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SUSAN JOHNS Wiscasset municipal building. File photo Selectmen and other residents debated Tuesday night over a proposed plaque honoring a poet-civil rights advocate who died in a 1938 Wiscasset car-train crash. The board voted 3-2 to have resident Lucia Droby get the board a cost to consider giving voters to decide in an already anticipated special town meeting this summer. “(James Weldon Johnson) was doing his work during the Jim Crow era (when) it was very dangerous to be a person of color, particularly a black man, and he devoted his life to serving his arts but also to struggling for racial justice, and we’re in a moment that values that effort,” Droby said in the Zoom meeting. ....
Alberta announces legislation allowing workers to take paid time off to get a COVID-19 vaccine Last Updated Apr 21, 2021 at 9:07 pm MDT EDMONTON (660 NEWS) The province has announced new legislation that makes it easier for hard-working Albertans to get their COVID-19 vaccination. “Albertans want to get the vaccine, but some may not be able to schedule an appointment because of their working hours, and may not be able to afford a loss of pay which is a barrier to getting the vaccine” said Minister of Labour and Immigration, Jason Copping. “So, to address this issue our government intends to introduce legislation that will amend the Employment Standards Code to provide a COVID-19 vaccine leave.” ....
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre’s 17th season will be available for free. Each filmed production will be accompanied by an artists’ interview pre-show and a watch party on Facebook Live. Reserve seats online at pghplaywrights.org. “Monday Night Magic: Live Online” will be held every Monday at 8 p.m. as a co-presentation with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Liberty Magic Series. “Monday Night Magic” is New York’s longest running off-Broadway magic show. Tickets for the livestream are $20, and can be purchased under the events tab at stellartickets.com. Little Lake Theatre Company in Canonsburg is performing several plays during its 73rd season. “Shirley Valentine” will run May 20-29; “Forbidden Broadway” runs from June 10-19; “Craving for Travel” runs from July 1-11; “Frozen Jr.” runs from July 22-31; and “Mrs. Mannerly” will be performed Aug. 12-21. Additional performances are slated for the fall. The theatre is located at 500 Lakesid ....
The number of Albertans ignoring contact tracers calls is increasing: Dr. Hinshaw edmonton.citynews.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from edmonton.citynews.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SUSAN JOHNS Thu, 02/18/2021 - 8:45am Jeff Slack, lower left, gives a thumbs up Feb. 16 as fellow selectman Kim Andersson, next box over, comments, “People seek out public art installations.” Zoom screenshot Wiscasset selectmen received this photo and others, all taken elsewhere, as part of Lucia Droby’s yarn bombing proposal. Courtesy town of Wiscasset Wiscasset selectmen received this photo and others, all taken elsewhere, as part of Lucia Droby’s yarn bombing proposal. Courtesy town of Wiscasset The prospects for a colorful yarn exhibit, or yarn bombing, on Wiscasset’s made over Main Street have unraveled. Selectmen Feb. 16 were mixed on the concept and some said it might work, not on Main Street, but south of it, on Railroad Avenue. ....