Longtime Photographer Celebrates 1 Year At Studio In Havre De Grace
HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — For years, photographer Laura Ames has captured milestones and special moments on camera. Last September, she decided to open a studio front in Havre de Grace. Ames told Patch she was at a point where she needed to move her studio out of her house and to an independent location.…
Woman Choked In Her Bathroom On Joliet's Vine Street: Police
Click:Bussmann 170M5016 1000A AC 690 V, DIN 2, aR Fuse JOLIET — After spending Monday and Tuesday lodged inside Will County’s Jail, 50-year-old Joliet resident Otibio Jones has been released from custody following this week’s Joliet police arrest on charges of aggravated domestic battery and interfering with a report of domestic violence. While some people…
Elk Grove Village Resident Fights MS With Help Of Device
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL — Six years ago, Jill Karavas was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The Elk Grove Village resident was devastated at the news. “To be honest, I thought it was a condition primarily affecting children because I didn’t know much about it,” Karavas, 54, recently told Patch. “I was overwhelmed and angry.” Karavas…
Jeff Hardy Pays Homage To Bray Wyatt With “Fiend” Face-Paint On 9/19 TNA iMPACT
Jeff Hardy paid homage to Bray Wyatt on Thursday night. During the post-Victory Road 2024 episode of TNA iMPACT on AXS TV and TNA+ on Thursday, September 19, The Hardys boys appeared in a backstage segment with Masha Slamovich. The segment saw Jeff Hardy donning special face-paint in the same style as late wrestling legend…
Bucco Battles Back From NJ-10 Election Defeat, Sets Sights On November
NEW JERSEY — Carmen Bucco knows what it’s like to be an underdog. He has spent time in foster homes – much of it in Nutley – where he later graduated high school, owns a business (Bucco Couture) and founded a nonprofit, Bucco’s Rising Stars, which reaches out to underserved youth. And the Republican congressional…
Cornerstone Touting Tax Credit For Help With Major Project
VERNON, CT — With a major capital project approved and endorsed through a state tax-exempt program, the Vernon-based Cornerstone Foundation is now seeking help from area businesses. Cornerstone runs a regional shelter, a soup kitchen, a clothing bank and various other programs, like offering free Halloween costumes, back-to-school supplies and prom attire for those who…
Norwalk Resident To Compete On 47th Season Of 'Survivor'
Click:hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose HEMC NORWALK, CT — Last year, Norwalk residents got to cheer on one of their own as Jared Fields competed with his mom, Cirie, on the CBS reality competition show “Big Brother.” This year, they can once again tune in weekly to see another city resident compete for a top reality competition…
Gofer Ice Cream On Main Street In Ridgefield To Close End of Month
RIDGEFIELD, CT — Gofer Ice Cream, in the middle of everything at 407 Main Street, will be closing up shop at the end of September. Owner Eric Barrow had high hopes. “I was hopeful that if we had great ice cream, which we do, and we gave great service, which we have, and we have…
Newark Mom’s Death Is Latest Tragedy In Grim NJ Trend, Advocates Say
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — It was just a few months ago when Dreeah Austin kissed her family members, then headed out the door on a routine Sunday errand. Shortly after starting the car, the 30-year-old Newark resident – who had given birth only two weeks before – suffered a seizure and lost consciousness. She never…
Samantha Irvin Sings Cody Rhodes’ Theme Song With Viral TikTok User, Cody Reacts
Samantha Irvin got choked up doing the announcement for Cody Rhodes “finishing his moment” at WrestleMania XL this year. Now, she’s back in the headlines for more Cody Rhodes-related reasons. On Wednesday, the WWE ring announcer surfaced on social media and shared footage of herself singing Cody Rhodes’ catchy WWE entrance song with TikTok user…