PLEASANTON, CA — A portion of Santa Rita Road south closed for about 3 hours Wednesday afternoon after a solo vehicle crash, according to the Pleasanton Police Department. Just before 3:45 p.m., a Dodge sedan veered off the road and struck a metal fence, PPD Lt. Erik Silacci told Patch. The debris damaged several nearby […]
GREENWICH, CT — A large housing development proposed on lower Mason Street near the train station was unanimously denied by the Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission this week. The commission said the applicant “has incompletely addressed issues regarding traffic, pedestrian safety, stormwater management, zoning compliance and environmental remediation” at the site. Previous occupants of the […]
Tyrese Haliburton seemed to have fun with fans booing him at WWE NXT on USA Network in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, September 17. After the show, the fun continued on social media. Fans dogged the NBA player and his Indiana Pacers friends inside the Capitol Wrestling Center on 9/17, which Haliburton responded to with a […]
UNIONDALE, NY — A man charged in a 2019 dogfighting case was arrested again last week after being found with chickens and dogs, in violation of his probation, officials said. According to online court documents, Benito Gittens, 50, was arrested on September 9 and charged with second-degree criminal contempt, disobeying the court; he was arraigned […]
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan K. Barnett was awarded the Michigan Municipal League’s Michael A. Guido Leadership and Public Service Award at its annual convention on Mackinac Island last week. The award is given to a chief elected official who personifies professionalism and leadership, is an active League member, is dedicated to […]
JOLIET — A 40-year-old Chicago man is no longer in the Will County Jail following last weekend’s arrest by Joliet police after his roommate suffered bite wounds and needed to be taken to St. Joe’s hospital by ambulance. Joliet police say Francisco Tavares-Alvarez was arrested and brought to the Will County Jail on charges of […]
Despite being an integral part of the story itself, “Main Event” Jey Uso is just as excited as WWE fans are to see where The Bloodline saga goes next. With “The Original Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns back on the scene, The Bloodline story is starting to take center stage once again in the minds of […]
GUILFORD, CT — Guilford Interfaith Volunteers (GIV) is readying for several upcoming fundraising events and initiatives as the organization approaches its 40th anniversary in 2025. GIV is the umbrella for Meals on Wheels, Friendly Visiting and Charlie’s Closet, and it co-directs the Food Bank with Guilford Social Services. “It’s exciting but it’s also a time […]
JOLIET — During the same week that Joliet Public School District 86 administrators held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Hufford and Gompers junior highs, District 86 also found itself being sued. A parent is accusing school officials of allowing her child to endure bullying and racial harassment at Cunningham Elementary last school year. The […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs. The people that came in, they’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there.” If you’re following the 2024 presidential election, you’ve probably heard this now-infamous (and false) claim from former president Donald Trump about Haitian immigrants eating pets in […]