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SARTELL (WJON News) --Sartell residents should start seeing some park improvements in the coming months.

Parks Supervisor Tony Krueger says they have another elaborate list of improvements planned for several parks this summer.

He says one of their main projects is the renovation to the disc golf course at Northside Park.

Last fall we did a lot of cleanup of the woods, to open it up to layout new holes. Now we are at the stage of laying out the new fairways and adjusting the tee and pins. Shortly we will also receive our new baskets and work on getting those installed as well.

Krueger says they hope to have the disc golf course operational by June.

The city also plans to make several improvements to a few neighborhood parks with the installation of new equipment and picnic shelters. Crews will also be buttoning up some things with the Tom Bearson Basketball courts and at Sauk River Regional Park.

Krueger saysanother big project scheduled this summer is theinstallation of the new inclusive playground at Lions Park.

We are going to wait to start any work at that park until we get the new playset. Then we will remove the old one, do the site prep, install the flooring andput the new playground equipmentin. Once we are ready it could be a three to four week installation.

Krueger says they are tentatively scheduled to begin work on the inclusive playground sometime in August.

As for the current playground set at Lions Park, Krueger says they will be moving that equipment to the community center to provide another amenity for users of that facility.

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HomeFrontService Company Also Long in Business of Sales and Repair

By Maria Scandale | on April 14, 2023

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Waves are spectacular on the beach, not as a line of bulging carpet in the middle of a living room. Eds Carpet Re-Stretching/Mico Carpet deftly grasps the unsightly problem and returns the floor to a normal appearance.

Bulges developing in carpet are not rare in, for instance, two-piece modular homes.

When the homes come in, they put the two pieces together with seaming tape, said contractor Ed Mico of Eds Carpet Re-Stretching/Mico Carpet. If a bulge develops, sometimes a few years after an installation, his business can help. The carpet can be stretched in a proper direction and manner to secure a flat surface.

Another cause of carpet irregularity occurs if a home is not level. The carpet in that case, too, is addressed by Eds Carpet Re-Stretching.

Mico has been in business for 62 years, starting in Marlboro in 1971 and moving to Jackson 12 years ago. He has family in the Barnegat area and has done a lot of work on Long Beach Island.

Mico Carpet has been known for sales and installation of carpet and flooring for decades. The company also handles repair work to damaged wood floors and to vinyl flooring, and replaces floor boards where needed.

To prepare, customers clear the space, but do not have to try to move the heaviest furniture. Youve got to move the small stuff; we move the big stuff.

His company has had the same phone number since 1971: 732-591-9168. Call for more information on a specific issue.

Although scaled back in recent years, Mico Carpet has also done work for an extensive list of commercial clients. Naming a few, Mico listed Dupont in Sayreville, Hermans Sporting Goods and The Gap, as well as nine churches, numerous firehouses and first aid stations, and homes in the Holmdel and Colts Neck area along with those in Southern Ocean County. M.S.

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WASHINGTON The Murphy house in Washington is well over a century old, a fact one might never guess at a glance thanks to a litany of renovations the familys made since moving in around 2008.

As of now, the homes list of renovations include a side room division, the installation of a porch, three bedroom remodels, two bathroom modernizations, a new patio and, most recently, a kitchen overhaul that tore out a wall and installed new pecan hardwood flooring, finished just in time for Thanksgiving.

Timmins Construction LLC handled many of those changes. Co-owner Bruce Timmins said a house of that age made the process labor-intensive.

Its more challenging because you never know what were going to run into, he said. We always find something that was built wrong or that we have to repair while were doing it youve got to kind of like doing it because its not like new construction, its not quick and clean.

Still, Timmins said it was rewarding to work on the home.

We really appreciated the Murphys letting us make the renovations to their house that we did, he said. Its taking something thats old and kind of worn out, and rather than just taking it down, throwing it away, we can revitalize it.

The Murphy family, for their part, said they were happy with the changes as well.

Despite the replacement and remaking of so many parts, Brian Murphy said it still felt like home.

Weve made it ours, we put our touch on it, he said. Its still that home that we liked originally, and wanted to live in. Weve just now customized it to what fits our family Weve raised our kids here, weve done homecomings here, weve done how many thanksgivings, how many birthdays.

Some fundamental pieces remain from the original house, including a fireplace, much of the trim, and some bookshelves built into the wall.

Murphy said he had no plans to cease improvement efforts either, updating and upgrading the house one step at a time. Some items left on the list include a new fence, remodeling the remaining bedrooms, stair improvements and floorboard replacements.

The drive for changes is not born from distaste for the current house. Murphy said he was quite happy with its current state, in fact, but that improvements were always on the radar.

I want to be proud of what we have, and make it something I didnt as a child, he said. And I want my kids to have something they can be happy and be proud of. And I think keeping things looking nice is just something we should be responsible for, as citizens of our community.

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Update on Stegeman Coliseum from the University of Georgia and UGA Athletic AssociationExtensive structural reviews of the ceiling of the University of Georgia's Stegeman Coliseum have now been completed by several leading engineering firms, and a plan and timeline have been established for repairs of the facility.

The best news for student-athletes and spectators is that the repairs can be completed in time for the upcoming 2023-24 Georgia men's and women's basketball seasons to be played in the coliseum. UGA's gymnastics team will also compete in Stegeman for the 2024 season.

Only the Georgia volleyball team, whose season begins sooner, will have to relocate temporarily. Volleyball will compete in the Ramsey Arena of the Ramsey Center, its previous home from 1995 to 2017.

The most recent engineering report by Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc.a peer review of work previously done by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE)affirms the structural integrity of Stegeman Coliseum. It agrees with WJE that thermal movementthe daily expansion and contraction of building materials that all buildings undergoand misalignment and tight precast joints from the original construction of the facility in 1964 are the primary contributors to recent incidents of concrete spalling (chipping).

Stegeman Coliseum has been closed since March 2, 2023, when a small piece of ceiling material was found on the floor. With safety being the top priority, the University of Georgia and the Athletic Association closed the facility immediately.

Over the last few weeks, crews have installed scaffolding throughout the facility to expedite work once the plan for repair was validated. Crews will now work to saw-cut relief joints at the precast corners of the roof and install a protective mesh to keep future spalling from reaching the coliseum floor.

In addition, a separate, "global" analysis of the roof, to include the structural impact of the north and south end curtain walls added in 2010 as well as the large, central scoreboard added in 2017, is now underway. This further review, to be completed over the summer, will determine whether these factors are also contributing to spalling.

"We are pleased with the solution that has been identified by these structural engineering firms, who are leaders in the coliseum industry," said Josh Brooks, J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics. "We are going to be able to reopen Stegeman Coliseum safely for our teams and fans this fall, and over the summer, we will begin the planning process for further ways to modernize the facility and substantially enhance the fan and student-athlete experience. I think folks are really going to be excited about all that we have in store."

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NEW YORK -- A toddler was rushed to the hospital after falling out of a sixth-story window in Manhattan on Sunday morning.

Police say a 3-year-old girl is fighting for her life after plunging from the building in Chelsea just before 11:30 a.m.

Crime scene tape went up quickly.

"That is horrible, a 3-year-old. It's sad. It's really sad," building resident Alexa Cruz said.

CBS2 also spoke to a man who said at first he noticed an object.

"I saw something falling. The minute I heard the thump when she hit the ground, I heard someone screaming and that's when I knew something had gone wrong and it was a person," the man said.

Chaos erupted as those outside realized that person was a little girl who fell six floors down.

"When I approached I noticed the victim was unconsciousness. She didn't seem she hit anything, any concrete or gate, or any pieces around. She landed straight on the grass," the man said.

NYCHA said window guards were installed in the apartment when the family moved in in January of this year, and according to the agency's records the window guards were present when work -- unrelated to the window -- was done a week ago. So now some are asking how the little girl managed to fall out.

"I think NYCHA should require more inspections on window guards because some of these windows don't have guards," Cruz said.

CBS2 did not see a guard on the window. NYCHA released the following statement:

"This is an active NYPD investigation. NYCHA is also conducting an internal investigation of this unfortunate incident and will work with the family to ensure they are connected to the services they need. Based on an immediate review of our records, window guards were installed on all windows when the family moved into the apartment in January 2023. Less than one week ago, on Wednesday, April 12, property management staff entered the apartment to complete repairs unrelated to window guards, and performed a NYCHA 5 Alive inspection, which includes an inspection for window guards. Our records indicate that window guards were present on all windows throughout the apartment at that time. There are no open repair work orders on record for the windows, window guards, or air conditioners at the residence."

As for the little girl, she was rushed to Bellevue Hospital, where she is recovering. She's in critical-but-stable condition.

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The four power dealers have unveiled a single flagship home in an Upper East Side Beaux Arts-style townhouse.

LGDR, the powerhouse gallery jointly formed by dealers Dominique Lvy, Brett Gorvy, Amalia Dayan, and Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn in late 2021, has thrown open the doors of a stunning new flagship gallery on East 64th street.

The sprawling six-floor Beaux-Arts-style townhouse was built in the early 1930s and in addition to being one of the oldest gallery buildings in New York, was also the longtime headquarters of the Wildenstein art dealing dynasty.

The inaugural show, Rear View, is sure to make a splash. It includes dozens of artworks spanning two floors by a dynamic mix of blue-chip artists ranging from established masters such as Rene Magritte and Francis Bacon, to later stars such as Eric Fischl, Barkley Hendricks, and Yoko Ono, to contemporary stars including Urs Fischer, Jenna Gribbon, Jenny Saville, and Issy Wood. All of the works explore representation of the human figure as seen from behind, including no shortage of depictions of buttocks.

Installation view of Rear View at LGDR with work by Jenny Saville Juncture (1994) (top) and Domenico Gnoli Back View (1968) (bottom). Photo: Jason Schmidt. Courtesy LGDR.

Author Dieter Roelstraete, who wrote an essay about the show for an accompanying zine, opened his remarks at the preview on April 17 by acknowledging the often humorous nature of the exhibition. And in his essay, he wrote: Backs and behinds: it is cause for some mirth that leafing through the checklist for Rear View made me realize that in all my long years of looking at and thinking about [Caspar David] Friedrichs Rckenfiguren, I had never seriously considered these pictures of people seen from the back to be pictures of backsides as well.

Another author, Alison Gingeras, also contributed an essay appropriately titled Bad Asses. It swings from an in-depth look at Felix Vallotons seminal tude de fesses (c. 1884), chosen as the feature image for the show, to butt-related jokes made by Chris Rock (Show your ass! he urged anyone seeking attention) in his recent stand-up comedy Netflix show, to Kim Kardashians famous moneymaker.

Installation view of Rear View at LGDR, with Urs Fischer, Divine Interventions (2023). Photo: Jason Schmidt. Courtesy LGDR.

The show also features a so-called pendant presentation in a single room, titled Full Frontal that features more explicit front-facing works by artists including Miriam Cahn, Gribbon, and Hendricks. As the idiom of the title suggests, debates around moral propriety and censorship in art and popular culture often ascribe a confrontational value to front-facing nudes, according to a statement accompanying the show.

All four founding partners were on hand to inaugurate the show, with Lvy seeming to address many of mission questions that have swirled around the partnership since it was first announced in late 2021.

Noting that they have been flooded with questions and rumors on what the partnership is about, she said they were previously a bit homeless, running separate gallery spaces including Lvy Gorvys former home at 909 Madison. Theres also the massive uptown space overhauled by Rohatyn for Salon 94 Design and opened in spring 2021, which just debuted LGDRs much-buzzed-about show of Marilyn Minters work.

Ren Magritte, Sans famille (1958). Photo by Andreas Zimmermann. Image courtesy of LGDR.

Lvy said it was important to the four of them to create a home and further to choose a space that has history, as the 64th Street building does, noting that it was originally built as a gallery in 1932. Moving forward, following the Minter exhibition, all LGDR projects will be hosted at this new space, while Rohatyn will run her separate projects at Salon 94 Design.

Of the new exhibition, Lvy said it reflects the togetherness of what we can do when we want to, adding that exhibition-making is their passion. In terms of deciding on which works to include, she said, its not about liking or not liking. Its a conversation about what does it stir in terms of emotion and critical thinking.

Installation view of Rear View at LGDR. Aristide Malliol, Flore drape (avec guirlande de fleurs) (1911) and Fernando Botero The Bathroom (1989). Photo Jason Schmidt. Courtesy LGDR.

In addition to exhibition-making, she also re-emphasized some of the initial activities that LGDR had highlighted around the time of its formation, including offering strategic services to collectors, artists, institutions, philanthropic organizations, and private companies, including family offices.

Rear View is on view at LGDR, 19 East 64th Street, New York, through June 1.

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Following a public outcry, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles has temporarily halted reductions in prison sentences for violent criminals.

The board halted the commutations after embattled chairman Carleton J. Giles of Milford was ousted by Gov. Ned Lamont and replaced by a new chairwoman,Jennifer Zaccagnini.

Giles and two other board members had sparked a public outcry when 71 prisoners had their sentences reduced last year, including 44 convicted of murder.

The issue came to a head recently when Lamont allowed Giles to remain on the board, and the state Senate approved him for a new, four-year term by a 21-14 vote with two Democrats breaking with their party and voting against Giles.

On Thursday, Republicans hailed the halt in commutations.

This is a positive step, said Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly of Stratford. The people deserve a government that works for them a government that makes sure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is protected.

They deserve accountability. It took press conferences for us to get the word out that in this situation, the people of Connecticuts voices were not being heard., he said.

Kelly described Giles as an unelected bureaucrat who made the moves without the knowledge of many legislators. Democrats, however, said that Giles had been operating under state law because the legislature had granted authority to the parole board to set its own rules and regulations.

Amidst the controversy, Lamont intervened to install the new chairwoman and called for a bipartisan meeting with all sides to discuss the next steps because he lacks the power to make unilateral changes under the law.

That meeting was held Wednesday with Republican and Democratic leaders of the judiciary committee, along with representatives of corrections, victims services, parole board and governors staff, among others.

Lamonts chief spokesman, Adam Joseph, said the meeting was the start of a collaborative process in which the leadership of the board committed itself to working with leadership of the legislatures Judiciary Committee to consider revisions to its policies, including input from all stakeholders.

State Sen. Heather Somers, a Groton Republican who has been outspoken on the issue, said, We continue to push for an open and transparent process where every victim, lawmaker, prosecutor and defense attorney has input on how this commutations policy should be revised. We need to decide collectively what that policy is what is fair, what is just, and what is right.

On the Senate floor recently, Democrats defended Giles as they voted in favor of him remaining on the board.

Majority leader Bob Duff, a Norwalk Democrat, said, I believe that Carleton Giles is a good man with a good heart. He added that the parole board is not a rubber stamp.

Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, a New Haven Democrat who is the highest-ranking senator, said there has been a rethinking, a reexamination of sentencing in recent years as some prisoners received long sentences in the 1990s and are still in prison now.

The issue is not over. Giles must still be approved by the state House of Representatives, which could vote as early as April 27 as both chambers of the legislature need to approve the parole board nominees.

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If we've learned anything from the last few years of adapting to and living with disruption on a global scale, it's the importance of flexibility. That means welcoming new ideas when it comes to how we parent, how we educate our children, how we design our homes, how we dress and shop, and of course, how we work. If nothing else, the pandemic taught us that some of us could indeed ditch the commute (and the associated carbon emissions) to work just as productively from home.

This emerging hybrid work model has inspired many designers to come up with intriguing home office ideaslike this prefabricated work pod made out of wood or this futuristic home office alternative. Most are relatively compact, but they still take up precious space in your backyard. So what to do if you want to install a prefab home office but only have a limited amount of space?

That's where the even more compact IWI might come in. Created by Ecuadorian architects Juan Ruiz and Amelia Tapia, the IWI is a patented, multipurpose unit that can actually unfold to provide extra space when needed and then easily refold back into a smaller footprint when it's no longer in use.

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Constructed with CNC-milled wood, metal struts, and sturdy canvas fabric, the IWI consists of two modules. The thickness of the modules is enough to hold shelving, a kitchenette, and a number of flat-pack furnishings, including a nesting table, chairs, and floor panels. It's all closed off with glass doors, which allow for plenty of natural light to penetrate into the space.

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As one can see here, when the modules are pulled apart, the unit faintly resembles a giant accordion measuring 96 square feet (9 square meters) when it's fully deployed.

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As the designers explain, the IWI is a blank slate where any number of activities could take place:

Inside, all the furniture and amenities have been compressed into the rear module, freeing up the rest of the space for whatever one might be doing at the moment.

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The shelves have been configured to fit a variety of items, including office-sized appliances like a printer.

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We like how even the chairs and table have been designed to fit into the shelves, so that they can be tucked away out of sight if even more space is needed. The wooden components of the IWI were fabricated using a CNC (computer numerical controlled) milling machine because the technology helps to increase accuracy, reduces material wastage, and promotes the IWI's "universality, mass production, and easy assembly and disassembly."

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The kitchenette has a reconfigurable peg board for hanging items within easy reach. The floor is also smartly designed, as it can hinge up to make it smaller for storing away.

We can see the nesting table in action here: when more workspace is needed, all one has to do is to pull out the other section to create more table surface.

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Even with the doors closed, there is still plenty of light coming in, and the glass allows for a great view for this original IWI that has been placed on a rooftop somewhere in the city of Quito.

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From above, we can imagine how much space the IWI can save when it's fully retracted.

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The architects say that the IWI comes with electrical and plumbing hookups, though it can also be used in an off-grid installation.

The pieces are prefabricated within the space of two weeks. The IWI is then shipped to the site, and can be assembled in two days. With a price tag of $7,950 the IWI is one of the cheaper prefab multipurpose units we've seen thus far, and you can find out more or order it here.

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The 2023 Boston Grey to Green Conference will be providing a series of unique tours to help explore green infrastructure science, economic valuation, asset management, public policy, technologies, and best practices in design, installation, and maintenance.

Hosted by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, the conference will also inform the current policy debate by advocating for a significant increase in green infrastructure investment, a growing trend worldwide. See the full agenda here, and register here.

The tours of award winning projects will take place at various locations around Boston and provide attendees with unique opportunities to witness sustainable design and urban ecology in action. Tour sites include:

The Boston Medical Center Green Roof: Attendees will visit this stunning example of sustainable design and urban ecology, which spans over 7,000 square feet and houses over 2600 square feet of growing space for a wide variety of vegetable crops. The farm provides fresh, local produce to BMC's patients, cafeterias, Demonstration Kitchen, and Preventive Food Pantry. The green roof provides a range of environmental benefits, such as reducing stormwater runoff, improving air quality, and creating habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. Please note that attendees with allergies should be aware that there are beehives on the roof, and only 12 people can use the elevator to go up to the roof at a time.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Healing Gardens: Attendees will visit an expansive sixth-floor roof garden, raised 75 feet above Pilgrim Road between the existing Rosenberg Building and the inpatient floors of the bed tower. The 11,000 square foot dedicated space provides patients and staff with an opportunity to escape the stressful hospital environment and gain respite and relaxation to help the healing process.

CALA Powderhouse: This previously vacant building was granted a new lease on life when architect Sebastin Mariscal secured development rights on the property from the City of Somerville. CALAs sunken central courtyard and upper landing were each marked as green roofs in the renovation design, totaling 28,939 square feet of publicly accessible green space. Recover installed both sections of green roof as well as the hardscaping for the courtyard and its connected pathways.

Harvard Science and Engineering Complex Tour: Attendees will visit the new Science and Engineering Complex (SEC), located on Harvard Universitys emerging Allston campus. The SEC integrates one of the countrys most diverse and exciting engineering programs into a single 535,000 square foot structure that will accommodate teaching and research laboratories, classroom space, faculty and staff offices, and a host of amenity spaces. As the home of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), it defines a new series of environments that support SEAS profound commitment to interdisciplinary and collaboration both in teaching and research.

One Canal Tour: Attendees will witness Recover Green Roofs' remediation project on a multi-use building located at Bostons Rose Kennedy Greenway. The existing third-floor terrace and 13th-floor pool deck had seen massive plant die-offs due to an irrigation failure that left plants without water for an extended period. Recover's field crew installed a new irrigation system in the nine mounded beds and replaced multiple sections of irrigation across the two roofs. After evaluating other areas of plant failure, they noticed that the mounded beds were being eroded by high winds, so they reduced the height of the mounded beds by removing geo-foam and soil media. The green roofs have now been restored to their original intention, providing habitat for birds, stormwater retention, and aesthetic beauty.

These tours offer an exclusive opportunity for attendees to witness firsthand the nuts and bolts of green infrastructure design and installation and discover the value green infrastructure investment and sustainable design in urban settings. Don't miss your chance to be a part of the Boston Grey to Green Conference.

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Take a trip through the decades at Fashion Show Mall's new{}traveling art experience, which will be open throughout the month of May. (Photo: Fashion Show Las Vegas)

The first-of-its-kind traveling art experience is coming to Las Vegas and promises to bring nostalgia along with it.

Fashion Show Las Vegas is set to welcome its first traveling art experience,Selfie Studio: The Decades, startingMonday, May 1.

The installation is set to kick off the year oftraveling art installations, with the experience available for a limited time throughTuesday, May 30.

Throughout the month, mall guests will be able to enjoyeight pop-up containers filled with photo-worthy backdrops themed from recent decades. From the 50s to the future, shoppers will have the opportunity to capture photos with interactive backdrops and fun themes, including:

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Fashion Show Mall is also slated to host a launch event onSaturday, May 6, where guests can enjoylive entertainment transporting them through the decades from noon to 4 pm while taking their perfect selfies.

The selfie studio will be located at theGreat Hall inside Fashion Mall and is free for all guests.

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