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107 acres of Oxnard farmland headed for annexation

107 acres of land many be used for home and park development. The Oxnard planning committee will review plans submitted over 10 years ago, which uses the farm land to develop 402 houses and 11 acres worth of parks. Currently the farm land is surrounded by residential. Oxnard planning commissioners Thursday will consider a proposal [...]

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West Milford revaluation shifts tax burden to lakefront homes, commercial properties

Commercial property is expensive but this year commercial lakefront property may not be a burden that all can handle. Several businesses are scrambling to figure out how to make it through their next tax period. Some lakefront properties are receiving a 5 digit tax increase. Owners of waterfront houses and commercial properties are facing thousands [...]

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Former Nursing Home Employee Charged With Stealing Money

The former employee of Wetumpka nursing home has been charged with stealing over $100,000. The man could face up to 20 years in prison. Former nursing home bookkeeper Joseph James Feagin Jr., 32, was arrested today of for the theft of $115,734.61 from Wetumpka Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Wetumpka. He was arrested at [...]

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Ex-employee at Nursing Home Sentenced

A former employee at a nursing home in Mississippi has been found guilty of exploitation and embezzlement. She has been sentenced to five years in prison and fined. JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) – A former nursing home worker has been sentenced for exploitation of a vulnerable adult and embezzlement. In a news release Friday from state [...]

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Fine for Bupa

Bupa has been fined for failing to ensure the health and safety of residents at a nursing home in Birmingham. The fine came after a woman was strangled by her wheelchair belt. A private healthcare company has been fined £150,000 after admitting failing to ensure the health and safety of residents at a Birmingham nursing [...]

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New Motorcycle Law Welcomed by Widow

In New Zealand, the widow of a man killed while riding his bike has welcomed a new rider safety initiative. The government will spend $2 million on safety initiatives this year. The widow of the fist motorcyclist killed on New Zealand roads this year is calling a new government initiative to improve rider safety a [...]

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Dangers of Bed Sores

There are many things that can make a nursing home unsafe, including injuries and being given the wrong medication. Another danger, that takes longer to develop, is bed sores. January 22, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ — Elderly and infirm residents are made more vulnerable if the facilities they inhabit are made unsafe by nursing home negligence. Medication [...]

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High Speed Motorcycle Chase in California

A motorcyclist led police on a high-speed chase in Monterrey County when police attempted to pull him over. The driver reached speeds of over 100 mph. MONTEREY, Calif. — A motorcyclist led deputies on a high-speed chase through parts of unincorporated Monterey County early this morning, the sheriff’s office reported. Deputies initiated a traffic stop [...]

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Mixed Feelings About New CT Motorcycle Law

In Connecticut, a new law went into effect January 1 that makes it mandatory for new motorcycle drivers to take a safety training class. The course is required in order for the riders to receive their license to ride a bike. A new law that went into effect Jan. 1 requires that all new motorcycle [...]

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Ongoing Investigation of Motorcycle Cop Killed in Accident

In Dallas, the family of a fallen officer is still looking for answers about a crash that killed the officer in 2008. Victor Lozado had only graduated from motorcycle training a month before he was killed. DALLAS – Victor Lozada was a Dallas Police veteran but had graduated from motorcycle training only a month before [...]

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