No one would argue that interim City Manager Ellen Posivach has had her hands full since taking that position nearly three months ago. So busy, in fact, that it wasn't until the City Council's March 10 meeting that she got around to the small matter of being properly paid for the job she's been doing. Posivach presented an outline for a contract proposal at the meeting. While the Council agreed - for the most part - that she has been doing a fine job and the current terms of employment need to be reviewed, they decided a bit of negotiating was in order. ...more

March 18, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Elliot Stein clutched a digital timer in his hands and stepped backward, like a baseball player winding up for a pitch. With a deep breath, he shifted his weight forward and unleashed a stream of words at the speed of an auctioneer. ...more

January 24, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Elliot Stein clutched a digital timer in his hands and stepped backward, like a baseball player winding up for a pitch. With a deep breath, he shifted his weight forward and unleashed a stream of words at the speed of an auctioneer. ...more

January 24, 2008

It's entry deadline time; time to turn in those applications; time to pony up those entry fees. Here are details about made-by-hand crafts, poised pageant participants, a show of shutterbug skills and a competition for young writers. ...more

October 4, 2007

It's the money job. If you are thinking billionaire investors, bankers, hedge fund managers or oil barons, guess again. ...more

September 9, 2007