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Is your hometown a top hit for climate change?
2016-02-21 21:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: North American prairies, South American rainforests, and eastern Australia are all climate change hot spots, according to a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Alistair Seddon, lead author of the study and a biologist at the University of Bergen in Norway, analyzed 14 years of NASA satellite images with four of his colleagues to identify areas around the world that are ecologically sensitive to climate change. Instead of just predicting how the climate will change in different...
Bethel's Brotherhood in Action to be Honored as One of United Way's 'Hometown Heroes'
2016-02-20 19:28:49| Paper - Topix.net
Editor's note: This article was published previously this week, but here it is again in case you missed it. The United Way of Western Connecticut is hosting their third Annual Hometown Heroes benefit dinner on Feb. 27 to honor local community heroes who work to make their communities better through philanthropy and volunteerism.
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Bethel's Brotherhood in Action to be Honored as One of United Way's 'Hometown Heroes'
2016-02-16 16:43:38| Paper - Topix.net
The United Way of Western Connecticut is hosting their third Annual Hometown Heroes benefit dinner on Feb. 27 to honor local community heroes who work to make their communities better through philanthropy and volunteerism. Local businesses and community members from Northern Fairfield and Southern Litchfield Counties "who distinguish themselves through philanthropy and volunteerism" will be honored, according to their website.
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Hometown Heroes: MTA's lost property guru turns investigator
2015-12-31 11:37:31| Railroads - Topix.net
Chean Lee, a station agent at the MTA's lost property unit since 2008, has earned praise from riders for finding their lost possessions. Subway riders may think the Lost and Found is probably a lost cause, but they have not met Chean Lee.
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Hometown Heroes in Transit award nominations extended
2015-12-17 06:46:00| Railroads - Topix.net
There's still time for readers to nominate a Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker who deserves special recognition for going above and beyond. But there's still time for readers to nominate a Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker who deserves special recognition for going above and beyond their grueling duties to keep the riding public and their colleagues safe.
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