A notice of motion from Cllr Mags Crean on protests outside healthcare facilities women are trying to access was deemed beyond the powers of the local authority by the council s Law Agent, but the sentiment of her motion received support from her fellow councillors.
A special Zoom meeting of Wicklow County Council was held on Monday in order to get through a build-up of some 17 notice of motions, some of which date back to over a year ago.
Cllr Crean s notice of motion was from January 7 of last year and stated: That this council recognises the phenomenon of protests outside medical centres in Ireland and the need to ensure that women can access healthcare services safely. In doing so, that this council agreed to explore the drafting of bye-laws for the regulation and control of public roads and footpaths adjacent to health care facilities in Wicklow. This will ensure that patients, service providers, health care staff and members of the public can enter premises without fear of
Councillors Paul O Brien and John Mullen jointly tabled a notice of motion calling for more civility online among fellow elected members and their supporters.
January 13, 2021
Joseph (Joe Ben) Benjamin Zullo Jr., 77, of Lewes passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at his home in Lewes, surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 8, 1943, in Lewes, son of the late Joseph Benjamin and Lorraine (Bryan) Zullo.
Mr. Zullo proudly served four years in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in Pensacola, Fla., and Guam. After 40 years he retired as store manager from Shore Distributors in Georgetown. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed activities with his children and grandchildren. He was an avid model train enthusiast, and earlier in his life he enjoyed skiing and riding his motorcycle. He was kind, generous and lived by the golden rule. He had fond memories of growing up on Lewes Beach at a time when he could have bonfires with his family and ride his horse Dusty on the beach.
A proposal to increase the parking charge at Bray seafront has received the green light from members of the local authority. Separately, a motion to increase the hourly parking charge at Bray seafront while leaving the day rate unchanged has been rejected by Wicklow County Council.
During their December meeting, councillors were asked to consider a motion to vary the car parking charges and extend the paid parking period in the Bray Municipal District at the Bray seafront. These changes would increase the hourly parking charge from 30 cent to 50 cent and the day rate from €3 to €5 and extend the parking period to include Saturday in parking zones D and H, which are the Strand Road from Martello Terrace to Fontenoy Terrace and Quinsboro Road - east of the railway to Strand Road and the North Beach Car Park.
‘People are flocking to music.’ Instrument stores are trying to keep up By Colleen Schrappen, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Published: December 20, 2020, 10:30am
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2 Photos Tom Goetten tests out a guitar by playing it before buying it at Music Folk in Webster Groves on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Goetten has been playing guitar for about a year, but has played other instruments throughout his life. (Photo by Cheyenne Boone/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS) Photo Gallery
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. Abby McGuire started playing the ukulele at age 5. A couple years later, she sold 300 homemade bookmarks to earn the money for a 3/4 -size guitar. Now a fifth-grader, Abby spent the pandemic plugging away at virtual lessons, practicing on her own, even giving a front-yard recital.