{"id":416,"date":"2026-08-03T12:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterfordya.com\/?page_id=416"},"modified":"2026-08-05T15:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:03:52","slug":"news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterfordya.com\/?page_id=416","title":{"rendered":"NEWS &amp; EVENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-36f65c2d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a0d91a25 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded wp-duotone-duotone-1 is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/waterfordya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/What-is-Happening.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-517\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay informed. 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