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Phone-Focused Parents a Danger to Their Kids at Playground
SATURDAY, April 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Young children are more likely to suffer playground injuries when their parents are texting or talking … Click for complete story.
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Cell phones take parents’ attention away from kids on playgrounds
Parents who take their kids to the playground may be tempted to pull out their cell phone to send a quick text or check Facebook. It may be more … Click…
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Captured: children’s playgrounds from around the world
The project began when James Mollison, 41, who published the well-received book Where Children Sleep in 2010, visited Thornton College, Convent … Click for complete story.
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Go Out And Play
Reality came calling this week, leaving me with a twinge of sadness for innocence lost. The folks at the Wheeling Recreation Department sent me a fax … Click for complete story.
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Milford Recreation Commissions Approves Ban on Smoking at All Recreational Facilities
These facilities include, but are not limited to, athletic fields, beaches, parks, playgrounds, recreation/community centers, skate park, tennis / basketball … Click for complete story.
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Five parks getting million-dollar makeovers
Much of the work will include replacing or adding playgrounds, basketball courts and picnic shelters. Lighting and drainage improvements also are on … Click for complete story.
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Spring cleaning starts for two area playgrounds
Workers with the Adopt-a-Playground from the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department started cleaning up parks Friday April 24, 2015. Workers … Click for complete story.
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Video: Iplayco creates crazy giant play structures and playgrounds
Langley business Iplayco produces crazy, giant play structures and playgrounds. Their creations are shipped all over the world, with a huge market … Click for complete story.
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Drugs found in North East playgrounds and four other things you might have missed today
Schoolchildren as young as 11 have been caught with drugs on school premises across the North East, new figures reveal. Data from Northumbria … Click for complete story.
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Sandy-ravaged Berkeley playground getting rebuilt
BERKELEY – A Sandy-ravaged playground in Glen Cove will be rebuilt in June with help from a nonprofit group that has erected play areas all over … Click for complete story.
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Haslam signs bill allowing guns in parks, playgrounds
NASHVILLE — Despite reservations, Gov. Bill Haslam today signed into law legislation that strips city and county governments of their ability to ban … Click for complete story.
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TN governor signs bill allowing guns in parks and playgrounds
NASHVILLE — Despite reservations, Gov. Bill Haslam today signed into law legislation that strips city and county governments of their ability to ban … Click for complete story.
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Desegregation order brings new playgrounds
A dedication and ribbon cutting for the new playground at Highlands Elementary happened on Friday. Afterwards, students got the chance to test out … Click for complete story.
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TOWN MEETING: Marshfield voters to hear Daniel Webster playground pitch
Now closing in on two years without a suitable playground structure for its youngest children, the DWS Playground Committee is asking Town Meeting … Click for complete story.
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Minister plans to ensure smoking is banned in all school playgrounds
outdoor ashtray, smoking Junior health minister Martin van Rijn plans to ensure smoking is banned in all school playgrounds throughout the … Click for complete story.
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GameTime Playground Part of Award-Winning Recreation Project in New Jersey
GameTime, a leading manufacturer of commercial playground equipment, is proud to announce the Regatta Children’s Playground was named part of … Click for complete story.
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It’s Playground Safety Week In North Carolina
The Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. pushed the need for playground safety all the way to the Governor’s desk and got results. Click for complete story.
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Is this Melbourne’s best playground: Harpley estate, Werribee
Opening Sunday, the all-abilities playground boasts two sound boxes that tell stories of the native Wathaurong people while information boards … Click for complete story.
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Kenner opens the door to private control of parks
Kenner City Council on Thursday opened the door to allowing private organizations to take control of city playgrounds, although city officials took … Click for complete story.
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New Kenner legislation looks to boost youth athletics participation in the city, lease more …
The city still intends to offer youth sports at playgrounds it doesn’t lease out, said Councilman Dominick Impastato, who sponsored the measure. Click for complete story.
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Suspicious men seen around Regina playgrounds
After three reports of men acting suspiciously around children in the last two weeks, the Regina Police Service has issued an advisory reminding … Click for complete story.
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3290 playgrounds come up under NREGS
A total of 3,290 playgrounds and 1,030 tanks have been developed across the State under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment … Click for complete story.
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Union Square, South Slope Playgrounds Deemed Among City’s Unsafest
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Playground safety is a top priority for the New York City Department of Recreation, but that does not mean the safety … Click for complete story.
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Cole Valley Playground Seeks $1.4M For Major Redesign And Upgrades
Last night, a Cole Valley neighborhood group called Friends of Grattan Playground met to discuss plans and priorities for renovating Grattan … Click for complete story.
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Modern playgrounds report more injuries than older ones in NYC
But the newer playground, renovated just six years ago, is where the most kids get hurt in the city. There have been 12 injuries in the last two years, … Click…
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Amazing photos show how playgrounds differ around the world
Mollison traveled all over the world to capture the wildly different school playgrounds. The diversity of children’s experiences fascinated Mollison, and … Click for complete story.
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Child found something disgusting on school playground, now faces STD tests
An 8-year-old boy thought he found a balloon on his school’s playground and tried to blow it up. Bad news, though… It was a used condom. Click for complete story.
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Midland Park playgrounds closed following reports of coyote sightings
As with this playground at Norwood Public School on Tuesday, April 21, those in Midland Park were closed for recess on Wednesday, April 22. Click for complete story.
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DOH tips for enjoying National Playground Safety Week
This week is National Playground Safety Week and the Florida Department of Health encourages parents and children to make safety a priority on the … Click for complete story.
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End in sight for road project
Relocating trees. A team from WT Construction and Cebu City’s Parks and Playgrounds Commission continues to remove trees from the center island … Click for complete story.
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