FORT SALONGA, NY — Two Fort Salonga siblings are raising money for Angela’s House in memory of their brother this holiday season. Click Here: montpellier rugby jersey Julia and Ricky Spadalik have raised more than $9,200 as of Tuesday in honor of their big brother, Jake, who died 10 years ago this December. He was …
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HOBOKEN, NJ – Hoboken’s City Council narrowly defeated a proposal on Wednesday to set a 10 percent limit on annual rent increases in the city, but said renters need more “tools” to fight increases that would “shock the conscience.” In the last few years, some corporate landlords in Hoboken have raised the rents of longtime …
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HATBORO, PA —With family filling several rows of seats, Ty Dean took his place as the newest member of the Hatboro Borough Police Department. During Monday night’s Hatboro Borough Council meeting, Dean was sworn in by Mayor Tim Schultz with Police Chief Mark Ruegg pinning on his badge as residents, family members, and council members …
SOUTHINGTON, CT — Local land-use officials have approved a project to build a new 55-and-up housing facility in Southington. In three separate 6-0 votes on Dec. 3, the Southington Planning and Zoning Commission said “yes” to measures allowing Holyst Real Estate LLC to build 23 units of age-restricted housing on Lazy Lane. One vote was …
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SAN RAMON, CA — For nearly four decades, the Fairbanks family has brought a spectacular light display with synchronized music to their block in San Ramon. It all began with their father’s hand-bent rebar forms wrapped in incandescent bulbs 38 years ago. Today, the animated LED light display is recreated each year at 15 Molina …
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LA GRANGE, IL – The Lyons Township High School board on Monday voted to release eight closed-session recordings from 2022 and 2023. The decision was on the recommendation of the attorney general’s office, which said the board broke the state’s open meetings law. The meetings were about the board’s effort to sell the school’s Willow …
DARIEN, IL – The temple to Fridays is no longer in business in Darien. Earlier this month, TGI Fridays, 2201 75th St., closed its doors. It is in the Darien Towne Center, which includes Walmart. Last month, the TGI Fridays chain filed for bankruptcy protection. The Associated Press reports that the chain has closed dozens …
SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Cindy Cavallaro was a high school freshman working as a nanny for a Swampscott family on vacation in Puerto Rico when she got the phone call that would forever change her life. Her boyfriend, 15-year-old Henry Bedard, had been beaten to death in a wooded area of the town called Swampscott View. …
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STAMFORD, CT — The Stamford Zoning Board earlier this month made changes to various zoning regulations, including one that aims to curb the sale of puppies and kittens from pet shops in highly trafficked areas. Land Use Bureau Chief Ralph Blessing presented proposed changes to the board on Dec. 2. “Basically what we’re proposing to …
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MISSION VIEJO, CA — Got a sweet tooth just in time for the holidays? Cookie Plug, an innovative bakery chain with more than 25 locations nationwide, is opening its newest location in Mission Viejo Saturday. For its grand opening event, locals were urged to stop in between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. …
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