The Massachusetts School Building Authority board voted today to invite Attleboro into the eligibility period for consideration of its high school heating system and window replacement project.

The vote signals the start of the vetting process for the $12 million in repairs for which the city hopes to obtain 57 percent state reimbursement. The proposal now passes through a series of stages, which includes a feasibility study.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't search far for Dick LeBeau's replacement.

The team promoted longtime linebackers coach Keith Butler to defensive coordinator on Tuesday, giving him a three-year contract and tasking him with restoring some of the snarl to a defense in the midst of a generational shift.

"Keith has been an integral part of our defensive game planning and schemes for several years and we look forward to him moving into the role of calling the defense," coach Mike Tomlin said. "His passion and energy will be important to us taking the next steps to being one of the top defenses in the NFL."

It's a spot that has long belonged to the Steelers, though the unit has fallen off the last two years as it shifts from from aging stars like Brett Keisel and Troy Polamalu to a young core centered around defensive end Cam Heyward and linebackers Ryan Shazier and Jarvis Jones.

Pittsburgh finished 14th in yards allowed in 2013 and 18th this season even as the team won its last four games to go 11-5 and win the AFC North for the first time since 2010. The decline weighed heavily on LeBeau, a Hall of Famer who spent two stints with the Steelers building defenses that regularly led the club to the postseason. Pittsburgh finished in the top five in total defense 11 times in his 13 seasons as defensive coordinator from 1994-95 and 2005-14 and won two Super Bowls.

The 77-year-old remains interested in coaching but stepped down on Saturday. Pittsburgh wasted little time elevating Butler, long considered to be LeBeau's heir apparent.

The 58-year-old Butler played 10 seasons at linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks from 1978-87 and has spent the last 12 years with the Steelers.

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Souderton >> The curtain is opening for one request from Montgomery Theater and staying closed for another.

At the Jan. 5 Souderton Borough Council meeting, the theater asked to be allowed to add a banner across Main Street near the theater and for the boroughs help in paying what had been an unanticipated $5,300 bill to fix the heating and cooling system in the theaters rehearsal hall.

The question of adding poles for banners in the downtown area has been raised previously, Borough Manager Mike Coll said at councils Jan. 12 work session.

The only place banners are now sometimes placed is across Main Street near Reliance Road at the entrance to town.

Right now weve been essentially lassoing a banner to two electric poles up here, Coll said.

Installing equipment meant for banners would be a lot more sturdy, he said.

The current placement with the banners at the top of the Main Street hill leaves the banners open to the wind, council President Brian Goshow said.

Council member Jeff Gross said hes concerned that drivers might be distracted by a banner in the downtown area where there are pedestrians crossing the street.

The place now used for banners is near a traffic light, which may be safer and more effective, he said.

If youre near a traffic light, you always have a captive audience, Gross said. Continued...

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The city Department of Health has identified a cluster of cases of Legionnaires' Disease in the Bronx and has discovered the possible cause.

The department held a meeting in Co-op City Tuesday night, where eight people have been diagnosed with the disease since last month.

One of those diagnosed was Brenda Hines' son.

"I was shocked, horrified, because he was in the ICU with it for over, at least nine days with it. So it was very, very scary," Brenda Hines said.

Hundreds came to the meeting to learn about the disease and what happened.

"I think it was Friday afternoon, we were contacted by Department of Health. We had them come out, we allowed them access, we cooperated fully," said Jeff Buss, general counsel for Co-op City. "They did tests. They came back and indicated that there was Legionella bacteria in this cooling tower."

The Department of Health ordered Co-op City officials to decontaminate the towers and shut them down. The cooling tower cools off the turbines that generate electricity for the complex.

"People don't drink that water," Buss said. "It isn't in their heating system, and in fact, even though there is Legionella bacteria in the cooling tower, it is not in the drinking water here

The Department of Health has not concluded that those who contracted Legionnaires' got it from the towers, which are separate structures from the 35 high rises.

However, many residents left the meeting still concerned, knowing that two people in Co-op City were diagnosed with Legionnaires' in the last couple of years.

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By Marina WilliamsJan. 15, 2015, 3 p.m.

If the heat and humidity is getting you down, then keep the summertime blues at bay with these cool ideas.

Stay cool and stylish with Kambrook's retro fan in gun-metal grey. Photo: SUPPLIED.

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Ensuring your home has ceiling, wall and floor insulation is one of the most effective and sustainable ways to trap cold air indoors and keep the home at a comfortable temperature throughout summer.

But in reality not all homes are fully insulated, so it is up to homeowners to find other ways to stay cooler on hot and humid days.

Installing air conditioning, blinds and sealing gaps around doors and windows are one of the most popular choices for keeping the heat out and the cool air in. Whilenot everyone is able to install permanent air conditioning units in their house or rental property, Bunnings Warehouse national electrical buyer Jamie OMeara says doing a few small things such as closing blinds can go a long to creating a more energy-efficient cooler home this summer.

Its time to find affordable and practical ways to cool down and prepare for the sweltering heat of the Australian summer, without the hefty electricity bills, Jamie says.

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The good news is the $273-million renovation of the Minnesota State Capitol is on time and on budget. The bad news is it might not stay that way if lawmakers and the governor can't resolve disagreements over office space allocation in the renovated building.

"I always believed the toughest hurdle to get over would be the actual allocation of the space within the structure," says Gov. Mark Dayton. Under a tentative plan, the amount of space devoted to the governor's administration would grow.There will also be space for both the Senate and House. Most House members will continue to have their offices in the State Office Building. A new Senate office building under construction across the street from the Capitol is supposed to have offices for all 67 state senators. However, some Senators might have a second office in the Capitol.

"There is an issue of offices relative to the Senate (needing) a number of offices for the function of the Senate," says Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, (D-Cook). Bakk says most office the Senate needs will be for the administration of the Senate, but he admits there could be some offices for Senators.

Republican Senate Minority Leader David Hann (R-Eden Prairie) objects to that idea. "I don't need two offices," says Hann. "Now maybe some people do, but I don't. In my opinion you build a new office building for Senator, that's where they should be."

That's a reference to the new Senate office building under construction across the street from the Capitol that was strongly opposed by Republicans.

The Capitol Preservation Commission has until next Thursday to approve the final construction plans and avoid construction delays that could cost $680,000a month.

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