New Leash On Life + A Good Boy Gone + Cicada Treat Returns

ACROSS AMERICA — Fern, a little dog tied to a mile marker and abandoned on the side of a New York state road, got a second chance at life Saturday when she went home with the police officer who saved her.

Fern, a senior chihuahua, was brought into the Peconic shelter on June 7 after Southold Town Police Officer James Crosser found her, abandoned and unable to protect herself from wildlife.

On Saturday, Crosser and his wife, Olivia, arrived at the shelter to take the pup home.

"They were all grinning ear to ear," Gabrielle Stroup of the North Fork Animal Welfare League said.. "It brought tears to our eyes and seeing how happy the two of them are to welcome her into their home is heartwarming — a great ending!" Read the story on North Fork Patch

‘Our Sweet, Good Boy’

Champ, first dog and companion to President Joe Biden and his family, died peacefully at the White House on Saturday. "In our most joyful moments and in our most grief-stricken days, he was there with us, sensitive to our every unspoken feeling and emotion," the president’s statement said of the 13-year-old German Shepherd. "We love our sweet, good boy and will miss him always." Read the story on Across America Patch

Fun Reads

Blind Determination: A Pennsylvania woman who is legally blind will dress as Lady Liberty and rappel down 10 stories to raise funds for the nonprofit that helped her learn to live independently when she lost her eyesight, via Malvern Patch

Sweet, Creamy Cicadas: Nothing says seasonal flavor like a scoop of cicada ice cream, courtesy of The Bent Spoon in Princeton, New Jersey. When the shop debuted its cicada chocolate chip ice cream last month, it was an instant hit with patrons. The treat made its return Saturday, via Princeton Patch

Happy McBirthday: Kyle Verity has been welcoming customers to the McDonald’s in Mattituck, New York, with bright smiles and kind words for 14 years. On Friday, they came out to celebrate him as he turned 30, via North Fork Patch

Father’s Day Flicks: From hilarious comedies to real tear-jerkers, these awesome dad-centric films will entertain the whole family on Father's Day, via Hollywood Patch

Corona-What? The word do New Jerseyans misspell the most? Here’s a hint: from face masks to social distancing to vaccinations, you probably have an opinion on it, via Morristown Patch

Summer’s Officially Here: After more than a year cooped up in the doldrums of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are likely more than ready to kick off their shoes and take a dip in the warm, blue waters of summer, via Across America Patch

House Porn: The most expensive house for sale in Maryland is a former monastery and has ties to a prominent seafood restaurant chain | Need some variety? This week’s Georgia dream homes feature a bourbon room, a heated saltwater pool and more

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