locked in a city review process. “Because it is a carbon storer, it contributes much more positively to the impact of the building on the environment,” said Zephyr Architects Principal Ryan Link, who’s behind the proposal. Placetailor's five-story apartment complex at 199-201 Hampden St. in Lower Roxbury pitches the project as a catalyst for CLT design in the Greater Boston area . The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals approved the plans  last November and construction should be complete by winter 2021, according to design firm Generate Technologies , a company launched out of MIT's Mass Timber labs. “This is going

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And we love just seeing the dogs do what they were born to do, you know, to I thought about this use their nose to locate items.” In addition to the dogs, researchers are asking for human volunteers in Hawaii. The study requires hundreds of positive and negative samples of sweat for the dogs to detect the scent of COVID. The Queen’s Health System Chief Physician Executive Dr. Whitney Limm said the virus is not transmitted through sweat, ideally, they want people who recently tested positive for the virus to contact them . Limm said, “What we’ll do is we’ll send a bag with a t-shirt, mask, socks,

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South Portland Planning and Development Director Milan Nevajda noted that Broadway is the principle east-west roadway connecting different parts of the city. A lack of alternate routes, he said, is one of the causes of the traffic. “Broadway is the core of the community’s infrastructure,” he said. There is potential for further development near the eastern part of Broadway, with a $300,000 federal grant over the summer expected to spur further development of the former Liberty Shipyard property near Bug Light Park. If that happens, Broadway’s traffic problems in the area will only get worse,

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Loudoun County Parkway Traffic Signal Work Begins Traffic signal work at the intersection of Loudoun County Parkway and George Washington Boulevard is scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 30, weather permitting. Work is scheduled for Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for about five days, ending the week of Dec. 6. It will include removing the existing temporary traffic signals and installing four new traffic signal poles, mast arms, signal heads, pedestrian poles and other related activities work. That will lead full report to flagging operations, lane closures and temporary traffic

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Protesters in Tunisia halt key phosphate production Demonstrators calling for jobs launched sit-ins at state-run Gafsa Phospate, the sole national producer of the mineral. Protesters online calling for jobs demonstrated on Wednesday launching sit-ins at state-run Gafsa Phospate [File: Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters] Protesters calling for jobs stopped Tunisia’s entire phosphate output on Wednesday by launching sit-ins at the sole producer of the key export during a day of strikes and protests around the country, officials and witnesses told Reuters News Agency. State-run Gafsa Phospate was once

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Home Suburban Suburban News Sayreville residents asked to limit water consumption through Aug. 8 Sayreville residents asked to limit water consumption through Aug. 8 The Sayreville Water Department is currently experiencing widespread power outages in the area of its well fields and treatment plant. These power outages are prohibiting the plant from producing water at this time, according to information provided around 11:30 a.m. Aug. 5. There should be no interruption of service but residents should limit water consumption to check my site essential use only through Aug. 8.

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State drops suspension, pursues criminal charges against pharmacist accused of aiding in suicide attempt State regulators have dropped a suspension case against an Ann Arbor pharmacist accused of assisting in a man’s suicide attempt a year ago as prosecutors move forward on criminal drug charges. The suspension case against Ann Arbor pharmacist Dr. Xavier Tato, owner of Stadium Pharmacy, 1930 W. Stadium Blvd., was dismissed Thursday, Nov. 19, at the request of the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, according to an order signed by Administrative Law Judge Thomas Halick who was overseeing

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look at more info / Court rules to stop construction opposite centuries-old bridge TEHRAN – An Iranian court has ruled that the construction of a multi-story building should be stopped opposite the 17th-century Khaju Bridge in Isfahan. The construction work of a building, which is deemed to alter the visual landscape of Pol-e Khaju, has been stopped by a judicial order, IRNA quoted provincial tourism chief Freydoun Allahyari as saying on Thursday. The height of the multi-story buildings, which are located inside the defined boundaries of the historical sites across [Isfahan] province shouldn’t

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“Water and hydration impacts kids’ cognition,” Zemdegs said. “One important question is whether kids are well hydrated and drinking enough water at school, when they need cognition to be at the best level so they can learn and pay attention.” Despite spending approximately half of waking hours at school, children do not drink water there, with only 14% of total fluid intake occurring at school, Zemdegs said. Parent surveys show children prefer other beverages, do not realize they should drink more water or water is not available. “Education is part of behavior change,” Zemdegs said. “We must

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It will be good to go back to seeing clients.” Indeed. In-person or online, however, Svrcek’s Route 51 enterprise continues to percolate. The agency, according to its founder and leader, “didn’t miss a beat. Business has been surprisingly good.” Christened in 1982, CSC Insurance Options has blossomed into one of the largest family-owned independent insurance agencies in Western Pennsylvania. Svrcek, who has worked in the industry for 46 years, runs the show. His daughter, Kristen Cron, is the firm’s president, a benefits specialist who runs daily operations. “I started to do a lot of heavy

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