| Council OKs 'boot' or tow for ticket scofflaw vehicles (The Toledo Blade) By IGNAZIO MESSINA BLADE STAFF WRITER Toledo City Council last night authorized police to tow or immobilize a person's vehicle by putting a "boot" on it if the owner fails to pay red-light or speed-camera tickets. Mayor Mike Bell's plan to balance a $48 million budget deficit includes collecting $1.2 million from unpaid tickets. Councilmen Rob Ludeman and Lindsay Webb voted against the plan ... us.rd.yahoo.com |
Street Dept. collecting ill-placed signs MICHIGAN CITY Candidates in the upcoming election who think they might be missing a yard sign, or four, might consider checking with the Michigan City Street Department. thenewsdispatch.com |
Cap collecting Gulf oil, unclear how much GRAND ISLE, La. - Waves of gooey tar balls crashed into the white sands of northwestern Florida on Friday as BP engineers adjusted a sophisticated cap over the Gulf oil gusher, trying to collect the crude. ca.news.yahoo.com |
Citizens Bank, realtor collecting gear for school kids Starting this month, Citizens Bank began collecting new school supplies for its Gear for Grades Initiative, an effort to help local children go back to school with the gear they need to learn. New pencils, folders, glue sticks, notebooks and other school supplies can be donated at any of the 424 Citizens Bank branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware through Aug. 9. southjerseylocalnews.com |
Don's Clayton Drycleaning collecting stuffed animals for kids The stuffed animals that are collected will be to distributed to children in area hospitals. The toy drive will begin on October first and run through Halloween. 14wfie.com |