Mount Carmel School is readying for the new school year and is welcoming back most of last year’s teachers and staff, as well as some new and not-so-new faces. FRANCES TAIMANAO 8th Grade English teacher Frances Taimanao is no stranger to the school, having taught at the school...

The Saipan Mayor’s Office uncovered a mass dumpsite on the outskirts of the Mount Carmel cemetery. The Mount Carmel cemetery is arguably the largest burial area in the CNMI and is the resting place of many former CNMI dignitaries. Unfortunately, it has now become a dumpsite as...

Club 200 dinner on Oct. 13 The American Red Cross-NMI Chapter will hold its annual Club 200 fundraising dinner on Oct. 13. This year marks the 40thanniversary of the NMI chapter here in the Commonwealth. This year’s theme is “Rockin’ out to 40 years,” a rock-and-roll celebration...

A self-confessed drug addict was slapped with a three-year prison term for robbing a student who had just gotten out of school at Mt. Carmel in Chalan Kanoa and was injured after he was dragged by the suspect’s car by 50 feet. The victim’s injuries forced him to quit playing...