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The Wayne County Community College District’s School of Continuing Education in partnership with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office present “The Sheriff’s Report to the Community.” Monday, May 17, 2010 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. held at the WCCCD – Northwest Campus  -  LSB L-17    8200 ...

The following is from Beth Haskovek, a member of the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee Chapter of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network.  A new nationwide grant program will provide qualifying nonprofit organizations with thousands of dollars in cash allowances and services for the purpose o...

Undersheriff Michael Vasicek is the coordinator for the 911 Cell Phone Bank program in Midland County, Michigan.  This program has been quite active, with collected cell phones approaching 200, and the number of 911 emergency phones distributed approaching 70.  When he saw that collections were sl...

New Milford will host a household hazardous waste collection day on September 19th for towns in the Greater New Milford,  Connecticut  area.  This event will be held  from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the town’s railroad station parking lot. Organizers of the event will have a licensed waste contractor...

Get ready for a steep decrease in donations to your emergency cell phone program. According to a recent study by the research firm In-Stat, the Global recession will make the next two years unusually difficult for the cellular industry and cell phone handset upgrades will be specifically impacted. �...

Donate Your Cell Phone The Southern Main Agency on Aging (SMAA) has partnered with Scarborough High School’s Environmental Club of Scarborough (ECOS) to collect cell phones for area senior citizens who can use them to dial 911 in case of an emergency.   Elder Advocate Mary Hadlock said the pr...

Mr. Mitchel McGonagle from Troop 21 Millville volunteered over eight hours at the Senior Center to earn his “Citizenship in the Community” merit badge. And, he worked on the 911 Cell Phone Bank project. Now Karen Albright, “2008 Heroine for the Town of Uxbridge” and Director at the Senior Ce...