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Vol. 40, No. 45
November 12, 2025
Nearly 200 volunteers assemble at Riverside’s St. Mary Church Parishioners from Riverside and beyond joined forces to help those in need Staff Reporter
See PARISHIONERS on page 7
In signs of the time, Brookfield homeowner makes views plain Dave Myers not a Trump fan and his signs make his case
By STELLA BROWN On Saturday, Nov. 8, Riverside resident Erin Claywell and her son, Mason, spent their morning writing kind, heartfelt messages to put in baggies with candy and hand out around town. They were two of about 175 volunteers who reported to St. Mary Church, 105 Herrick Road, in Riverside from 10 a.m. to noon that day as part of a group service day. After gathering for breakfast at 9:30 and having a prayer sendoff at 10 a.m., the volunteers split into different groups to perform different
Cong. Garcia exits race
By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
STELLA BROWN
From left, Nancy Maracich, Jean DiMonte, Janet Meyers, Pat Cuevas and Marie Sloan worked to separate donated quarters into baggies of $3.50 each to pay for laundry.
If you’ve ever walked, ran, biked or driven by the house at the northwest corner of Washington Avenue and Arden in the Hollywood section of Brookfield you’ve probably noticed all the signs covering the brick exterior of the Washington Avenue side of the home. The signs include writings from Abraham Lincoln, the Declaration of Independence and 18th Century Anglo-Irish politician and philosopher Edmund Burke. See HOMEOWNER on page 12