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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BUCKS COUNTY, PA —She spotted an orange orb over the sky in the Yardley area on Thanksgiving night. She’s read countless reports, joined numerous chat rooms, listened to endless podcasts, and is certainly counted among the conspiracy theorists in the Philadelphia region about what is up in the night skies. She goes by the name …
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DARIEN, IL — Weapons screening that began before Thanksgiving at Hinsdale South High School has been randomly extended to Hinsdale Central, an official said Thursday. This week, Hinsdale Central conducted a “nearly unannounced” weapons screening at Central, Superintendent Michael Lach told the school board. Central’s staff was informed the night before, while students were told …
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TEMECULA, CA — Temecula City Councilmember Brenden Kalfus, the current mayor pro tem, was appointed the city’s next mayor, and Jessica Alexander was appointed mayor pro tempore at Tuesday’s council meeting. Both will be installed in their positions at the first council session in January 2025. As mayor pro tem, Alexander would assume mayoral duties …
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The lineup for next week’s episode of TNA iMPACT is starting to take shape. During the TNA Turning Point 2024 pay-per-view as part of WrestleCade 2024 on November 29 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, three big matches were officially announced for next Thursday’s post-Turning Point episode of TNA iMPACT. Click Here: British & Irish Lions rugby …
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