Man Charged With Operating Roofing Scam
A Meriden man is arrested and charged in a roofing scam following a criminal investigation.

Beacon Roofing Supply shares rise after strong 4Q
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. rose Wednesday, a day after reporting unexpectedly strong fourth-quarter results. An analyst boosted his earnings estimates for Beacon.

Holiday central?
Graham crackers will become the stuff of two-by-fours and M&Ms will serve as roofing shingles when the gingerbread decorating gets under way Saturday in Hailey.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-02 14:22 UPDATE 1-Beacon Roofing Q4 earnings double, shares rise
Dec 2 (Reuters) - Beacon Roofing Supply Inc reported fourth-quarter earnings that more than doubled, beating analysts' expectations, driven by an "unusual" rise in prices of roofing products, sending its shares up as much as 14 percent before the bell.

Building Permits
Eric Smith, 909 E. 2nd Ave., reroof, $300. Flory Roofing, 3220 Prairie Hills Drive, reroof, $11, ...

CertainTeed Lays Off 37 Employees
(12/4/08) Almost forty employees at a White City plant are getting pink slips. CertainTeed a building materials company that makes roofing, siding and other building materials is apparently the victim of a slowing building industry.

Mind Your Own Gay Business
Bars, clubs, saunas, restaurants, salons, bookshops, boutiques, counsellors, accountants, plumbers! From rent to roofing: the list is endless, the choice yours.

Covington Roofing celebrates 85 years
Covington Roofing recently celebrated 85 years in business. The Conway business has been run all its years by four generations of the same family.

Administrative Services Committee Meeting Scheduled For Wednesday
Durham School Board members will hold a regularly scheduled Administrative services committee meeting on Thursday, December 3rd at 4:30PM. The committee will go over budgeting, and discuss a ?discretionary reduction' to the 2008-09 fiscal year's budget. The committee will also go over a cellular lease at Hillside High school, and go over roofing bids at both Neal Middle and Lakewood Middle. ...

AREAWIDE: Roofer Accused Of Scamming
State police on Thursday arrested a roofer who allegedly scammed businesses in Barkhamsted, New Hartford and other towns.

Economy slows South Florida shipments of holiday goodies to Caribbean
Shipments of goodies to relatives on islands are off to slow start this year Many South Florida shippers and air freight companies still are waiting for the annual holiday surge of shipments to the Caribbean.

Asbestos found at Bozeman High
BOZEMAN - School officials have closed part of Bozeman High School after discovering pieces of asbestos roofing material in some of its classrooms.

Holidaze Sell-a-bration puts people in festive mood
VALPARAISO -- Mario Alvarez worked all year to give Northwest Indiana an alternative to the Black Friday madness.

POLICE NEWS: 2 killed in truck rollover
Tribune-Herald staff reports

Life after ike: Patience required in Hurricane?s aftermath
The hurricane season of 2008 is official over but Ike?s effects are still visible everywhere.

Ike?s wake: Waiting for repairs requires patience
The hurricane season of 2008 is officially over but Ike?s effects are still visible everywhere.

Uncertain future for Maids Head Hotel
The future of one of Norwich's most prestigious hotels is uncertain after its parent company was placed into administration. The Folio Hotels Group, which owns the Maids Head Hotel in Tombland, is having its financial situation reviewed - which could disrupt the running of the historic building.

Addison upbringing called volatile
MANCHESTER - Defense witnesses say the man who murdered a Manchester policeman faced emotional challenges.

Fire burns construction materials at FISD high school site
Frisco firefighters battled a blaze Monday night at the construction site for Lone Star High School near Teel and Panther Creek parkways. The cause of the fire at the construction site is still under investigation.

Christmas parade floats get electrical
ST. CHARLES ? As Izabelle Alaniz waited for the city?s Electric Christmas Parade to start Saturday, the 7-year-old St. Charles resident said she would have to wait until the end to see her favorite float.