LACEY, NJ — The Bamber Lakes Fire Company is being folded into the Forked River Fire Department, Lacey Township officials said. Ordinances were introduced at a recent Township Committee meeting to delete reference to Bamber’s fire department in the township code. The reason, as Mayor PeggySue Juliano stated at a previous meeting, was that Bamber…
JOLIET — The Joliet Police Department announced that a 35-year-old Burbank man is being kept in Will County’s Jail after officers say they found more than 2 lbs of cocaine and Fentanyl inside a backpack kept within his car. Joliet police noted that Michael Juarez remains in the county jail facing charges of possession of…
SECAUCUS, NJ — Last month, Secaucus Mayor Mike Gonnelli raised eyebrows when he chose to publicly endorse three candidates for school board: Sitting BOE member Melissa Howard, Gerald “Gerry” Lyons and Tatiana Geller. Did Gonnelli’s pick have anything to do with redistricting, the controversial proposal introduced last winter to house K-2 in Clarendon School, and…
BURLINGTON, MA — A coffee cafe has been proposed for a Burlington site. Brewed in Burlington is looking to set up shop at 271 Cambridge St. and has submitted a site plan application and special permit application. “Brewed in Burlington is more than just a coffee shop — it’s a gathering place where friends and…
Kurt Angle was a recent guest on the “NotSam Wrestling” podcast to discuss a variety of topics, including his second run in WWE and why he didn’t feel appreciated. The WWE Hall of Famer’s second run in the company came from 2017 to 2019 and he and wound up losing his retirement match to Baron…
COLTS NECK, NJ — Before opening her own luxury pole dance and aerial fitness studio in May 2024, studio owner Taylor Franklin said she practiced pole dancing for almost five years. Now a certified flexibility coach and business owner, Franklin said she found pole dancing to be an “alternative form of fitness” after she got…
DOWNERS GROVE, IL — A driver was hurt Thursday when their car became lodged under the trailer of a semi truck in a crash on Ogden Avenue in Downers Grove. The crash took place just before 6 a.m. near the intersection of Ogden and Authority Drive, Downers Grove Police Deputy Chief Jim McGreal told Patch….
BRANFORD, CT — Donut Crazy, a chain of Connecticut donut shops, recently closed its locations in Branford and Fairfield. The exact dates of the closures is not known, but neither shop is listed on the company’s website. Donut Crazy still has shops in West Hartford, Shelton, New Haven, Stratford and Westport. Find out what's happening…
SKOKIE, IL — Village trustees approved the first phase of Westfield Old Orchard’s $100 million redevelopment, authorizing a plan to reshape the shopping center with new residential and retail developments. Much of the discussion before Tuesday’s vote focused on affordable housing, which the project’s developers have included voluntarily. The Skokie Village Board approved an inclusionary…
WWE Bad Blood 2024 was an eventful evening in Atlanta, Georgia this past Saturday night. During an interview this week with Manchester Evening News, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes was asked about the events that he was involved in, including teaming with Roman Reigns, the return of The Rock, and the post-show parking lot attack…