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This Week in Longmont: Fall leaf collection, virtual Day of the Dead celebration and more

This Week in Longmont: Fall leaf collection, virtual Day of the Dead celebration and more

A recap of news and events happening in Longmont as provided by the city.
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Easy Eats bringing meal delivery home to Longmont

Easy Eats bringing meal delivery home to Longmont

With 18 local restaurant partners and plans to add more, local service offers a more personal, less expensive option to national competitors.
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Longmont's Dickens Farm Nature Area earns best project honors from state association

Longmont's Dickens Farm Nature Area earns best project honors from state association

Dickens Farm earned the 2020 Best Park/Trail Project in a Large Community award from the Colorado chapter of the American Public Works Association.
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COVID can't cancel Halloween fun

COVID can't cancel Halloween fun

In an attempt to help readers have a boo-tiful Halloween, the Leader set out to round up some local happenings for the holiday weekend and beyond.
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Longmont police report Oct. 29, 2020

Longmont police report Oct. 29, 2020

A daily crime report in Longmont.
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City's curbside leaf collection starts next week

City's curbside leaf collection starts next week

Leaves will be collected at residences north of Ninth Avenue Monday through Nov. 6, and at residences south of Ninth Avenue Nov. 9-13, according to a post on the city’s website.
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Platt River Power Authority adopts resources plan that includes adding natural gas plant

Platt River Power Authority adopts resources plan that includes adding natural gas plant

Environmental groups pan decision that board calls an interim step as it moves toward 2030 noncarbon goal.
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Seeking sister city: Longmont, Northern Arapaho tribal leaders meeting Friday to talk about it

Seeking sister city: Longmont, Northern Arapaho tribal leaders meeting Friday to talk about it

The agenda is likely to cover student exchanges, business opportunities and the placing of a sweat lodge at Sandstone Ranch.
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Outside: Photographer turns her lens to Colorado outdoors for new take on hiking blog

Outside: Photographer turns her lens to Colorado outdoors for new take on hiking blog

Longmont resident Katarina Takahashi features her photography on her website, Takahashi Outdoors, along with a growing guide to hikes and trails across the state.
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UCHealth recruiting participants for COVID-19 vaccine trial

UCHealth recruiting participants for COVID-19 vaccine trial

A number of potential participants will be contacted through UCHealth’s My Health Connection patient portal and invited to enroll in in the vaccine trial. Others who are interested in participating should go to bit.ly/NoCoVaccineStudy for more information and to see if they qualify.
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