No Municipal Tax Increase In Initial Budget For Westfield

Click:custom clothing dance costume WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield homeowners will have good news coming their way on the tax front if the proposed 2024 municipal budget passes muster. On Tuesday, Westfield officials introduced its $53 million municipal budget which includes no increase in 2024 for the municipal portion of the tax bill. “This is only …

10 Michelin Guide Picks For Berkeley

BERKELEY, CA — Berkeley foodies can eat out for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily and never get bored with the offerings. Any city that has a designated “gourmet alley” has serious food credentials. The Michelin Guide is suitably impressed, listing 10 restaurants worth trying. Michelin Guide $$$$ It all starts with Chez Panisse, whose founder …

Nonprofit Group Organizes Free Community Easter Dinner In Wallingford

WALLINGFORD, CT — Organizers are making final preparations for the Wallingford Community Dinners, Inc.’s annual Easter dinner this weekend. The free meal event will take place from 12 noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 31 at 23 South Main St. in Wallingford. The dinners are available to “those in need and anyone looking to …

Newark Center Helps Local Youth Get Their Educations Back On Track

NEWARK, NJ — Young people are not the problem – they’re the solution, advocates in Newark say. On Tuesday, Newark officials and community members gathered for a grand reopening event at the “Re-engagement Center” at 375 McCarter Highway (watch the video below). Located within the Newark One Stop Career Center, it’s a place where youth …

Total Solar Eclipse Weather, When To See Comet And Meteors In April

ACROSS AMERICA — The undisputed superstar in April’s celestial calendar is the total solar eclipse on Monday, the 8th, but there are plenty of other reasons to look up though, including a couple of spring meteor showers. With the eclipse a little more than two weeks out, it looks like cloud cover could disappoint eclipse …

Attaque terroriste près de Moscou : l'enquête se poursuit, une journée de deuil national

Les suspects de l’attaque d’une salle de concert vendredi  22 mars près de Moscou (Russie), ont été amenés par les forces spéciales russes dans les locaux de la police. Ils seront interrogés et jugés dans les plus brefs délais. Samedi matin, ils ont été interpelés alors qu’ils tentaient de quitter la ville. Les forces de …

Stenheim, Infigo Audio, and VPI with Van den Hul

This powerful yet precise system was tasked with filling a small ballroom with sound; in the process, it delivered a captivating performance. A pair of Stenheim Alumine 5 SE speakers ($72,000/pair) were the leaders of the band. Digital tunes came from a Windows 11 mini PC ($1000) running Qobuz and playing files locally stored on …

Middletown Library Renovations Have Begun, Library Will Remain Open

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — The renovations have begun at the Middletown Public Library! The Middletown Library is expanding and redesigning its reference area — the main part of the library. That’s a rendering of how it will look when completed, which should be by this September. The library is putting in comfortable seating spaces, additional private …

Bedrocks Incident In Shorewood Leads To Felony Charge

SHOREWOOD, IL — The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office of Jim Glasgow has filed a felony charge of criminal damage to property against a 50-year-old man from Alsip in connection with a January incident in Shorewood at the Bedrocks craft beer and pizza bar near Jefferson Street. According to last week’s criminal complaint, Jeffrey Bylina …

Attaque terroriste près de Moscou : les Russes sont sous le choc, la solidarité se met en place

Des Moscovites se sont rassemblés, samedi 23 mars, en de longues files d’attente, pour donner leur sang. La moindre chose qu’ils pouvaient faire, disent-ils face à l’ampleur de la tragédie. “J’aide comme je peux. N’importe qui peut se trouver dans ce genre de situation”, confie un homme. Les lieux de l’attentat sont désormais bouclés, mais …