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NEWSROOM * CIRCULATION * ADVERTISING
Thursday
March 2010
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Police Blotter: This week's crime reports
Police Notes: The latest Greenfield crime briefs
News & Notes: Local news briefs
Obituaries: Local death notices
Meetings: School and city government meetings schedule
Community Calendar: What's
on tap around town
Things to Do: Our top picks
of upcoming events
Corrections: Corrections and clarifications to recent stories
News tips? Story ideas?
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• Whitnall School District
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Reworked budget will likely include staff reductions
Greenfield — Nine full-time-equivalent Whitnall School District staff positions would be cut under administrators' plan to make up for a budget deficit expected to be at least $1 million.
Program urgently fishes for loaves
Food for the Hungry needs two kinds of bread - baked and the monetary variety.
An unwelcome sign of the times
Greenfield — David Bressler was, to put it mildly, a bit surprised when a billboard was erected across the freeway from his home at 52nd Street and Bottsford Avenue.
Schools won't change grades
Greenfield — The Whitnall School Board on Monday night soundly rejected a proposal to reconfigure the district's elementary schools and will instead look elsewhere for budget cuts in the neighborhood of $1 million to $3 million.
- related link: Student fee proposal gains support
Election review amounts to nothing
Greenfield — The Milwaukee County District's Office has examined the absentee ballot procedures at the Mount Carmel nursing home and found nothing irregular occurred during Tuesday's primary election.
More Headlines
- Student fee proposal gains support
- Greenfield: DA finds no problem with primary vote count at nursing home
- School Board field trimmed to four
- Greenfield: Reassessment a bad deal for some homeowners
- Revaluation prompts frustration, anger among some
- City checks out library's funding needs
- West Allis photo essay grabs first in state journalism contest
- Proposed change isn't elementary
- Greenfield voters have primary choices
- Reinstated student fees could help boost budget
- School District moves into offices while previous site waits
- Hales Corners: Whitnall focuses on two superintendent candidates
- Greenfield: Concerns raised about proposed Buddhist temple
- Greenfield: District will find less secluded ways to spend stimulus dollars
- Candidates have a primary reason
Suburban leaders rally against bill on sex offenders
Suburban Milwaukee leaders are mobilizing against a bill that would outlaw local ordinances that restrict where sex offenders can live.(40)
First of its kind assisted living for women opens in Greenfield
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.(1)
Threat, gas force some to evacuate homes in Greenfield
Several residents in the 6300 block of Leroy Ave. in Greenfield were evacuated from their homes Monday afternoon after a 45-year-old man told police he was trying to fill up his house with gas, Greenfield Police Capt. Paul Schlecht said.
Lawyer charged with embezzling $2.4 million from client
A 46-year-old Greenfield lawyer was charged Monday with embezzling more than $2.4 million he had recovered for a Texas-based corporate client over five years.(36)
Pedestrian, 79, in Greenfield killed when hit by car
A car struck and killed a 79-year-old Greenfield woman who was walking across a street Friday evening, police said.
More Headlines
- Schools use support centers to help students
- Greenfield halts liquor licenses for stores
- Woman charged with poisoning dog over roommate's date
- Greenfield OKs Dan Jansen Fest with safety changes
- Massage parlor tied to prostitution case finds new home
- Changes planned to keep Jansen fest peaceful
- Greenfield to vote on alcohol license moratorium
- Greenfield to set 4 furlough days for city employees
- Buddhist temple proposed in Greenfield
- Memory care housing for nuns proposed in Greenfield
Marquette salutes
local honor students
Marquette University and GreenfieldNOW.com are proud to salute the outstanding students who have made the honor rolls at our local schools. Click on a student's name for a printable honor roll certificate. Go to the honor rolls page.
Amp'ed up
The Greenfield Public Library hosted its second annual Battle of the Bands benefit, and we've got images from the event in this photo gallery.
The Road to Madison
Follow the state high school basketball tournament in our special section, with coverage from the Journal Sentinel, NOW Newspapers, Lake Country Publications and TODAY's TMJ4.
Who do you think are the best high school basketball players in the suburbs? Vote now to help us pick our All-Suburban Basketball Teams and you could win a pair of lower-level tickets to a Bucks game.
Greenfield Prep Sportlight
The sports season is in full swing at Greenfield and Whitnall high schools and, if you're a prep sports fan, we've got you covered in basketball and more!
Photo Gallery: Whitnall boys basketball
Photo Gallery: Southeast Conference gymnastics
Photo Gallery: Images from the season
Stories: NOW staff's prep coverage
Stories: JS Online's metro area prep coverage
LiblogThe Greenfield Public Library keeps you up to date on library happenings:
Blogging on the TrailGet the latest on the Greenfield Park and Recreation Department's programs:
Crushing CrimeGet crime prevention tips and more in the Greenfield Police Department's blog:
Fighting Fires with EducationThe Greenfield Fire Department's top priority is preventing fires:
Gas WatchFind out where the cheapest gas is being sold in Greenfield.
Family WatchdogUse the interactive map to see where sex offenders live and work in Greenfield.
Presidential campaign contributionsFind out how much your neighbors are giving to the candidates.
Data Warehouse: More searchable databases
Adoptable Animals
The Wisconsin Humane Society profiles animals needing homes in its blog:
Your Parks
Find out what's going on in your Milwaukee County parks:
