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BY YANNIC RACK | Famous East Village artist Jim Mosaic Man Power, has been rallying support to save some of his iconic lamp poles from being removed during upcoming restoration work on Astor Place.

Power, known for his East Village Mosaic Trail of tile-encrusted lampposts, has reportedly been putting up signs alerting passersby that his artworks are endangered, starting roughly two weeks ago.

The Village Alliance has been getting calls from concerned residents as well, according to executive director William Kelley, who contacted the city Department of Transportation, resulting in a commitment on the D.O.T.s part to salvage and store the poles until they can be re-incorporated into the streetscape at a later date.

The planned Astor Place redesign will commence this fall and see the temporary removal and storage in a D.O.T. facility of seven of Powers mosaic poles, according to an emailed statement from the city agency.

The D.O.T. is working closely with the artist Jim Power and our partners City Lore and the Village Alliance to incorporate the light poles into the new plaza design, the statement further read.

I had a meeting with Jim to tell him that we are interested in helping to save them, Kelley said on Tuesday, adding that there is no immediate danger to the artworks. He said the signs started appearing about two weeks ago, but that nothing precipitated that in terms of specific developments in the construction works.

Jim Power couldnt be reached for comment.

I think its going to be several months before D.O.T. actually gets to that area with the project, theyre working on the Cooper Square area right now, which is further south. But be that as it may, at least my understanding is that D.O.T. will not throw them away, theyre going to salvage them, Kelley said.

Last year two of Powers works his F.D.N.Y. 9/11 tribute on Astor Pl. and another work on St. Marks Pl. were both removed without notice by the D.O.T., although both were later restored.

The Village Alliance ran some community outreach last year, Kelley said, to see which kind of uses the public would like to see at the redesigned Astor Place.

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As teachers and students of the Dewey Public School District head back to class on Wednesday, they may have to wake up a bit earlier this year.

According to Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Wilkins, the start times at all schools will be 8:20 a.m. this year, which is 10 minutes earlier than last year. The school day will still end at 3:15 p.m.

State law and the State Department of Education require that students attend at least 1,080 hours of school per school year, he said. By adding this extra time to each school day, we are able to build in time that may be lost due to inclement weather or other unforeseen causes that would require school to be dismissed. If we miss school because of these unforeseen conditions or problems we will not be required to add extra days to our calendar.

In addition to the earlier start time, Wilkins said construction work is continuing across all buildings on the campus. The construction work is a result of a $6 million bond voters approved in 2013.

When students report on Wednesday of this week, the majority of the work inside each of our buildings will be mostly completed, he said. The middle school and high school will have a small amount of electrical and tile work that will be wrapped up later in the week, but all major work will be done.

According to Wilkins, there is still work to be done at the elementary school.

Construction will be continuing on the new entryway and offices at the elementary, he said. Because of this work, our office personnel will be relocated to various parts of the elementary until work is finalized. Students will need to use the northeast entrance to the elementary and the entry way between the elementary and the cafeteria. Anyone visiting the schools will be routed directly to the offices in each building to check in with office personnel.

Wilkins also said that the district will offer the EZ Pay system again this year to assist parents in easily paying for student lunches.

We began EZ pay last year as a way for our parent to pay for their students school meals., he said. This program is implemented as a convenience for our community. It ensures that parents money is credited to the proper accounts. Instead of parents sending cash or a check with a student, they can log on and pay online with a credit or debit card.

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Grosse Pointe Park is being accused of trying to wall itself off from Detroit by erecting farmer sheds across Kercheval Avenue at its border with the city. And thats a hard assertion to deny.

But consider what the suburban community is walling itself off from. The area of Detroits east side that borders Grosse Pointe Park is among the most blighted in the city, perhaps in the country.

Blocks are sparsely populated, with more vacant lots and burned out or abandoned homes than viable dwellings. The area also has a high crime rate.

Meanwhile, across Alter Road, Wayburn Street in Grosse Pointe Park is home to a diverse population and older but well-maintained single and multiple family dwellings.

But Grosse Pointe Park has seen from the experience of other ring suburbs how blight can cross the border, and is making an all-out effort to keep that from happening.

It has taken a series of creative steps to shore up the residential blocks closest to Detroit, including providing low-cost home improvement loans.

And it is in the midst of transforming its business district on Kercheval into one of the coolest outside of downtown Detroit. New restaurants and retail shops have opened, and the city is trying to create a pedestrian-friendly entertainment district.

Thats where the vegetable sheds come in. The temporary structures across Kercheval force traffic to go around the central business district, instead of straight through it. That cuts down on traffic.

Originally, the plan was for permanent office buildings. The temporary sheds were a bow to criticism that Grosse Pointe Park is walling itself off from its urban neighbor.

Residents from Detroit can easily walk from their homes to the downtown area. If they choose to drive, they can still take Alter Road, a short block north of Kercheval, turn right and follow a paved alley that has a sign directing visitors to the Kercheval Business District.

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) --

"I'm fine now, I'm OK, and then...next thing you know, it's not OK. You're standing at a precipice and you look down, there's a voice, and it's a little quiet voice that goes, 'Jump.' The same voice goes, 'Just one.' For someone who has no tolerance for it, that's not a possibility," Williams said during a 2006 interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer.

Williams had just completed rehab for alcohol addiction when he did the interview. While he openly talked about his battle with alcohol and a cocaine addiction in the 1980s, his deep struggle with depression was not as well known.

ABC senior medical contributor Dr. Jennifer Ashton says the two are separate illnesses that can feed off each other.

"Of course, depression can lead to addiction and addiction could lead to depression. But they can be two parallel disease processes, and when one or both are out of control, they can spiral precipitously downhill very quickly," said Ashton.

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Ashton says one thing we can learn is that depression needs to be taken seriously.

"Let's not let another person die in vain. Let's increase our awareness and understand that when a person is profoundly depressed, they need one to one medical attention," said Ashton. "It's a true medical emergency, and the first step is getting that person help."

While paying tribute to Williams on Twitter, some celebrities also issued a serious message to fans.

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The Denny's sign at the restaurant on 116th Avenue Northeast is loaded into a U-Haul truck. The restaurant closed three weeks ago, and construction of a Chick-fil-A at the site is slated for late September.

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The Denny's signs have come down the restaurant on 116th Avenue Northeast closed three weeks ago and construction on what will be one of Chick-fil-A's first three Washington chains is slated to begin there in late September.

Chick-fil-A spokesman Jerry Johnston confirmed Tuesday the Bellevue restaurant and two more in Lynwood and Tacoma are projected to hold grand openings in March 2015. Construction for the Lynwood and Tacoma locations is set to begin in October. According to plans submitted to the city, the Bellevue Chick-fil-A is proposed to be 3,742 gross square feet and includes a drive-through.

Chick-fil-A opens a limited number of restaurants each year, according to its website, "based on corporate goals for expansion in specifically targeted markets and other relevant business factors."

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