An Everett man wanted in connection with an attempted murder in Malden eluded police this morning by jumping off the Tobin Bridge, where he got tangled in safety netting under the span because of ongoing construction, authorities said.

Authorities said that just before 10 a.m. Chelsea police saw the suspect, Mostafa Laassal, 49, behind the wheel of a black Lincoln Town Car with livery plates that had been part of an advisory put out by Malden police in connection with an attempted murder with a knife.

Police chased the car onto the Tobin Bridge where Laassal stopped just north of the tolls on the upper deck. Thats when state police said Laassal got out of the car and jumped off the bridge.

Luckily for him there was netting below, Chelsea Police Capt. Keith Houghton said. I dont think he thought that when he jumped.

State police said Laassal tried to free himself before Chelsea officers with the assistance of the Chelsea Fire department climbed 25 feet down into the net and pulled him out. He was arrested and transported to a hospital with lower body injuries, police said.

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BEER-MAKING and cranberry drying are regular activities at Dave Flotree and Ellen Hauptmanns place in suburban Innis Arden. The couple use every inch of their two-thirds-of-an acre hillside to grow everything from native Northwest wildflowers to hops, from cactuses to cranberries.

When the couple bought their home in 1996, the front garden was Japanese in style and so thickly planted they could hardly find the house. Now frogs sing a chorus in a pond in front of the house, and ducks hang out in the network of waterfalls and ponds that weave down the back slope. The front garden is no longer shrouded in stiff, bland hedging. Designer Cameron Scott of Exteriorscapes replaced it with a mixed hedgerow of deciduous and evergreen shrubs that provide privacy while delighting a variety of birds.

Rainwater harvested off the roof and stored in cisterns is used to replenish the ponds and to water new plants until they adjust to the tough-love, no-water regime. A rain chain directs water into the frog pond, which overflows down streams, over waterfalls, into ponds and on to the cranberry bog. The overflow then drains into a dry stream bed in the lower garden, preventing storm erosion and runoff.

Flotree and Hauptmann built a series of decks down the back slope so theyd have level areas for enjoying their view of Puget Sound and the garden. They took out all the grass on the back hillside, wrestling to remove St. Johns wort and bracken fern. Then they hired Scott to help them stabilize the slope and beautify the garden.

Cameron seems to have the knack of making stone look natural, as if it had always been here, says Flotree of the stone paths and steps that now contour the back garden and make it navigable. Scott brought in not only lots of stone but also fresh soil, which the couple promptly planted in native trees, shrubs, food and flowers. They grow tiny treasures like lewisia and cactuses in the warm microclimate between stones.

I like to tinker Flotree says of his cranberry growing. He converted part of a pond to a bog by adding a liner and peat, then figured out how to dry the cranberries. That wasnt easy, it took experimenting, says Flotree, who also cultivates blueberries and huckleberries.

When they took out a diseased old willow, the couple ended up with a sunny space toward the bottom of the slope. We wanted to create habitat with native plants, explains Hauptmann of the wildflower meadow she tends. Pacific Coast iris, penstemon, shooting stars (Dodecatheon spp.), dicentra, camas lilies and a host of little bulbs brighten the meadow through the seasons. Hauptmann collects the seed to share, trading with other native-plant enthusiasts.

If youre a weed, you dont want to grow in Ellens yard, says Flotree of his wifes careful tending of the meadow. She deadheads regularly, waters new plants by hand, adds compost and mulch. Its weed as you go, weed all the time, Hauptmann says with a sigh.

Woody natives like winter-flowering currant, shore pines and vine maple line the paths in the lower garden. Pacific wax myrtle (Myrica californica) has proved a good choice for evergreen screening. We have to be concerned about tree height in this neighborhood of views, says Flotree.

Its almost like . . . what hasnt done well? he says of their native-plant arboretum, the cranberries and his latest project, a bed of hops for brewing beer. And, yes, the refuse from making beer, as well as coffee grounds and garden waste, goes into the compost, then back onto the garden.

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Decks have been cleared for reviewing the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) agreement in a manner beneficial to Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

With Tamil Nadu responding positively to Keralas demand to set up a new hydropower project using waters from the Anamalayar, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has directed officials to initiate the long-overdue review process. Consultations in this regard have already begun.

In response to Tamil Nadus permission to generate electricity, Kerala will release 2.5 tmcft water from the Anamalayar through a new dam to water-starved regions of Coimbatore and Tirupur districts in Tamil Nadu.

The PAP accord, which came into force in 1958, pertains to the sharing of water resources of rivers in the Bharathapuzha, Chalakudy, and Periyar basins and needs to be reviewed periodically.

The accord was formally signed in 1970 with retrospective effect and was due for review in 1988.

Though discussions were held at that time, no review or modification was done due to lack of unanimity over contentious issues.

The Anamalayar (Periyar basin), Sholayar and Parambikulam (Chalakudy basin), and Aliyar (Bharathapuzha basin) come under the agreement.

As per the agreement, Tamil Nadus entitlement had been fixed at 30.5 (tmcft) and Kerala around 20 tmcft. Though the Anamalayar scheme was part of the PAP accord, it had not been implemented despite Tamil Nadus demand for more water.

Sources said Tamil Nadu had agreed to implement the Anamalayar scheme hoping the goodwill gesture would prompt Kerala to approve the Nallar scheme proposed by Tamil Nadu. Kerala was maintaining that no review was possible in the case of the Nallar as it was not under the ambit of the PAP.

After a Minister-level meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on April 28, Kerala had sent a possibility report on diverting Anamalayar river to Tamil Nadu. A review of the PAP accord was mandatory for diverting the river waters.

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MEADVILLE Deferring maintenance for years on two adjoining parking decks in downtown Meadville has led to structural damage so severe an estimated $2.9 million in repairs is needed now to save them, according to the citys consulting engineer.

Ashley Porter of Porter Consulting Engineers gave Meadville City Council a walking tour of the Mill Run parking ramp Wednesday, pointing out both deteriorated columns and column seats that hold support beams as well as deteriorated parking decks themselves. Porter said the earthquake the region experienced several years ago also contributed to damage.

The Mill Run parking ramp is two separate structures built about 15 years apart, but joined.

The three-story Water Street section was built in 1978 as part of a redevelopment project along Water Street, while the three-story Market Street section was built in 1993. The upper decks of the Market Street section are accessible by the ramps of the Water Street section.

Years of exposure to the elements without proper sealing of the concrete has caused water to seep into the concrete, causing the concrete to pop or chip as the water expands and contracts with the temperature, Porter said.

Periodic work has been done over the years to brace columns and even replace some, but additional work needs to be done to either save or replace others, Porter said.

Porter estimates about $1.8 million worth of work is needed to save the Water Street portion of the parking deck, while about $1.1 million is needed for the Market Street portion.

The annual debt payment on the Mill Run parking ramp is $157,000, but the last payment is this year, according to Andy Walker, interim city manager.

The citys 2012 capital budget borrowing included $600,000 for parking deck repairs including the Mill Run parking ramp. Stairs on the northeast corner of the Market Street section were reconstructed completely this year at $73,000 with additional deck repairs also made.

About $482,000 remains in the capital budget, Walker said.

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It was about 15 months ago, and we weren't really sure what instigated the discussion, or more accurately, the impetus behind a passionate statement released by Qualicum Beach Coun. Dave Willie.

We have a better idea now, although Willie will not, cannot, and could not then, elaborate or provide details as to the origin of his concerns.

It was May, 2013 and Willie sent an e-mail to The NEWS, expressing his frustration regarding what was happening behind closed doors at town hall.

"Over the last 16 months, this council has endured endless hours of in-camera meetings," Willie wrote, being careful not to provide the in-camera details. "Although many of those meetings were reasonable and the results were good for the town, in my view many were not. The sometimes endless discussions centred on important town issues that required a consensus of four of the five members of council. I believe that some of the results protected private interests more than public interests."

He made a motion at the next council meeting to direct staff "to find a method of paying out unused holidays, older than the one year to ensure a clear policy is in effect to prevent accumulation in the future. The banking of unused sick days should also be explored to see what policy exists in neighbouring municipalities. Over the last number of councils, holiday time, time given for extra hours, etc. has been allowed to accumulate with the result being hundreds of hours banked, at costs exceeding $100,000. More importantly, staff needs to take time off to enjoy with their family, friends and community. It's also crucial that the town receive the full-time efforts of staff on a full-week basis, not reduced by banked holidays from 10 years ago."

The staff report related to that motion will be in front of council this coming Monday, which is coincidentally six days after our reporter Lissa Alexander's exclusive story about the town paying severance, holiday pay and sick leave pay totaling more than $370,000 to two senior staffers in the past 10 months.

The silver lining in all of this? The decks are being cleared of old business just before the Sept. 2 arrival of new town hall boss Daniel Sailland.

Editorial by John Harding

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THE HINDU 06/08/2014, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Nellore Mayor Abdul Aiziz is said to have decided to quit YSR Congress Party and join Telugu Desam Party soon.

The decks have been cleared for Mayor Abdul Aziz to officially join the Telugu Desam Party in the presence of the Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in Hyderabad on Sunday or Monday.

The mayors followers have started making arrangements for this with efforts being made to get the support of as many corporators as possible. They are expecting support from a sizeable group of corporators, who want to sail with the ruling party for the sake of ushering in development in their respective divisions.

Mr. Aziz has got considerable support from Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister P. Narayana in clearing all hurdles for his joining the ruling party. Now with the help of the TDP leadership, the mayor is making moves to convince the YSR Congress corporators to win them over to his side.

Meanwhile, the YSRC city leadership has started damage control exercise by ensuring that their party corporators are not disturbed in this crucial phase. At the time of the mayor election also, the party had to hold special camps outside the Nellore district to ensure unity among the party corporators.

On his part, Mr. Aziz said he had nothing against the YSRC central leadership except that they did not intervene to solve the differences when he made a special request for the same in the past.

He asserted that he wanted to make the best use of this chance to ensure proper development in the city as it was after 54 years that a minority candidate became the municipal corporation mayor here.

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