Community Bulletins

The Public School System has concluded its week-long Pupil Transportation Week celebration, which took place on Rota, Tinian, and Saipan. Photo above shows acting Education Commissioner Eric Magofna, Board of Education Vice Chair Anthony DLC Barcinas of Rota, Office of Pupil Transportation Program …

ON Saturday, Feb. 22, Kensington Hotel Saipan employees took a proactive step in supporting environmental sustainability by gathering at Paupau Beach for a community cleanup initiative. With 30 dedicated staff members participating, the event highlighted the hotel’s ongoing commitment to protecting…

(SI-NMI) — Soroptimist International of the Northern Mariana Islands hosted its annual event celebrating the strength, resilience, and achievements of women in the community on February 15, 2025 at Charley’s Cabaret, Pacific Islands Club in Saipan. The evening was a tribute to the empowering work o…

THROUGH its Special Education Program, the Public School System has led the way in implementing a leading technology tool in the Commonwealth, designed to support student engagement with reading materials. Garapan and Sinapalo elementary schools are pioneering the use of Everway (formerly Texthelp)…

THE Marianas Institute of Filipino CPAs and Accountants will hold a tax seminar on Saturday, March 1, 2025.  Burger Comer & Associates Managing Partner David J. Burger, CPA and Auditor Zekang “Curry” Ma will be the guest speakers of the seminar from 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Joeten Daida…

Fourth graders at Tinian Elementary School welcome presenters from the Marianas Tourism Education Council and the Marianas Visitors Authority to their school in San Jose, Tinian, on Feb. 14, 2025, to learn about tourism. Marianas Visitors Authority Community Projects Coordinator Sherman Santos, lef…

Local leaders, project partners, and community members gathered at Carolinas Heights, Tinian, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the much-anticipated Carolinas Heights waterline replacement project.  In photo are Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan, Chairman Joseph Santos of the Tinian Municipal Council, Vice…

(Commonwealth Utilities Corp.) — There will be a scheduled water service interruption on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Areas affected: Capital Hill, Papago, As Akina (Wireless), and portions of Kagman. Purpose: To allow CUC’s contractor, USA Fanter, to cap the 10-inch suction line …

Eucon’s elementary school team finished first at the Academic Challenge Bowl 2025 held on Feb. 8, 2025.  EUCON International School continues to set the gold standard in academic excellence! “We are thrilled to announce that our outstanding elementary school team secured First Place at the prestigi…

Mama Food Forest Lite training participant Ainah Chargualaf, left, and family install a food forest at her residence in Kagman. MMFF Lite is a six-session regenerative agroforestry training program hosted by Northern Marianas College – Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services. It tea…