Community Bulletins

SAN FRANCISCO (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) — The 15 federal judicial districts in the Ninth Circuit have determined their local civics contest winners who are advancing as finalists in the preliminary round of the 2025 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest, where they will have an opportuni…

Photo shows Ai Nonogaki posing with her parents. MY mom makes my family happy with the magic of her cooking. One day I had a fever. I had chills and I was hungry and I felt like I wanted to eat something, but at the same time I didn’t. My mom made me some warm noodles. It is a Japanese dish c…

Serenity Babauta Magofna’s mother, Satomi Magofna. SPENDING time with my mom is one of the best ways to create memories. But the best memories are when she does story time with me and my siblings. One of our favorite stories would be how she came to name our brother Tasi. As a little girl she menti…

Nicole Tangonan Quiambao’s mom is Analiza Quiambao. MY mother’s strength is what taught me how to survive. When I was just a baby, my father passed away. My parents never had the chance to marry or dream together. One moment, he was there, and the next, he was gone, leaving my mother to shoulder a …

Jhayrolin Cruz Brigham poses with his mom, Thess Lambino. The scent of olive oil and freshly fried Tortang Talong would gradually fill our home shortly after six o’clock, a reminder that my mother, without fail, would tirelessly cook and provide for our family. Despite being the breadwinner of our …

Janet King MY mother, Janet King, is a brilliant lawyer who runs her own law office and she has been doing this for almost 17 years however the best thing about her is that she is a very loving mother. She is able to balance her career and be a parent to my younger brother and me, all while also fi…

Chelsy Anne Reyes Palacios holds fond memories of her beloved grandmother, Charlotte Cepeda. WHEN I look back on my life, the word “mother” doesn’t bring to mind the person who gave birth to me. Instead, it brings up the memories of my grandmother, her gentle hands, her warm embrace, and the love t…

Leticia Borja-Tenorio GROWING up, my mother was never tall. I mean, obviously, as a 7 or 12-year-old, you wouldn’t expect her to be the tallest, but even as she grew older, her height stayed stagnant. And no, I’m not talking about physical height—like being five-foot-two—but in a metaphorical sense…

(OPD) — The CNMI Office of Planning and Development on behalf of the Inter-Island Solid Waste Management Task Force invites you to a public hearing on May 19, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Rota Mayor’s Social Hall to share your thoughts, voice your concerns, and learn more about the CNMI Com…