Pagers News

Linden, Woodbridge fire departments get Homeland Security funds for new gear (MyCentralJersey.com)
WOODBRIDGE — Two fire departments in the township and the fire department in Linden were among dozens of agencies in the state chosen this year to receive thousands of dollars in Homeland Security grants to purchase or upgrade equipment, including underwater gear, laptops and pagers, officials announced Tuesday.

From the Editor... (Forest City Summit)
Story created Mar 09, 2010 - 12:54:49 CST. Some 15 years or so I wrote a column about my friend's Valentine's gifts of his and her pagers. Although that was a joke, it was based in reality.

Bernie aldermen table purchase for Water Dept. (Dexter Daily Statesman)
The Bernie Board of Aldermen tabled action for the purchase an installation of an altitude valve for the city's water system and approved a new union contract with city employees at their meeting...

Emergency call system works (Paris Beacon-News)
The first real test of Edgar County’s new emergency calling system came a short time ago when the City of Paris switched the water distribution from Twin Lakes to a new well field in Indiana.

Bank, Red Cross partner to spread fire safety message (Laurel Leader-Call)
Citizens National Bank of Laurel has partnered together with the Pine Belt Chapter of the American Red Cross to spread fire safety awareness during the month of March.

County government missing property (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
JACKSON - A truck, a 40-caliber Sig Sauer handgun, a refrigerator, computer equipment, several chain saws, five calculators and 18 pagers - all are among nearly $65,000 worth of Hinds County government property reported lost or stolen during the last two years.

Courts finally catching up to texting jurors (The Times and Democrat)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Enough with the tweets, the blogs, the Internet searches.

LANCE: COLONIA, ISELIN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO RECEIVE KEY FEDERAL SECURITY FUNDS (MyCentralJersey.com)
WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, NJ Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) today announced that two Woodbridge Township communities will each receive grant funds from the U.S. Homeland Security Department to purchase safety equipment for their departments.

Sugar Land to host Earth Day Celebration (Sugar Land Sun)
Sugar Land residents will have a chance to bring certain household items to Sugar Land Town Square to be recycled in the city’s upcoming Earth Day Celebration.

Mayor's efforts to increase speed limit, scrap fire siren, is opposed (Times News)
Coaldale Mayor Richard Corkery's move to increase the speed limit on West Phillips Street, known locally as Kline's Hill, was met with furious opposition at a public borough council meeting Tuesday.