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In the News (Sat 28 Nov 09)

  
  Town of Gates
During this audit we examined the financial records and procedures of the Town for the period January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2004.
In addition, the Town has been unable to maintain adequate cash flow, requiring the issuance of a short-term borrowing in August of 2004 for $1 million and the use of interfund advances totaling approximately $4 million as of December 31, 2004.
In May of 2005, prior to the repayment of the $1 million borrowed in August of 2004, the Town issued a second short-term borrowing for $1.924 million to be repaid from a budgetary appropriation in the 2006 general fund budget.
nysosc3.osc.state.ny.us /localgov/audits/2006/towns/gates.htm   (666 words)

  
  Greece (town), New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Town of Greece is in the western part of the county and borders the City of Rochester on the east, the town of Gates on the south, the towns of Parma and Ogden on the west, and Lake Ontario on the north.
The town is a contiguous suburb of Rochester.
In the town the population is spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who are 65 years of age or older.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greece_(town),_New_York   (606 words)

  
 Gates,_New_York   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gates is a town in Monroe County, New York.
The Town of Gates was organized in 1797 as Northampton in Ontario County.
In 1808 the town was subdivided and the part still called Northampton was renamed in 1813 in honor of General Horatio Gates.
www.tuxedo-shop.com /search.php?title=Gates,_New_York   (468 words)

  
 Town of Gates: A Community for All People
Previously known as the Town of Northampton, the Town of Gates was incorporated on April 1, 1813.
In 1820, the population of the Town of Gates was 2,643.
The Town of Gates is the geographical center of Monroe County.
www.townofgates.org /historian_history.html   (741 words)

  
 An unwelcome plot twist: 3/14/03   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gates, a woman of 80, lost her son Lawrence Gates to bone cancer in 1990.
Gates visited the cemetery, knowing she should plan for a headstone for herself and her husband.
Moving of caskets is a possibility; in fact, the Gates' son was moved back several feet after the owner in front complained he was too close.
www.s-t.com /daily/03-03/03-14-03/a01lo004.htm   (872 words)

  
 Izdavacko poduzece Reprezent
The sacral complex that dominates the centre of the town - the parish church of St. Bartholomew, the fraternity church of St. Anthony the Abbot and the 26m tall Baroque tower dating from 1676, all testify to the importance of Roč as a former urban, administrative, economic and cultural centre of considerable power and glory.
The town loggia is on the square behind the church, and a niche on the façade of the neighbouring house exposes the bust of Šimun Greblo, Istrian writer and scribe.
The principal town Gates are from the 16th century, they are double and pass through the Municipal Hall.
www.reprezent.hr /izlet5.shtml   (2420 words)

  
 Dover Old Town Gates
The gate was taken down in 1819, the tower having been used as a night prison until that time.
Later a gate in the wall near the same spot was called the Snargate as is was commemorated by a tablet next door to a printing office on the northern side, the gate was taken down in 1683.
Also known as the Cross Gate and led to the sea, not far from old St. James's Church was East Brook Gate this was the chief approach to the old harbour.
www.doverpages.co.uk /town_gates.htm   (381 words)

  
 H-SHGAPE Book Reviews: Gates, The Model City of the New South: Anniston, Alabama, 1872-1900
Gates corrects this oversight, by providing a detailed examination of Anniston's industrial and social development, from the town's founding in 1872 through 1900, one of its greatest periods of economic and population growth.
Although Gates sometimes relies too extensively on newspaper accounts, particularly in her examination of Anniston's fl community, she effectively weaves together the social, political, and economic aspects of how and why a strong sense of community developed in the town.
Gates also provides a wealth of detail, some of it more important, such as the changing occupations of the towns-people between 1888 and 1900, than others, like the cost of electricity when lights were installed in the town.
www.h-net.msu.edu /~shgape/reviews/br-gates.html   (608 words)

  
 The historical topography of Khiva
The network of town blocks which surrounded the Ichan-kala, with their complex layout were oriented towards its walls and the arteries of roads and water canals, which cut through the town.
It is probable that during this period of the khanate's economic and political instability, the territory of the town (shakhristan) decreased considerably.
Flotkin, marking the achievements in the field of architecture and town planning, wrote: «The epitome of creativity of Khiva architecture of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries is mostly seen in ornamental-decorative art and in wonderful pieces of civil architecture, closely connected with the experience of mass folk architecture».
www.advantour.com /uzbekistan/khiva/history/014.htm   (2755 words)

  
 CoopersTown Crier   (Site not responding. Last check: )
According to Gates, small cuts in spending and a modest increase in the town's tax base, most taxpayers will see a small decrease in their town tax bill.
Gates said a $45,000 reserve fund was added in case of an unexpected expense, namely a new truck that may be purchased in the next year or two.
BULLET Gates notified the board he had recieved a letter from the New York State Office of Parks and Recreation, stating that the Cornfield located on County Rte.
www.coopercrier.com /2002/news/stories/11/21/ccgate.html   (552 words)

  
 Locations of the town gates in Dachau
The town walls and gates have long since been torn down, but Dachau has preserved this bit of history with markers at the places where the town gates once stood.
Two of the locations of the old town gates have been commemorated with a marker that consists of two posts and a model of the gate house.
The Freisinger Tor is at the bottom of the painting, showing the gate which once stood on the north side of the old town of Dachau.
www.scrapbookpages.com /DachauScrapbook/DachauTown/HistoricPlaces/OldGates01.html   (513 words)

  
 260 CHAPTER IV   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The original town of Northampton, one of the civil division of Ontario county.
The town was organized April, 1797, and the
The land surface in Gates is undulating, with an inclination toward
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/county/monroe/gates1.htm   (476 words)

  
 Gates Recreation & Parks Department
Our mission is to provide accessible, affordable, and quality leisure programs, activities, services and facilities to all residents of the Town of Gates and to actively inform and educate residents about the role of the Gates Recreation and Parks Department.
Also, to ensure residents that all programs and facilities are available for the public to participate in regardless of race, gender, income, physical disabilities, creed or other barriers that would preclude participation.
The Gates Recreation and Parks Department will continue to stress the value of positive leisure experiences and continue to maintain liaisons with other public and private organizations that impact upon the education, health, safety and leisure needs of residents.
www.gatesrecparks.org   (161 words)

  
 Holland Voice
Construction of the town wall was then started, the purpose being to defend the city against hostilities.
Amersfoort was such a prosperous city that a century later an entirely new town wall with gates was built.
The old town centre of Amersfoort has remained intact to such an extent that it was a logical step to take when it was declared a protected townscape.
www.hollandvoice.net /amersf1.html   (373 words)

  
 PUBLIC HEARING
He continued to state that the Town's Health Director Dr. Gates provides services to the Town on a part-time basis and because of his private practice finds it difficult to devote the time to the Town in the areas concerning lead and radon etc., and to handle the follow-up work that is required.
However, she expressed concern regarding the Town of Ledyard not being large enough to benefit from a regional agency and also noted that the District's fees are higher than the Town's current fees for the various inspections that are performed by the Town's Building Official and Sanitarian.
She explained that in the past the Town has not been eligible to participate in the certain grant programs because the Town does not meet the criteria or because of the lack of personnel and time to facilitate the process.
www.town.ledyard.ct.us /TCPHMIN5232001.htm   (2344 words)

  
 Henry Louis Gates Jr., "A Town in West Virginia" , eJournal USA: Society & Values, December 2004
At first glance, Piedmont is a typical dying mill town, with the crumbling infrastructure and the resignation of its people to its gentle decline.
The Tri-Towns—three towns of similar size—were connected by two bridges across sections of the Potomac less than a mile apart: Piedmont, West Virginia; Luke, Maryland; and Westernport, Maryland, the westernmost navigable point on the river, between Pittsburgh and the Chesapeake Bay.
Gates was among the first African-American students to attend the newly desegregated public schools of Piedmont following the Supreme Court's Brown v.
usinfo.state.gov /journals/itsv/1204/ijse/gates.htm   (2494 words)

  
 STOLP, or STOLPE - Online Information article about STOLP, or STOLPE
gates restored in 1872 are memorials of the See also:
HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
From the 14th to the 16th century it was a member of the Hanseatic League.
encyclopedia.jrank.org /STE_SUS/STOLP_or_STOLPE.html   (432 words)

  
 Ulice na planovima   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tradesmen and merchants were the most numberous inhabitants of the town and they probably built their houses and workshops by the roads, and also next to Kukuljević Street, which developed on the old road.
On the groundplan sketch of the town from 15
The walls, town’s gates and the position of the fort are marked on, but there are no streets and squares of the inside town, nor the inside town, nor the suburbs mentioned in numerous files.
jagor.srce.hr /gimvaraz/projekti/ulica/English/ulnastrpl/Glavna.htm   (1237 words)

  
 Allagash Checkpoints Torched
Jackson, however, believes the gates were moved into town to increase fee revenues and to have stronger control of users.
The three checkpoint stations within the town limits are Dickey, on the St. John about 500 feet from a town road; the Little Black, on the Little Black River, about 20 feet from Rt.
Jackson said the location of the gates means that locals pay more to get to their favorite fishing hole.
www.meepi.org /files02/pa052402.htm   (1002 words)

  
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A gate to a quay had not yet been built, probably because any riverbank was not yet close enough to justify an extra opening in the palisade fence.
It seems that every one of the town’s gates was destroyed in that raid except, perhaps, the East Gate near the Grey Friary.
It is more than likely, however, that the destruction of the gates was limited to the burning of their wooden wings and not the actual masonry.
web.onetel.com /~herbertroese/Townwalls.htm   (1617 words)

  
 The Town Gates   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The city of Tourning Star has two gates, the North Gate, and the South Gate, both of which are consistently filled with incoming and outgoing traffic.
From the South Gate you can follow the path down to the end of the island and the beginning of the only strip of beach, or you can travel to the old castle ruins that are rumored to be the location of the Dark Paladins' guild.
The actual gates themselves are unremarkable, consisting of a hole in the wall in the shape of an arch with large wooden doors that are closed at night to keep out the monsters that inhabit the surrounding wilderness.
www.qfgc.com /tourningstar/gate.html   (201 words)

  
 map features, town
Towns are labelled in block caps or upright lowercase or italic lowercase depending on size.
A town might be marked with stars or asterisks for the number of members it sends to Parliament; a crescent symbol on a post if it is a post stage; a letter, V for vicarage, R for rectory, C for curacy, or just 'a Chapel'; and/or a maltese cross for a charity school.
Towns, and the one city, are shown by a group of blocks around a road junction, crudely tinted red.
www.geog.port.ac.uk /webmap/hantscat/html/ftr_mkt.htm   (3099 words)

  
 Homepage of Dirk Busse * Cities - Coventry - Town Wall and Gates   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Much of the town wall was demolished in 1662 on the restoration of Charles II.
Repaired and restored in 1932 the gate house and gardens were presented to the city by Sir Alfred Herbert.
Completed circa 1385 as part of the medieval Town Wall, which was demolished in 1662 by order of Charles II.
www.dirk-busse.de /Schule/FH-Mannheim/England/Cities/Coventry/TownWall/en/index.html   (156 words)

  
 Madison Trust for Historic Preservation
The Gates of Heaven Synagogue was built in 1863 for the Ahavath Achim congregation of German Jewish immigrants.
The Gates of Heaven is a local landmark owned by the Madison City Park’s Department.
Gates of Heaven Synagogue Plaque and Memorabilia Case
www.madisontrust.org /gallery/around_town/gates_heaven.html   (127 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Rostock Article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the 14th century it was a powerful seaport town with 12,000 inhabitants.
At the end of the 15th century the dukes of Mecklenburg succeeded in capturing the town of Rostock, which had until then been independent.
The city grew, was almost entirely destroyed in World War II and became a major industrial centre of East Germany with the port being developed as the primary gate to the world.
www.ipedia.com /rostock.html   (368 words)

  
 Gates Fire District - Press Release 06/12/2002
GATES – One hundred years ago, town residents fought fires by forming bucket brigades and drawing water from wells and ponds.
And when the Gates Protective Association was formed in 1927, its one piece of equipment was a horse-drawn hose truck with 40 and 60 gallon tanks and hand-held fire extinguishers on each side.
Not to be used without the written consent from the Gates Fire District.
www.gatesfd.org /06122002.htm   (738 words)

  
 The Town Wall and Gates of Coventry - Page 3   (Site not responding. Last check: )
At the time the building of the wall was commenced, Spon Street was the name given to the whole length of road to the west of its junction with Hill Street and Smithford Street.
Adjacent to Cheylesmore gate was Little Park gate, unsurprisingly, found at the end of Little Park Street, which was literally that; the entrance to the 'little park' that lay next to the great park which was originally reached by way of Much Park Street....
This gate would have been the primary eastern entrance to Coventry from other major places (in medieval times) such as Rugby, Lutterworth and Market Harborough, all thriving market towns.
www.historiccoventry.co.uk /wall/wall3.html   (1546 words)

  
 Minutes Feburary 18, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Minutes of a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Marion, Virginia held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on February 18, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Attorney Mark Fenyk stated that there are several items in the current Town Ordinance with regard to Taxi Cabs that should be reviewed.
The Town has been informed that no one in that office is qualified to perform these duties and the Town would have to employ someone for that purpose.
www.marionva.org /services/minutes/2003/04.html   (2017 words)

  
 Page 5   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As early as 1797 when it was known as the Town of Northampton in Ontario County and included all the land from the west bank of the Genesee River to Lake Erie.
The successful introduction of industry caused parts of the town to be annexed by neighboring jurisdictions, reducing Gates to a farming community once again.
     The village of Rochesterville was incorporated within the town in 1817, with Colonel Nathaniel Rochester and his family becoming permanent residents of the town of Gates.
www.gateshistory.org /wildernesssup/page5.htm   (370 words)

  
 Boss blasts Town's gates - This is York Archive - From the Evening Press   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Town are flying high in the UniBond League premier division as they eye a place in next season's expanded Nationwide Conference, lying third, one point behind leaders Alfreton Town.
But gates are averaging less than 450 and have recently fallen despite the team's good form.
Town face a third v fourth clash tomorrow as they entertain jinx club Droylsden, a team they have never beaten at Wetherby Road in almost 20 years of the UniBond League.
archive.thisisyork.co.uk /2003/10/17/257956.html   (554 words)

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