4B USA TODAY In the journalism business these days, you can wear many hats. And that was never more apparent than early Sunday, when a band of journalists hit the polar streets of Boston to deliver copies of the hometown paper they helped produce. The Boston Globe had been battling an avalanche of complaints from readers over absent editions when the paper switched to a new delivery company, ACI Media Group, on Dec. 28. The Globe posted a message to readers online Wednesday, which was updated Saturday night, ering full refunds to customers for papers that delivered.
have added extra sta to our call center and are working around the clock to improve our the note said. thank you for your continued patience as we work through this disruptive but imp ortant Wednesday, of home-delivery subscribers re- eived their papers, Globe Chief xecutive Mike Sheehan said. or the remaining frustrations mounted. The igital site was not a ected by he snafus. The Globe delivers newspa- pers to 115,000 customers on weekdays, and more than 205,000 on Sundays.
The paper, founded in 1872, has won 23 Pulitzer Prizessince 1966. For many, the Globe is just heir beloved hometown paper. for those readers who value ink in their hands especially he large Sunday edition the ewsroom jumped into action ate Saturday. Dozens of reporters, editors, columnists and igital producers helped bag a nd bundle papers before hitting the road and their assigned paper routes, GPS in hand. In some cases, those who helped write and edit the edition were the same people dropping the paper on doorsteps in the wee hours.
lobe crime reporter Evan A llen posted a photo on Twitter of metro reporter Milton Val encia, who had written a front- age story and later delivered he paper. mother wants to know if will also read it to re- ponded Lisa Desisto, CEO of MaineToday Media. Editors, reporters play paperboy for a day HIGHLIGHT: MASSACHUSETTS Susan Miller USA TODAY DARREN MCCOLLESTER, GETTY IMAGES The Boston Globe has been working feverishly to resolve the many issues with its new home delivery system. STATE-BY-STATE ALABAMA Montgomery: A nine-member task force created by Gov. Bentley to examine the work of the Department of Human Resources got a lot more time to do its job, AL.com reported.
The group has a deadline of Jan.15, 2017, to report any suggested changes. Originally, the task force was to issue a report this month. ALASKA Fairbanks: The University of Alaska banned the use of all tobacco products and nicotine vaporizers, including electronic cigarettes, newsminer.com reported. ARIZONA Phoenix: Sophia and Noah were the most popular names for girls and boys born in the state in 2015, The Arizona Republic reported. ARKANSAS North Little Rock: The Mark Twain riverboat will no longer er cruises on the Arkansas River after a recent inspection found that a tugboat tied to the vessel is at risk of sinking, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
The boats are moored on the downtown riverfront. CALIFORNIA Palos Verdes: As Lunada Bay entered prime surfing season, the new police chief, Je Kepley, promised to crack down on wave-hogging hooligans. will make an example out of anyone who behaves he told the Los Angeles Times COLORADO Fort Collins: State cials ered three national corporations in incentives during 2015 to create 439 new jobs in Larimer County, Fort Collins Coloradoan reported. Agrium Intel Copr. and Eldon James Corp.
were ered the incentives but have not yet announced plans to expand or relocate. CONNECTICUT Bridgeport: A re at a condominium building eft more than 100 people homeless, city cials. DELAWARE Hockessin: Ahis- toric marker here memorializes James Winters, a pitcher who dominated the Negro Leagues in the 1920s, The News Journal reported. The plaque honoring baseball achievements is to become a signpost among others noting the rich history of blacks in the town. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: New Day brought a ban on plas- ic foam containers used in restaurants, cafes and other establishments, The Washington Post reported.
FLORIDA Brevard County: SeaWorld Orlando returned three endangered sea turtles to the Canaveral National Seashore last week, Florida Today reported. The turtles spent more than 13 months in rehabilitation at Sea- World in Orlando. GEORGIA Atlanta: Video surveillance cameras captured footage of a man in a long tan coat a nd a fedora who walked into a ella Bag store in Buckhead, rabbed six Louis Vuitton purses from the shelves and ran, swinging one of the bags at a store clerk. The purses were valued at $2,700 to $3,100 each, the Journal-Constitution reported. HAWAII Hilo: The oldest observatory on the Big Mauna ea is set to get a makeover in 2016 that will allow the nearly 4 6-year-old facility to operate largely on its own.
Guenther Hasinger, director of University of Institute for Astronomy, said the university plans to begin a $6million renovation of its 2.2-meter telescope, The Haw aii Tribune-Herald reported. IDAHO Boise: The Idaho Youth anch has received an anonymous donation to xpand services at its new loca- ion in Canyon County, the Idaho ress-Tribune reported. ILLINOIS Chicago: Among the new laws of the new year is one outlawing so-called gay conversion therapy for minors, the Chicago Tribune reported. INDIANA Classes will resume at High School despite new online threats of violence against the school, The Indianapolis Star reported. This is the second time threats have been made.
IOWA Des Moines: Policies that govern the use of body cameras worn by police cers and sher- i deputies in the state fall short of nationally recommended standards, a Des Moines Register review shows. KANSAS Lawrence: Crews are monitoring changes in ground- ater levels in western and cent ral Kansas. The Kansas Geological Survey will measure nearly 570 wells beginning early next month. The Kansas Department of Division of Water Resources will measure about 830 additional wells. KENTUCKY Louisville: Several teens were turned away from the Mall St.
Matthews as the popular shopping center began a new rogram that required teens and reteens to have an adult escort during certain hours, The Courier-Journal reported. The new chaperone rule was put in place after a disturbance at the mall a week ago. LOUISIANA Golden Meadow: A skate park planned for Golden Meadow faces delays after the only construction bid for the project came in over budget. roject engineer John Plaisance told The Courier that the er ame from Picciola Construction at $294,000, at least $74,000 more than project leaders aimed to spend on construction. MAINE Augusta: State supreme court justices are planning to do heir part to ease a backlog of criminal cases.
A spokeswoman says the seven justices are going serve as trial court judges this spring to try to put a dent in the acklog. MARYLAND Rockville: More han 60 dogs were seized from a ome after Montgomery County animal service cers found the dogs living in conditions, WUSA-TV reported. MASSACHUSETTS Boston: An airplane landed safely at Logan International Airport after a drone was spotted near its path, The Boston Globe reported. MICHIGAN Iron Mountain: A mild winter so far has saved some Upper Peninsula communities thousands of dollars through December, The Daily News reported. MINNESOTA Preston: ANew Day destroyed Olympic Bowl and Restaurant here, the Post-Bulletin reported.
MISSISSIPPI Pascagoula: Craw- in the state are plentiful early i the season and prices are own. Keith Delcambre, owner of Seafood Market here, told The Sun Herald his price per pound is $1.30 lower than it was when the season started in mid- November. MISSOURI St. Louis: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered installation of an isolation barrier to make sure that an underground re does not each buried nuclear waste at a ocal MONTANA Helena: Authorities were searching for a man who walked away from a pre-release center here, the Independent Record reported.
NEBRASKA Columbus: Anew local lodging tax has generated more than $100,000, The Columbus Telegram reported. NEVADA Las Vegas: No one was i njured after a police vehicle slammed into a wall at Clark High School a while chasing a uspect. NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord: The New Hampshire Supreme Court has upheld the Bill of Rights, a law that gives auto dealers some of the strongest protections in the country when dealing with manufacturers, including a provision and transparency for auto akers, the New Hampshire Union Leader reported. NEW JERSEY Brick: An Indiana man who brought four guns, 1,000 rounds of ammunition, pepper spray and a gas mask to his meeting with a woman he described as his girl- has been charged with stalking and weapons possession, the Asbury Park Press reported. NEW MEXICO Las Vegas: David ordova, the president of a police nion in New Mexico is pleading ith local cials to replace the aging vehicles, the as Vegas Optic reported.
Cordova says the condition is a ecting recruitment orts. NEW YORK Oswego County: A broke out at the Dunsmoor Onion Farm with 911 callers reporting they heard explosions, The Post-Standard reported. No i njuries were reported in the NORTH CAROLINA Cary: The rst Chinese Lantern Festi- al has been extended to Jan.17, The News Observer reported. NORTH DAKOTA Bismack: Police are investigating the theft of a tip jar from a fast food restaurant, KXMB-TV reported. Pita Pit Assistant Manager Jesse Decoteau checked surveillance camera footage and saw it had captured two males grabbing the tip jar and eeing the building.
OHIO Arlington Heights: A southwest Ohio village where two cials were convicted of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in tra disbanded its police department and will allow the Hamilton County Sheri ce to patrol its streets, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported. The switch comes three months after the former deputy clerk of courts was sentenced for helping her mother, the clerk of ourts, steal more than $260,000 i tra nes. OKLAHOMA Tahlequah: Emp loyees at a local grocery store ound a cache of illegal drugs hen they opened a crate of bananas, the Tahlequah Daily Press reported. OREGON Astoria: The Daily Astorian reported that the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park will collect the Christmas trees until Jan.16, when park ta and volunteers will place them in the creek to provide a dditional habitat for aquatic life like juvenile coho salmon. PENNSYLVANIA Ridgway: A contractor is contesting two violations and nearly $10,000 in proposed federal workplace safe- in the partial collapse of the 103-year-old North Broad Street Bridge that was being ismantled and rebuilt here.
RHODE ISLAND Providence: A ompany that says it specializes i the redevelopment of historic tructures made a nearly 1.3million bid for the Hope Mill property, a 2-century-old Rhode Island textile mill been in receivership for years, the Providence Journal reported. SOUTH CAROLINA Greenville: Asuspect was arrested in the burglary of the police home, the Greenville News reported. Prentice Demarcus Grant, 22, was charged with burglary and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, according to jail records. Police Chief Ken Miller reportedly heard the suspect shots while he was ing the home Nov.21. SOUTH DAKOTA Sioux Falls: The city issued more than 12,000 building permits this year, with a total value of more than $675million.
That beat last record of just under $620million worth of construction, the Argus Leader reported. TENNESSEE Nashville: Female country-music artists are for airplay, and women sang just six of the most heard country songs on radio in 2015, The Ten- nessean reported. Only singers Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye of Maddie Tae ranked in Top 30, with Fly coming i at No. 27. TEXAS Austin: Texas had its wettest year ever in 2015 with a total of 41.39 inches of rain, surpassing the previous records of 40.22 and 39.45, set in 1941 and 1919 respectively, the Houston Chronicle reported.
UTAH Roy: Tuscany Gardens, a reception hall here popular for weddings, has been shut down following the arrest for fraud, KUTV-TV reported. VERMONT Bolton: Bolton Valley esort opened for the eason after record-breaking warmth in December delayed the ki planned opening, The urlington Free Press reported. The ski area opened later this season than any year since at least 2008-2009, when record- keeping began, said spokesman Josh Arneson. VIRGINIA Richmond: Travel Leisure magazine named the city one of best places to travel in the Times-Dispatch reported. WASHINGTON Seattle: Fire cials say two boats caught and sank at a marina, and two other boats were damaged.
The Seattle Times reported that no one was believed to be on the boats, and no injuries have been reported. WEST VIRGINIA Charleston: Starting Friday, the Division of Protective Services will require visitors to the state Capitol to nter through a security check- oint, the Gazette-Mail reported. WISCONSIN Madison: More ypes of could be sed under the voter law a part of a federal ruling that threw out part of a challenge to the laws, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. WYOMING Jackson: Local cials are still trying to a solution to a housing shortage, the Jackson Hole News and Guide eported. Teton County Chief Deputy Attorney Keith Gingery ays the nearly 100-page action plan is too long and complicated.
Part of the problem is out how to set up a new housing department and a Joint Housing Authority Board. A reorganization plan suggests joint depart- ent that would be funded by the town and county similar to the joint Parks and Recreation epartment. Compiled by Tim Wendel, Nicole Gill and Jonathan Briggs, with Linda Dono and Ben She er. Design by Karen Taylor. Graphics by Alejandro Gonzalez.
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