A community garden hosted a harvest festival with live music and a potluck of garden-grown food

• Football league announces expansion with two new teams starting next season
• A musician performed at a local music festival alongside national acts
• A team of researchers developed a new method to clean up oil spills using biodegradable materials
• Researchers found that vitamin D deficiency is linked to increased fatigue in adults
• The postal service announced it would hire 5000 temporary workers to handle holiday mail
• A government program provided small businesses with grants to upgrade their online stores
• A sports league held an all star game in a small city for the first time
• Weather experts predicted that this year’s winter will be warmer than usual
• Scientists used new technology to clone a rare animal to protect the species
• A school district hired a new art teacher to expand the visual arts program
• Coast guard conducts hurricane preparedness drills along coastal areas
• Doctors developed a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that slows the progression of the illness
• A study published in a science journal found that exposure to natural sunlight can improve cognitive function in children
• A popular sandwich chain announced it will switch to 100% compostable packaging by next year