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Petersham Art Center opens scratchboard exhibit
PETERSHAM – The Petersham Art Center is hosting a reception this Sunday as part of scratchboard artist Joe Smith’s first solo exhibition. The opening reception on Sunday, July 13, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Art Center, located at 8 North St....

Biggest sources of immigrants to Washington
Biggest sources of immigrants to Washington Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Oregon
Biggest sources of immigrants to Oregon Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Alaska
Biggest sources of immigrants to Alaska Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...

6 Surprising Reality TV Bombshells From Survivor's Parvati Shallow's Gripping Memoir
Parvati Shallow, Survivor legend and reality TV competitor, has pulled back the curtain on her life in the spotlight, sharing some incredible behind-the-scenes secrets about her appearances on screen in her new book, Nice Girls Don't Win....

BE OPEN Art: the winners of the Oceania regional competition revealed
LUGANO, Switzerland, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BE OPEN Art, an online non-profit gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, announces the winners of the 2nd stage in this year's BE OPEN Regional Art, the competition for...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Arkansas
Biggest sources of immigrants to Arkansas And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration....

Biggest sources of immigrants to Kansas
Biggest sources of immigrants to Kansas And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration. Each...

Worst Navy Disaster at Sea Led to Safety Changes
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) JULY 29, 2025 – Eighty years ago on July 30, 1945, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine, resulting in the deaths of 880 sailors and Marines, making it the Navy’s worst disaster at sea. In...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Kentucky
Biggest sources of immigrants to Kentucky And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration....

Biggest sources of immigrants to Iowa
Biggest sources of immigrants to Iowa Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Oklahoma
Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...

Community Events: Freedom fest, art show, live concert and musicals
Independent Guåhan will host “Na’lå’la’ Freedom Fest” on the fourth of July, a family-friendly event featuring music, local vendors, and live art at The Lime from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Each July 4th, the island commemorates the Independence Day of...

Taekwondo board breaking tournament on July 6 at Micronesia Mall
Taekwondo is known for its fast jumping spinning kicks and this Sunday, martial arts fans will get a chance to witness athletes break boards using this technique, according to Guam Taekwondo Center founder and chief instructor Master Noly Caluag....

Pacific Mini Games 2025 draws regional viewership, offers wide access to sports coverage
By: Eustoria Marie Borja KOROR, Palau (July 1, 2025) — The Pacific Mini Games 2025 opened with vibrant color, traditional dances, and a dazzling fireworks display on Sunday, marking the Games’ return to Palau after 20 years. Despite a rain shower,...

Football coach to make history when he leads world’s newest team into first game
A Banbury man who became the first head coach of the Marshall Islands national football team will make history when his team plays their first-ever international fixtures this summer. The Marshall Islands was the newest nation on Earth to have a...

Palauan Youth Dive into culture, conservation, and dive certifications
Koror, Palau – July 21-26, 2025, 12 young Palauans earned their PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water certifications through the Palau Pledge Dive Camp, a week-long program combining scuba training with hands-on science and cultural learning....

'Colors in Motion' at the mall
SELFIE: Yeon Sook Park, local artist and OBRA sergeant-at-arms, right, poses for a selfie with Ina Lee, a prominent member of Guam's Korean community, during the opening of "Colors in Motion," an OBRA group art show at Micronesia Mall in Dededo on...

Saipan’s Shawn Fleming wins big at Guam bodybuilding showdown
SAIPAN’S Shawn Fleming delivered a commanding performance during the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation Guam Classic Muscle Showdown 2025, walking away with multiple first-place titles — including the coveted Overall awards in both Bodybuilding...

Navy Corpsman reflects on Pacific Partnership 2025 Mission to Fiji
The South Pacific Island nation of Fiji might seem a world away for a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman from Queens, New York. Pacific Partnership 2025 made such a unique opportunity possible. Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Shane Durand recently took part...