Sunnyside Starbucks Employees File Petition To Unionize
By QUEENS, NY — Starbucks workers in Sunnyside filed a petition for a union election earlier this month, hoping to join Starbucks Workers United. The 46-09 Queens Blvd location filed its petition with the National Labor Relations Board on Dec. 5. and are seeking to join more than 520 locations across the country where baristas are […]
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Concord Police Department's Deputy Chief Retires: Watch
CONCORD, NH — Concord Police Department Deputy Chief John Thomas retired on Dec. 31, 2024. Here’s a short video of the sendoff police, city employees, friends, and family gave him outside the CPD HQ. Also Read: An End Of An Era At Concord Police Department As Deputy Chief Retires Find out what's happening in Concordfor […]
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Plainfield's Biggest Stories Of 2024: Here Are The 10 Top Headlines
PLAINFIELD, IL — From start to finish, 2024 in Plainfield was dominated by business news. Chains and beloved restaurants closed, but many were replaced by new retailers. Click Here: new zealand warriors rugby store With multiple restaurants shuttering their doors in January to sought-after chains eyeing Plainfield, the village was teeming with change this year. […]
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Western Springs Tickets Plunge Over Years: Reports
WESTERN SPRINGS, IL – Western Springs police officers gave about 300 traffic tickets last year, far fewer than what they issued before the pandemic, a state database shows. In the five pre-pandemic years, the number of tickets ranged from 455 to 754. In 2012 and 2014, local officers wrote more than 1,200 citations. But the […]
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'Excited To Bring New And Expanded Events:' Lisle Launches Special Events Grant Fund
LISLE, IL — Lisle recently announced the launch of its new Special Events Grant Program, which aims to enrich the village with new events and enhance established events. After opening grant applications in December, the village is “excited to see the response,” Community Engagement Specialist Amanda Pazdan told Patch. Pazdan said the village has directed […]
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To Keep New Year’s Resolution, Have A Plan And Support System [Survey]
One of the most enduring of New Year’s Eve traditions is making resolutions. Another is abandoning them a few months later. We asked Patch readers who keep their resolutions how they did it and what advice they have for people who want to keep their promises to themselves in 2025. A new Associated Press-NORC poll […]
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Connecticut Remembers, Honors Life Of Jimmy Carter
CONNECTICUT — Connecticut Monday was remembering former President Jimmy Carter. Just minutes after Gov. Ned Lamont announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff Monday morning, Trooper Jeremy Shepard had the honors at the state police Troop C barracks in Tolland. Click Here: Belgium soccer tracksuit Carter served as […]
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Firefighters Extinguish LI Car Fire On Christmas Eve: Police
DEER PARK, NY — The Deer Park Fire Department was called to the scene of a vehicle engulfed in flames on Long Island on Christmas Eve, fire department officials told Patch. According to Suffolk County police, a 62-year-old Deer Park woman was driving a 2011 Honda sedan northbound on Commack Road near Grand Boulevard on […]
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Woman Delivers Best Friend's Baby In Lower Bucks Co. Car
LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Liane Vickers doesn’t work for the U.S. Postal Service. But she did make a special delivery this holiday season. The Bristol woman helped deliver the baby of her best friend —in her car. For nearly 30 years, Vickers has been best friends with Tianna Quiles. Vickers grew up in Bristol and […]
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The Battle Of Crooked Billet Historic Marker Gets Makeover
WARMINSTER / HATBORO, PA —It was called The Battle of Crooked Billet and therefore its historic marker is crooked. But now it is straight for everyone to see. That marker noting the battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War was aging and crumbling and not showcasing the May 1, 1778, fight near […]
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