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Tweet #PatchRebuilds to Help Hurricane Sandy Survivors

Patch will make a $1 donation to AmeriCares for every tweet with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds

Editor’s note: This story was originally posted in mid-November, but the campaign lasts until the end of December, so get Tweeting! You can help rebuild communities that were hit by Hurricane Sandy by donating cans of food, volunteering for cleanup efforts—or simply sending a tweet. Patch is excited to announce our new effort to help support devestated communities after the storm. For every tweet sent with the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, we will donate $1 to the AmeriCares Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund, up to $125,000. Your contribution will go toward medical and humanitarian aid, grants and programs to help Sandy survivors. You can simply tweet the hashtag #PatchRebuilds, or go to our Patch Rebuilds website, rebuilds.patch.com/…

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Superintendent Won't Pursue Charges Against Ex-Employee Who Sent Threatening Tweet

Police said the woman was "just blowing off steam" and North Canton City School officials only want the incident documented

The ex-employee of North Canton City Schools who posted a threatening tweet about District Superintendent Michael Hartenstein will not be charged. Hartenstein chose not to file charges against the employee who had been fired for "violation of work rules," — in other words, tweeting while on the clock, said North Canton Police Sgt. Douglas Cardwell. Cardwell said the employee was fired and, once she left school property, she posted a tweet on her public Twitter account along the lines of "That's the last thing he'll ever say to me. And then he's dead." The tweet was not sent directly to Hartenstein or anyone else. Cardwell said the woman's boss already was monitoring her online activity before she was fired. The report listed the time frame…

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School Superintendent Files Report Over Threatening Tweet

Michael Hartenstein, superintendent of North Canton City Schools since August of this year, says he felt threatened by a Twitter update from a spurned ex-employee

Michael Hartenstein, superintendent of North Canton City Schools since August of this year, says he felt threatened by a Twitter update from a spurned ex-employee. The North Canton police report did not list any suspect information. It only included this one sentence in the narrative portion of the report: "The victim reports he feels threatened by remarks an (ex)employee made on Twitter after being discharged." The report listed the time frame for when the incident occurred as 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Nov. 2 and classified the incident as "menacing," a fourth-degree misdemeanor.

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North Canton Goes Digital for the Election

Social media is an influencer, and not just in cyberspace; it's also a part of North Canton. Read how North Canton is part of the trend with this year's election results.

Your Presidential Debate Tweets, Odd President Facts & More: Best of Twitter

We scanned Twitter to find the best presidential debate tweets from our followers

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Mitt Romney Crashes Through North Canton Bar Window ... Well, According to The Onion

North Canton got a shoutout today from the farcical online newspaper, The Onion

North Canton got a shoutout today from the farcical online newspaper, The Onion. Yup — little ol' us.  According to The Onion, presidential candidate Mitt Romney was running through Ohio frantically waving and smiling. And that's the whole story, folks. Well, that's about it until Romney dove through a North Canton bar window and "scrambled to his feet, wolfed down a large plate of pancakes, waved to restaurant patrons for five seconds, furiously stammered out a few words about the economy, stumbled out through the front door, and sprinted in the direction of Youngstown." No, we're not kidding. But The Onion is. North Canton Patch sends its thanks to Twitter follower Jeff Rhodes (@JR_65M) for the heads up about the North Canton name-drop …

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Emoticon Turns 30, #UnansweredCartoonQuestions & More: Best of Twitter

Where did this little guy come from — ;) ? We learned about the history of the emoticon and much more on Twitter this week.

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Space Shuttle Endeavor, iPhone 5 Craze & More: Best of Twitter

The only thing that got Twitter users more worked up than the "one-in-a-lifetime" flyover of the space shuttle Endeavor this week was perhaps the arrival of the new iPhone 5. No, we're not kidding.

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Following Patch on Twitter Opens Up New Ways to Connect to Local News

We don't just spew out links to stories on Twitter; it's another avenue for Local Editor Morgan Day to connect with readers. We've got 840 followers — are you one of them?