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Eastchester School Librarian To Lead Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Eastchester Irish American Social Club (EIASC) recently announced Helene Murtha Dooley, Eastchester resident and librarian in the Eastchester Union Free School District, will be the grand marshal for the club’s 12th Annual Eastchester St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, March 13, at 3 p.m.The festival and Installation of the grand marshal and honorees, Kathy Doody and Christine Doody Doherty will take place Saturday evening at Lake Isle Park. For parade and festival details, go to www.eastchesterirish.org. Murtha Dooley’s family came to New York from Ireland in th…

by Ken Davis

03/02/2016

Real Estate

Rockland Sheriff's Office Features Civil Division On Digital Open House CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Rockland County Sheriff's Office features its Civil Enforcement Division for this month's Digital Open House.The Civil Enforcement Division has a broad scope of powers and duties, which provides the public with a wide range of services, according to the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. The Civil Enforcement Division enforces mandates issued out of the Supreme and local justice courts, enforces income and property executions, enforces evictions, seizes property, family court petitions, executes arrest warrants out of the Supreme Court, serves process in legal actions…

by Ken Davis

03/02/2016

Neighbors

Waldwick Realtors Donate Chairs To Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.J. -- In keeping with the National Association of REALTORS® partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Waldwick's RealSource Association of Realtors® donated lightly used captain’s chairs to the Boys & Girls Club of Hawthorne.“We recently redecorated our association and were looking for an organization that could use our board room chairs,” said RealSource Association Executive Suzan Koren. “We were thrilled to be able to assist the Hawthorne Boys and Girls Club in furnishing their new science and technology center for teens.” According to the CEO of the club, …

by Ken Davis

03/02/2016

News

Ramsey Police Participate In Operation Take Back NJ RAMSEY, N.J. -- The Ramsey Police Department will participate in Operation Take Back New Jersey on Saturday, April 30.This program, which has been implemented by the Drug Enforcement Administration, enables residents to freely and independently dispose of any unwanted or unused medications. A box will be placed in the lobby of Ramsey Police Department headquarters located at 25 North Central Avenue. Individuals can anonymously place medications in this box, and no identification will be required. A person may remove the medication from its container prior to placing it in the disposal box…

by Ken Davis

03/02/2016

Events

Holocaust Survivor Tells His Story In Armonk ARMONK, N.Y. -- Holocaust survivor Rabbi Nissen Mangel will speak at Brynwood Golf & Country Club in Armonk on Thursday, March 17. Mangel, who was a 10-year-old boy when he came to the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, will share with the audience a firsthand account of the Holocaust, where he witnessed unspeakable atrocities as well as amazing displays of fortitude and acts of faith. His discussion will also examine our ability to overcome challenges and find joy and meaning in everyday living. Mangel is a renowned inspirational speaker, author, translator and authority on Jewish mystici…

by Ken Davis

03/01/2016

Neighbors

Little Red Hats Take Over Danbury Hospital’s Family Birth Center DANBURY, Conn. -- Danbury Hospital partnered with the American Heart Association for the “Little Hats, Big Hearts” program during February – American Heart Month -- to help raise awareness for congenital heart defects, the most common type of birth defect in the country. Every baby born at Danbury Hospital during February received a little red hat in recognition of the Little Hats, Big Hearts program. “Every baby born at Danbury Hospital is screened for congenital heart defects before they go home,” said Maria Minei, nurse manager at Danbury Hospital Family Birth Center. “We are pleased to …

by Ken Davis

03/01/2016

Schools

Paramus Students 'Rethink Their Drinks' PARAMUS, N.J. -- Parkway Elementary School students in Paramus learned to “rethink their drinks” when they saw just how much sugar is actually found in different types of sugar-sweetened beverages, including sports drinks, sodas, fruit punch and even some 100-percent fruit juices.Since sugar-sweetened beverages often have little to no nutritional value, they should be limited no more than two servings each week. Parkway students were encouraged to stick with milk at meals and go wild for water at all other times. Smart drinking is healthy drinking!

by Ken Davis

03/01/2016

Politics

Petitions Available For Upcoming Ridgewood Election RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Petitions are available at the Village Clerk's Office for any Ridgewood registered voter seeking the position of Village Council member.The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holidays. The village clerk will accept petitions which contain the valid signatures of at least 164 registered voters who live in Ridgewood, as required by law. Three Village Council seats, which have four year terms, will be up for election. The terms begin July 1, 2016. The deadline for filing the petitions with the village clerk is no later than Monday…

by Ken Davis

03/01/2016

Events

Brewster's Studio Around The Corner Displays Artist James Sparks' Work BREWSTER, N.Y. -- The Studio Around The Corner in Brewster recently announced its March exhibition of works by artist James B. Sparks. An accomplished artist and educated in the fine arts, Sparks holds a bachelor's and a master's degree in fine arts and over time has served as an adjunct professor at the Connecticut Institute of Art, Bronx Community College, and presently the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Sparks’ paintings center on the theme of complexity and diversity as found in nature. He has many public collections and is “Artist In Residence” in a number of locations in the area. …

by Ken Davis

03/01/2016

Events

Professor Discusses Connecticut’s Coastal Resilience In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- Jennifer Mattei, of Sacred Heart University, will discuss Connecticut’s coastal resilience, examining strategies to deal with sea-level rise and storm surge in coastal communities Sunday, March 6 at the Innis Arden Cottage in Greenwich Point Park, Old Greenwich. The discussion will explore the work of Mattei’s team, who installed living shorelines to provide erosion control while restoring or enhancing natural shoreline habitats as an alternative to hard infrastructure projects in adapting to climate change. Her project is being tested in Stratford to see if it helps to …

by Ken Davis

03/01/2016

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