Danielle Salisbury

| My husband and I took an evening walk Thursday night with a black cat, an evil scientist and a rather small sasquatch - coerced from seclusion with the promise of Snickers and Kit-Kat bars.

| Never, really, does the news fit neatly into a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. schedule, but it isn't often I get calls or messages from reporters at 2:40 a.m.

| With my social media streams already inundating me with glittery garland and elaborately decorated ornament cookies, I cleared the carved pumpkins off my patio a few days ago.

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Here are the top headlines in and around the city the week of Dec. 22.

| Our reporters endeavor every day to bring you information that matters, basic details about roads, government operations and schools, but