, Betsy Cole is retiring. But, she’ll still be spending a lot of time with kids. Cole’s six grandchildren live in Tennessee and Ohio. After retiring this week from Monroe Public Schools, Cole and her husband, Audie, plan to visit the grandchildren more often where she’ll go from […]
“If those heroes on [hijacked flight] 93 … hadn’t taken action … it would have been a very different outcome for me and my family,” U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville said U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. David J. Fenner A military pilot who was ordered to prevent one of the […]
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Precinct Four Constable Randy Harris, a long-time employee of Tom Green County, is retiring on Friday after 45 years of service. A special retirement reception was held today in the county commissioners’ courtroom, attended by dozens of friends and colleagues. In his career, Harris has been responsible for […]
Pinellas County Kindergarten teacher retires after 40 years, gets surprise from students ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A Pinellas County teacher who dedicated 40 years to teaching the students of Lakeview Fundamental Elementary not only celebrated her retirement but got a special surprise from her students. Former students and colleagues of Debbie Panico gathered last […]
For months, a police accountability group in Houston demanded that Police Chief Troy Finner resign after he revealed that thousands of cases, including those involving serious offenses such as sexual assault, were dropped over the years due to a lack of personnel. On Wednesday, Mayor John Whitmire announced that Finner was retiring effective immediately — […]
Houston’s police chief unexpectedly retired from the force Tuesday night amid questions about a department policy that allowed hundreds of thousands of cases to be suspended, including sexual abuse cases, according to the mayor’s office. Troy Finner had served as the chief of the Houston Police Department since 2021, capping off a 34-year career with […]
Barbara Cecchi, manager of case management at MetroWest Medical Center, has retired after 45 years of service at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick and Framingham Union Hospital. Cecchi started at Leonard Morse as an intensive care unit nurse, then became involved with case management at both hospitals, eventually landing her most recent position as manager […]