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.

(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.

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.

Asbestos discovery closes rooms 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. A cleanup firm has been hired to remove the asbestos, which could take a couple of weeks.

Fatal Accident Near Crawford Closes Road
Rescue crews are on the scene of a fatal accident along FM 185, 5 miles east of Crawford where an 18-wheeler carrying a load of asphalt shingles and nails has overturned.

Plan to buy five new cars put on hold
LOCKPORT -- The Common Council appears ready to buy five new vehicles, one for each city building inspector.

Mandaue councilor warns against awarding projects to bry. captain
AN opposition councilor yesterday warned against awarding government projects to a contractor who is also a barangay captain.

Judge denies motion to display defendant's tattoo in court
Boulder County District Judge D.D. Mallard denied a motion by prosecutors Thursday morning to have murder defendant Ryan Barry show the jury a distinctive tattoo on the back of his neck.

NIGERIA: Jos displaced grapple with food, water, medicine shortages
Source: IRIN Water, medicine and food supplies are running low for an estimated 10,000 people displaced by violence in Jos, northern Nigeria, following three days of violent clashes.

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.

West Jordan won't have to replace firehouse
WEST JORDAN ? The city will not have to demolish a fire station shuttered last June by a mold infestation. The black mold that closed Fire Station 54, 9351 S. 5595 West, has been removed and the City Council will consider bids for further repairs Dec. 16.

Home renovations on sale
If you're struggling to see a silver lining in the beaten-down real estate market, consider this one: It may be a rotten moment to sell your house, but if you've postponed a much needed renovation project on your home - replacing a rotting deck, repairing a leaky roof or updating an antiquated bathroom - now just might be the best time in years to tackle that task.

Stephen Powers Dies in Motorycle Accident
(October 2008) Was One of Four Brothers Who Run Brewster, N.Y, Firm: Powers Fasteners Executive Vice President Stephen B. Powers Dies at Age 45 Stephen B. Powers, Executive Vice President of Powers Fasteners, Inc., the nation's leading marketer of concrete anchoring systems, died in a motorcycle accident on October 5 at the age of 45. Mr. Powers, who ran the Brewster, N.Y.-based company with his ...

News and Features for Lake Isabella, California
For the first time since construction began on the new classrooms and gym/community center on the Wallace Middle School campus, the Kernville Union School District invited parents and community members to a Nov. 20 information meeting about the progress of the project.

Charge dropped in 1996 murder
HAMILTON (Dec 4, 2008) -- A Listowel woman was freed yesterday, less than 24 hours after she was charged with first-degree murder of a Hamilton man 12 years ago.

Court frees murder suspect
In a stunning courtroom twist, a Listowel woman has been freed about 24 hours after she was charged with the first-degree murder of a Hamilton man 12 years ago.

School District 26 considers bond referendum
A possible bond referendum were among the topics recently discussed by Cary School District 26 officials.