Roseville

No one was injured the afternoon of Sept. 14 after a trolley caught fire at the interchange of northbound Interstate 35W and highways 36 and 280 in Roseville.

What could have been a typical Roseville Economic Development Authority meeting on Sept. 16 turned into a discussion of labor rights as folks turned out to raise concerns about a development deal on the agenda that night.

This year’s Minnesota State Fair was a great get-together for Roseville resident Beverly Stroschein, who won accolades there for her embroidery work.

Roseville is set to end its financial support of a free weekly bus route aimed at residents of area senior facilities, though council members said they were open to backing it again in the future.

The Wasson Humanitarian Award will be given to Rose Schaffhausen, of Cherrywood Pointe in Roseville, for her fundraising and care to children of poverty, abandonment and neglect in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries.

CenturyLink is pulling out of the cable TV business in the north suburbs, leaving Comcast as the sole hard-wired television option.

A 61-year-old Roseville man was charged Sept. 5 in connection with a January crash involving two vehicles in southeast Roseville that killed two pedestrians as they attempted to cross Larpenteur Avenue.

A recent condition placed on the public comment period at Arden Hills City Council meetings, prompted by a desire on the part of the city to protect itself during ongoing litigation, has led to questions about freedom of speech. 

photo courtesy of Roseville Area Schools

Mike Munzenrider

executive editor