Greenfield News

Justin Almquist, a history and theatre arts double major, will perform as Senex in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at Carroll University, Nov.

New Berlin, Wis. Thanksgiving is a season of contrasts. Some people worry about overeating and gaining weight, while others worry about having anything to eat at all.

A Franklin man who runs an alcohol and drug abuse counseling center in Greenfield was charged Thursday with 18 felonies, most of them alleging that he defrauded a government program by falsifying treatment forms.

Mayor Michael Neitzke is proposing a 2010 budget that would reduce general fund expenditures but raise the property tax levy by 3.73%. The plan would eliminate the positions of three firefighters who are retiring and one police officer position that is vacant.

As school districts face state aid shortages and other revenue losses, school property tax levies will rise by varying degrees for area property owners next year.

The Wisconsin Real Estate Appraisers Board has suspended for 30 days the license of Frank Verges of Greenfield for not following Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.

Wisconsin said it expects to receive more doses of the swine flu vaccine. The extra doses of vaccine can not come soon enough, as the demand remains high.

Today, Milwaukee residents in the "newest, at risk" group will line up to get vaccinated against the H1N1 virus.

Oct. 29, 2009 7:10 p.m. An H1N1 influenza vaccination clinic scheduled for Friday in Greenfield was canceled after vaccine supplies were depleted during a clinic Thursday.

Greenfield will hold a swine flu clinic Thursday at City Hall. But not everyone who wants to get vaccinated will be able to.

I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions.

With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, you want have to look toward any other day for trick-or-treat hours.

An armed man suspected of robbing an Aldi store in Greenfield was arrested Friday after a foot chase by police.

A 14-year-old Whitnall High School freshman accused of coercing girls into sending him sexually explicit photos of themselves has been expelled.

Oct. 21, 2009 10:58 a.m. Greenfield a ' The Common Council has approved three-year employee contracts that provide annual raises of about 2.75% per year but also require higher contributions toward health care.

The Whitnall School Board has chosen to expel a 14-year-old Whitnall High student who allegedly coerced girls into sending him nude photos.

A 14-year-old Whitnall High School freshman accused of coercing girls into sending him sexually explicit photos of themselves has been expelled.

Greenfield a ' The Fire Department would lose one firefighter per shift under the mayor's 2010 budget, one of many signs of the financial pressure the city faces.

Like police, firefighters would get a three-year contract with roughly 2.75% pay raises each year, but they would have to pay more health care costs.

In an unprecedented effort, the city of Milwaukee offered Swine flu vaccinations Saturday to first responders, people who are on the front lines of emergencies.