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Comments can be dropped off at the Parks and Recreation office in Garapan or emailed to Parks and Recreation Director Mike Cruz at [email protected]/.

THE Department of Public Lands last week submitted a $5.7 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2027, projecting a “modest growth” in public land revenue attributed to the recent awarding of an exclusive 10-year temporary occupancy agreement to SAI Leisure to operate Managaha.

THE 2nd Annual Youth Conference, hosted by the Division of Youth Services on Monday, encouraged students to speak openly, support one another, and develop a stronger will to make safe and healthy choices.

(Press Release) — The 20th Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Youth Congress extends its sincere gratitude to the 24th Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature for its unanimous action to override the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 24-04, which is now Public Law 24-29.

(Press Release) — The SHRM Northern Mariana Islands Chapter invites members, HR professionals, and the broader business community to save the date for its upcoming April 2026 general membership meeting or GMM, scheduled for Thursday, April 16, 2026.

From March 18-22, the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Boarding Team conducted joint underway and shoreside operations alongside the CNMI Department of Public Safety Saipan Marine Unit and CNMI Customs and Biosecurity.

Customers in these areas may experience temporary low water pressure during the work period. At this time, no water service interruption is anticipated.

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages every week.

THE 50th anniversary of the Covenant between the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States was marked March 24 with a panel discussion at the American Memorial Park indoor theater, the centerpiece of the third day of the Commonwealth Jubilee.

ATTORNEY Robert T. Torres sharply rejected Attorney General Edward Manibusan’s criticism of Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho’s nomination as presiding judge, calling the objections “patently offensive to the rule of law” as senators prepare for a second round of public hearings on judicial nominee…