DARIEN, IL – A Walmart employee in Darien took a purse a shopper left behind to the service desk earlier this month. That was what he was supposed to do. But Darien police said the man did something he wasn’t supposed to do – take money from the purse. Find out what's happening in Darienwith…
Click:chips manufacturing companies ALEXANDRIA, VA — Speed limit reductions are slated for additional roads in Alexandria after approval by the Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board Monday. The board approved lower speed limits, lane removals and other roadway changes related to the city’s Eisenhower Avenue Transportation Study, South Pickett Street Corridor Improvements and Holland Lane Corridor…
PLAINFIELD, IL — Giambotta Pizza’s closing in 2022 marked the departure of a go-to spot for wood-fired pizza in downtown Plainfield. The Clifton, which opened July 15 in its place, brought it back. The Clifton, located in the white former house at 24136 W. Lockport St., is the latest venture from co-owners Dan Tacone and…
I recently started buying records again after a 30-year hiatus, thanks to my youngest daughter. She was 9, and I was gutting it out through the implosion of my first marriage. I was invigorated by the challenge of outfitting a new apartment on the cheap. I’d walk the aisles of Value Village in search of…
Click:herbicide Defoamer Click:bisquick pancake recipe My reference preamp of the past few years, the D’Agostino Momentum HD, is ceding to the new D’Agostino Momentum model, to be called the C2 preamp. Termed “a complete departure from the HD,” the C2 derives from the superb, top-line D’Agostino Relentless preamp (review forthcoming). Among the C2’s many new…
Physical media market shares, from 1973–2024. From riaa.com/u-s-sales-database. When the CD is gone, and it will be soon, we’ll miss it. New CD releases are winding down (footnote 1). In the classical world, the era of big, bargain-priced boxes of CDs—a somewhat recent development—is ending because, after a long, slow descent, retail sales have fallen…
EAST GRANBY, CT — A rich family baseball tradition continues in East Granby, as a former standout high school player and son of the owner of four World Series rings has signed a contract to play professionally. Christian Fagnant, a left-handed hitting catcher who was an All-Conference player for the Crusaders before graduating in 2019,…
WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange town officials continue to hammer out this year’s municipal budget, but numbers are starting to come together. There is currently a proposed increase of 2.47 percent to municipal taxes on the table, council president Bill Rutherford confirmed at the council’s meeting on Tuesday. The council voted to approve an…
(Warning: This post contains a photo that some may find disturbing). AQUEBOGUE, NY — A local farmer was met with a horrifying sight this week when he found five of his animals dead in their pen. Hal Goodale of Goodale Farms, located on Main Road in Aquebogue, took to social media Tuesday to share his…
NORRISTOWN, PA — Montgomery County will invest $18 million in a new health crisis center to provide immediate help to anyone suffering from a behavioral emergency, mental health issue, or substance abuse. Officials hope to have the center up and running by the fall of 2025. Proponents believe it will be a game changer for…
