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Cold Water School host Wellness Fair

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“The Heidi Chronicles” coming to town

NJT Presents the Pulitzer Prize-Winning ‘The Heidi Chronicles’ May 29-June...

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Police Hosts Safety Town At Wedgwood Elementary in June

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The Florissant Police will hold a Safety Town program, June 14-25, at Wedgwood Elementary School. The program will be held Monday-Friday, from 10 a.m.-noon. Safety Town, designed for four, five,…

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Historic Florissant Awards Presentation Sunday, May 23

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Historic Florissant’s fourth annual Lois Zimmerman Preservation Award ceremony will be held at the Franz Gittemeier House, 1067 Dunn Road, on Sunday, May 23,  at 2 p.m. The Zimmerman Award…

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Ferguson-Florissant Supt. Jeff Spigel To Retire at the End of the School Year

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Jeffrey R. Spiegel, superintendent of the Ferguson-Florissant School District, will retire at the end of the 2010-2011 school year. The district’s Board of Education approved his plans at its April…

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Hazelwood Middle School Students Compete in Area-Wide Book Battle

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Students from four Hazelwood middle schools squared off against fellow students from around the metropolitan area in the fourth annual Area-wide Book Battle at Pattonville Heights Middle School. The book…

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Ferguson-Florissant Places $25 Million Bond Issue on Aug. 3 Ballot

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The Ferguson-Florissant School District will ask voters to approve a $25 million no tax rate increase bond issue on August 3.  The district’s Board of Education made the decision at…

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Duchesne 5th Grade Teacher Gets Challenger ‘Teacher of the Year’ Award

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Steve Marsden, far right, receiving the Challenger Learning Center's Teacher of the Year award. Tasmyn Front, director, shares a few highlights about the passionate teacher's career, while Robert Powell, education…

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Movie review: Robin Hood

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Russell Crowe is Robin Longstride before he became Robin Hood in new epic film from Universal. By Maggie Scott It’s not just the legendary man of Sherwood Forest who’s launching target-piercing…

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Hazelwood Modifies Annual Citywide Bulk Waste Collection Program

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The City of Hazelwood has modified its annual Citywide Bulk Waste Pick-Up Program, also known as the Hazelwood Beautification Campaign.  In the past, residents were able to set out unlimited…

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Hazelwood’s Historic Home Receives 2010 Award from Historic Buildings Commission

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In observance of National Historic Preservation Week, the St. Louis County Historic Buildings Commission presented its 2010 Adaptive Reuse Award to the City of Hazelwood prior to a recent St.…

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Hazelwood Police Steps Up City’s 24-Hour ‘Click or Ticket’ Campaign

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The Hazelwood Police Department will be joining other statewide and national law enforcement agencies between May 24 and June 6 for an aggressive “Click It or Ticket” mobilization campaign to…

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