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UMass touts research spendingFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:07AMAMHERST - The University of Massachusetts spent a record $489.1 million in grants-financed research in fiscal 2009, boosted, in part, by "green" energy ventures.

Fort Cherry releases Act 93 agreementFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:54AMThis article has been read 0 times. Business Manager Paul Sroka gave the newspaper the newly passed Act 93 agreement for administrators, his new contract and the teachers' contract.

Africa : Civil Society Must Hold Govt Accountable, Says IMF ChiefFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:40AMDominique Strauss-Kahn , managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this week made his third trip to Africa in a year, visiting Kenya, South Africa and Zambia between March 8 and 11. In Johannesburg, AllAfrica senior correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault put to him questions sent in by our readers.

Schools eye life skills, young parentsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:37AMBoard will also look at options for Castle Rock New services for young parents and a change in class offerings will be discussed Thursday by the Del Norte County Unified School District Board members. They will also talk about their options for Castle Rock Charter School, which was recently included on a proposed list of California’s lowest-performing schools. Board members will decide whether ...

Ag Growth Announces 2009 Results and Dividends for March, April and May 2010Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:41AMWINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - Ag Growth International Inc. (TSX:AFN) ("Ag Growth" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009. Ag Growth reported sales, EBITDA and net earnings as follows (in thousands of dollars): /

Ag Growth Announces 2009 Results and Dividends for March, April and May 2010Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:30AMWINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - 03/11/10) - Ag Growth International Inc. (TSX: AFN - News ) ("Ag Growth" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2009. Ag Growth reported sales, EBITDA and net earnings as follows (in thousands of dollars): ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twelve Months ...

Residents Rally to Save Knox Farm State ParkThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:18AMHundreds of local residents and supporters gathered in Knox Farm State Park on Sun., March 7 to oppose the state’s plan for closing the 633-acre property. Standing near the park’s red barns, the crowd listened to several speakers discuss the effort to keep the park open, then couples, families and groups of friends walked the trails of the park on the cold but sunny afternoon.

Robert Hamann; developer devoted to charitable causesThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:12AMRobert Hamann had a long and successful career as a developer and contractor after starting his business in El Cajon in 1954, but the mark he left on the community extends beyond buildings and construction projects.

Star treatmentThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:12AMA detective brandished a gun at lawmen and landed in jail but is still working for the sheriff. A budget analyst received a 49 percent pay raise within five months of being hired. One dispatcher posed nude multiple times, played a prank that resulted in an Internal Affairs reprimand — then got promoted, herself. All those things have happened on Maketa's watch. by Pam Zubeck A detective ...