Bronwen Walsh | The Barnstable Patriot In memory of a fellow Patriot Royden Richardson, former Barnstable Town Council President, founder of CHIP’S House, Osterville Rotarian and dedicated Cape Cod Commissioner, died Sunday. He was 90. Richardson represented the Town of Barnstable on the Cape Cod Commission from April 2006 through […]
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Barnstormers Theatre opens doors with modern-day version of the 1930s classic ‘Our Town” | A&E
F rom its start 90 years ago as a traveling troupe of entertainers, The Barnstormers Theatre has been making memories on and off stage in the center of Tamworth. “The experience isn’t just going there to a show. It’s the farmer’s market’s crumb bun, the distillery or Rosie’s (Restaurant). It’s […]
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‘Home Town Takeover’ features beloved Alabama police officer
WETUMPKA, Ala. Erin Napier correctly predicted that Lt. Ella Roberts was going to be “tickled” when she returned to her home for the first time to see the renovations Erin and her husband Ben, hosts of HGTV’s “Home Town,” made on their popular new series, “Home Town Takeover,” which focuses […]
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A tiny town, an old restaurant and the guys who gave it life
Andy Anderson, left, and Christian Watson, who co-own the Waverly Local, sit at the courtyard bar outside their restaurant in Waverly, Ala. (Bob Carlton/The Birmingham News via AP) Bob Carlton AP WAVERLY, Ala. As a nearly 20-year resident of the little town of Waverly in east Alabama, Andy Anderson likes […]
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N.J. town closes streets for high school’s outdoor prom
For Toms River High School South seniors, their prom was truly a night to remember. More than 270 students dressed in tuxes and dresses gathered in downtown Toms River Thursday night for their final formal event, with dinner tables set up outside town hall, a giant ferris wheel parked near […]
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12 Things to Do in Wetumpka, AL | Home Town Takeover
Planning your summer travels? Remember to add Wetumpka, Alabama, to the list and witness the must-see revitalization movement from Home Town Takeover! Located just a few miles north of Montgomery, this once-bustling community was known for its flourishing industries and hometown pride. Like many areas, industrial shifts changed the pace […]
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Chicago’s 10 best new burgers of 2021 are some of the meatiest, juiciest and messiest in town
Even though the pandemic slowed down burger openings in 2020, it could never hope to stop the public’s insatiable demand for ground beef on a bun. But the pandemic did seem to influence the kind of burgers restaurants were serving. Instead of handsomely presented burgers with lots of froufrou toppings, […]
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Alliant Energy wrapping up solar power project in the Town of Beloit | Local News
TOWN OF BELOIT—As initial construction on a new solar energy field is wrapping up, Alliant Energy says the new West Riverside Energy Center is operating smoothly and serving hundreds of thousands of customers. Bob Newell, Senior Manager of Strategic Projects, said the 4-megawatt solar energy field in the Town of […]
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The Day – Make room for ‘Big Girl, Small Town’
Big Girl, Small Town By Michelle Gallen Algonquin. 311 pp. $16.95 – – – This year’s publishing season is over. The important, noisy novels have all been released. The prizes have been awarded. The list of Best Books for 2020 has been posted. But hold the door! Make room for […]
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West Tisbury: Town festivities – The Martha’s Vineyard Times
A few odd flowers have appeared on two of the ornamental cherry trees in our yard. Nature is certainly full of surprises. It has still been fairly warm. I remember one year when Mike and I didn’t need coats when we walked our dogs at Lucy Vincent on Christmas Day. […]
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Book review: Make room for ‘Big Girl, Small Town’
This year’s publishing season is over. The important, noisy novels have all been released. The prizes have been awarded. The list of Best Books for 2020 has been posted. But hold the door! Make room for this late arrival from Dublin: an immensely lovable debut novel by Michelle Gallen titled […]
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‘Big Girl, Small Town,’ by Michelle Gallen book review
I read most of Gallen’s mournful comedy aloud to my wife, and even with my mangled Irish brogue, we loved it. (Alas, I discovered too late the book’s online glossary, which would have helped me swear with these earthly characters.) But you don’t need me: Just listen to the audiobook […]
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Wild parrots escaped into this N.J. town more than 30 years ago and they never left
This story originally published in December 2019. When you think of the borough of Edgewater, in Bergen County, you probably think of high-rise apartment buildings with sweeping views of the New York City skyline. If you look a little closer, you’ll find something else that makes this urban community stand […]
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This Jersey Shore town disappeared from the map, and no one really misses it
This story originally published July 2019. This article is part of “Unknown New Jersey,” an ongoing series that highlights interesting and little-known stories about our past, present, and future — all the unusual things that make our great state what is it. Got a story to pitch? Email it to […]
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NEWS BRIEFS AND AROUND TOWN | Briefs
JLDP Application Seminars Two national Journey Leadership Development Program (JLDP) application seminars will be held virtually via CVR on Dec. 3 and Dec. 16. Register at https://navairu.navair.navy.mil and search for course number CISL-LDP-0123. JLDP is a NAVAIR-wide program designed to develop both civilian and military members into senior leaders. Applications […]
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Greenwich Town Hall is back in business
By Tyler Sizemore and Ken Borsuk Published 5:00 am EDT, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 A Greenwich resident enters Town Hall in Greenwich, Conn. on the first day of reopening on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Town Hall has been closed since mid-March and reopened for employees and residents by appointment only at […]
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Electric Trash Trucks Are Coming Quietly to Your Town
WHEN MACK Truck’s press people invited me to drive their electric trash truck at its headquarters in Greensboro, N.C., I was just so there. The very phrase sounded magical. Electric Trash Truck could be the name of my ’60s art-rock band. They also offered to let me use the side-loader’s […]
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Cranford Confirms A Coronavirus Fatality; Town Facilities Reopen
CRANFORD, NJ — The town of Cranford said on Wednesday afternoon that since last week’s report on coronavirus fatalities, there has one new resident death confirmed, a person who lived in a long-term care facility (usually a nursing home or rehab). The town has had a total of 539 confirmed […]