Man Charged With Operating Roofing Scam
A Meriden man is arrested and charged in a roofing scam following a criminal investigation.

Beacon Roofing Supply shares rise after strong 4Q
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. rose Wednesday, a day after reporting unexpectedly strong fourth-quarter results. An analyst boosted his earnings estimates for Beacon.

Holiday central?
Graham crackers will become the stuff of two-by-fours and M&Ms will serve as roofing shingles when the gingerbread decorating gets under way Saturday in Hailey.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-02 14:22 UPDATE 1-Beacon Roofing Q4 earnings double, shares rise
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Beacon Roofing Supply Inc reported fourth-quarter earnings that more than doubled, beating analysts' expectations, driven by an "unusual" rise in prices of roofing products, sending its shares up as much as 14 percent before the bell.

Building Permits
Eric Smith, 909 E. 2nd Ave., reroof, $300. Flory Roofing, 3220 Prairie Hills Drive, reroof, $11, ...

CertainTeed Lays Off 37 Employees
(12/4/08) Almost forty employees at a White City plant are getting pink slips. CertainTeed a building materials company that makes roofing, siding and other building materials is apparently the victim of a slowing building industry.

Mind Your Own Gay Business
Bars, clubs, saunas, restaurants, salons, bookshops, boutiques, counsellors, accountants, plumbers! From rent to roofing: the list is endless, the choice yours.

Covington Roofing celebrates 85 years
Covington Roofing recently celebrated 85 years in business. The Conway business has been run all its years by four generations of the same family.

Administrative Services Committee Meeting Scheduled For Wednesday
Durham School Board members will hold a regularly scheduled Administrative services committee meeting on Thursday, December 3rd at 4:30PM. The committee will go over budgeting, and discuss a ?discretionary reduction' to the 2008-09 fiscal year's budget. The committee will also go over a cellular lease at Hillside High school, and go over roofing bids at both Neal Middle and Lakewood Middle. ...

Asbestos found at Bozeman High
BOZEMAN - School officials have closed part of Bozeman High School after discovering pieces of asbestos roofing material in some of its classrooms.

POLICE NEWS: 2 killed in truck rollover
Tribune-Herald staff reports

Addison upbringing called volatile
MANCHESTER - Defense witnesses say the man who murdered a Manchester policeman faced emotional challenges.

Christmas parade floats get electrical
ST. CHARLES ? As Izabelle Alaniz waited for the city?s Electric Christmas Parade to start Saturday, the 7-year-old St. Charles resident said she would have to wait until the end to see her favorite float.

STORM AFTERMATH: Post-storm patience still a necessity
The hurricane season of 2008 is official over but Ike?s effects are still visible everywhere.

Willington roofer charged with lack of license
COVENTRY ? Police arrested a Willington man Wednesday on charges related to his home-improvement work. Police said the man, Jesse Prince, 31, of 139 River Road in Willington, did not have a valid home improvement contractor?s license with the state Department of Consumer Protection.

Albertville levies fines for liquor non-compliance
The Albertville City Council at its latest meeting voted to levy a $500 fine against several establishments that failed an alcohol compliance check. The council is also reminding the violators of the city's progressive fine schedule.

Turn the lights on
TELEGAM STAFF WRITER After celebrating 22 yuletides in her South Temple brick home, Carolyn Kallina wanted to drape Christmas lights across her sprawling, second-story rooftop. But this grandmother who loves holiday entertaining wasn?t about to climb an extension ladder 25 feet above the ground.

FBI: widespread copper theft puts US infrastructure at risk
The FBI has released a brief report describing the risk to the US infrastructure posed by thieves who target the copper that makes up much of our piping and wiring. The problem seems to be that stealing copper creates damages far out of proportion to the price of the material. Read More...

St. Michael budget to hold line on expenses
For the 2009 budget, the St. Michael City Council is proposing to hold the line on expenses, due to shaky economic conditions. The tax levy will increase by 2.1% and the entire increase is dedicated to payment of street improvement bonds.

Precious Angels volunteer speaks to Kiwanians
The Ankeny Kiwanis Club met on Nov. 13. The featured speaker was Russ Wilson, a retired minister currently volunteering for Precious Angels. Vicki Dischner heads the volunteer organization which distributes burial clothing and caskets for stillborn babies.