Facebook Page Started To Aid Avalon Oaks Fire Victims

Page is serving as a gathering place for people looking to help those families who lost everything in the Feb. 8 fire.

The 4-alarm fire at Avalon Oaks on Feb. 8 made headlines and sent plumes of smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles. But almost two weeks later, as the buzz surrounding the fire has faded, the 36 people made homeless by the blaze must still deal with the aftermath. A Facebook Page -- www.facebook.com/FebruaryBlizzardFireVictims -- has been started to gather resources to try and help the families impacted. The page was started by Barbara Warren-Sica but has quickly developed into a clearinghouse, of sorts, for various resources, suggestions and ideas. One effort being featured on the page is a fund for the fire victims that has been set up at the Reading Co-Operative Bank. Those wishing to donate can send contributions to: Reading …

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Can Police Search Your Cellphone Without a Warrant?

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled police don't need a search warrant to look at a cellphone's call list after arresting the phone's owner. As courts around the country grapple with the issue, tell us: is this reasonable search and seizure?

What's the difference between personal information and correspondence you have physically stored in your home, and similar information that's on your cellphone? And what should police have access to without a warrant? It's a question that courts across the nation are dealing with it and one that arose here in Massachusetts on Wednesday, when the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that police don't need a search warrant to look at the call list of a person's cellphone during while searching that person's personal property after an arrest. However, in writing the court's opinion for Commonwealth vs. Demetrius A. Phifer, Justice Margot Botsford cited other court cases that raise questions about the extent that law enforcement officials can access …

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2:28 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

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POLL: Should Hiring Companies Ask for Facebook Information?

Some employers are asking for login information of potential job seekers.

Imagine utilizing all of Facebook's privacy settings to the maximum so that only your closest family and friends can see your personal profile.  Now imagine interviewing for a job and having that employer ask for your login information in order to get a better look at your personal life.  That's exactly what some hiring companies are doing across the country, according to a Boston.com report Tuesday. But the legality of the move is being called into question, and is actually being brought to the forefront in such states as Illinois and Maryland, where proposed legislation would forbid public companies from asking for such information, according to Boston.com.  What do you think? Do hiring companies have the right to ask job seekers for …

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Wilmington's Social Media Saturday

A wrap up of the week in Facebook and Twitter on Wilmington Patch.

Here at Wilmington Patch, social media is a big deal. Social media is one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard on Facebook Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media page of the week Your town on Facebook

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Engagement Weekly

Wilmington's Social Media Saturday

A wrap up of the week in Facebook and Twitter on Wilmington Patch.

Here at Wilmington Patch, social media is a big deal. Social media is one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard on Facebook Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media page of the week Your town on Facebook

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Social Media Saturday is Back

We highlight some of the action on Facebook and Twitter from the last week.

Here at Wilmington Patch, social media is a big deal. Social media is one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard on Facebook Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media page of the week Your town on Facebook Got a page you think we should know about? Let us know in the comments.

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A Memorial Day Weekend Edition of Social Media Saturday

We look at the last week of Twitter and Facebook on Wilmington Patch.

Here at Wilmington Patch, social media is a big deal. Social media is one way we interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturday is a new weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Overheard on Facebook Here is a sampling of comments and happenings on our Facebook page and the social media world from the past week: Social Media page of the week Your town on Facebook Got a page you think we should know about? Let us know in the comments.

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