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June 9, 2008
- Death of prominent local physician ruled a suicide, despite absence of a note.
- Second teenager sought in robbery and stabbing of a cab driver in Narrows.
- Fines to be levied against contractors who were found to under-report cost estimates to win bids for GCR Destruction Zone reconstruction work.
- Grandmother killed in 2-alarm blaze on Merchant Isle.
- Mayor Garcia announces plan to provide shelter for the homeless in Harlow Park.
- New "one-bin" recycling program kicks off this week.
- Local favorite Walter Ferndale, 89, resigns as artistic director at the Gotham Theatre Company after 34 years.
- Red tide comes to Gotham, shellfish beds threatened.
- Police Officer wounded in shoot-out with drug dealers in Stevensburgh warehouse, suspects still at large.
- Public smoking ban goes to City Council for vote.
- 7th annual Flag Day Parade sets new route to avoid newly dangerous neighborhoods.
- After $10 million renovation, Wellington Racetrack prepares for annual Wellington Derby. Large crowds expected.
- Mayor proposes new education bill to help under-funded public schools by raising property taxes .5%.
- Shooting rampage at uptown shopping mall leaves three dead and four injured.
- Masked group of bandits rob Gotham City Rail Yellow Line. No one harmed. Said one elderly rider, "There's nothing quite like an old-fashioned stick up."
- Councilman Larry Doraff introduces measure to mandate uniforms at all Gotham Unified schools. Says school superintendent, "This will help make all schools more conducive to learning."
- Dingerling Sisters Circus animal-free circus comes to town next week with "puppet parade" planned.
- Gotham's own Rockadoodle Dums give free concert at the South City Park Band Shell this weekend.
- Longtime Gotham candy makers Tango Creams decides to close factory after declining profits.
- Transportation chief announces new rechargeable "Scan Cards" to be used on all Gotham public busses and trains.
- Patrons of Gotham area dry cleaners report burning and itching sensations after wearing recently dry cleaned clothes
- The Gotham Youth Symphony presents the music of Berlioz at Gotham Hall next Tuesday.
- Window falls out of 30-story high rise office building. No one inured, but contractor investigation sparked.
- U.S. Corps of Engineers to survey all Gotham bridges this summer amid safety concerns.
- Truckload of marbles overturns on Gotham freeway. "Not as funny as you would think," says motorist caught in 10-hour jam.
- Man causes commotion at Laundromat. "The thing ate my quarters and my clothes didn't dry," he shouted as police took him into custody for disturbing peace.
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June 16, 2008
- Absentee Ballot Results (Updated!):
- Municipal Judge: Nancy Surrillo 45%, Marvis Lelonek 24%, Jackson Carano 31%
- Mayor: Anthony Garcia 65%, Andrew Horwitz 35%
- District Attorney: Harvey Dent 97%, Roger Garcetti 1%, Dana Worthington 2%
- Gotham City Council considering free parking proposal for drivers of Hybrid vehicles
- Uptown dog electrocuted by live manhole cover; third such incident this week
- Local Union 232 President indicted on charges of embezzlement; mob ties suspected
- High profile Art Dealer, Eric Frober, arrested during exhibition at Wayne Memorial Arts Center, accused of smuggling stolen paintings
- Woman survives fall onto subway tracks; able to climb back on platform as train pulls into station
- Cab drivers back out of talks with city officials; potential for a strike now considered
- Gotham City slims down; No longer a top ten most obese city after child obesity rates fall dramatically
- Gothamite Pearl Scople wins Spelling Bee; final word was "Anatidaephobia"
- Finals of America's Sweetest Sweetheart to be filmed live at the Grand Theatre in Gotham.
- Tennis and basketball courts to be built at three parks in Midtown Gotham currently undergoing renovation
- Cemeteries in Gotham proper are filling up… where will you be buried?
- Man drowns after his kayak capsizes on Gotham River.
- Gotham prepared for HD changeover; Study shows only 27% of residents will have to purchase new televisions.
- Thoroughbred horse Lucky Date escapes when truck overturns on freeway exit ramp. Horse considered a "long shot" by many racing experts.
- Parent and teacher groups support mayoral measure to increase school funding. Homeowners resist property tax hike.
- Batman nabs City Rail bandits during attempted holdup of southbound Green Line train.
- Owners of Gotham clothiers form group to fight school uniform measure, calling it "unconstitutional."
- Crowds "boo" the Dingerling Sisters puppet parade through Gotham. "This sucked," says 10-year-old boy.
- 50,000 fans swarm South City Park for free concert by local rock band made good, the Rockadoodle Dums. Authorities report, "The crowd was great and so was the band."
- Online petitions start to "Save Tango Creams." Over 80,000 signatures collected so far.
- Scan Card systems now being installed at all Gotham City Rail stations. Select Post Offices will also have cards available for sale.
- Health Inspector to investigate use of illegal cleaning agents in Gotham dry cleaners.
- Critics unanimous: "Gotham Youth Symphony makes Gotham proud, brings music of Berlioz to life."
- "We only use top quality materials," falling window contractor Willie Foils tells GCN. "I don't know how that window fell out."
- Building manager reports no one in office during falling window episode, suggests contractor's "shoddy work."
- Cut power line at Gotham Goodness Foods raises food safety concerns. Owner assures consumers, "There's no worry. Our backup power saved the day."
- Corps of Engineers to release bridge survey findings at press conference on Monday morning.
- Motorists incensed by 15% increase in parking ticket fines. "We have to pay for pothole repair somehow," says mayor.
- New program to clean graffiti from city busses and trains goes into effect next month.
- Top selling Gotham Girl Guide inks deal to tell story of "One Million Cookies Sold."
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June 20, 2008
- New ordinance fines stores negligent in keeping track of their shopping carts
- Roving brown-outs expected to end as new power plant comes on-line.
- Police establish new task-force to take on tagging
- Dog license fees rise as licensee numbers fall
- Gotham Executives charged with illegal importation of Venezuelan vanilla
- Even as employment tightens, teens find summer jobs on the rise
- Mayor Garcia vows city to start running at a surplus in two years; city has been running at a deficit for the past 12
- Area man attacked by nunchuck-wielding road rager after near-collision on I-7 &
- Police nab thief suspected in over a dozen robberies of Narrows convenience and package stores
- Abandoned children discovered after oldest boy goes shopping; mother responsible believed to have left the country
- Gotham considering Styrofoam ban at restaurants
- Torture victim survives harrowing 72 hour encounter with masked psychopath
- School funding proposals fall short of expected need; state unlikely to cover the gap.
- Wellington Derby long-shot runner Lucky Date seen galloping through North City Park. Animal control unable to restrain horses before it raced away.
- School-funding measure passes with compromise of .25% increase in property tax rates.
- 67% of parents support school uniform measure, according to poll.
- Theater review calls Dingerling Sisters circus "so-so"; animal rights activists applaud cage-free show.
- Teary Tango Creams owner Beth Fishiezle says, "I'm touched by the outpouring of support, but if people actually bought our candies, I would have stayed open."
- Harvey Dent denies rumors that he will seek the mayor's office in next election.
- Testing underway for new transportation Scan Cards. Transportation chief says, "This will make taking mass transit even easier."
- Tainted batch of dry cleaning chemical perchloroethylene discovered at 20 Gotham dry cleaners. Health inspector to look for source.
- Falling window contractor blames mismanagement for window incident. "If Lou took care of his buildings like he took care of his prize roses, this would never have happened."
- Building manager for falling window building: "I raise prize petunias, not roses. That shows you how much [contractor] Willie Foils knows. He's nothing but a lying louse."
- Food recall: Packages of Gotham Goodness brand beef patties tagged A.17.c recalled.
- "Severe problems" on many Gotham bridges, says Corps. of Engineers at morning press conference. "We are talking to city authorities about how best to rectify the issues."
- More than one Batman? Multiple Batman sightings reported at same time around city.
- City council passes ordinance barring basketball from driveways and residential streets after 8pm Sun. through Thurs.
- Moscow Ballet garners rave reviews. "An ecstatic experience," says famed Gotham dancer Dionne Donovan Doxley.
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June 27, 2008
- Redistricting plans put on hold as legislature unable to achieve a quorum.
- Gotham Film Office to open this year to help streamline the process for shooting films in the city; office was formed out of last year’s bill offering tax credits to filmmakers interested in shooting in Gotham.
- Three home invaders shot and killed by teenage girl who had hidden in a closet.
- Family dog leaps from moving vehicle in slow traffic along I-14; animal survives, traffic crawls.
- Boy avoids injury when shoot-out breaks out on his street; his game console not so lucky.
- Girl Guides advised not to go door-to-door for cookie sales in Gotham after robbery incidents.
- Tropical storm no longer expected to make landfall near Gotham.
- Bike and bike-part thefts on the rise; City Commissioner to address glut of abandoned disabled vehicles.
- Switching error delays all trains on Red Line.
- 14-year-old girl corals Lucky Date race horse. "All it took was a bag of carrots and some kind words. I don't think he's a long shot at all".
- School uniform measure fails by whopping vote of 180 to 20.
- Dingerling Sisters Bob and Stan call Gotham audiences "uncivilized apes."
- Scan Cards go into service effective this week. Tokens to be phased out.
- Source discovered for tainted dry cleaning chemical: factory cat "caught on tape" dumping powdered lye into chemical vat.
- Contractor Willie Foils sues building manager Lou Grossburg for defamation of character over falling window incident.
- Restaurant review: "Wegstaff Room over-rated" says food critic Humphrey Tumbledown.
- "Tree thug" caught by Batman during election turns state's evidence for Harvey Dent.
- Stores report unusual shortage of red and white shoe polish.
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July 3, 2008
- Refurbishment begins on Petersburg Bridge.
- North City Park flower show starts next week.
- City council to vote on new dog "cleanup" ordinance.
- 17th Century frigate found in the North Channel.
- Rootsville Park annual "root vegetable" festival this weekend.
- Mayor's aid involved in office affair scandal.
- Batman sighted at West Harlow holdup.
- Boat reported missing in Bermuda Triangle.
- Plagued by frequent mechanical problems, aging Gotham Ferry Liberty back in service after mechanical overhaul.
- Admiral Docks to receive $5 million upgrade.
- Wayne Central Station closed for two hours due to strange odors.
- Local music legend Hal Brimley dies at 87.
- Mayor’s Office receiving complaints about Commissioner Loeb’s decision to intensify GPD’s presence on the streets.
- Tickets now on sale for Gotham Film Festival.
- Long-shot Lucky Date wins Wellington Derby against astonishing odds of 120 to 1.
- Councilman Larry Doraff, the man responsible behind school uniform initiative, takes early retirement to "spend more time at my new vacation house."
- Complete meltdown on all city rail lines upon system wide Scan Card glitch. Transportation chief resigns.
- Manager of "falling window" building Lou Grossburg apologizes to contractor Willie Foils when window washer admits to accidentally loosening fastening bolt while cleaning window.
- Landmark preservation status granted to oldest hotel in Gotham, The Hollingsburg House.
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