STAMFORD, CT — The Stamford Zoning Board on Monday night unanimously approved a special permit for Nautilus Botanicals to open a hybrid cannabis dispensary near the border with Darien. Located at 1308 E. Main St., Nautilus Botanicals will convert The Boatyard BBQ & Grill restaurant into a dispensary that sells both medical and recreational cannabis. An addition is planned for […]

NORWALK, CT — Mayor Harry Rilling, city leaders and the Norwalk Library Board officially unveiled several renovations to the first floor of the South Norwalk Library during a ceremony held late Friday morning. Norwalk Library Director Sherelle Harris kicked the event off by thanking Rilling and members of both the library board and the city’s Common Council for their support […]

HINSDALE, IL – Tammy Prentiss, who was ousted as Hinsdale High School District 86’s superintendent a year ago, is likely doing fine economically. She is now making a pension of $228,108 a year, which works out to $19,000 a month. Such pension income is not subject to the state’s income tax. Prentiss was 55 when she retired in the spring. […]

DARIEN, CT — The Darien Board of Selectmen this week approved a tipping fee increase of $75 per ton for commercial haulers to dispose of Single Stream Recycling (SSR) at the town’s tansfer station. “Currently, the Town of Darien does not charge a fee to haulers to dump SSR at the town transfer station. As of July 1, 2024 Win […]

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — The Shinnecock Nation is speaking out after a string of warnings to residents from both Southampton town and village officials regarding “gridlock” and safety concerns raised by Saturday’s Palm Tree Music Festival. The festival, co-founded by Kygo and his manager Myles Shear, which was held at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in recent years, did not see its […]

NEW BOSTON, NH — A local real estate agent hosted a luncheon on Wednesday showing off one of the more iconic properties in her portfolio, 94 Foxberry Drive in New Boston, New Hampshire. The property, Marianna Vis, of Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty, said, is truly one-of-a-kind, with panoramic views, including Crotched Mountain, several bedrooms, and a garage for six […]

JOLIET — It’s been three months since the Joliet City Council and Mayor Terry D’Arcy approved redevelopment plans to bulldoze the empty Bakers Square restaurant at 2211 West Jefferson Street to make way for a new Starbucks coffee shop with a drive-thru window. But if you’ve driven past the vacant Baker’s Square lately, you have not seen any positive signs […]

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Morristown High School’s math team was the top performer in the county this year, regaining a title they’d previously won in 2021 and 2022. This team of 15-20 students meets once a week during lunch, and participates in the New Jersey Math League High School Contest throughout the year. This competition is a series of six exams […]

ELMHURST, IL – No one at this week’s Elmhurst City Council meeting said the new Metra station would not happen. But a couple of officials threw out the possibility it would not, particularly if the city loses outside grants. The project’s estimated costs have nearly doubled to $44 million over the last four years. And it continually gets delayed. Find […]