Population growth, visitors, stretching Tūrangi s thin blue line
27 Jan, 2021 02:00 PM
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Acting Taupō area commander Senior Sergeant Herby Ngawhika addresses residents concerns at the community meeting in Tūrangi. Photo / Laurilee McMichael
Acting Taupō area commander Senior Sergeant Herby Ngawhika addresses residents concerns at the community meeting in Tūrangi. Photo / Laurilee McMichael
Laurilee McMichael is editor of the Taupo & Turangi Weekenderlaurilee.mcmichael@nzme.co.nzTaupoWeekender
Tūrangi-Tongariro area residents say difficulties getting hold of police, slow responses to some 111 calls and groups of out of control teens in lakeshore settlements over the holiday season all point to the area needing more police.
Minnesota AG Announces 2 More Settlements For COVID Violations
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St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has announced two more settlements with businesses that were sued by his office for violating the governor s COVID pandemic emergency orders.
A news release says the settlements were worked out with the owners of Cork in Anoka and Neighbors on the Rum in Princeton after they were named in lawsuits for violating the ban on indoor, on-premises dining that was enacted in November as COVID-19 cases were peaking in Minnesota. Both restaurants have agreed to comply with all current and future executive orders pertaining to the businesses. Any future violations would result in a civil penalty of $25,000.
Houston-area Dreamers and immigrants optimistic about Biden s immigration plan
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Wednesday s inauguration is a big deal for millions of immigrants and Dreamers.
Ibet Hernandez is anxiously awaiting for President-elect Joe Biden to be sworn in, which could mean a path to citizenship for her and many others. It means a lot because I ve been here my whole life, Hernandez said.
She s from Houston and just got her associate degree from Houston Community College. She s also applying for DACA also known as, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which she says has been hard for her the past few years.