Fire Chief Steve Malone reported he spent some time in Springfield with legislators regarding fire service-related legislation and indicated he anticipates changes to problematic intersections within the district.
Category: Manhattan
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Manhattan begins safety study on Route 52
With speeding and safety major concerns on Manhattan’s roadways, the village is taking a step toward making the major thoroughfare, Route 52, a little safer.
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Farmer pitches farmland preservation plan to Manhattan
With developers in communities pitching projects from solar to data centers, warehouses, and other uses to local government, community members are speaking out, decrying the loss of farmland and urging elected officials to deny those applications.
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Fire in rural Manhattan contained to attic
The Manhattan Fire Protection District worked quickly to extinguish a residential fire in rural Manhattan on March 9, containing it to the attic.
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Manhattan Park Board Hears Plea for Skate Park
The Manhattan Park District offers a lot to residents, but one amenity it lacks is a skate park. One former resident hopes to change that.
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Manhattan pursues boundary agreements, safety plans
The Villages of Manhattan and New Lenox are working to renew their longstanding boundary agreement, which recently expired.
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Manhattan Cops Focus on Community and Care
In a time when cops are scrutinized more than ever, and most headlines involving the police are reporting where things went wrong, two Manhattan police officers are doing their best to exemplify what community policing should be about.
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New Manhattan Administrator makes her mark
Manhattan’s new Village Administrator Rosemaria DiBenedetto is making some changes at village hall as she settles in, just over two weeks into the new position.
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Manhattan police arrest Manhattan man on 14 felony counts of unauthorized bathroom recordings
A Manhattan man is facing 14 felony counts of unauthorized video recording of adults and children following a New Year’s Eve party at his home.
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Faith Connection hopes to make season jolly
If Faith Connection’s congregation has their way, senior citizens in Pembroke Township will have an especially joyous holiday season.