Community enters supermarket fray
A community meeting discusses its response to a supermarket battle between Sainsbury's and Tesco.

T.I. show not part of community service
T.I. is using his upcoming MTV reality show to scare teens straight, and it's not part of the 1,000 hours of community service he must complete before facing a prison sentence March 27.

Community meeting on new LCPS high school slated Monday (1:41 p.m.)
Community meeting on new LCPS high school slated Monday (1:41 p.m.)

Internet community prepares its case on lese-majeste websites
Netizens - people involved in online communities - plan a brainstorming session today about the government's move to get tougher with websites with content holding the monarchy in contempt. The seminar is to gather viewpoints from the Thai Internet community, ahead of next week's meeting between their representatives and Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Information and Communications ...

Annville-Cleona Community Pool building vandalized
Someone spray painted a large amount of graffiti on the west side of the Annville-Cleona Community Pool building in Annville Township between Wednesday and Thursday, police said.

Ronald Monck takes over as regional president of First Community
Michael Bullerdick, a regional president at First Community Bank of America, left the company. Ronald Monck was promoted to fill the job. (STI) (FCFL)

Pluck Named a Strong Performer in Independent Evaluation of Community Platforms
Pluck ® Corporation , a subsidiary of Demand Media and provider of social media capabilities to publishers, brands and retailers, today announced it was named a Strong Performer in ?The Forrester Wave?: Community Platforms, Q1 2009? (January, 2009). Forrester is an independent market research company that offers advice about technology and the impact it has on consumers. The Wave Report ...

Tempe community center to close Sundays
Signaling the economy's stranglehold on Valley nonprofits as needs rise, one Tempe community center is limiting its hours in a bid to save money and maintain service during its peak use.

Council OKs master-planned community in NW Hanford
Villagio, a masterplanned community in northwest Hanford, will move forward. On Tuesday, the City Council unanimously signed off on the development that could become home for nearly 4,300 people in 10 to 20 years, ratifying a recommendation by the planning commission.

Can't We All Just Get Along? Q&A With OSA Community Dev Chair Gopi Ganapathy
The Open Solutions Alliance, a federated community of open source business and developer communities, opened in early December a community portal built upon technology from one of its newest member organizations, Essentia. The company develops software platforms and solutions for online communities and commerce.

Ada to Zeeland and Community Closeup for January 9
COMMUNITY CLOSEUP ? Allendale Township: Rick Pulaski, of Nederveld Associates, suggests shift to form-based codes to help developers ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP -- The project manager for a local architectural and engineering firm advised Planning Commission members to make their expectations more...

Community garden still in the works for Bentonville
BENTONVILLE ? In a little more than a year, residents of Bentonville could have a spot to grow vegetables, herbs and flowers in what will be the city's first community garden. (Benton County Daily Record)

Judge to Kid Rock: Iraq gig not community service
Kid Rock issued a challenge Thursday to an Atlanta judge who sentenced him to 80 hours of community service following a 2007 Waffle House scuffle, but later ruled that concerts for the troops in Iraq didn't count toward that obligation.

Pa. community college free to laid-off workers
A Pittsburgh-area community college is offering free tuition to laid-off workers who want to take classes in five different educational programs.

Survey favours community centre
Almost 90% of the people who filled out Internet surveys say Cobourg needs a multi-use community centre. This initial data, collected as part of a [...]

Prep: Community School, Naples both ranked in FHSAA all-sports fall standings
Community School is tied for third place in Class 2A Private, and Naples High School is in fifth place in Class 4A in the Dodge Sunshine Cup All-Sports standings released Thursday by the Florida High School Athletic Association.

Ortega new community services director
Del Rio native Eduardo ?Eddie? Ortega will start the new year as the city?s new community services director.

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Learning Community Meeting Spurs Mixed Reaction
The so-called Learning Community, the newly formed group charged with fund distribution to all school districts in Douglas and Sarpy counties, met for the first time Thursday to review some groundwork.

Cape Vincent Community Library Open on Wednesdays
BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY, THE CAPE VINCENT COMMUNITY LIBRARY WILL BE OPEN ON WEDNESDAYS FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM. This changes will enable our residents and visitors to access all of the library's services for an additional 8 hours per week. Libraries are no longer just a place for books; for many, the library is a place for [...]