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June 18, 2009 4:58 p.m. | In light of problems at Dan Jansen Festival last month, the Greenfield Common Council has voted to cut off beer sales one hour before closing time on two days of an upcoming three-day church festival.
The council on Tuesday voted 3-2 to end alcohol sales at 10 p.m. on the first two days of St. John the Evangelist's annual church festival, set for July 24-26.
The festival closes at 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 p.m. on Sunday. Alcohol sales on Sunday are not affected.
Voting in favor were Aldermen Tom Pietrowski, Shirley Saryan and Pam Akers. Linda Lubotsky and Karl Kastner were opposed.
That decision could change, however, depending on the outcome of a special Common Council meeting to be held next week. Aldermen said they wanted to hold a meeting to bring together city officials, St. John the Evangelist personnel and residents of the neighborhood near 84th Street and Cold Spring Road.
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MARK SCHAAF
March 17, 2010 3:58 p.m. | The Greenfield Public Library, 5310 W. Layton Ave., will be closed on March 30 to allow for a major computer system equipment upgrade.
The building will reopen at 10 a.m. March 31.
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Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel
March 17, 2010 12:02 p.m. | Greenfield - Aldermen have unanimously approved a resolution, similar to one passed last week by West Allis aldermen, that calls on the Legislature not to adopt any unfunded mandates that cities have to pay for, such as expansion of employee health insurance benefits.
A West Allis alderman had proposed the resolution because the Legislature approved new health insurance benefits for state and local government employees, which took effect Jan. 1, without providing any money to local governments to pay for them.
The resolution also says that if the state passes any more mandates regarding pay or benefits for government employees, that it also give local governments the power to pass on the costs to employees.
Also Tuesday, the Franklin Common Council referred a similar resolution to one of its committees.
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Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel
March 11, 2010 4:08 p.m. | Greenfield - Greenfield aldermen will consider a resolution passed last week by the West Allis Common Council that calls on the Legislature not to adopt any unfunded mandates that the city has to pay for, such as expansion of employee health insurance benefits.
A West Allis alderman said he proposed the resolution in his city because the Legislature approved new health insurance benefits for state and local government employees, which took effect Jan. 1, without providing any money to local governments to pay for them.
The resolution also says that if the state passes any more mandates regarding pay or benefits for government employees, that it also give local governments the power to pass on the costs to employees.
The Greenfield Common Council will consider the measure Tuesday.
March 11, 2010 7:21 a.m. | Want to weigh in on who you think are the best boys and girls basketball players in the suburban area?
Now's your chance, as we're asking high school hoops fans to help us select the annual NOW Newspapers All-Suburban boys and girls basketball teams, and the Players of the Year.
We've nominated the top players in the area to fill 10 spots on each honors team and we're asking you to pick the players that you think are the best in the NOW Newspapers coverage area.
When the fan voting is over, your votes - along with the votes of our sports staff - will determine the makeup of our All-Suburban Teams. And one lucky person will win a pair of lower-level tickets to a Milwaukee Bucks game just for voting!
Vote for the boys team
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MARK SCHAAF
March 10, 2010 8:44 p.m. | Whitnall school officials were hoping they would know who their next superintendent would be by early February.
But February came and went, and now - the second week of March - a successor to Karen Petric still has not been named.
School Board President Bill Osterndorf said Tuesday the reason for the hold up is contract negotiations with one of the candidates. The board previously narrowed the field to two: Grafton High School Principal Ken McCormick and former Beloit superintendent Lowell Holtz.
Board members are scheduled to meet in closed session Monday to continue discussion over superintendent candidates.
Osterndorf said an announcement could be made as early as the board's next regularly scheduled meeting, March 22.
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Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel
March 09, 2010 3:12 p.m. | Suburban Milwaukee leaders are mobilizing against a bill that would outlaw local ordinances that restrict where sex offenders can live.
A hearing on Assembly Bill 759 is set for Thursday before the state Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts.
Franklin Ald. Steve Olson said Tuesday that elected officials from Franklin, Greenfield, Cudahy and possibly other suburbs plan to attend the hearing.
Olson said he thinks the bill would result in Milwaukee sex offenders being released from prison and allowed to live in the suburbs.
"It's an effort by some Milwaukee legislators to again pass something quickly, when nobody sees it, and put their problems on to other communities," Olson said.
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March 08, 2010 10:30 a.m. | This weekend featured a number of closely contested regional-final boys basketball games and we've posted NOW photojournalist Peter Zuzga's photo galleries from two of the top matchups.
Brookfield Central defeated Whitnall, 73-65, in a regional final Saturday to advance to a sectional semifinal and our photo gallery features more than 20 images from the game.
We also have shots of Wauwatosa West's 78-67 loss to Milwaukee Washington that included a post-game tribute to West coach Mike Landisch.
Brookfield Central vs. Whitnall gallery
Wauwatosa West vs. Washington gallery
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By David Cotey
March 06, 2010 4:49 p.m. | The Brookfield Central boys basketball team overcame a 37-point effort from Whitnall senior Will Pelkofer to defeat the host Falcons, 73-65, in a WIAA Division 1 regional final Saturday.
Central sophomore Seth Mortag had team-highs of 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks to lead a balanced Lancer attack that included five players with double-digit points.
His key block of a layup attempt with 4 minutes, 30 seconds left prevented the Falcons (15-7) from tying the score at 63-63 and gave Central (14-10) one final momentum boost to close out the contest. The Lancers put the game away with a 10-0 following the block.
Pelkofer's 37 points were a season-high and boosted his season total to 515. He finished with 1,166 for his career.
Balance, however, was an issue for the Falcons, who did not have another player with more than nine Saturday.
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Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel
March 04, 2010 10:12 a.m. | Greenfield - An assisted-living home described as the first in Wisconsin for women who are deaf and have cognitive disabilities such as mental retardation has opened at 4324 S. 50th St.
An open house is set for 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday.
The facility, a converted single-family home for four women, is being run by Options for Community Growth Inc. of Hales Corners.
The for-profit company operates 14 residential facilities and a day program for adults with disabilities in Milwaukee County, president John Rathmann said.
Rathmann said there are no other homes of its type in Wisconsin. Adaptations include video phones and beds that vibrate to alert residents to emergencies, he said.
March 04, 2010 7:43 a.m. | Want to weigh in on who you think are the best boys basketball players in the suburban area?
Now's your chance, as we're asking high school hoops fans to help us select the annual NOW Newspapers All-Suburban Boys Basketball Team, and the Player of the Year.
We've nominated 14 players to fill 10 spots on the honors team and we're asking you to pick the player that you think is the top basketball player in the NOW Newspapers coverage area.
When the fan voting is over, your votes - along with the votes of our sport staff - will determine the makeup of our All-Suburban Team. And one lucky person will win a pair of lower-level tickets to a Milwaukee Bucks game just for voting!
Vote here.
By
MARK SCHAAF
March 02, 2010 5:30 p.m. | The Edgerton Elementary School parent-teacher organization will host a Whitnall School Board candidates forum at 6:30 p.m. March 23 in the board room at the high school, 5000 S. 116th St.
Incumbents Suzette Larson and Michael Clarizio, and challengers Stephanie Richter and Jon Jones are running for three seats on the School Board.
The general election is April 6.
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STEFANIE SCOTT
March 02, 2010 10:06 a.m. | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials will introduce plans tonight for its proposed Innovation Park, which will include an engineering and applied sciences campus, on the County Grounds off Watertown Plank Road in Wauwatosa.
The plans will be presented to the Wauwatosa Common Council during a Committee of the Whole meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 7725 W. North Ave. The public is welcome to attend the meeting to learn about the proposed project, but there will be no opportunity for comments or questions during the meeting.
Residents who would like to speak to UWM officials can arrive at 6 p.m. and ask questions prior to the meeting.
The next opportunity for public input will occur during the Plan Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall.
By
Dan Polley
March 01, 2010 1:50 p.m. | The 2010 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Golf Show starts Friday, and you could win a pair of free tickets by entering our Twitter and Facebook contests.
On Twitter, simply follow MyCommunityNOW and tweet "I want to win free tickets to the #MKE Golf Show from @MyCommunityNOW. RT to win. Details: http://bit.ly/cPficZ"
A random drawing will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday for the three sets of free tickets, with each winner receiving four tickets. Winners must pick tickets up at NOW's Waukesha offices. Winners will be contacted through Twitter before noon on Thursday.
On Facebook, become a fan of the MyCommunityNOW fan page and respond or write on the wall about a story, photo or some other staff work you saw in one of our papers or on one of our Web sites and tell us what you liked or didn't like about that work. Two winners will be picked during a random drawing at 10 a.m. Thursday with each receiving four free tickets. Winners will be contacted through Facebook and must pick tickets up at NOW's Waukesha offices. Winners will be contacted through Twitter before noon on Thursday.
For more information on the golf show, visit the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Golf Show Web site.
By Steven L. Tietz
Feb. 28, 2010 8:05 p.m. | Beaten physically as he was in his 14-2 WIAA state 215-pound finals loss to Beloit Memorial's Alex Polizzi, Greenfield wrestler Patrick Bruyette was nothing but victorious in his reactions and thoughts afterwards.
He reached out and pulled Polizzi to his feet after the final buzzer and clapped him on the back. After shaking hands and then accepting the warm consolation greetings from his coaches, including long-time Hustlin' Hawks mentor Keith Morin, he looked around and made sure he found the Memorial coaches so he could congratulate them too.
And he was only getting started, as the first Greenfield finalist since 1989 152-pound state champ Billy Kumprey wanted to spread the joy of the great experience he had at state.
"I think strength-wise, he (Polizzi) and I are about 50/50," Bruyette said, "but he has so much more experience in greco-roman and freestyle wrestling, while I'm all folkstyle (high school wrestling). He used that experience against me because I don't see a lot of that."
"But it was an honor to be here (in the finals). In fact, it's an honor for the team and for everyone in the middle school program. For that matter, it was a Woodland Conference effort too."
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Feb. 26, 2010 10:15 a.m. | We've just posted a photo gallery featuring more than 20 images from yesterday's opening round of the WIAA Division 1 individual state wrestling tournament.
Competitors from Brookfield, Franklin, Germantown, New Berlin, Nicolet, Muskego, Oak Creek, West Allis, Whitnall and Whitefish Bay are featured.
See NOW photojournalist Peter Zuzga's photo gallery.
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