Month: November 2024

HATBORO, PA —Christmas came early this year for Denise “DJ” Schultz. The Hatboro-Horsham School Board Director wears another hat as a Hatboro resident and the wife of Mayor Tim Schultz. She’s the co-founder and director of HAT Packs, a non-profit organization that helps fill weekend hunger gaps for local school kids. Find out what's happening […]
LA GRANGE, IL – Lyons Township High School received the state’s “exemplary” status for the first time since the rating program started in 2018. According to the state, the exemplary rating is for schools performing in the top 10 percent statewide with no underperforming student groups. Most other schools are given the “commendable” designation, as […]
WHEATON, IL — One person was killed in a crash that took place on County Farm Road in Wheaton Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Lieutenant Patti Potter told Patch the two-car crash took place around 1:17 p.m. Potter said one person was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital in the wake of the crash, and […]
HINSDALE, IL – Darien resident Liz Mitha has criticized the Hinsdale High School District 86 board, contending Hinsdale South has gotten the short end of the stick. On Thursday, Mitha, a member of the Darien-based Cass School District 63 board, announced she would run for District 86’s board in the April 1 election. In a […]
MANCHESTER, CT — Manchester is mourning the loss of former police chief James Berry. The announcement was made this week “with heavy hearts.” Berry was 75. Berry was sworn in as chief of police in Manchester in March 2004, following a “distinguished” career with the Hartford Police Department, where he retired as an assistant chief. […]
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Officials are set to announce “key changes” to Suffolk County’s Child Protective Services system on Thursday, change created after the death of Thomas Valva, a little boy who froze to death in his father’s frigid Center Moriches garage in 2020. A media event will be held in Hauppauge, where Suffolk County […]
MINEOLA, NY — Prosecutors from Nassau County Anne Donnelly’s office do not plan to appeal a judge’s decision to dismiss the misdemeanor assault charges against Kimberly Gotti and Gianna Gotti, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. It was “after careful consideration,” that the office “made the determination not to appeal the court’s decision,” prosecutors said in a […]
JOLIET — A 32-year-old Joliet man who has no business being behind the wheel of an automobile now faces felony DUI charges after Joliet police arrested Alan Mimiaga-Gazca over the weekend. The 32-year-old was later released from custody and given his notice to appear in court on two charges of aggravated DUI and possession of […]
CORAM, NY — A small brush fire broke out behind the St. Francis Cabrini Senior Housing Complex in Coram Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk police said. It started off Middle Country Road just before 3 p.m., drawing area firefighters. No one was injured. Find out what's happening in Port Jeffersonwith free, real-time updates from Patch. Further details […]
Paris 2024 organisers have been working on installing the Olympic flame on the Eiffel Tower, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. It was not clear whether the flame would stay on the iconic monument throughout the July 26-Aug. 11 sports extravaganza. The source added that the flame would not […]