WESTFIELD — Michael McMahon, the Westfield Sons of Erin’s Thomas M. Kane Irishman of the Year, serves on the Sons of Erin board of directors and was a founding member in 1979 and one of its original officers, serving as secretary.Originally from Westfield, McMahon graduated...
Dear Amy: I am a widow and after my husband’s death I became friendly with a man who knew my late husband. “Frank” has helped me out with some business matters, and I’ve grown to really like him.After talking by phone, texting, and going out...
Dear Annie: It has recently come to my attention that my middle adult son has molested my adult daughter when she was 8 years old. She broke down and told me tearfully last week.She is now 23, and he is 31. And I am completely...
Associated PressIRVINE, Calif. — An explosion during an indoor training exercise Wednesday sent 16 members of Southern California’s Orange County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team to the hospital, with one person requiring surgery for a leg injury, the department said.Two others had superficial wounds while the...
By Stephen Owsinski It is not every day that a loved one ships out to a branch of the U.S. military, evoking bittersweet emotions stemming from what lies ahead. The same is true for police families whose loved ones sign up for the direly needed and...
Dear Amy: Our 30-year-old son, “Thomas,” has a great job, is well-adjusted, and has many friends.Thomas is outgoing and goes out with groups of friends, some of whom are married.He is not dating anyone and hasn’t “dated” (that we know of) since high school (i.e....
By Doug MaccashThe Times-Picayune | The New Orleans AdvocateNEW ORLEANS — “The rats are eating our marijuana; they’re all high.” — NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick.With those words, the newish top cop joined the likes of Lafcadio Hearn and Tennessee Williams in eternally adding to the...
PRESS RELEASEHUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Hexagon’s Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division announced the Ministry of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia will use HxGN OnCall Planning & Response to equip the tactical operations centers of the five district governments, State Fire Brigade Institute of North Rhine-Westphalia and...
By Syra Ortiz Blanes, Ana Ceballos, David GoodhueMiami HeraldTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With Haiti in disarray, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday the state will be sending hundreds of law enforcement officers and soldiers to patrol the southern coast of Florida to “combat illegal vessels” that...
By Joanna PutmanPolice1BUFFALO, N.Y. — A trooper charged with manslaughter over the fatal officer-involved shooting of a Pennsylvania man has been found not guilty, WIVB reported.New York State Trooper Anthony Nigro IV was charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter over the Feb. 2022 shooting death...
