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Reply A Brooklawn man who considered attacking a mall with a machete admitted urging other white supremacists to attack minority-owned businesses. (Shutterstock) EDISON, NJ — A Camden County man who considered staging a machete attack at Menlo Park mall has admitted to conspiring to attack minority-owned businesses, federal officials announced on Friday. Richard Tobin, 19, of Brooklawn, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with conspiracy against rights, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael...

UpdatedThu, Feb 18, 2021 at 9:28 pm CT Reply Adriana Oray is accused of leaving her two young sons home alone and driving to Indiana. (John Ferak/Patch Staff) JOLIET, IL — A 27-year-old Joliet woman was taken into the custody of the Joliet Police Department after officers say she left her 3-year-old and 7-year-old sons home alone at their apartment in the 900 block of Lois Place. The woman drove to Indiana to give someone a massage, according to police reports. On Wednesday, police arrested A...

Stamford Man Charged With Attempt At Murder: Police - Stamford, CT - Police said a city man has been charged in connection to a shooting, in which no one was injured, that occurred in Stamford on Election Day.

Subscribe The spokesperson said sustaining a third feature animation studio was no longer viable for the company given the "current economic realities" caused by the virus, which has affected its studios, theme parks and cruise lines. Disney currently has two other feature animation studios under its ownership: Walt Disney Animation Studios, which is set to release "Raya and the Last Dragon" in theaters and on the Disney+ streaming service in March, and Pixar Animation Studios, which released "...

UpdatedFri, Feb 5, 2021 at 1:56 pm CT Reply Council members approved purchasing the Candlewood Suites, 10811 Pecan Park Blvd., for $6.7 million one week after another hotel was bought. (Tony Cantú/Patch Staff) AUSTIN, TX — Austin City Council members on Thursday approved the purchase of a fourth hotel envisioned as a makeshift homeless shelter. During the Austin City Council meeting, council members approved purchasing the Candlewood Suites, 10811 Pecan Park Blvd., for $6.7 million. The mov...

Reply First Selectman Fred Camillo said Wednesday that Greenwich is "making progress on its vaccination rates" even as coronavirus cases in town continue to rise. (RJ Scofield/Patch Staff) GREENWICH, CT — First Selectman Fred Camillo said Greenwich is "making progress" on its coronavirus vaccination rates even as the total number of cases of the virus in town continues to increase this week. During a press update Wednesday afternoon, Camillo said there have been a total of 3,400 cases of the ...

Reply Town residents 75 years old and over are continuing to receive vaccines as the number of coronavirus cases in Greenwich continues to rise. (RJ Scofield/Patch Staff) GREENWICH, CT — Town residents 75 years old and over are continuing to receive vaccines as the number of coronavirus cases in Greenwich continues to rise, according to town officials. During a press update Wednesday afternoon, First Selectman Fred Camillo said the number of cases of the virus has risen to 3,223, an increase ...

UpdatedFri, Jan 29, 2021 at 4:56 pm ET Replies(2) The National Weather Service is already saying Connecticut could see six or more inches of snow from late Sunday into Tuesday. Here are the full forecast details. (Tim Jensen/Patch Staff ) CONNECTICUT — There is increasing confidence that a major snowstorm will affect Connecticut on Monday and Tuesday of next week, and the National Weather Service is already saying this storm has the potential to drop 6 or more inches of snow. The weather ser...

UpdatedSun, Jan 17, 2021 at 6:13 pm ET Replies(6) (Rachel Nunes/ Patch Staff) PROVIDENCE, MA — Police and authorities in Rhode Island have heightened security near the Rhode Island State House Sunday, in preparation for protests. "Two dozen federal troops and at least four armored Humvees are patrolling the downtown streets at the Rhode Island State House," according to a Twitter user with the handle @RealAlTheGreat and several others tweeting near Smith Hill. Last weeks attack on the U.S. ...

UpdatedFri, Jan 15, 2021 at 3:10 pm PT Replies(24) Kay and Ed Rather of Temecula arrive at a Ralphs pharmacy for their coronavirus vaccination appointment. (Ashley Ludwig/Patch) TEMECULA, CA— First, the tiredness hit, Kay Rather says while she fixes breakfast. But shes not complaining: Its a side effect of being vaccinated with her husband, Ed, on Thursday at Ralphs Pharmacy in Temeucla. She is grateful to be in the first wave of those over 65 to receive their first dose of the coronavirus va...