Nearly all of the 83 Marian Catholic students honored at the Academic Breakfast are pictured. The complete list of names by class follows. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Marian Catholic High School honored 83 sophomores, juniors and seniors at its annual Academic Breakfast in April. Students honored have earned a[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police Reports for May 3, 2010
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Bill to Help Homeowners Facing Foreclosure to Keep Homes Passes Senate
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Al Riley (D-Olympia Fields) in the Illinois House and Sen. Maggie Crotty (D – Oak Forest) will keep the homes of foreclosure victims from being sold to another party if the owners are seeking assistance through the federal Making Home Affordable program. “Those[Read More…]
NOAA Closes Commercial and Recreational Fishing in Oil-Affected Portion of Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2010. NOAA is restricting fishing for a minimum of ten days in federal waters most affected by the BP oil spill, largely between Louisiana state waters at the mouth of the Mississippi River to waters off Florida’s Pensacola Bay (click here for map). The closure is effective immediately. [Read More…]
FDA Warns Consumers to Avoid Vita Breath Dietary Supplement
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2010. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase nor consume Vita Breath, a dietary supplement manufactured by American Herbal Lab Inc. of Rosemead, Calif., and marketed at health fairs and on the Internet, because the product may contain hazardous levels of[Read More…]
Secretary of State Clinton’s Interview With David Gregory of NBC’s Meet the Press
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2010. Editor’s Note: This interview was taped on April 30, 2010 and broadcast on May 2. QUESTION: Welcome back. Thanks for being here. SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, David, I’m thrilled to be here on the new set. Thank you. QUESTION: Thanks very much. There’s a lot of important[Read More…]
Nepal: Maoist Protests Peaceful, UN Observes
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 May 2010 – Today’s May Day protests staged by Maoists across Nepal have been organized and peaceful, with security forces also acting in a restrained manner, the United Nations human rights office in the country said today. “Rights to peaceful assembly and speech were exemplified today,” said Richard[Read More…]
Update on Administration-Wide Response Efforts in the Gulf Coast, May 1, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2010. The response to the BP Oil Spill began as an emergency search and rescue mission by the U.S. Coast Guard and other partners on April 20. Concurrently, command center operations were stood up immediately in the Gulf Coast to begin also addressing the environmental impact of[Read More…]
Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen Designated National Incident Commander for Continued Response to BP Oil Spill
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2010. As part of the designation of the BP Oil Spill as a Spill of National Significance, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced that U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen will serve as the National Incident Commander for the administration’s continued, coordinated response—providing[Read More…]
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Update, May 1, 2010
ROBERT, La.–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2010. The unified command continues with a comprehensive oil-well intervention and spill-response plan following the April 22 sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 130 miles southeast of New Orleans. Nearly 2,000 personnel are involved in the response effort with additional resources being mobilized as needed.[Read More…]
