'A Little Bit' Of Work To Resume On Route 206 Project In Hillsborough

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The halted Route 206 widening project will resume but only partially, said Hillsborough Mayor Shawn Lipani at Tuesday night’s Committee meeting. Lipani reported that after the Township asked the New Jersey Department of Transportation for an update on the halted project they got a letter on Oct. 24. In the letter, NJDOT …

Syrie : dix-neuf combattants pro-Iran tués par des frappes dans l'est du pays, selon une ONG

Dix-neuf combattants affiliés à l’Iran, dont quatre Syriens et six Irakiens, ont été tués en Syrie, samedi 30 décembre, dans neuf frappes qui ont visé des sites dans l’est de la Syrie, a annoncé l’Observatoire syrien des droits de l’homme (OSDH). Selon cette ONG, ces bombardements ont visé des positions militaires à Boukamal et ses environs, …

Nick Dinsmore talks the Eugene character, Steve Austin’s influence, more

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Nick Dinsmore credits Steve Austin for a vote of confidence to Vince McMahon regarding the Eugene character. In an interview on the It’s My Wrestling Podcast, Dinsmore discussed the creation of Eugene and Austin’s small role in getting it up and running. “It was my …

Counterpoint SA-7 preamplifier

In appearance the Counterpoint SA-7 tube preamplifier is quite attractive, possessing the thin, low-profile look currently in vogue. There is a mute switch which (if you remember to use it) protects your amplifier from the preamp’s turn-on and turn-off thumps. Unfortunately, the volume control on my unit didn’t track accurately, and it was necessary to …

Music in the Round #92: Digibit Aria Piccolo +

Lovers of high-resolution multichannel sound still don’t have it easy. While the two-channel market is replete with snazzy, efficient music servers in stylish boxes, the only multichannel equivalents are Merging Technologies’ Merging+Player Multichannel-8, and a handful of stereo devices that are rumored to do multichannel, though no such claims are made in print. To be …

Hotel Drinker, Barnes & Noble, Pickleball: Top UES Stories Of 2023

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — It’s been a busy 2023 for the Upper East Side, and Patch was there to write about it. From an underaged drinker sued for defaming a top luxury hotel to pickleball drama to the opening of the much anticipated Barnes & Noble and the East Midtown Greenway, here are the …

'Family Effort' Leads To Illinois Jr. Celtics' Second National Title

MOKENA, IL — When the Illinois Jr. Celtics won their first 13-U Pop Warner Super Bowl championship last year with a young roster, coach Mike Vita figured the title would only lay a foundation for future success, not only with that team, but for the youth football organization’s younger levels. But by halftime of last …

1 Hospitalized After Car Crashes, Lands With Front Tires In Pond: FD

OSWEGO, IL — One person was hospitalized after a car crashed Sunday night and landed partially in a pond in Wheatland Township, according to officials at the Oswego Fire Protection District. Oswego firefighters and paramedics were dispatched around 8:59 p.m. to the intersection of Schoger Drive and Ramm Drive after the single-car crash, officials said. …

BK Man Attacked Officers During Jan. 6 Capital Breach, Prosecutors Say

BROOKLYN, NY — A Brooklyn man who sprayed cops with bear repellant during the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol breach will spend the next 36 months in prison, prosecutors said. The sentence Monday for Edward Rodriguez, 31, came after he admitted he sprayed and injured at least eight Metropolitan Police Department officers with the bear …

Skokie Pharmacists Stressed Under High Workload During Flu Season

By GRACE XUE, Medill School of Journalism SKOKIE, IL — The Skokie pharmacist took her first phone call one morning last week scarcely before the drugstore opened at 9 a.m. No soon as she finished, two more came in and patients started to line up at the vaccine and drug pick-up windows. “Thank you for …