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Our Treasures: Whangārei Museum's Lyceum Theatre part of city's cinema history 22 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 5 minutes to read West's Lyceum Pictures in Cameron Street in 1912 (Whangarei Museum 1990.27.3.43). OUR TREASURES Cinema in Whangārei has a history of more than 100 years. Our first theatre was the Theatre Royal. The earliest display of moving images was via a "Projectoscope" or "Kinetoscope" in 1898, two years after New Zealand's first cinema screening. This was set up like a large magic lantern but with a reel system for rotating short lengths of nitrate film. A backdrop ...

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Today Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low around 40F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low around 40F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: April 16, 2021 @ 10:26 pm

CHESHIRE West and Chester Council leaders have added their tributes to former Councillor Brian Crowe, who sadly passed away on Monday, January 11. The Lord Mayor of Chester, Cllr Mark Williams said, “Brian was a true gentleman with a generous heart. He was elected to Chester City Council in October 1993 following a local by-election. He served on Chester City Council until Local Government Reorganisation in April 2009. “When I was elected to the office of Lord Mayor in May 2019, Brian was on hand to get me started with copies of some of his old speeches from when he was Lord Mayor i...

UpdatedFri, Jan 8, 2021 at 12:40 pm CT Replies(30) Al Roechner's two-year run as Joliet Police Chief has been marked by more than a dozen lawsuits against the Joliet Police Department. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — The brother of Joliet police detective James Sinnott has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the city of Joliet and Al Roechner, accusing Joliet's police chief of violating his civil rights by improperly rejecting his application to join the Joliet Police Department in 2019 on the basis of his skin color. Anthony Sinnott, who is now 36, applied to...