Federal investigators this morning, are scratching their heads and are working to figure out exactly how military grade high C-4 explosives ended up in a Crestview neighborhood, in Florida. According to a WEARTV report, “Military explosive discovered in Crestview neighborhood”: “The State Fire Marshals office says “C-4″ was found in a wooded area near Martin Luther […]
The Demolition Of A House Haunting A Neighborhood In Cleveland, Ohio
I watched as Fox News reported about and showed the demolition of the house in Cleveland, Ohio where Amanda Berry, Gina Dejesus, and Michelle Knight had been held hostage by a neighbor, Ariel Castro, for a decade, and I must confess, as it began to crumble down I began to scream with elation and with […]
Looks Do Matter, Particularly When It Comes to Neighborhoods
BINGHAMTON, NY – It’s an unfamiliar neighborhood and you find yourself in the middle of a bunch of streets and buildings you’ve never seen before. Giving the environment a quick once-over, you make a snap decision about whether you’re safe or not. And chances are, that first ‘gut’ call is the right one, say Binghamton […]
Fire District Election Shuts Out Neighborhood?
Last December 2008 I went to the firehouse on Newbridge Road in East Meadow and discovered that I am not in the East Meadow, New York fire district. This year on December 8th I went to vote in the Westbury Water-Fire District election at the Maple Avenue firehouse opposite my post office in Westbury. […]
In ‘Yanaka boshoku,’ a Neighborhood Is Born in the Fiery Death of a Pagoda
Yanaka boshoku / Deep in the Valley (Funahashi Atsushi, Japan) (World Premiere) Berlinale Forum, Monday, February 9 Read the Forum synopsis The Yanaka district of Tokyo is a place apart. Peaceful, leafy and traditional, the neighborhood marks the night of July 6, 1957 as a watershed moment when a five-story wooden pagoda dating from the […]
Neighborhood Vigilance: A Strong and Effective Crime Deterrent
After one year of trying to find ways and means to combat surging crimes in their neighborhood, a small village group have succeeded in reducing the incidence of crime in their community without the support of the police and other local government units. This is the third issue of a series of news articles about […]
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