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CBS News
5 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Wendel villagers say they're fed up with not having mail service
Villagers in Wendel are saying they've been without mail service for almost five years, and many are saying enough is enough. Since 2021, the post office in the village of Wendel in Hempfield Township has been closed. Wendel has never had home delivery, so people had to come to the post office to pick up their mail. Tim Szekely is the second generation of his family to own the old postal building. He says his father had a very amicable lease with the postal service for decades, but he says that it was the Postal Service that dictated a bad lease agreement to his father several years back. "Normally, when I lease you a property, I'm the one who gives you the lease, but with the post office, they give you a lease," Szekely said. "So they went from a two-page simple lease to like a booklet, and my dad's like, 'I can't sign the booklet. I don't know what's in it,' and he said eventually, 'I'll sign it and we can keep going on the old lease.' He was perfectly willing to do that, but if you ask me, it was scheduled to be shut down, they just wanted it shut down." Once the facility was closed, some villagers, who live directly off Wendel Road, changed their addresses from Wendel to Irwin and started getting their mail delivered to their boxes along that road. But for most members of this community, who live off the main drag in small neighborhoods, they have been forced to drive across Route 30 to the Manor Post Office, some 10 minutes away, and pick up their mail from a clerk. But Wendel residents say that has to change. Jackie Greenawalt, a former postal employee at the old Wendel Post Office, says they have been reaching out to many officials in the local, state and federal government for help. But she says no one seems able to help. "Ideally, we want the mail delivered to our house, like a lot of other people, and it's free. You know, everyone is entitled to free delivery," Greenawalt said. "And if it can't be that, then cluster boxes the NBCUs would be great. We were already told that there will never be a post office building here Wendel, so home delivery." When reached for comment, the Postal Service said they have no update on when or if they'll be restoring service to the village of Wendel. The Hempfield supervisor released a statement, saying: "Hempfield Township is committed to working collaboratively with our federal legislators to ensure the concerns of our residents are communicated effectively. We remain hopeful that the United States Postal Service and the Postmaster General will take appropriate steps to enhance service reliability. Our staff will continue to engage with federal officials in a constructive manner to support the needs of our community."
Metro
05-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Games Inbox: Will Battlefield 6 outsell Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7?
The Tuesday letters page predicts an untimely end for Rare, as one reader fears there's no way to improve Starfield with a single expansion. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@ One of kind I wonder if Battlefield 6 has any chance of actually outselling Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 or at least getting close. As has been said, it did get pretty close when it was at its highest and Call Of Duty was at its lowest, but that's just how it felt down on the ground, I don't know what the sales figures were. I don't want Call Of Duty to go away but I would like to see it lose a few rounds, get knocked down a few pegs, not only so Activision will put in more of an effort but so that other companies see that Call Of Duty is not undefeatable. We shouldn't have just one military shooter, just like we shouldn't have one football game or one racing game. Just a generation ago we had Gran Turismo, Forza Motorsport, and a bunch of others. Now all we've got is Forza Horizon and we haven't even had one of those new in a while. Everything is slowing down and facing less and less in the way of rivals. I feel it's better for everyone if there's proper competition for everything. Heathcliffe GC: Battlefield 4, from 2013, sold somewhere over 7 million copies. It's contemporary, Cally Of Duty: Ghosts, sold around 19 million copies. Ultimate doesn't play the game I don't know what's more tragic: what Rare has been reduced to nowadays (making DLC for a seven year old game and literally nothing else) or the fact that Microsoft thought it could make a couple of quid from selling merch reminding you of what the company used to be before they got hold of it. Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning. I think we all know why Gregg Mayles left Rare, just as everyone was being laid off, and it wasn't because he thought his job was done and everything was in safe hands. Even if they announced a new game tomorrow it would be five years, at a minimum, before it was out. Such is the tragic state of video game development today. I don't see the studio lasting that long though. If you see a bunch of devs leaving in the next few months that will be the sign that it's on its last legs. Wendel Top 10 What makes me wonder about these Xbox sales figures is what Microsoft must've been pretending to themselves for the two or three years of the Xbox Series X/S. Did they think they could turn things around or were they just trying to convince themselves that 'this is fine'. It's probably the second one and then they thought Game Pass would make up for it all, but wow… Xbox hardware is so dead. I was a little surprised to see that even the Xbox 360 didn't do that well. How does it compare in terms of all consoles? Benson GC: It's the ninth best-selling console of all time, just below the PlayStation 3 and just ahead of the PSP. In terms of only home consoles, it's seventh (or sixth if you don't count the Switch). Email your comments to: gamecentral@ Switch 1.5 I feel Metroid Prime 4 is getting dismissed a bit too much because it's a cross-gen game. It may have been designed as a Switch 1 game but I'm sure they knew about the Switch 2 long before it was made public. If you remember, when the first Metroid Prime 4 trailer came out everyone thought it was Switch 2 footage and Nintendo were secretly putting it out there to see if anyone noticed (and hoping people would think it looked better than it does on Switch 1). The point is, I think it will look at least as good as Mario Kart and Donkey Kong, while being something completely different making use of the mouse controls, which neither of those games do (which is the most obvious sign that they were never designed with the Switch 2 in mind). Metroid Prime 4 is the game I'm most excited about this year, regardless of format, and I'm sure other people will feel the same way once we get a Nintendo Direct on it. Somehow I doubt that will be true of Hyrule Warriors or Kirby Air Riders. Cubbie The lesson is: never try If Starfield comes out on PlayStation 5 within a hundred lightyears of GT 6 then you'll know that Microsoft purposefully did it in order to sink the franchise and not have to bother with it again. The annoying thing about the game is that if you had asked me beforehand I, even as a big Elder Scrolls and Fallout fan, would've said I'd definitely prefer a new IP to just another sequel. Then you see the end result and suddenly you're wishing people would never try anything new again. Obviously that's not true but I don't see any way a new expansion can improve Starfield enough to where it's worthwhile. If anything, the last one made it worse, so I'd just stop while they're ahead. Or only a little bit behind. Boggly Window display I agree with Limpton that Nintendo could handle their Switch 2 PR better but that to me is a completely different question from how arrogant and complacent they're being. They shouldn't have had that Partner Direct in July. Whether or not they had to for contractual reasons is open to speculation, but it was one of those things whose mere existence somehow made the platform less appealing. But that doesn't mean they've been caught nodding or that they've rushed things out. Nor does keeping their powder dry in terms of the longer term pipeline. I'm not going to be as aggressive as Adam was with his feedback but to be honest, I find it slightly shocking that a new console can launch with two proper big exclusives, that were generally very well received and the conclusion is still that the business is asleep at the wheel. Yes, you can be a bit deflated or disappointed when you try those games (although I note playing them hasn't even been a condition for some commentators). But if this is a question of effort, I completely reject the insistence that the Switch 2 has been in any way worse than the Switch 1. The main offence seems to be the absence of a game like Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, which was clearly fully made for the Wii U and sensibly sat on by Nintendo till the Switch's launch. But everything that's happened with console launches since as far back as the first Xbox should tell us a platform holder isn't likely to fully and exclusively dedicate the development of such a game to the launch of a console. I say 'isn't likely' because here we have Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza and, frankly, that borders on miraculous in comparison to what we've consistently had on the front of genuine exclusives with other consoles since the PlayStation 2 generation. The best of which I'd say was the PlayStation 5 with a Demon's Souls remake (which of course carries its own caveats) and Returnal, if you include that as launch window. At the very least, most of the games from the Switch 1 launch window rolled out by Taylor Moon either already have their own analogue on Switch 2 or they don't compare favourably with what's actually on offer this year. Especially when you include the upgrades for the two Zelda games and cross-gen games like Metroid Prime 4. I know this'll come across as an apologist rant, and if I'm being honest, I'd happily swap any short term release schedule in existence for one game like Breath Of The Wild. Plus, I'm not even fully convinced Metroid Prime 4 is going to be as good as I'd like. But to dismiss what has gone into the Switch 2's launch so far as low effort and arrogant does feel to me like little more than typical gamer entitlement mixed with an unhealthy degree of memory loss when it comes to modern console launches. I'm glad the commercial performance so far doesn't reflect that, especially since I think Bananza, in particular, is a much better game than its slightly mixed reception might indicate. Panda Retro Power I see this month's cover story for Retro Gamer is 40 years of the Amiga, so just bought a copy for myself, being a big Amiga fan. Andrew J. PS: I see you can give your opinion on physical and digital games on a new Nintendo Survey, I presume a response to some people not liking Game-Key Cards for Switch 2. I have just filled out the survey myself. Here is the survey if you want to fill it out. GC: We like that the cover is reminiscent of Amiga Power. Decent start I got a Switch 2 a couple of days after launch. While not without its launch fumbles I can't find anything to get mad at. Sourcing the console was easy and not the hell trying to get a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X was at launch and long after. The Switch 2 version of Cyberpunk 2077 sitting somewhere between the PS4 Pro and Xbox Series S was a assuring demonstration of the hardware's potential. It does sound like the screen could of been a bit better. But having come from the OG Switch it's feels like, and is, a big improvement. The recent third party Direct was pretty lame but the presence of Outlaws, Cronos: The New Dawn, and Borderlands 4, it's already a much more encouraging picture for the Switch 2's third party support than the last four Nintendo home consoles have had. With announced third party games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, 007 First Light, and Elden Ring I'm genuinely scratching my head as to why people think it's this Nintendo console with the third party problem. Even discounting the games I've no interest in, like Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the launch window looks good for me. The execution may have been slightly fumbled, but Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bonanza are fantastic. I also intend on getting Metroid Prime 4, Professor Layton And the New World of Steam, and Hades 2. I'm counting cross-gen, seeing as two of the best Switch launch period games, Zelda: Breath Of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, were too. The GameCube addition to Nintendo Switch Online is a treat and I have F-Zero GX and Zelda: The Wind Waker to play for the first time. Performance boosts are a big reason for me buying early this gen. I'm currently enjoying a second run of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom and picked up Bayonetta 3 to play for the first time, now it's frame rate is a solid 60fps on Switch 2. I would of liked maybe one more Switch 2 exclusive I'm interested in and something to really prove the mouse controls, although we'll see how that functions on Metroid Prime 4. Mario Kart World retailing for £75 raises legitimate concerns even with the caveats of it's cheaper bundled or bought digitally. Other than that though, decent. Simundo Inbox also-rans I have just started playing Wheel World and I love it. Beautifully chilled but occasionally reminiscent of Burnout. I've only played an hour or so and I'm really looking forward to sinking many more hours into it. A very pleasant surprise. Ed Very interesting insight into what goes on behind the scenes of rumours. Removing three games from the Direct seems extreme though. Why? Could they really not get 30 seconds of useable footage out of whatever it was? Nintendo gonna Nintendo. Beaker More Trending Email your comments to: gamecentral@ The small print New Inbox updates appear every weekday morning, with special Hot Topic Inboxes at the weekend. Readers' letters are used on merit and may be edited for length and content. You can also submit your own 500 to 600-word Reader's Feature at any time via email or our Submit Stuff page, which if used will be shown in the next available weekend slot. You can also leave your comments below and don't forget to follow us on Twitter. MORE: Games Inbox: What year will PS6 be released? MORE: Games Inbox: What is the next Assassin's Creed game? MORE: Games Inbox: What is the hardest game on PS5?
Yahoo
04-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
WENDEL: Investor conference calls ahead of the launch of a potential €500 million 8-year bond issue
Investor conference calls ahead of the launch of a potential €500 million 8-year bond issue Subject to the successful completion of the bond issue, subsequent make-whole redemption of the bonds maturing in February 2027 with outstanding principal of €500 million Wendel announces that it will hold a series of conference calls with investors today in connection with the potential launch of a 8-year bond issue for a nominal amount of €500 million (the '2033 Bond Issue') in the coming days, subject to market conditions. Wendel intends, subject to the successful settlement and delivery of the 2033 Bond Issue, to exercise its early make-whole redemption option on all of the bond bearing an interest rate of 2.50% maturing in February 2027, with an outstanding nominal amount of €500 million (ISIN FR0012516417), at a price determined in accordance with the provisions of the terms and conditions of these bond. The 2027 bond is traded, and the new 2033 bond would be traded, on the regulated market of Euronext Paris. These transactions would enable Wendel to extend the average maturity of its bond debt. The result and final terms of the 2033 Bond Issue would be announced upon closing of the transaction. The 2033 Bond Issue would be conducted by Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Crédit Industriel et Commercial S.A., Mediobanca - Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A., Natixis and Société Générale as press release does not constitute an offer, or an invitation to apply for, or an offer or invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities either in the United States or in any other jurisdiction which may be subject to restrictions. These securities may not be offered or sold in the United States of America unless they are registered or exempt from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This press release is an advertisement and not a prospectus within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended (the 'Prospectus Regulation'). A prospectus will be prepared and made available to the public, in compliance with the Prospectus Regulation, for the purpose of admitting the 2033 bonds to trading on the regulated market of Euronext Paris. This press release does not constitute an offer of securities in France or in any other country. The 2033 bonds are the subject of a private placement in France to qualified investors as defined in Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation and in accordance with Article L.411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, and outside France. As of the date of this press release, no prospectus related to the placement of the 2033 bonds has been approved by a competent authority of any European Economic Area Member State. Wendel will undertake no action as part of this placement with a view to making an offer to the public (other than to qualified investors) in France or abroad. In the United Kingdom, this press release may be sent to qualified investors as defined in Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 only under circumstances wherein section 21(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 does not apply. The dissemination of this press release in any country where such dissemination could constitute a violation of applicable legislation is prohibited. Attachment 2025_CP_Wendel_ENG_Bond issue launch - 4 August 2025
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
🧐 Brazilian clubs' transfer plans for the Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup will take place in the United States, from June 14 to July 13. Brazilian football will be represented by Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, and Palmeiras. For the tournament, which is expected to be held every four years, FIFA has opened a specific "transfer window" from June 1 to June 10. Advertisement So, how are Brazilian clubs planning to act in the market with the Club World Cup in mind? Botafogo After breaking off with Wendel, from Zenit, with negotiations practically closed, the Glorioso is racing against time to strengthen its squad. Especially since they are expected to negotiate Igor Jesus, Jair, and Cuiabano with the same club, Nottingham Forest. If there is no specific name in the spotlight, Botafogo's SAF strategy, through owner John Textor, is to invest in young and promising players, but also in athletes whose contracts are ending. A center-back, midfielder, and right winger would be the priorities for Botafogo's scouting team. Advertisement Álvaro Montoro, an 18-year-old midfielder from Vélez, is reportedly on their radar. 📸 MAURO PIMENTEL - AFP or licensors Flamengo Despite having the most valuable squad in South America and probably one of the most qualified, the Rubro-Negro is also expected to strengthen its team. The Italo-Brazilian midfielder Jorginho, for example, has said goodbye to Arsenal and is practically signed, likely to be announced soon. However, José Boto – the club's football director – recently stated that there are "defined targets," although he did not reveal any names. 📸 Alex Davidson - 2025 Getty Images "I want to let the fans know that the entire process of monitoring, selection, and internal discussion is already finished. We have identified our targets and have already entered the negotiation phase with them so that they can come as soon as possible to join us and make the squad even stronger than it already is," said Boto, in an interview with FlaTV at the end of May. Advertisement A "shadow" for Arrascaeta and wingers are among Flamengo's priorities. Fluminense The Tricolor das Laranjeiras has "ambitious" plans for the mid-year transfer window. According to president Mário Bittencourt, Fluminense will seek reinforcements with the entire second half of the year in mind, not just the Club World Cup, although there is an expectation for the arrival of "two or three names." "It would not be honest, intelligent, or professional on our part to think only of reinforcements for the Club World Cup. We are thinking of reinforcements for the Club World Cup, for the Copa Sudamericana, for the Copa do Brasil... To strengthen the team and try to become champions again this year," said the Tricolor president to O Globo. 📸 Wagner Meier - 2024 Getty Images Advertisement Midfielders and forwards would be the targets for the Tricolor, but specific names have not yet been revealed. "I estimate that (we will bring in) between two and three players, especially those who are more aggressive from an attacking point of view. If there is an opportunity to bring in a (big-name) player who will increase our brand exposure, we will obviously try to do so within Fluminense's means," concluded the president. Palmeiras Leader of the Brasileirão and with a 100% record in the Conmebol Libertadores group stage, Verdão has one of the best squads in the country. However, for the Club World Cup, coach Abel Ferreira does not want a specific reinforcement. Advertisement According to the Portuguese coach, what Palmeiras needs is a replacement for Estêvão, who will transfer to Chelsea in the second half of the year. "I don't want any player just to play in the Club World Cup. I have the players I want and when Estêvão leaves I hope to have a replacement for his position. I would be lying if I said the team will be stronger with his departure, but I will find solutions," said Abel Ferreira, in a press conference after the 6-0 win over Sporting Cristal in midweek. 📸 Miguel Schincariol - 2025 Getty Images This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. 📸 FREDERIC J. BROWN - AFP or licensors
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Porter allocates $350,000 for Swain Road pump station repairs
A deteriorating manhole for a Town of Porter pump station could lead to a public health emergency if it is not addressed. The Porter Town Board approved spending up to $350,000 on emergency repairs for the Swain Road pump station last month. It hired Buffalo-based Wendel Companies to design the needed improvements. After town officials conducted a site visit at the pump station with Wendel engineers on March 7, they determined the current arrangement of sewer main lines entering and exiting this manhole would cause gases inside to build up, leading to failure. Wendel engineer Robert Klavoon said the Swain Road pump station takes in all of the sewage from the western part of Porter and pumps it south towards the Lewiston Water Pollution Control Center. It also takes in sewage from another pump station near Old Fort Niagara, running along Third Street. 'The manhole that is just upstream of it is deteriorated,' Klavoon said, due to a build-up of hydrogen sulfide gas in the system. Town Supervisor Duffy Johnston and Youngstown DPW Superintendent Greg Quarantillo added that the force of water going through the system is creating a swirling effect that exacerbates the deterioration. Despite its location at the end of Swain Road in the Village of Youngstown, the pump station is Town of Porter property. Klavoon said the repair plan involves putting a new, precast manhole in its place; the new manhole is 15 feet deep and covered with an epoxy coating to prevent future deterioration. The old manhole will be excavated and bypass pumps will run for a week or two as the work occurs. Wendel is about 50% complete with design and hopes to get it out to bid in the next 30 days. The bidding process will take eight to 12 weeks to complete. It's anticipated that work will start in late summer and take around four weeks to complete.
