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A FEDERAL judge on Friday sentenced former Department of Corrections Officer Aesha Debrum Sablan to five months in prison for engaging in sexual contact with a person in official detention.

SUPERIOR Court Judge Joseph N. Camacho found probable cause to charge Jayville (not Javille, as earlier reported) Manglona with assault and vandalism charges for an incident that occurred on Aug. 18, 2025, at Sunshine Variety Shop in Sinapalo, Rota.

PRECINCT 2 Reps. John Paul P. Sablan and Danny I. Aquino last week led the cleanup of Chalan Kanoa Cemetery in preparation for All Saints Day on Nov. 1.

(MV) — The Department of Public Safety on Monday said Jerry Ramon, 46, has been found with a friend who resides in Garapan.

(SCC) — The Career Pathways Internship Program or CPIP celebrated the accomplishments of both Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 interns alongside valued industry partners on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. The second end of commitment ceremony, held at Taga Hall, Saipan World Resort, brought together interns, mentors…

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be a scheduled water service interruption on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

(Press Release) — The Office of the Governor would like to inform the public that the same jet fighter crews who conducted training approaches over Saipan last week will be resuming similar exercises today, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

AFTER months of hoping lawmakers would deliver the promised “workable budget” for fiscal year 2026, the Public School System said it is now forced to act — cutting work hours and suspending Monday classes beginning Nov. 1 to avoid deficit spending.

THE newly formed Fiscal Reform Committee will convene in the governor’s conference room today to discuss, among other things, Gov. David M. Apatang’s request for an emergency budget to allocate $3.9 million in local funds for the Nutrition Assistance Program.

IMMIGRATION Judge Clarence Wagner has ordered the removal of Hee Jung Hwang from the United States by Nov. 12, 2025, following allegations that he kidnapped and assaulted a tour guide.