Tennant Co., which makes floor-cleaning equipment, said Friday it agreed to purchase Shanghai Shen Tan Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Co. Ltd., which has distributed its products for 12 years.

Who said nothing in life is free? Whoever they were, they probably never attended a New Baltimore Make A Difference Day event. This is the 13th year providing free services, food and entertainment for the community - all centrally located downtown at the

KITTERY, Maine — The towns of Kittery and Eliot have completed the first step in cleaning up the Spruce Creek watershed. With the assistance of FB Environmental of Portland, Maine, a Spruce Creek Watershed-Based Management Plan has been developed.

Privatizing the custodial staff is becoming as big a fad in North Jersey schools as laptops, iPods and back-to-school Uggs. The latest district to consider the idea is Dumont, which held a contentious public meeting this month.

MUNSTER | Doctors and staff are scheduled to be back to work Monday at the Hammond Clinic, more than a month after flooding forced the facility to close.