2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (258+ words) Patch Lawsuit Seeks To Block Deployment Of ICE, Federal Agents To Polling Sites The lawsuit asks the federal district court in Washington, D.C., to declare unlawful any plans to have armed agents at polling places. A coalition of advocacy groups and…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (246+ words) WAYNE, NJ — A piece of steel recovered from the World Trade Center site will be unveiled in Wayne on Friday as the township marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The roughly 3-foot steel beam has been mounted on…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (196+ words) Patch Ex-Riverside Chief: I Won't Choose Between Surveillance And Safety. I Choose Accountability Departments should earn trust through enforceable guardrails, independent audits and real consequences. This submission is from former Riverside Police Chief Tom Wetzel: I've spent 37 years in law…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (378+ words) BERKELEY, CA — A federal probe found that UC Berkeley's Law School deliberately discriminated against White and Asian applicants in favor of Black students during its admissions process. UC Berkeley's Law School violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by using race,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (508+ words) NEW YORK CITY, NY — Daffodils are one of the first signs of spring in New York City each year. In mid-March, the parks, street medians, and window boxes across the five boroughs suddenly pop with new green shoots and yellow…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (456+ words) NEWARK, NJ — The era of “Mutal Aid Grocery Stores” has begun in New Jersey’s largest city. On Thursday, community leaders in Newark held a ribbon cutting ceremony at 312 New Street to mark the official opening of five low-cost community supermarkets…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1687+ words) NORTH FORK, NY — Paula DiDonato, owner of The Giving Room in Southold, was working in lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001, watching firsthand as the terrorist attacks unfolded —and the unthinkable became grim reality as the Twin Towers fell. And now, as…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (227+ words) JOPPATOWNE, MD — Maryland has expanded its Sustainable Communities Program in Harford County to include Joppatowne, which allows eligible projects in the area to access to state programs and incentives supporting economic development and revitalization. "Expanding the existing Sustainable Community designation…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (431+ words) By Charlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury Sesame has now been added to the state’s major food allergen list, the Virginia Department of Health announced along with several regulation updates and revamped guidance for food establishments that will go into effect…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (375+ words) LOS ANGELES, CA — A Victorville man was arrested Thursday on federal charges claiming he and two petition circulators paid people on Skid Row to sign California ballot initiative petitions using the stolen identities of registered voters. James Brass, 47, also known…...