THE Competition Commission yesterday said it was investigating anti- competitive behaviour among manufacturers of plastic pipes.

Dark circles and bags under the eyes of mothers and fathers of newborns is a badge of honor in parenthood.

With the draft site and floor plans only 'inches away,' according to the county's owner's representative, plans now call for ground to be broken on the Lyon County jail project by the first of November.

Opening this week on the local speciality film circuit: 'Official Rejection' "Official Rejection," a Shut Up & Shoot Picture, is a so-so insider documentary about the indie festival circuit.

After three years of intense talks aimed at solving California's water problems, key people have quietly moved behind closed doors to negotiate an agreement in the months before Gov.

Robert J. Miller, Jr., 74, a resident of Cornelius, Oregon, community, died Tuesday afternoon, August 17, 2010, at his home.

The Ivy Tech Vintage Race Car Show will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Vigo County Fairgrounds.

A built-in desk can be a very good use of space. Using a wall to support the back or end of the desk provides greater strength to the desk.

Here is a big thank you to Roto-Rooter and a cautionary tale for senior citizens like me.

A civic celebration will take place today to mark the completed renovation of the historic Music Concourse in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.

Dave Alberti, a master plumber at J.P. Mulvey, demonstrates how to winterize a home in Hampton Bays.

Volunteers with Hancock County Habitat for Humanity were at Camp Beech Cliff recently to remove sinks, plumbing fixtures and other salvageable items destined for Habitat's resale store in Ellsworth.

It's a pre-emptive strike. The theory behind the efforts of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Michigan is to direct youth onto the right path before they become a burden on law enforcement, the education system and society.

It’s the Ultimate Big Brother final tonight and the last episode that will ever appear on our TV scr

Craig John Offering, a technician for Walden Plumbing and Heating, a lifelong resident of Walden, died Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at home.

After a one-year lapse, Newark city officials hope to explore options to reopen the Hollander Street pool for summer 2011.

Home has stood in Chilmark since before the nation was founded. Up in the attic of the old house at Quansoo, you can read its somewhat haphazard growth over 300 odd years.

There was something different about the annual building tour that interim Superintendent George Frost conducted for School Committee members last week.

The Lewisburg Area School District was presented with an overview of the options they will have to consider in terms of upgrading their school buildings - including the possibility of building a new high school.

General contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor head outside the barn to build a basic picnic table using common framing lumber.

Richard Villanueva of Barrett Sign, 321 Lyon in Saginaw, checks out the glass tubing he installed on the historic Brenske Plumbing and Heating Center neon sign that was on a building at 531 W. Genesee in Saginaw until March 1997 when the building was razed for a Rite Aid Pharmacy.

Colon Cancer Stages. MCT graphic. Colon health - specifically, whether we should be doing more to flush out our internal plumbing - tends to get a lot of attention.

Luke Roffers is proud to say he can have his cake and eat it, too. The Oneida native has been living the dream - working on a NASCAR Sprint Cup team for Chip Ganassi for the past five seasons.

While many folks were sunning themselves at the beach this past summer, IBM introduced some pretty important security technology, the Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager .

Throw another wrench into the construction of the Second Avenue subway line. A published report says the relocation of water pipes, gas lines, fuel tanks and other underground utilities is delaying the project another six months and adding another $120 million to the tab.

One random Act of Kindness has sparked another noble gesture that's making a difference for 11 people.

The Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has backed plans this week for a new pipe which would red

The Communications, Electrical, Plumbing Union vowed this week to put more pressure on Telstra to fill the salary gap between unionised and non-unionised employees as the results of an internal poll became clear.

Home sellers don't always have to disclose to a buyer every single repair they have made through the years.

IT'S got fully functioning heating, plumbing and electrics - but you won't be able to live in it.

The Colonial Beach School Board has postponed its plan to build a middle school complex at the town's high school in order to replace three deteriorating trailer classrooms at the elementary school.

A summer of construction work at Bearcat Stadium will be unveiled for Sherman football fans tonight against Class 4A No.

Congratulations, Kevin and Jules. Have a wonderful life together. Love, Skip and Patty and Jim and Suzy.

No one questions the benefits of installing fire detectors in a home. But mandating the installation of fire sprinkler systems? That's another matter.

Skillscymru, which takes place at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, will mark the start of a year

Giftango Corporation, a digital virtual gift card company, announced the release of a mobile developer's toolkit.

The plan was simple for Robert Fleeting in 2004 when his company, Coral Reef Partners LLC, purchased a six-story waterfront hotel.

Police are on a statewide manhunt for an ex-convict who they believe murdered a 17-year-old Huntsville girl sometime over the weekend.

The Towanda Borough Council is working toward replacing the borough's 307 street signs and is also taking steps toward replacing the borough's K-9 police car.

They did so before, and it was helpful, but insufficient. That happens all the time! I'm also fighting a rat, but I am not bothering with the landlord, because he's such a failure.

Harvey Water Softeners has developed a washing powder specifically for use with softened water which has been claimed to ease the symptoms of eczema.

Housing Resources recently attained LEED Certification for its decades-old office building, in the Plaza del Sol complex at 524 30 Road.

September 10th is Waldo Semon's birthday. Semon was an American chemical engineer who discovered the process to make vinyl from polyvinyl chloride or PVC.

Living in a home for many years teaches its owners a few basic techniques of fixing small-scale plum

After three years of intense talks aimed at solving California's water problems, key people have quietly gone behind closed doors to negotiate an agreement in the months before Gov.

One of a pair of the "Historic Exeter" banners missing from downtown last week has been returned.

DORM RENOVATIONS: Manzanita Hall has been used as a temporary residence for ASU students until spaces in other dormitories opened up.

Today, Seesmic more broadly launched Seesmic Desktop, a refreshed platform for interacting with various social media outlets like Twitter , Facebook, Google Buzz, etc.A Seesmic has been one of the leaders in this space providing client applications on various platforms across web, desktop and mobile and providing us with unified views of our ...

The bookmobile is back! The van on Fourth Avenue outside the 105-year-old Fort Hamilton Public Library, closed for a major rehab project, was missing for many months and returned recently just in time for the start of the school year.

The two residents of Tranquility Assisted Living Center in Frederick who contracted Legionnaires' disease are recovering and are not suffering from complications of the bacterial infection, according to a spokesman.