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Friday, December 21, 2012

The Newtown Shootings: Patch Network Will 'Go Dark' in Moment of Silence

Our Patches across the country will take part in a Web Moment of Silence on Friday.

Online sites, including the Patch network and AOL (Patch's parent company) will join in a Web "Moment of Silence" to mark the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Dec. 14. The moment of silence was requested by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, who issued a proclamation calling on the citizens of Connecticut to observe Dec. 21, 2012, as a day of mourning. Malloy sent a letter to all the nation's governors asking them to observe a moment of silence in remembrance of the fallen. President Obama said he will observe a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. Patch sites across the country will mark the tragedy at 9:30 a.m. EST and "blackout" for five minutes. Already, more than 100,000 people and sites have pledged to participate …

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Medina Man Under Fire for Facebook Post in Favor of CT Shooting (Poll)

According to WKYC, the man could face a $1,000 and 30 days in jail.

After the tragic school shooting in Newtown, CT, last week, a Cleveland-area man updated his Facebook status in favor of the gunman, according to WKYC. Joseph Resovsky's status read, "I'm so happy somebody shot up all those little (expletive). Viva la School Shootings!!!!" WKYC reports. Resovsky is 20.  Resovsky, who lives in Medina, said he was trying to make a point, but that point could get him a $1,000 fine and 30 days in jail.  Read more of WKYC's story here. In another incident, 33-year-old Virginia man Christopher Johnson wrote "High Powered Rifle" on a wood plank and walked into Sandy Hook Elementary in Shenandoah County, VA, News Channel 5 reports. The man was detained and no one was hurt, Channel 5 reports.

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