The Von Braun Center (VBC) in Alabama has been undergoing construction work. Visitors to a Havoc game or the boat show in mid-January may not possess noticed the warning signs concerning asbestos. They may not possess noticed, either, that there was a tear in the protective plastic barrier adjacent to an unfastened air conditioning vent.
VBC [...]
EPIC Contracting has been hired for just over $1 million to perform the demolition of the Armory building as well as drill hall in Elmira, New York. Work began with asbestos abatement on January 19, with demolition to follow in mid-to-late February. Materials will as well as be salvaged during the demolition process, including architectural [...]
The Clay County Board of Supervisors in Mississippi bought the former Daily Times Leader building, as well as the county looks forward to putting it to pleasant take. District 4 needs a recent voting precinct to replace the Clay County Courthouse location, but extensive renovations will be required before the building will be prepared for [...]
Florida, Missouri is the home of the Mark Twain Birthplace State Historic Site. The museum was closed in mid-January while repairs were done to the leaky roof as well as ceiling, according to the Missouri Department of Common Resources. Contractors were brought in to assess the damage, perform the repairs as well as remove asbestos. [...]
On the evening of January 14, firefighters in Portland, Maine battled a blaze across the street from Joe’s Smoke Shop. Twenty-five firefighters managed to get the fire under control in 25 minutes, but they had to spend the rest of the night cleaning up. The fire started on the earliest floor, with smoke filling all [...]
Grace Best Elementary School in Monument, Colorado is slated to be closed as a cost-cutting measure for the Lewis-Palmer School District. Some residents are unhappy about the closure, as the high achieving school was close enough for many kids to walk without having to ride the bus or catch a ride in from their parents. [...]
Rex Heath died of mesothelioma on December 26 at the age of 61. He was a veteran of Pickering Fire Services in Canada for 40 years, as well as he received a filled departmental funeral after what was considered a line-of-duty death. Heath had joined the fire department in 1968 as a volunteer, as well [...]
Geraldine Parker of Foxboro, Massachusetts lost her husband Pete to mesothelioma over 25 years ago. Pete was 57 years aged when he died of the asbestos-related cancer. Geraldine is now 79 years aged, as well as she has volunteered over 2,000 hours as a health care volunteer at the former Southwood Hospital as well as [...]
Harry Adler of Madeira, Ohio was diagnosed with mesothelioma during the spring of 2009. Mesothelioma is a rare but humorless form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Adler worked with asbestos when he served with the U.S. Navy as a pipefitter during the 1950s as well as 1960s; the toxic substance asbestos was commonly used [...]
The Empire State Development Corp. may vote to allow the city of Ithaca to move $420,000 in Restore NY grant money to subsidize cleanup of the Ithaca Gun site. Ithaca was given $2.3 million in Restore NY grant money to help redevelop the former gun factory as well as take the property for recent high-end [...]
