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CTV News
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
All about mom: Maritimers prepare to celebrate Mother's Day
Patrick Tobin was busy looking for something special for Mother's Day Friday and flowers were on his list. 'When you're a mom's boy at heart it's just a day to celebrate your mother, everything that she's done for you. Of course mothers are always there for us no matter what, right?' he said. 'I just want to say happy Mother's Day to my mom. Love you, mom.' At Neville McKay's flower shop in Halifax, Mother's Day is one of the busiest times of the year. 'It used to be a day, now it's a week. The thing is everyone has, was, is or is going to be a mother,' said McKay. He orders his stock months in advance, ensuring customers get what they want. 'People tend to leave it until the last minute and that's a shame because it can set you up for a bit of a disappointment because, it's like going to a bakery or a fishmonger, if you want that particular thing, if they're sold out, they're sold out,' he said. Neville McKay Neville McKay is pictured at his flower shop in Halifax on May 9, 2025. (CTV Atlantic/Jonathan MacInnis) In addition to the flowers, McKay has received what he classifies as unusual requests from people hoping to make Mother's Day extra special. 'I've gotten all kinds of request for Mother's Day from 'Can you go to the door yourself?' Yeah, I've got time for that, and 'Sing them a song,' Yeah, you don't want that either.' Mother's Day is an opportunity to recognize all the moms in our lives, from sisters to aunts to daughters and cousins. 'I just came from the post office and put a bunch of cards in the mail to my daughters, to my friends that are mothers and to people that I recognize as mothers,' said Sheri Davy. Even if moms aren't with us in person, Alison Purdy says they're still with us. 'She was the best, most loving, compassionate person,' she said about her mother. Purdy says this time of year is always filled with fond memories of time spent with family. 'We have a home over on Prince Edward Island and many, many wonderful, happy memories of family times, laughter, love togetherness,' she said.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
County property owners to receive new valuations as reassessment project continues
Residential property owners in Lackawanna County will soon receive new property valuations calculated as part of the county's ongoing reassessment project — valuations they'll have a chance to appeal before they take effect next year. It's the latest step in the yearslong and overdue process of updating assessed values for all 103,000-plus parcels countywide in the interest of tax fairness. Tyler Technologies, the firm the county hired in 2022 to conduct and complete the first comprehensive reassessment since 1968, recently completed tentative valuations for residential parcels. Officials plan to mail about 50,000 of those new valuations Friday and another 50,000 on March 21, county assessment Director Patrick Tobin said in a news release. The tentative valuations are not tax bills, have no bearing on 2025 property taxes and aren't necessarily set in stone. What they're meant to reflect is the market value of a property based on current conditions, as the goal of reassessment is to restore tax fairness by bringing assessed property values used to calculate municipal, school and county real estate taxes in line with current market values. It's necessary because the county's present system became skewed over the 57 years since the last reassessment, with many property owners paying far more than their fair share of taxes and others paying far less. The tentative valuation notices property owners will soon receive will include instructions for those who choose to appeal their new valuations, a two-part process that begins with an informal review. Assessors will explain during the informal review period how they arrived at a property owner's new value. Those who still disagree with the new valuation may file a formal appeal. All formal appeals must be filed by Aug. 1, and will be heard in August, September and October, Tobin said last month. Anticipating a large number of appeals, the county will establish four three-member auxiliary appeals boards to hear cases. The boards will complement the permanent appeals board already in place. Auxiliary boards will hear cases five days a week during the three-month appeals window. Board members will be paid $24,000 each. People interested in serving on the auxiliary boards can send an application with accompanying qualifications to the Lackawanna County Assessor's Office, Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Ave., 2nd Floor, Scranton, PA 18503. The office's phone number is 570-963-6728. Its email address is assessor@ An application form for county boards and authorities is available on the county's website, by clicking the 'Boards & Authorities' link under the government tab at the top of the site. Prospective applicants with Certified Pennsylvania Evaluator status are automatically eligible to serve on the auxiliary appeals boards. Other applicants must take a six-hour online training course. Final valuations used to calculate 2026 municipal, school and county taxes must be established by Nov. 15.
