Pa. firm buys 26 Edge condos for $5 million
In a sign that bargain hunters are taking advantage of West Palm Beach's condo glut, the head of a large Pennsylvania-based roofing company has snapped up 26 units at The Edge.

VB permits climb in December
Building permits in Van Buren soared to almost $7 million in December, thanks in part to a $6.1 million roofing project at Allen Canning Co. Building Inspector David Martin said Allen Canning will put a new roof over its 129,950-square-foot building at 1218 Mary Allen.

SRI LANKA: World Bank housing project found wanting
Source: IRIN When Typhoon Nisha lashed northern Sri Lanka in the last week of November 2008 it caused extensive damage to the roofs of thousands of newly constructed homes, forcing the World Bank to reassess the type of roofing used in its multi-million dollar housing projects.

Bedford Depot roof contract approved
Selectmen approved an $85,000 contract Monday with WPI Construction, Inc., for re-roofing the Bedford Depot Building.

Spokane needing people to shovel snow off roofs
SPOKANE, Wash. - If you are interested in helping businesses shovel snow off roofs, you are to call (509) 413-1780.  You'll need a Driver's License and a copy of a W-2. Jimmy's Roofing also needs 100-200 people to help with snow removal efforts.  Call (509) 999-1997 for more information.  No experience necessary.

Nigeria: Govt Saves Money From Aluminum Roofing Firm - Commissioner
Damaturu ? Having regards to the facts that the Yobe State government has embarked on construction of houses in mass, there is the desire for self-reliance on construction materials industry which has been the target of Sen. Mamman Ali's administration in the state.

Pleasant Grove man attacked with hammer
A night of drinking turned ugly when police say one man attacked another with a roofing hammer, then nearly bit off part of the victim's finger.

Green flex building opens in Sterling
Hughes and Smith Inc. delivered a green flex building in Sterling ? a unique type of building for the Northern Virginia area.

Lawmakers dream up a condo and homeowner law wish list
Lawmakers have a lot of homework ahead when it comes to condominium and homeowners association laws.

Mayor wants to make city a bit more green
In her fourth stint as the leader of this East County city, Nancy Parent has several goals that she hopes to accomplish. Among those is encouraging a philosophy of green building on new projects in the city and looking at subtle green improvements when existing buildings are spruced up. "The whole going green is not a revolutionary concept. It just seems that now is a time we should be working ...

Road Warrior: Lawyer's specialty is chasing bad tickets
Belofsky says he'll pay us to fight our Big Apple parking tickets. "There are 10 million tickets issued in the city each year, and lots of them aren't issued properly," he told reporters at a Manhattan news conference Tuesday. "So, you've got nothing more to lose by taking our deal."

Friends say accident victim put family first
One of Dustin Gulbranson's dreams was to ride motorcycles to Ocean City, Md., with his friend Joseph Dunkin and go to the beach. It would have been his first trip to Ocean City and the first time he'd ever seen the ocean.

Ghana: Afigya-Kwabre Assembly to Access HFC Loan for New Offices
THE AFIGYA-KWABRE District Assembly has decided to access a loan facility from the HFC, which loan is to be guaranteed by the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment, to enable it to carry out the construction of certain targeted projects for the rapid development of the district.

Peaceful End to Police Stand-off
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- A police stand-off ended peacefully in San Francisco Tuesday night. Police say they were called to the area of Golden Gate Avenue and Larkin street to check on a man, who'd been reported as "missing".

Bay lighthouse needs shutters
Veteran lighthouse hosts, as well as state park and Friends of Yaquina Lighthouses staff, have requested new shutters on the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse for many years.

Accusations fly from citizen as board members are tight lipped
Tempers flared after an executive session held by a Bossier Parish School Board committee Tuesday night. Bossier Resident Mike Tucker addressed the board. ?Would I be out of order by asking why it took so long to sue the Haughton High School contractors?

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Festival of Trees celebrates â?˜Christmas Todayâ?™
Oh Christmas Tree!, The annual Festival of Trees located at the Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church Volunteer Hall began Dec. 8 and runs through the 14th. The public was invited to view the decorated trees brought in by the community.

Questions/Answers
Questions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. MONTCLAIR - The city's first Youth Center will take a little longer than expected to be complete.

Free home repairs offered by World Changers
For the second year, work crews from around the country will converge on the Parkland in July to do home improvement projects. They are part of World Changers, a mission outreach sponsored by the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. They?ll be here July 4-11 working at homes around the county, painting, repairing and adding things like handrails and ramps.