PEABODY, MA — A coalition of New England convenience store owners are planning to make their stand in Peabody as that city is the latest to consider a “generational” smoking ban that would forever bar the sale of nicotine products to anyone born after a certain date. The Peabody proposal, which would be similar to those already passed in Brookline, […]

ELMHURST, IL – Elmhurst School District 205’s associate superintendent left over the summer for another school district. On July 1, Scott Grens, Elmhurst’s former associate superintendent, became the superintendent of Skokie School District 68. His pay last year in Elmhurst was $212,990. In Skokie, his salary is $215,000. The Skokie school board approved Grens’ appointment last December. Click Here: melbourne […]

BABYLON, NY — A Deer Park convenience store was busted on Monday for selling flavored vape products, according to Town of Babylon officials. The Town of Babylon Investigative Unit confiscated nearly 900 illegal flavored vapes from AAA Convenience Shop at 181 Bay Shore Road in Deer Park, officials said. “These flavored vape products such as strawberry banana, blueberry watermelon, black […]

BROOKLYN, NY— Several new schools opened this September in Brooklyn, but none are quite like Ember Charter School’s new high school in DUMBO, which looks and feels like a coworking space full of entrepreneurs. In fact, the school’s open floor plan, complete with breakout rooms, a snack bar, and a view of the Manhattan skyline, is central to its curriculum […]

MASSACHUSETTS — The battle over using MCAS test results as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts — as well as using the standardized test scores to compare school performances — heated up this week with the state Department of Education releasing results from last spring showing students still well behind pre-COVID-19 learning levels. Question 2 on the November ballot would eliminate […]

DARIEN, CT — Darien resident and Paralympic swimmer, Ali Truwit, received a hero’s welcome on Monday as the community celebrated her accomplishments this summer at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Residents and town officials gathered in Grove Street Plaza holding signs, wearing red, white and blue and hats that read “Team Truwit” to welcome the 24-year-old swimmer back to […]

JOLIET — Some of Joliet’s criminals prefer to wait until the sun goes down before they commit their crimes. In recent days, Joliet police captured 38-year-old burglary defendant Michael Warfield in connection with two different overnight crimes that happened after 2 a.m. Warfield is regarded as homeless, and now he’s being kept in the Will County Jail on two counts […]

MCLEAN, VA — The morning of Aug. 21 started out normally for McLean resident Nadia Leonova. The new school year had just started and her 14-year-old son, Daniel, was beginning his freshman year at Langley High School. “About 7:40, I kissed him goodbye, and he went on his way to go to school,” she told Patch recently. Click Here: new […]

GREENWICH, CT — In an effort to improve pedestrian safety, the Greenwich Department of Public Works is seeking to institute a 4-ton weight limit on two Byram Streets. Civil Engineer Ian Brown went before the Board of Selectmen on Sept. 12 with an ordinance amendment request. No vote was taken to allow time for public feedback. The board is expected […]

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — A new bubble tea shop is opening in the Martinsville section of Bridgewater Township. Twisted Boba is holding a grand opening on Monday at noon at 1966 Washington Valley Road in Bridgewater. Originating in Taiwan in the early 1980s, Bubble Tea has many varieties and flavors and most commonly consists of a tea with chewy tapioca balls. […]