CONCORD, NH — Concord police were sent to a crash in the West End on Thursday night, reportedly involving a driver damaging two parked cars. Just before 11 p.m., police dispatch received a report about a crash at Warren and Tahanto streets. When officers arrived, they ran a check on a silver Toyota Corolla with temporary plates and a 17-year-old […]

FAIRFAX CITY, VA — Voters had an opportunity Wednesday night to talk one-on-one with all of the candidates who are on the Nov. 5 ballot in the City of Fairfax. The League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area and the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce co-sponsored Wednesday’s meet-and-greet at the Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax City. Voters had a […]

MCLEAN, VA — Generation Union, a Presidential Volunteer Service Award certified nonprofit, has a mission of uniting young people and elderly folks across the greater Washington, D.C. area “Through youth volunteerism, we aim to uplift elderly mental health — an overlooked issue that has devastating consequences, such as elderly depression and suicidal thoughts,” said Areen Hashemi, the organization’s co-executive director. […]

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A push eight years ago for more energy-efficient way operations at town buildings/facilities appears to be paying off. The West Hartford Town Council Tuesday voted 8-0 to deposit $72,716 into the town’s 2024-25 capital projects fund. That dollar amount is what came to West Hartford recently courtesy of rebates by the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, which […]

ACROSS AMERICA — In a surprise to almost no one, winter got little respect in Patch’s informal survey asking readers their favorite season and why. The cold, snowy season’s defenders were passionate, though, with a Minnesota Patch reader telling us winter “needs a movement” to increase its popularity, and an Illinois Patch reader chiming in that winter is the time […]

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 […]