Month: January 2015

January 21st Park Forest Business Breakfast to Discuss Using Tablets and Smart Phones in Your Small Business

Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2015. A business breakfast hosted by the Park Forest Economic Development and Planning Department will be held on Wednesday, January 21 beginning at 8 a.m. at Dining on the Green Banquet Hall, 349 Main Street* in DownTown Park Forest. Allen Babiarz, Project Coordinator for Opportunity Advancement[Read More…]

Ash Street frozen

In and Around Park Forest Week of January 5, 2015

Winter’s icy chill has finally descended on Park Forest. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) N.B. This art week article did not appear last week. That was not the fault of the author, Rosemary Piser, who had her article submitted on time. That was the fault of the editor and publisher, Gary Kopycinski.[Read More…]

Toyota Recalls 3,924 Vehicles, Jan. 4, 2015

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 4, 2015 SUMMARY: Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner, Tacoma, FJ Cruiser, Land Cruiser, RAV4, Scion FRS, and XB vehicles. The affected vehicles may have accessories installed by SET, such as running boards or other items, that were incorrectly installed. The[Read More…]

Mario Cuomo

Remembering the Nuanced Mario Cuomo

Mario Cuomo Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Former Governor of New York Mario Cuomo died on January 1, 2015, just six hours after his son, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was sworn into his second term. New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney wrote a comprehensive piece remembering Cuomo, including this: [Cuomo] was similarly[Read More…]

Rich East Speech Team Tones its Oratory Skills

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Rich East Rocket Speech team has  kicked off its 2014-2015 impressively. At the season-opening recently at the prestigious Reavis High Tournament, the Rockets soared. Among the competitors who scored high were: Christian Williams represented the team in Informational Speaking and earned a "five" in one of the[Read More…]

Fort Smith, Arkansas, Agrees to Upgrade Sewer System to Reduce Discharges of Raw Sewage into Local Waterways

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 2, 2015. The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Arkansas today announced that the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas, will spend more than $200 million over the next 12 years on upgrades to its sewer collection and treatment system to reduce[Read More…]

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