Month: May 2021

Did You Know There Are 3 Cities in The USA With The Name Jamaica?

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Post date May 22, 2021
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Jamaica is a popular destination for tourists and that’s particularly true for people in the U.S. However, there are also three cities in the U.S. that bear the name Jamaica, each with its own unique history.

Jamaica, Vermont

The Vermont city wasn’t actually named after the Caribbean island. The word Jamaica is from the Natick language of the indigenous people living in the region. The word means “beaver.” Located in the state’s Windham Co., the name was even included in the city’s charter and encompasses 42 square miles.

One of the things that Jamaica, VT was known for in its early days was abundant woodlands and waterways where beavers dwelled. It’s interesting to note that the island of Jamaica’s earliest inhabitants, the Tainos, called their island Xaymaca. The adaptation of the word means “land of wood and water.”

Jamaica, New York

Jamaica is also a neighborhood in Queens, NY that’s home to a significant African American and Caribbean population. The community in Queens, NY can also be traced to beavers, along with the early Native Americans that lived there known as the Lenape. The word beaver in Lenape is yameco.

The first Europeans to make contact with the Lenape were Dutch and they tried to use the spelling rules of their own language to capture the name, which corrupted the word into yamecah. Over time, the word transformed into Jamaica.

The Lenape word yameco was…

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Ford CEO told Biden to ‘step on the throttle’ when the president test drove the new all-electric F-150

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Post date May 22, 2021
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Nanticoke

E.S. FOX LIMITED hiring Site Safety Coordinator in Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada

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Post date May 21, 2021
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About UsEstablished in 1934 as a small plumbing and heating company, E.S. Fox Limited today is recognized as a pre-eminent Canadian multi-trade Industrial, Commercial, Institutional and Nuclear constructor and fabricator. E.S. Fox Limited works in the industries of oil and gas, petrochemical, mining, pulp and paper, steel, automotive, pharmaceutical, casinos, hotels, hospitals, schools, and themed entertainment.

The company is headquartered in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and maintains full-service regional offices in Hamilton, Toronto, Port Robinson, Oshawa, Tiverton, Kingston, Sudbury, and Thunder Bay.

With a strong commitment to health, safety, and the protection of the environment, E.S. Fox Limited has earned a reputation as a people-first, environmentally conscious, socially responsible constructor.

The Nanticoke project site is looking for an organized, detail-oriented and professional Site Safety Coordinator to join our project team on a temporary basis for approximately six (6) months.

Summary

Of The Role

The Site Safety Coordinator will be responsible for implementing, monitoring and enforcing the Company Health and Safety policies and programs, ensuring safe working procedures on company work sites and facilities.

Key Customers Served

Area Managers, Project Managers and all other Company Management
Employees

Key Responsibilities

Implements and oversees site safety program
Liaises with management and labour to ensure that the highest level of due diligence is maintained
Provides counsel and advice to Company management on all Health and Safety related matters
Coordinates and attends on-site Health and Safety meetings
Provides site Health and Safety training, indoctrination, orientation to employees
Provides WHMIS training
May chair or co-chair Health and Safety Committee
Thoroughly investigates lost time accidents/incidents and Health and Safety related complaints
Completes WSIB forms and oversees light duty return to work programs
Generates Health and Safety statistics and provides regular reports in a prescribed format, to the Environmental Health and Safety Manager
Performs weekly site inspections and monthly safety audits
Maintains daily/weekly/monthly work activity logbooks
Maintains safety records and documents
Maintains record of all safety and site information used…

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Mohegan

Lady A’s Announces 34-Date ‘What A Song Can Do’ Tour Kicking Off July 29

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Post date May 21, 2021
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Lady AWhat A Song Can Do TourLady A’s return to the road is imminent, with the “Lady A: What A Song Can Do Tour” kicking off July 29 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., running to Oct. 10 at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, N.H.

The country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum shared the news on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today May 19 before a performance of current single “Like A Lady,” surprising audience members with tickets to the 34-date run, which includes special guests Carly Pearce, Niko Moon and Tenille Arts. A portion of the ticket sales will go towards LadyAID, the group’s philanthropic fund which supports initiatives around the world ranging from helping vulnerable children, societal and cultural issues, as well as natural disaster aid and recovery.

“This tour is really going to be about letting our fans know how much they mean to us and what music has done for all of us over the last year…which is the essence of the tour name,” the band’s Charles Kelley said in the announcement. “We started writing a song called ‘What A Song Can Do’ and it turned into a love-letter to our fans.”

“We are gonna soak up these moments on stage more than we ever have before. It’s gonna be hard to wipe the smiles off our faces and I’m sure the tears off of Hillary’s. We were lucky enough to still release new music this past year but there are songs like ‘Champagne Night’ and ‘What If I Never Get Over You’ that we haven’t been able to play live much so we know those will make for some really special moments.”

Tickets go on sale to the public May 28 at 10:00 a.m. local time.

LADY A: WHAT A SONG…

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Mahican

When art and skate park converge

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Post date May 21, 2021
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Outdoor sculpture park Art Omi had already commissioned a large-scale multimedia work by Puerto Rican artist Chemi Rosado-Seijo for early summer 2020. Little did the arts center know how timely the interactive installation would be.

The pandemic hit in March, forcing the closure of most businesses as well as museums and art galleries. Art Omi, located on 120 acres in Columbia County, and recently named one of the best sculpture parks in the country, could accommodate socially distanced crowds and soon became one of the few open art destinations in the Hudson Valley, drawing art lovers and anyone seeking vast outdoor spaces during quarantine.

Sculpture lover or park aficionado? Didn’t matter. Both came – in droves, the arts center said.

And at a time when isolated masses were searching for community, Art Omi proceeded building Rosado-Seijo’s commissioned work: an enormous immersive installation that would soon bring yet another group to the park — skateboarders.

‘Shooting concrete’

Rosado-Seijo, who was included in the Whitney Biennial in New York City in 2017, had already shown an interest in exploring parallels between skateboarding and contemporary art with his series “History on Wheels” and his 2006 sculpture “La Perla’s Bowl.” That work, built with residents of San Juan’s La Perla community, functioned as both a skateboarding ramp and an actual pool.

At Art Omi, his “Mahican Pearl-Hole (the Mahican Bowl)” installation was envisioned to honor and evoke the batéy, a sacred space where the Caribbean’s indigenous Taíno communities gather, meet, play and perform rituals. “The artist wanted to talk about the ancient history of the stone circle,” said curator Nicole Hayes. “The excavated stones that line the bowl talk about that spiritual side.”

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Mohican

Park prepares for summer visitors

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Post date May 21, 2021
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The 70,000-acre park Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area was the 10th most-visited national park in the country in 2020, with 4.1 million visits recorded. As the area emerges from the pandemic, this year promises to be just as busy.

Visitors can plan ahead by calling the information desk at 570-426-2452 or visiting the park’s Facebook page or webpage (nps.gov/dewa). The Current Conditions section includes up-to-date information on Covid-19 health and safety measure.

Some services remain limited or unavailable. For information on accessible facilities in the park visit the park’s website or call 570-426-2434.

Cool off on the river

All beaches and boat/canoe launches are open for the season. A $10 per car fee is charged 7 days a week; annual passes are available for $45.

● The Cadoo Recreation Site in New Jersey has a hand-launch access open Monday mornings through Friday evenings and is closed on weekends; there is no charge to use the access.

● Lifeguards will be on duty at Milford Beach from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday through Monday, beginning June 20 and ending Aug. 28.

● Inflatable pool toys are not permitted within designated swimming areas and lifejackets are recommended when lifeguards are not on duty.

● Rentals: Visit the park website for a list of businesses in the area that rent canoes, kayaks, tubes, and rafts and provide transportation, bring your own boat. Always wear a properly fitted and fastened U.S. Coast Guard-approved lifejacket when on or near the water. Lifejackets must be worn by children 12 and under while aboard any vessel.

Go for a ride…or a drive

● The McDade Trail in Pennsylvania is a great place to ride your bike (and it’s the only trail in the park where bikes are permitted). Visit the park website for information on…

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Lenni Lenape

Stolen Car Suspect Flees Police in Kenilworth

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Post date May 21, 2021
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KENILWORTH, NJ – On Tuesday afternoon, the Kenilworth Police Department was quick on the scene to catch a suspect who had stolen a vehicle and then eluded the police following a car chase. The incident happened at 4:31 p.m.

Ptl. Brett Byron was conducting a stationary radar detail near the Boulevard and Wilshire Drive when she observed a 2005 Ford Econoline Van traveling west at a high rate of speed. Ptl. Byron attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop of the van who then suddenly turned north through a number of backstreets attempting to elude the officer.

The KPD stated that the van traveled through an open gate at the dead end of Wilshire Drive and onto the property of Flexi Van located at 251 Monroe Ave. It was there when the suspect bailed out of the vehicle on foot and headed straight for Union County’s Lenape and Nomahegan Park.

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Officers from the Kenilworth Police Department, Cranford Police Department, Union County Sheriff’s Office, and Union County Police Department assisted right away and helped respond to the suspect’s last known location which was the area of 652 Riverside Drive in Cranford. After approximately an hour of searching in the woods officers from the CPD spotted the suspect in the marsh near Venetia Ave in Cranford. After being ordered out of the Rahway River the suspect was then taken into custody.

Edgardo Serranoingles, 37, of Newark was transported back to Kenilworth Police headquarters and charged with 2nd degree Eluding, 3rd degree Receiving Stolen Property, and 4th degree Resisting Arrest by Flight the KPD confirmed. After processing, Serranoingles was transported to Union County Jail where he awaits a detention hearing. Following…

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Algonquian

Senate panel approves Biden’s first slate of judicial nominees

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Post date May 21, 2021
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Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved its first group of President Biden’s judicial nominees, setting up votes from the full Senate on two of his picks to the federal circuit courts and three to the U.S. district courts.

The panel advanced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals to the District of Columbia Circuit by a vote of 13 to 9, as well as Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by a near party-line vote of 12-10.

The Democratic-led committee also gave bipartisan approval of the nominations of Judge Zahid Quraishi and Julien Neals to the U.S. district court in New Jersey, and Regina Rodriguez to the federal district court in Colorado.

Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John Cornyn of Texas were the only Republicans to join their Democratic colleagues in supporting Jackson’s nomination, while Graham was the lone GOP senator who voted to advance Jackson-Akiwumi’s nomination.

Jackson, currently a judge on the federal district court in D.C., is considered a frontrunner for the Supreme Court if a vacancy arises. If confirmed by the Senate, she will fill the seat on the D.C. Circuit vacated by now-Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Quraishi, meanwhile, would make history if his nomination is approved by the Senate as the first Muslim-American federal judge in U.S. history.

Keeping the spirit of San Domingo alive

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Post date May 20, 2021
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San Domingo, founded as a rare settlement of free Black residents a full 40 years before the Civil War, is believed to be the oldest community of its kind in the state.

San Domingo

Nestled between the Nanticoke River and Sharptown Road in rural Wicomico County, San Domingo became a rare community of free Black residents 201 years ago. Its inheritors are trying to keep its spirit alive. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Newell Quinton

Newell Quinton treats a few of his 50 goats to a handful of grass as he makes his rounds on his farm, Gran’Sarah’s HIll, in San Domingo in rural Wicomico County. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

San Domingo founder James Brown

The headstone for San Domingo founder James Brown is seen in the woods at the edge of the community. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)

Rudolph Eugene Stanley

Rudolph Eugene Stanley, 72, walks through Zion Cemetery, where many of the community’s founders and…

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Mohegan

New Franklin restaurant Egg and Cheese serves diner-style breakfast and lunch

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Post date May 20, 2021
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FRANKLIN — For some time, Hannah Dupuis has wanted to own her own restaurant. With money she saved up during the pandemic, and a vacant roadside stand, she made her dream a reality.

“I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to be in the food industry, and own my own establishment, and be my own boss,” Dupuis said, as she has spent 12 years as a waitress.

The white and sunny yellow Egg and Cheese stand opened bright and early on Monday, as the hours are 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. As the name suggests, Egg and Cheese serves breakfast food, like egg sandwiches, and a few lunch options as well, including tuna sandwiches.

Across Connecticut: As reopening happens, there’s a lack of restaurant and hospitality employees

The stand is located at 892 Route 32 in Franklin, next to Raymond’s Auto Repair. Part of the reason why it’s there is because an employee with the garage offered her the stand, which Dupuis said used to have Spanish food. The other reason is that Dupuis, who is also a Mohegan Sun employee, said many people travel along Route 32 for work, but there are only so many food options along the route.

“I’m looking for quick breakfast food, and the only options really are Dunkin’ Donuts and stuff like that, so I wanted to do something a little bit different,” Dupuis said.

Dupuis said she was drawn to diner-style food partly from personally liking it and from it being a style of cooking that doesn’t need many people to make, as the…

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