and support from artists such as Hernan Cattaneo Dave’s music continues to make waves on the global stage As he returns with his latest single ‘Circular’ via Magnetic Magazine Recordings and why perseverance and self-trust remain essential in an increasingly demanding industry and how did your environment shape your relationship with music I grew up in Melbourne and Hong Kong and started with acoustic guitar lessons at around 9 years old and then played electric guitar in various bands through high school and university EG: Who was the most influential person in your life growing up in terms of your musical development but I found the love of music inside myself EG: What’s the first memory you have of making music Dave Leck: The first music that I created was a punk rock band in high school I had just purchased a Boss distortion pedal and cranked it up through an Ibanez amp We recorded it through a portable tape deck EG: When you think back to your earliest projects what’s something you would do differently now Dave Leck: Once I ventured into electronic music production many years later and started making my own original productions I used so many different plug-ins and synths that I got overwhelmed I threw too many elements together and over-processed them Now I have cut down my workflow to precisely what I need and have put in the hours to really know the tools well whenever I add a new tool or sound pack to my work palette I thoroughly research them and make sure I allow adequate time and space for the learning curve involved it was a lonely journey but I found the love of music inside myself” EG: Why do you think persistence is such an important part of making it in the music industry Dave Leck: Because it takes a long time to produce decent material and there are so many challenges and refusals along the way and opening up and showing our material can be quite a vulnerable experience It takes strength to keep going and continue to put yourself out there year after year There is also a cost financially and energetically and this can take a toll on our mental health at times and we only do it because it’s part of our DNA EG: What’s a key piece of advice you would give to your younger self at the start of your journey EG: Who’s been your biggest supporter throughout your career and what’s their impact been on your success Dave Leck: My wife is and has been a huge supporter of mine the lads from Depth have been a tremendous support for me producing incredible live music and interview video content even organizing my album launch party here in Melbourne earlier this year EG: What’s the hardest part of maintaining a music career that people don’t often talk about Dave Leck: The sheer number of areas an artist needs to manage “It takes strength to keep going and continue to put yourself out there year after year” It’s been a pleasure to share my journey with you Dave Leck’s ‘Circular’ is out now via Magnetic Magazine Recordings. 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with possession of cocaine wandering to obtain/distribute a controlled dangerous substance He was released on a summons pending a court appearance Skinner was charged with wandering to obtain/distribute a controlled dangerous substance and released on a summons detectives executed a court-authorized search of the SUV leading to the seizure of 40 grams of cocaine and drug paraphernalia used for distribution additional charges were filed against Rotella and Skinner including possession with intent to distribute more than a half ounce but less than five ounces of cocaine and alprazolam/fentanyl and later released under New Jersey Bail Reform and his name was entered into the National Crime Information Center database leading to the arrest of Joelene Leck on March 7 She was charged with conspiracy to distribute alprazolam/fentanyl and is currently being held at Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing Prosecutor Billhimer commended the joint efforts of the law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation Western Wayne News A wall in Economy is proof that spray paint in the right hands can create more than unsolicited decorations on rail cars and highway overpasses as he aimed brownish-red paint at his design on the east wall of the Economy Gym “Spray paint is just another way to apply paint.” The 44-year-old Greenfield man has made his living as a professional muralist for nearly 20 years His credits include wall paintings in downtown Indianapolis as well as several on a chain of tire stores He chose spray paint for the Economy Gym because the steel wall has vertical ridges Applying colors by brush or roller would be painstakingly slow An air brush requires changing the nozzle for each different color With a dozen or more cans of spray paint on hand He uses templates cut from card stock to define sharp edges where needed The Economy Gym has been in use since its opening more than a century ago although the Economy School building closed in the mid-1960s and has been demolished A massive basketball dominates Leck’s design A pennant in the school colors of red and white features a cardinal — the school’s mascot — taken from a ball cap from Steve Luellen’s memorabilia There’s a varsity-letter-style “E” and a painting of a trophy commemorating the school’s 1952 Wayne County basketball title A white background with a gray wood grain pattern holds the design together The painting includes “Easter eggs” with hidden meanings The word “Royals” on the ball pays homage to a semiprofessional traveling basketball team composed of Economy High School graduates that played in the 1950s Two tickets are painted in mid-mural: one notes the Town of Economy’s founding in 1825 and the other denotes the gym’s opening in 1922 A ticket on an entry door includes the building’s address Leck said Hollenberg pulled together a group of people who helped acquaint him with the building’s history “This is one of the oldest remaining wood-beam gym structures in Indiana,” Leck said The group gave Leck their ideas for the mural He then developed his design and submitted it to a committee including the township advisory board and Economy Town Council He started his painting on July 3 by projecting his design onto the wall and sketching its outlines the painting is the visible part of a gym restoration project involving Perry Township Wayne County Convention and Tourism Bureau The mural is one of 11 being painted during the Wayne County Murals Project contest that’s part of the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program which also received funding from Wayne County Foundation and Wayne County Convention and Tourism Bureau The mural project requires that the painting remain in place for at least five years so the wall had to be made right for painting The original wooden wall had to be covered and painted with an off-white base coat before Leck started workers started hauling the furnace and oil tanks out of the basement said Paula Hollenberg (Dan’s wife and a proud former Economy School student) housed the school cafeteria and served as locker room The basement suffers from high moisture and lack of drainage With the original basketball court serving as the basement ceiling the moisture could create rot that would destroy it A drainage system including a sump pit will be installed mostly paid by the Town of Economy with money from its COVID recovery funds and some from the Wayne County Hoosier Enduring Legacy Project Work is also underway on replacing equipment on the old school playground With assistance from HELP and a matching $50,000 grant from Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority’s CreatINg Places program the town raised well over its $100,000 goal Economy School alumni will be the first group to use the renovated gym for their annual reunion in late August But two young men couldn’t resist going into the historic gym when they visited to start work on the basement Curtis Brock said he used to play pickup basketball there when he was in high school at Hagerstown Both agreed that having the old gym and its new mural “is pretty cool.” The painting and renovation come just a year before the town’s 200th anniversary “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” He hopes the gym can serve the community for at least another century to clarify that the new mural on the Economy Gym is one of 11 murals being painted during the Wayne County Murals Project contest that’s part of the Hoosier Enduring Legacy Program is separate from the Economy Gym restoration project Bob Hansen is a reporter for the Western Wayne News The April 30, 2025 issue of the Western Wayne News is available online, in stores or in your mailbox You can pick up a copy of this week’s issue starting Wednesday around noon at retail locations across the County Subscribe online to the full-color e-edition or to have the print edition mailed to you every week Western Wayne News is hiring! 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Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. and Reconstruction for the NSW Reconstruction Authority She is in Ballina for two days with the Executive Directors across her group to do some business planning and to understand what the key priorities will be going forward "We're working together to really refine our priorities to be able to understand what has to be delivered within given timeframes," Ms Leck told the Lismore App that are funded under the Disaster Recovery Funding arrangements so some of our programs our time-bound and so we really need to be able to deliver all of those outcomes for the community within particular timeframes so we really need to prioritise our efforts to get that work done The biggest program the NSWRA is running is the Resilient Homes Program (RHP) the RHP is the largest assisted relocation program ever funded in Australia to support the Lismore and Northern Rivers communities to be able to adapt to increased and more extreme flooding "The program's design is to be able to buy back homes that are at extreme risk of flooding and either relocate and or remove those homes from the floodplain as well as to be able to support community members to either raise or retrofit their home such that in a future flooding event the home is more able to be washed out and people can get back to living their best life as quickly as possible That program is due to finish in June 2027 Ms Leck also said the RLP does not have the same time restrictions as the RHP because it is fully funded by the NSW state government The RHP is co-funded between the federal and state governments even prior to the floods there was not much land supply in and around the Northern Rivers and that was due to some key issues around developers not investing in opening up land for housing in the region because of the financial risk associated with that the RLP aims to accelerate land for development for housing We've been working with each of the seven local councils to support them with funding to be able to open up land that will be suitable for residential housing."  One of the concerns for our community has been around the uncertainty of how the RA determines whether a house is suitable for relocation or demolition We hear the term 'strict risk assessment' "We use professionals to do a building assessment report on each of the homes the presence or absence of asbestos and other hazardous materials the presence or absence of toxic mould for example "Some of these homes have been locked up for a period of time given many of them had significant levels of floodwater or blackwater through them Some of the homes are structurally unsound and the like that may not be immediately evident from the street Some of the homes experienced quite significant water through them and so they are assessed as being structurally unsound we look at where the home is on the landscape to the river and the flooding levels and velocity of water so that we understand the risk of that home Some of the homes that were brought back early in the program were in that highest flood risk hazard category "They experienced significant water through those properties and that's why the RA prioritised those homes to be bought back early in the program And the homes that you described in Bailley Street yesterday The other part of the assessment is to understand if the home can be relocated are slab on ground and they're very construction materials mean that they're not able to be relocated." Amanda Leck said that 112 homes have been assessed for demolition and that last year 30 homes were demolished This is all part of the ongoing assessments we know that around 156 homes are able to be relocated and we are working on the assessment for another 374 homes at the moment."  Some of the homes that are deemed suitable for relocation were put up for sale earlier this year through an expression of interest Ms Leck said that 24 are going through the contracting phase The remaining seven (7) houses may be auctioned "We're just looking at the best way that we can offer those homes to the community We are hoping to bring about 20 more homes to market for the community to purchase and those homes are currently undergoing assessment then they will be photographed and put up online as they were through the previous program."  There have been a number of claims made through social media that the Lismore App wanted an RA response to CLAIM 1: The cost of demolishing a house is $110,000 the cost of a demolition is variable based on the size of the home and the nature of the materials that are in the home Just as a member of the community would ask for some building work to be done at home you get a quote and that's exactly what the RA has done Some homes do not cost that much to demolish and some homes cost a bit more demolished depending on their size."  it's more expensive because the asbestos has to be removed and wrapped and disposed of using appropriate asbestos guidelines you're not able to say that every house costs a certain amount to demolish." CLAIM 2: Our community was promised buyback homes would be relocated off the floodplain "The RA has always said that we would do as much as practicable; that the RA would relocate recycle and reuse buyback homes wherever possible And that's innovative solutions like the relocation expression of interest to have aim to do just that That's the first time a program like that has been run in Australia and we wanted to do that initially to test the market to see whether community members were interested in purchasing those homes "The other thing we've allowed people to do is to gift their homes to family members or friends or neighbours and the like some people who have participated in the buyback program have done that and those people who have received the home as a gift will be responsible for its relocation "We're also working with around 50 community members who participated in the buyback and some of those relocations have already occurred to date with more planned "So there is a whole range of initiatives that we are working through to either relocate the homes to offer them to community members through the relocation expression of interest and then there are going to be a portion of the homes that we will need to demolish I can tell you that of the homes that we have demolished to date more than 70% of materials have been recycled following demolition meta,l concrete and organic material to date That's 55 tonnes of metal was recycled and 62.5 tonnes of timber have been recycled to date with that first tranche of demolitions that occurred in late 2024 more than a thousand tonnes of material have been recycled as part of that first tranche of demolition "With regard to the most recent demolition program that's underway at the moment so the metal is being salvaged and reused where practicable and transported to local scrap metal recyclers "The timber is subject to a hygienist confirmation that there's no contamination with lead-based paint and that sort of thing it is transported to local timber and or green waste recyclers The contractor has been using the Lismore City Council Waste Transfer Station that sort of thing has been transported to licensed concrete recycling facilities for crushing and reuse and that's reused in things like road base and other Recycle concrete products." there has been community concern over the old Big Scrub timbers Why aren't homes deconstructed instead of demolished "Deconstruction is a very expensive delivery model and can cost in the order of hundreds of thousands of dollars to deconstruct homes There are also those safety concerns I spoke about earlier with regard to the presence or absence of hazardous materials and the like and so we are trying to do this in the most cost-effective way that still delivers outcomes around recycling The fact that we've been able to recycle more than 70% of materials to date and we anticipate even higher recycling numbers going forward demonstrates the RA is committed to recycling materials where practicable What started as a program to move the most vulnerable people from the floodplain has also become a political 'homelessness' issue I'm a senior government employee and I will leave the politics to the politicians." , Farms may be smaller than those in the West but they also deal with succession planning HALIFAX — Nova Scotia farms may be small compared to most Prairie operations Farmers on a panel at the Canadian Farm Writers Federation annual conference in early October said succession planning economics and sustainability are among them policy manager with the provincial agriculture department said there are 2,050 farmers in the province and two-thirds have operating revenue of less than $100,000 Slightly more than 10 per cent claim revenue of more than $1 million Grain and oilseed millers are predicted to see sales volumes and margins decline in 2025 according to Farm Credit Canada’s food and beverage report Farm cash receipts in 2023 were $757.2 million Supply managed farms account for about half of those receipts the province also exports about $494.8 million worth of products each year; 228 products go to 75 markets The United States is a main market for beans produced at Webster Farms She started working at the farm as an inventory manager when the Webster brothers still owned it they sold the operation to the Mi’kmaq raspberries in the field and under tunnels While fruit lends itself well to a local market Eyamie said that doesn’t always work out so well Many in the industry believe retailers overbuy cheaper produce from Mexico or the United States even though local suppliers have already promised a certain supply Eyamie said fresh loads will be rejected for various reasons even though the same quality control is used all the time sales became unworkable for reasons no one could ever explain I send most of my beans to the U.S.,” she said In Canada they would have to pay for shipping and accept prices the grocers want to pay Lori Kittelsen operates an apiary with her husband They are a first generation farm and have 2,000 colonies They work closely with the blueberry industry for pollination They employ two local people and for the past two years have hired two temporary foreign workers They too have had interesting experiences trying to sell locally “Large retail is very challenging to work with,” Kittelsen said from the farmer’s perspective I would say Local producers have to jump through more hoops to get their products into retailers the store didn’t take responsibility “It became my problem to try to figure out how to run their system to tell them to pay me,” she said Second-generation farmer Joseph Leck is also near Truro where his family runs a 40-cow dairy and 40-ewe sheep operation “We do all our own forage and we make enough to sell some,” he said and for the last few summers his wife has had a small farm stand with mixed results Some weeks business is good and other weeks no one buys “People say they want to support local but they don’t put their money where their mouth is,” he said Kittelsen said she has had many conversations at farm markets where people think the product should be cheaper than on retail shelves “They want you to stand there with no reward in terms of your time doesn’t matter,” she said the hardest part was that his father couldn’t make a decision “I basically looked at him one time and said You tell me what you want and then I’ll tell you whether I can do it or not,’ ” he said Older men often don’t want to admit they can no longer do what they once did He said they also have to realize a business is worth what it can cash flow Kittelsen said they helped some of their employees set up their own operations by informally mentoring them She said she is worried that large operations will buy up all the smaller farms because they have the money “I think it lies on the shoulders of the current generation that’s looking to exit they need to be creative in how they can help facilitate those assets moving to the next generation,” she said young people have to be creative about getting in Kittelsen said she would tell them to slow down a little bit because they can’t have it all immediately She said in the bee world it’s becoming more difficult to predict timing of things like blueberry pollination It seems to be happening earlier every year yet the bee life cycle can’t be changed Beekeepers have to take their honey at a certain time in order to apply mite treatments before the bees head into winter “The honey flow this year for the fall was quite late so in essence we missed a lot of that as a crop for us We get the benefit of it in terms of the bees can take it and store it and it reduces the feed we have to give but we do miss it in terms of a product that we can sell,” said Kittelsen who has only been at Webster Farms for five years said strawberry production has suffered the last two years due to rain and heat Hurricanes have ripped off the plastic tunnels “My biggest concern is the fact that we don’t get cold winters the way we used to,” said Leck He needs a good freeze to kill parasites in sheep pastures Parasites are hitting two weeks earlier than they used to and this year included species he doesn’t usually find “I know people love the idea of pasturing animals but it is getting more challenging,” he said Eyamie said Webster Farms has been working with a Living Lab and is part of a land swap project The former owners were only doing a beans and rye rotation because they were getting out of farming and as a result organic matter was less than two per cent She was presented with the land swap idea in which cattle producers would put their animals on a field of her choosing for three years She will then go back into beans and see what the difference is The farm is also one of two in the province doing a season extension project with long cane raspberries Traditionally the fruit is grown outside in the ground but 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The Law Society Tribunal has punished a lawyer in one of Newmarket’s oldest firms with a two-month suspension for professional misconduct Robert Andrew Leck has been suspended since Jan 24 for the alleged misconduct after a panel decision from the adjudicative tribunal for Ontario lawyers The suspension comes over a case in which Leck allegedly failed to “discharge his responsibilities” honourably with the transfer of a property from a client to himself Leck said he will continue to serve the community “Both the law firm and I are looking forward to continuing to serve our clients well as I have for more than two-and-one-half decades and the law firm has for almost a century,” Leck said in a written statement The panel determined that Leck acted where there were conflicting interests with the property transfer but did not detail where the property itself was The ruling states Leck failed to inform the respondent to obtain “independent advice” in connection with the transfer acted as both transferer and transferee in the transfer of the property from his client to himself loaned money to two clients without requiring they obtain independent legal representation and prepared an instrument giving himself a gift from his client the society alleged he “engaged in professional misconduct and/or conduct unbecoming a licensee.” Leck’s licence was suspended for two months and he is required to comply fully with guidelines for lawyers who are suspended Leck was also required to pay the society $12,500 within 30 days The suspension comes as the preeminent Stiver Vale law firm prepares to shift locations. With its previous Main Street location sold which is also when Leck’s suspension will end the associate director for student services in the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) Recalling his vibrant personality and devotion to BU’s international students colleagues say Leck’s death is an enormous loss to BU “There is a certain class of people who so embody a profession that the job they hold is no longer just a job, but a calling, an art form, a life’s work,” says Andrea Popa, ISSO assistant director for scholar services “In the field of international education and international student advising an invaluable resource for BU’s international community and a nationally recognized public speaker on cross-cultural communication and international education and he’s going to be sorely missed,” says ISSO director Jeanne Kelley As associate director for student services one of Leck’s primary responsibilities was to train and mentor the office’s international student advisors who work with more than 5,500 students from 139 different countries His training sessions were extensive and fondly referred to around the office as “BU boot camp.” one of seven ISSO international student advisors trained for two and a half months under Leck “He was untiring in his efforts to make sure we understood what we were learning and were able to explain it cogently to clients,” O’Meara recalls Leck’s door was always open to advisors needing assistance on a tough case “He was able to take masses of complicated and contradictory regulatory and immigration information and immediately hone in on the intent of the laws and the regulations and the effect that those would have on our students,” says O’Meara “And he was also able to plow through all of that and effectively interpret it for the rest of us.” during an international student orientation He was an expert at “making something that’s serious Leck was also the University’s unofficial coach on all things related to international students and a strong advocate of study abroad programs Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore (SED’87) recalls Leck coaching him on culturally sensitive situations involving international students saying Leck didn’t hesitate to set him straight if he flubbed a touchy situation “He was not afraid to give a kick in the seat in the pants and a hug also,” Elmore says with a laugh vice president for enrollment and student affairs says Leck was committed to students and staff working abroad “He was also very creative in his approach to transitioning students to campus and—where I interacted with him most—helped those of us who work with international students learn to serve them better,” she says Outside of BU, Leck was an adjunct professor in Lesley University’s Intercultural Relations program and a member of the national leadership of NAFSA: Association of International Educators which recognized him in 2007 with the Region XI Distinguished Service Award it was not unusual for people at NAFSA conferences to search out Leck’s sessions Leck earned a bachelor’s degree from Plymouth State University and a master’s degree in international administration from the School for International Training Graduate Institute He began his career as an international educator working for AFS Intercultural Programs in New York He later spent four years teaching and working with youth on leadership and race relations in South Africa and helped pioneer domestic exchanges between cultural groups during the era of apartheid Friends recall that Leck was a man who loved to sing a College of Arts & Sciences senior lecturer in Spanish and the language course coordinator for Spanish “The gift of his death is to remind us to live,” says ISSO international student advisor Sam Lynch A memorial service will be held at Marsh Chapel on Tuesday, July 12, at 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend. The Leck family asks that donations in his memory be made to Heifer International Visit the memorial website for James Leck here Leslie Friday can be reached at lfriday@bu.edu; follow her on Twitter at @lesliefriday I know of very few people who are as generous and compassionate and devoted and honest and smart and kind as he was My thoughts and prayers go out to his wonderful wife Sue Griffin as well as to all of his family members and to all of those who loved him dearly and who are devastated by this tremendous loss James Leck was indeed everything that people said in this article and even more He did everything with such passion and with integrity too He was dedicated to his vocation and to making it possible for so many people to live and work in this country When it came to helping people both inside and outside of work he would often go well above and beyond the call of duty creative and he had a wonderful sense of humor James was an incredible resource to all of us at BU who work with international students It was icing on the cake that his excellent work and spot-on advice was delivered with such style and humor and our thoughts and prayers are with his family It is safe to say that Jim’s circle of friend extended well beyond Boston During his earlier years at the University of Maine he and Sue made many friends in Maine and those friendships continued after their move to BU Jim was a great raconteur with an infectious sense of humor and a transcendent perspective His unexpected and all too early passing has left a void that won’t be filled James took exclusivity out of the field of international advising More than once did he help those in the community colleges in New England feel as if they belonged and enabled them so that they in turn could assist their students i met him on my international student orientation day he was so generous and funny to give us a vivid “class” of life in BU and in USA and during the reception time for international student in BU PHOTONICS building i had a picture with him and he is such a lovely person but sorely missed my prayers go to his family and his death is a tremendous loss to BU international community James was a pleasure to work with and he will be missed by his colleagues I still remember his extremely helpful talk with great humor on the ISSO orientation which make every international student feel warm He helped me a lot during my first days at the US I was advised by several student advisors at ISSO James is the one who had the most patience and knew complicated cases but I do wish some advisors could show more patience like James and learn more about jobs.My condolences to his family James was a one of the warmest and wisest people I have ever known James passing was a tremendous loss to the profession of international student and scholar services http://umaine.edu/news/blog/2011/07/07/james-leck-dies-at-aget-48/ He was a HUGE inspiration to me as an International Student Service administrator James Leck was my international student officer and had been the great help since I am here in U.S for my studies I still can’t believe that my hands are typing these words of condolence for Mr somewhere in my heart I feel that he is still with us smiling as he always use to do… May Allah Bless Him with Forgiveness and may his soul rest in peace But I promise you we will take good care of your wife I was saddened to read about James Leck’s passing I was definitely an advisor who would always attend any session at NAFSA where James was a presenter His knowledge and words of wisdom were invaluable I extend my prayers to his family and friends I met Jim (& Sue) when we were living in Chicago amost 15 years ago While we didn’t get a chance to see each other as frequently as some friends we would pick up where we left off every time we’d get together Jim loved life and people and was one of the most caring individuals I have ever known Jim had a way of putting everyone at ease his colleagues and friends have lost an amazing individual Adding the voice of Student Health Services to the beautiful and true tributes James was the one we knew to call with complex and challenging situations because he knew what to do and he was always approachable he was a consummate professional who also was unfailingly compassionate He was one of the first people I got to know at BU and he set the standard very high comfort and warmth to his wife Susan and the many many friends and other family he has left missing him terribly Just wanted to add one more voice but don’t have the words how much his spirit and service will be missed What a staggering loss not only to Jim’s family and friends but to the BU community Jim was enormously dedicated to the students of Boston University always staying late and coming in on weekends and assisting students who were facing personal difficulties He kept everyone optimistic and happy with his infectious smile and hilarious stories Jim was never too busy for anyone and treated everyone with respect His dedication to others is matched by his amazing wife who is at the center of our thoughts and prayers We lost our son nearly ten years ago at age nineteen so our hearts go out to the family Prayers and thoughts to his family and many friends The person you call first when things happen in your life When you call 2 months later it’s like you just hung up from the last conversation The one who takes care of your kid when you can’t This doesn’t do our relationship justice but is a start You will be sorely missed by me and my family Sei un grande e mi starai sempre nel cuore Although I hadn’t worked directly with James for several years on immigration issues related to our dental school students he was always available and willing to answer any questions I had regarding any immigration matter When I just happened to pop into the ISSO two months ago James greeted me with that big smile of his and made me feel as welcome as a colleague as I know he did the many students he assisted over the years You will be sorely missed by all of your friends and colleagues at the Dental School and Boston University Didn’t stay in contact with him once he graduated However when I read this article about all he accomplished and how he touched people’s lives I see that he didn’t change from the High School days He did have a lighter side and loved to joke around I met Jim when I was an 8th grader at Vernon Twp HS The incident that led me to meet him is that my books disappeared from the lunchroom table I was sitting He saw that I needed help and didn’t hesitate to help me track down my books Turned out that a few of the kids threw them into the cafeteria garbage he cleaned them off for me and told me it would be okay and don’t let people like that get me down He was such a sweetheart and he will be missed My condoleances to James Leck’s family All my legal documents as an International Student bears his name I will never forget you for the wonderful work you did for me I first met Jim when I was the Director of the College Union and Student Activities at then Plymouth State College (now University) He was the first incoming freshman to ever seek me out to thank me for what he felt was an outstanding orientation program which is probably the best commentary for his life except for adding the prefix “extra” Our paths have crossed a few times over the years and we had talked about his coming to Plymouth to give us some of his great insights on our developing International Student program One of many memorable moments was the night Jim and Charlie Francis built a surprise enormous snow man peering in our picture window to the delight of my children when they awoke and opened the blinds the next morning Jim will be missed and his memory will live forever The thoughts and prayers of Plymouth State are with his many family Tim Keefe – Dean of Students – Plymouth State University he was always there to answer questions and talk things through I would truly not be where I am today without his patience dedication and positive approach to looking at the world …our condolences to Jim’s family and fond rememberences of a wonderful person Jim had so much wisdom about international advising which was paired with an obvious love for life and an ability to connect so quickly with people I always caught his sessions at the local conferences It there was one person I would have emulated in this field more than others My prayers are with his family and friends I was fortunate to enroll in a few of James’ NAFSA workshops and to work with him on some NAFSA projects in Region XI as well an obvious love of international education and a list of random talents that seemed to grow every time I spoke to him I came from Pennsylvania to attend the memorial service for James Leck Our families have been blessed to be special friends for almost 40+ years I would like to comment on what a beautiful memorial service BU had for him During the closing of the memorial service the prelude was being played while a slide show was being presented Flew directly over our families heads towards the alter and disappeared showing us He will live within all of us and all will be ok Thank you again BU for such a beautiful memorial service Mr Leck was an excellent international students adviser who took his work to heart Pioneering Research from Boston University Penndel Borough has started the new year with a change in its waste management services Bucks County-based Leck Waste Services has been selected as the new provider for trash and recycling collection The borough’s collection day for trash and recycling is Thursday Residents should note that there are six holidays affecting the regular collection schedule will move to Friday during weeks that include Memorial Day The change begins this week due to the New Year holiday the borough has mailed postcards to all residences to inform them of the new schedule The change comes after the Penndel Borough Council finalized a five-year contract with Leck Waste Services late last year The contract with the Northampton Township-based company amounts to $266,616 annually with a planned increase of $20,000 each year The decision to hire Leck was made after considering bids from other companies Waste Management proposed a bid of $335,147 per year and J.P Councilman Gary Nickerson said at a council meeting that the borough will see a 15 percent increase in trash and recycling costs over 2023 The increase reflects the rising expenses of trash collection across the region in recent years Leck presently provides municipal waste collection for Langhorne Borough Below are a list of items the trash hauler won’t take: construction or discarded building materials like drywall large tree limbs or tree stumps longer than 3 feet in length (only limbs cut shorter than 3 feet and tied and bundled will be taken) • Brush and vegetation from building contractors commercial tree trimmers or lawn services • Sod fill dirt and trash from contractor cleaning and other materials that require special handling ashes and sand • Automotive parts like engines human and animal waste (minimal amounts only dog waste and kitty litter are acceptable) Below are a list of items that are acceptable for recycling: tin and steel cans (please rinse; put lids in cans) • Glass bottles and food jars (please rinse; labels are acceptable) • Fiber beverage containers • All plastic bottles marked #1-#7 (Empty Dry.) • Newspapers and inserts • Magazines phone books and soft cover books • Cardboard/cereal box type packaging Report a correction via email | Editorial standards and policies You have successfully joined our email list Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page.