The NBA Playoffs have arrived and starting on Saturday, April 19 the quest for the Larry O’Brien Trophy picks up dramatically and becomes much more intense than the regular season.Whether you are just looking to watch at home or if you want to get to...
By Harry HarrisBay Area News GroupSAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Two days after his 104th birthday, retired Oakland police Officer Toft Jessen was celebrated Thursday by dozens of Oakland police officers past and present, along with many others who lauded him as “an impressive individual” whose...
It was a special week for the Birthplace of American Liberty.It started with a screening of clips of Ken Burns’ unreleased documentary and will conclude with a Naturalization Ceremony, but arguably the most-anticipated event of the Lex250 week was held Saturday morning on the Lexington...
By Matt Graynj.comGLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. — A Gloucester County borough councilman seen on video berating a police officer during a January traffic stop has not filed to run for a new term in office, an official confirmed.Paulsboro Councilman Theodore D. Holloway II was stopped for...
This year’s 30th anniversary of National Public Health Week wraps up today. It gives organizations the opportunity to look at the progress we have made over three decades as well as chart a path forward during these uncertain times. Similar to New Year’s resolutions, it...
WESTFIELD — Juniors and sophomores in Westfield Technical Academy’s Graphic Arts & Communication and Culinary Arts collaborated for the fourth annual “Chef Showdown.”Steven Forni’s Graphics Arts & Communication students did all the scheduling and planning and chose the secret ingredients for the three day competition,...
WESTFIELD — In a second public hearing on April 15, Robert Levesque of R. Levesque Associates, representing Benjamin Savotchka for Irina & Family, satisfactorily addressed the concerns of neighbors to a proposed motor vehicle sales facility at 198 Lockhouse Rd., which the Planning Board then...
By Ariane LangeThe Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Police Department plans to spend $33,660 of a road safety grant to issue targeted citations to cyclists and pedestrians, public records show.In a grant application submitted to the California Office of Traffic Safety, the department described...
Since at least November, more than 150 animals have been sent out of Worcester as the city’s only animal shelter refuses new intakes due to reaching capacity, creating a growing crisis for the city’s Animal Control.Typically, the Worcester Police Department’s Animal Control unit works closely...
A lawsuit claiming fraud by a Boston city employee against her 89-year-old great-uncle, who suffers from dementia, is one of a growing trend of cases that could rip homes away from their owners, authorities say. Marie Theodat, an employee of the Boston Water and Sewer...