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BY providing housing and business support to visiting veterinarians, Casa Marianas, the CNMI’s first co-working hub, is partnering with Saipan Humane Society and Saipan Cares for Animals to address the shortage of veterinary care in the islands.

THE Department of Public Works has completed a temporary repair on a portion of San Juan–Bird Island Road (Route 36) in Marpi.

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzed water samples collected from Tinian’s recreational beaches and storm water drainages this week as part of the regularly scheduled sampling. 

THE Office of the Attorney General has dismissed with prejudice the misconduct in public office charge against Henry Sablan Hofschneider after he agreed to repay $15,000 to the Saipan Mayor’s Office under a civil settlement approved Monday by Superior Court Associate Judge Kenneth L. Govendo.

FORMER Sen. Vinnie F. Sablan has withdrawn his candidacy for governor and is instead running for Saipan senator in this year’s general election.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang on Tuesday, Saipan time, spoke directly to a senior federal official about the CNMI’s struggle to revive its tourism industry during The Pacific Agenda: Investment, Security, and Shared Prosperity Summit in Hawaii.

A NEW stipulation filed in Superior Court requests that defendant Yichuan Bai be released from the Department of Corrections and transferred into the custody of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho has scheduled a hearing on the request for March 3 at 2:30 p.m…

COURAGE, strength, and hope were “something more meaningful than anything else,” said Caitlin Tinney, a Northern Marianas College student pursuing an associate degree in nursing while raising two children.

Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down, and isolated power outages are possible.

(CNMI Judiciary) — The National Center for State Courts’ Court Statistics Project recently recognized the CNMI Superior Court with its annual Data Reporting Excellence Award. The Superior Court was selected for the honor based on the improvement in quantity and quality of its reported caseload data…