MyCommunityNOW.com

FAMILY WATCHDOG

Locate sex offenders
in your neighborhood

MyCommunityNOW.com is teaming up with Family Watchdog, a national organization, to provide residents with an interactive map that shows where registered sex offenders are living and working in your neighborhood.

With just one click of the mouse, you can quickly find out whether any offenders are in your neighborhood and can get details on those individuals.

Find a Family Watchdog offender map for your neighborhood by clicking on your community in the upper right-hand corner of this page.

Video: See 'Morning Blend' report on Family Watchdog

Members of the Class of 2008 move the tassels on their mortarboards, signifying their graduation from Homestead High School, during ceremonies in the school's field house June 15.
Photo by Dave Haberkorn

Do you have some news you'd like to share with your neighbors?

Posting photos and stories about local events, academic achievements, personal milestones and more on the "Your Space" section of each NOW site is easy! Just ask some of those who use "YourSpace" to share information with the rest of the community.

'So easy to use'

"GermantownNOW.com has made submitting articles, news, events and information so easy. Feedback I've received from friends and neighbors suggests that people actually have the site bookmarked and check it regularly. Since I've found the site and have actually posted to it, I'll certainly be submitting more information on other community related items as they come up."
- Paul Fehrenbach, Germantown soccer parent

'Easy and effective'

"The NOW websites provide for an easy and effective way for our Foundation to promote our events and services to a large audience. Being a non-profit organization, the NOW sites provide for free publicity and guaranteed coverage for our events and programs, which we may or may not receive with other media sources. The NOW sites make it very simple to post stories and press releases for our Foundation."
- Joel Cencius, Arthritis Foundation, Wisconsin Chapter

'A great community resource'

"The NOW sites are a great outlet for groups, business, and individuals to communicate with the community. I submit stories because it is easy to do, it is quick - articles are posted on the same day, and the Web site covers a wide range of news topics which draws in many different readers. Posting both articles and pictures is super easy. I strongly encourage others to use this great resource our community has."
- Mandie Reedy, Youth Futures - The Council on Alcohol and other Drug Abuse of Washington County

What can you find on each NOW site?

Local news, local opinions, plus your photos and stories, and so much more!

Read local blogs or start your own by becoming one of our "Community Voices" bloggers
Did your child make the honor roll? Is your community organization sponsoring an upcoming event? You can share your news with the rest of the community in our Your Stories section.
Have some great shots from your family vacation? Or the local Fourth of July parade? Or grandma's 100th birthday? You can easily post them in the Your Photos section.
Get the latest news about your community from the newsrooms of the Journal Sentinel and Community Newspapers. And news updates from throughout the day will be posted on CommunityWatch.
From trash pickup schedules to contact information of local officials to suggestions on local restaurants, you'll find everything you need to know about your hometown in our Community Guide.
Plan your week ahead by using our local Community Calendar.
Stay on top of the crime that's happening in your community by reading the weekly police reports.
How much are homes selling for in your neighborhood? Check out recent home sales in our Going Prices feature.

So what are you waiting for? visit a NOW community site today:

For comments, questions or suggestions for the NOW sites, or to get more information on how to start a blog, or submit a photo or story, contact NOW Online Editor Mark Maley at (262) 446-6630 or email him at mmaley@cninow.com

To reach the circulation department for Community Newspapers or the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, call (414) 224-2222.

To reach the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newsroom, call (414) 224-2318 or email jsmetro@journalsentinel.com.

To reach the Community Newspapers newsroom, call (414) 224-2100, then press option 5. Or email news@cninow.com.

For information on classified advertising in Community Newspapers, call (414) 224-2800.

For information on classified advertising in the Journal Sentinel, call (414) 224-2121.

For information on online advertising on the NOW Web sites, call (414) 225-5030 or email Josh Phillips at jphillips@jsonline.com

For information on retail advertising in the Community Newspapers or the Journal Sentinel, call (414) 224-2498.

For your convenience, we've put some of our commonly requested announcement forms online. Instructions for submission are on the forms. Click to download:
• an engagement announcement form
• a wedding announcement form, which has a second page
• a birth announcement form
• an anniversary announcement form
• an obituary form

In addition, you may order reprints of photos taken by our staff photographers through the Journal Sentinel at http://jsonline.mycapture.com. Type a keyword from the cutline into the search field - say, the name of your student athlete - and you will be shown the photo and given options for ordering your own copies.