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Bringing Niles’ history to life

For the last few years, countless volunteers, members of the community and the Low family have brought U.S. history back to life with the annual ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Wednesday, May 11, 2011 7:39 am

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Postal food drive critical for local food pantries

Postal workers across the country, including in Berrien and Cass counties, are gearing up for one of the heaviest days of the year. Every second ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Monday, May 9, 2011 7:53 pm

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Lakeland breaks ground

Lakeland HealthCare officials got a little dirty Thursday morning as they held a celebratory groundbreaking at the site of the future Lakeland Medical Suites in ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Thursday, May 5, 2011 11:37 pm

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Rolling with the punches

When the Brandywine Community Schools Board of Education approved the layoff of eight teachers within the district — a result of cuts in state funding — Stacey ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Thursday, May 5, 2011 12:05 am

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Brandywine relays district funding plans to public

Brandywine Community Schools held two public forums Tuesday to inform the public on what the district plans to do to handle the looming cuts in ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:53 pm

News

A historical, teachable moment

President Barack Obama’s announcement Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, the terrorist mastermind who orchestrated the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on America, had been killed ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Monday, May 2, 2011 11:54 pm

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Sullivan seeks school board

Ronda Sullivan graduated from Union High School in 1994, attended Southwestern Michigan College and runs the local store as part of her 17-year career with ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Sunday, May 1, 2011 6:40 pm

bullying

Niles addresses bullying claims

Gov. Rick Snyder said this week he will push Michigan to join 45 other states in passing an anti-bullying bill into law. Read more

by jessicasieff, Friday, April 29, 2011 6:20 pm

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Snyder outlines education reform

Niles and Brandywine superintendents are cautiously supporting Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan for education reform, they said Thursday. Snyder outlined his long-awaited initiatives in education reform ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Thursday, April 28, 2011 10:18 pm

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Businesses, New Tech Academy discuss partnership opportunities

Patrick Malley, dean of students at Niles New Tech Entrepreneurial Academy, met with members of the business community Tuesday morning in an effort to educate ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Tuesday, April 26, 2011 10:19 pm

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At Mount Calvary, finding friends in high places

At Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Pastor Bryant Bacon is hoping a new outreach ministry will create a sense of connectivity amongst the entire Niles community. Read more

by jessicasieff, Sunday, April 24, 2011 6:00 pm

Business

A personal business

For Diana Hatch, her business, Isabelle's Timeless Gifts is personal, right down to the very name. Read more

by jessicasieff, Sunday, April 24, 2011 5:58 pm

Opinion

Jessica Sieff: It’s time to talk education and get in on the conversation

Gov. Rick Scott signed off last month in Florida on House Bill 7019, dubbed the “Teacher Quality Bill,” which developed a performance based pay structure ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Wednesday, April 20, 2011 10:38 pm

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Brandywine plans to layoff 8 teachers

Eight teachers from Brandywine Community Schools will learn this week they will be laid off at the end of the year. Supt. John Jarpe said ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Tuesday, April 19, 2011 7:56 pm

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Block scheduling to be eliminated at NHS; classes to be ‘right-sized’

With the announcement of 22 teacher layoffs Monday night, Niles Community Schools faces additional changes in an attempt to cut costs as state revenues continue ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Tuesday, April 19, 2011 7:55 pm

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Cross pleads guilty

Ivery Cross, 26, waived his right to a preliminary examination Tuesday morning, pleading guilty to three charges of criminal sexual conduct in the 2nd degree ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Tuesday, April 19, 2011 11:05 am

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YMCA kids say ‘WE CAN’

The latest session of the “WE CAN! Healthy Berrien” program ended Sunday afternoon at the Niles-Buchanan YMCA, and program coordinator and dietician Pam Kurtz said ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Monday, April 18, 2011 10:38 pm

Business

Truckstop Shop opens

For the last five years, Chris Pawielski has built a successful business on two wheels, selling and servicing bikes at Cycle and Fitness in downtown ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Sunday, April 10, 2011 5:10 pm

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City councilman sentenced

City councilman Tim Skalla will pay more than $1,000 in fees and costs and attend a victim’s impact panel as part of a sentence he ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Thursday, April 7, 2011 9:52 pm

Brandywine Community Schools

State testing results aid teacher, student evaluations

Test results of the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) were released last week and as school officials assess the student performance in their districts, reforms ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Tuesday, April 5, 2011 10:19 pm

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Wife, mother, entrepreneur

Life has been keeping Niles mom, Carrie Lane Aalfs, 28, pretty busy. Running a household and taking care of her two young children, one might ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Sunday, April 3, 2011 6:11 pm

Berrien County

‘We believe that he is innocent’

Inside the Niles courtroom where Ivery Cross, 25, was arraigned Thursday, supporters of the Niles police officer filled nearly all of the seats surrounding him. ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Friday, April 1, 2011 12:03 am

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Brandywine offers all-day kindergarten

In a unanimous decision Monday night, the Brandywine Community Schools Board of Education approved offering all-day kindergarten at the start of the 2011-2012 school year. ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 10:54 pm

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NPD cop facing rape charges

If Niles City Police Officer Ivery Cross, 25, is convicted of the preliminary charges against him — one count of criminal sexual conduct in the ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Monday, March 28, 2011 11:28 pm

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Community invited to discuss Eastside

Whether or not the Niles Community Schools school district will reopen Eastside School will be the subject of a gathering of community members at the ... Read more

by jessicasieff, Monday, March 28, 2011 11:27 pm

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