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Election workers get official pins for Tuesday’s primary
The approximately 2,000 members of Lake County’s election team received a bipartisan thank you for their efforts in the form of official lapel pins for the 2024 election in advance of Tuesday’s primary. LeAnn Angerman, the Republican deputy elections director, said she and Michelle Fajman, the Democratic elections director, got the idea from the national…
2 men shot and killed overnight Saturday
Two men were shot and killed in separate incidents in Chicago overnight Sunday. One man was killed in Pilsen. Another man was shot through his front windshield and killed in Gage Park early Sunday morning, police said. Police responded to reports of a man shot on the 1700 block of W. 18th Place around 9:15…
West Hartford home ‘likely uninhabitable’ after fire
A house fire in West Hartford caused significant smoke damage but no injuries Saturday night, fire officials said. Just before 11 p.m. Saturday, West Hartford Public Safety Dispatch was alerted that a fire alarm was going off in a home on Cliffmore Road. A few minutes later, a resident called 911 to report that they…
A modest response in Hartford to ballot scandal in Bridgeport
The House of Representatives voted unanimously Friday for limited reforms inspired by the absentee-ballot scandal that resulted in a court-ordered repeat of the 2023 mayoral primary and general election in Connecticut’s largest city of Bridgeport. “This episode was a black eye for the city, for the state, and for the vast, vast majority of election…
Is CT’s economy ‘growing’? It depends on how you define it
“We have more people employed” is one of the many things Gov. Ned Lamont touted earlier this week in response to a claim that Connecticut’s economy is continuously weakening. The criticism came from Fred Carstensen, a professor and economist at the University of Connecticut who heads the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, and it was…
Train crashes into car on Airline Highway; no serious injuries
BATON ROUGE – A train struck a vehicle on Airline Highway early Sunday morning, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Police say the crash happened around 2:15 a.m. on Airline Highway near South Choctaw Drive. No serious injuries were reported as a result of the crash. The investigation is ongoing. Permalink| Comments Top Featured…
Woman honored at City Park Golf Course for tireless efforts to improve grounds
BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge resident Lillie Gallagher has been an advocate for the Historic City Park Golf Course for years. When discussions about turning the golf course into a regular park came about, Gallagher made sure those ideas were shut down. She feels golf is a very important sport for all ages. “Golf is…
LSU Beach Volleyball falls to UCLA in Final Four
GULF SHORES, AL – The LSU Beach Volleyball team fell short in the Final Four on Saturday, losing to UCLA 1-3. The Tigers rolled through the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, beating TCU in the first round Friday and No. 3 Stanford in the quarterfinals Saturday. Two hours after the win, LSU tipped…
Carroll celebrates longest-serving employee Granville Hibberd for 50 years of work
Carroll County Public Schools’ longest-tenured employee Granville Hibberd, 76, of New Windsor, received thunderous applause when he was recognized for 50 years working for the school system, at an employee recognition ceremony on the evening of April 24. “I enjoy the school atmosphere,” Hibberd said, “but it’s kind of amazing when you figure you’ve been…
Maryland weather: Clouds predicted before midweek warmth
A cold weekend of rain is predicted to make way for warmer days in Baltimore. Sunday will remain mostly wet with an 80% chance of precipitation and a high of 66, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are forecasted to drop to 64 Sunday night with patchy fog. Temperatures Monday are expected to peak…
