Daily Archives: December 30, 2023

Listening #187: Shindo Mr. T

In the rural home in Cherry Valley, NY that my family and I inhabited from 2003 to 2017, we had dirty water but clean electricity. Evidence of the latter was seen in the results of tests performed by a technician from the local utility, National Grid—I told him I intended to do commercial sound recording […]

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Land Donation Could Kickstart Plainfield Art Scene, Mayor Says

PLAINFIELD, IL — When he was a young boy, John Argoudelis remembers his father stopping at a local full-service gas station, where the owner would offer any young occupants of the car complimentary Dum Dum lollipops while they waited to have the tank filled. Decades later, after the land that once housed Roy’s Go-Tane gas […]

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Marblehead School Budget Request Made Amid Staff Safety Concerns

MARBLEHEAD, MA — With the Marblehead School Committee expected to have to choose between a so-called “level services” budget and an “austerity” budget, once again, for the upcoming school year, School Committee Chair Sarah Fox requested a third budget be formulated that potentially includes additional funding for special education after a night in which educators, […]

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Falmouth's New Peer Recovery Support Center Offers New Hope

FALMOUTH, MA — Falmouth’s Select Board issued a proclamation at its most recent meeting noting the grand opening of a new peer recovery support center. The Gandara Mental Health Center will host a grand opening ceremony this week at its new Falmouth Peer Recovery Support Center location at 769 East Falmouth Highway. Gandara will host […]

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Joliet Failure: Riverfront Plaza, Now Up For Public Auction

JOLIET, IL — An out-of-town investment company that outbid Joliet commercial investor John Bays several years ago to acquire downtown Joliet’s vacant AT&T Building, then spent $5 million remodeling the property only to attract zero tenants, now wants out of Joliet. According to the real estate website LoopNet, Elite Riverfront Plaza in the Joliet City […]

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Body Pulled From Fourth Lake Believed To Be Missing Hunter

LAKE COUNTY, IL — Authorities believe a body pulled from Fourth Lake over the weekend is a hunter who went missing last week. Patrick R. Serzynski, 60, of unincorporated Lake Villa, was last heard from on Oct. 30 when he was hunting in his duck blind on Fourth Lake, which is located south of Lindenhurst […]

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In Matthew Perry's Death, We've All Lost A Friend

LONG ISLAND, NY — “No. Not Matthew Perry.” Across the world, the words echoed on social media as news of the beloved actor’s death broke hearts. The aching sound of grief reverberated as scores of fans were left blindsided that one of the funniest television performers of all time was lost at just 54 years […]

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Salem City Councilors Defend Palestinian Protest Presence

SALEM, MA — Two Salem Councilors who attended last week’s Palestinian protest at Riley Plaza defended their presence at the event during Thursday night’s City Council meeting after multiple speakers addressed the tenor of the protest during the public comment earlier in the night. City Councilors Lev McClain and Jeff Cohen both said that they […]

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Les fans de Millie Bobby Brown devront patienter : Netflix repousse 6 films à 2024, dont certains très attendus !

Netflix reporte six films de 2023 à l'année prochaine, dont l'épopée fantastique "Damsel" avec Millie Bobby Brown et la comédie "A Family Affair" avec Nicole Kidman. Netflix a décidé de reporter six de ses prochains films à 2024. Plusieurs projets côté longs métrages et côté séries ont été retardés par différents studios au cours des […]

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“Ce sera toujours l’un des plus grands mystères” : l’échec du super-héros Black Adam raconté par Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson revient sur l’échec de “Black Adam”, suggérant que le changement de leadership chez DC en serait la cause… Invité du talk-show “Hart to Hart” de Kevin Hart (enregistré avant la grève, et via Variety), Dwayne Johnson s’est exprimé sur l’échec de son film de super-héros Black Adam qui avait été présenté comme un […]

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