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Avon Theatre Presents Documentary 'Thank You For Your Service' STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Avon Theatre will screen the 2015 documentary "Thank You for Your Service" Wednesday, March 2. "Thank You for Your Service" takes aim at our superficial understanding of war trauma and the failed policies that result. Director Tom Donahue interweaves the stories of four struggling Iraq War veterans with candid interviews of top military and civilian leaders. Observing the systemic neglect, the film argues for significant internal change and offers a road map of hope. Interviews include Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Admiral Mike Mullen, Generals D…

by Ken Davis

02/24/2016

Neighbors

Westport PAL Presents College Scholarships WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Westport Police Athletic League presented its annual Ellis Family and Melissa & Doug Bernstein college scholarships at Westport Police Headquarters.The recipients of the scholarships are: Emma Mikesh, Samantha Schwartz, Kristen Godin, Kady Chappa, Kelsey Bobrow, Madison Kashetta, Kyle Mikesh, Alex Frawley, Ned Batlin, Tucker Bobrow, Taylor Hawes, Shannon Connors, Ben Call, Kyle Frawley, Nick Kelly, Colleen McCarthy and Logan Rice. Westport PAL is one of the town's oldest youth organizations. Established in 1949, the Westport PAL continues to blaze a trail with many…

by Ken Davis

02/24/2016

Business

Apply For A Grant From Hackensack Rotary Club HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Rotary Club of Hackensack provides small grants to nonprofit organizations based in Hackensack and serving the Hackensack community.Grants of up to $1500 may be provided to a small number of selected organizations. Applications are due April 15, 2016. To be eligible, an organization must be incorporated or legislatively established in the State of New Jersey. Organizations not based in Hackensack may apply for a grant if the project to be funded serves primarily Hackensack residents. The purpose of the Grant Program is to assist the nonprofit organization with a sp…

by Ken Davis

02/24/2016

Events

Clifton Pasta Dinner Benefits Project Graduation CLIFTON, N.J. -- A benefit pasta dinner will be held at the Clifton Boys and Girls Club on Friday, March 4.The cost is $30 person person, and all of the proceeds will go toward Clifton High School's Project Graduation, which is run by Clifton Against Substance Abuse group. For tickets or additional information, call Nancy Delaney at 973-951-5024 or Tom Whittles at 973-800-2938. The event begins at 6: 30 p.m. The Clifton Boys and Girls Club is at 181 Colfax Ave, Clifton.

by Ken Davis

02/24/2016

Events

Orchestra Plans to Serenade Danbury With Free Concert DANBURY, Conn. -- The Danbury Concert Chorus and Danbury Community Orchestra will perform the concert “Serenade to Music” Sunday at Western Connecticut State University’s Visual and Performing Arts Center in the Veronica Hagman Concert Hall.The program will feature works by English composer Ralph Vaughn Williams – "Toward the Unknown Region" and "Serenade to Music" – as well as Jean Sibelius’s Symphony Number 1 and a selection of shorter choral works, including movements of Frostiana by Randall Thompson and Edgar Bainton’s "And I Saw a New Heaven." The Danbury C…

by Ken Davis

02/24/2016

Schools

Ossining School District Seeks Volunteer Interpreters OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Ossining School District is looking for volunteers who are bilingual in English and Spanish (as well as other languages) and would be willing to serve as interpreters during parent-teacher conferences, parent engagement nights, college fairs and other events.“We are dedicated to ensuring that all members of our diverse community have equal access to information and can fully participate in the educational life of their children,” said Ferzeen Shamsi, Claremont School assistant principal. The district needs volunteers to serve at all of its schools and would welcome ass…

by Ken Davis

02/24/2016

News

PhysicianOne Urgent Care Opens In Somers SOMERS, N.Y. -- PhysicianOne Urgent Care recently announced the grand opening of its first New York state location in Somers. PhysicianOne Urgent Care has experienced rapid growth over the past year and is pleased to continue its growth outside of Connecticut to provide high-quality care to the residents of Somers. The new location is now open to residents of Somers and their neighboring towns. As with all PhysicianOne Urgent Care offices, patients can expect superior care at affordable prices with cooperation with most major insurance carriers. Offering an array of services from urgent me…

by Ken Davis

02/24/2016

Neighbors

Stratford Library To Hold AARP Safe Driving Program STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Stratford Library, in conjunction with the American Association of Retired Persons, will offer another session of the “AARP Driver Safety Program," a classroom driver retraining program designed to help older persons improve their driving skills on Tuesday, March 1. The one-day class program, one of dozens offered by the agency every year, will be held in the library’s Lovell Room. Developed by AARP, the program is the first comprehensive driver-retraining course geared to the specific needs of older motorists. The course material covers the effects of aging an…

by Ken Davis

02/24/2016

News

Wanaque Library Starts 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program WANAQUE, N.J. -- A reading program for children from birth to age 5 will begin at the Wanque Public Library on Monday, March 14. Simple fact: If you read only one book at bedtime every night for three years, you will have read 1,095 books. If you read three books a day or any family member who is reading to a baby/child, it will total 1,095 books in only one year. There will be reading-prize incentives throughout the program and book of your choice (of up to $15 value) for your child’s home library collection upon completion. For additional information about the program, call the library …

by Ken Davis

02/24/2016

Events

FDR Library Presents Talk With Author Patricia Bell-Scott HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park will present an author talk and book-signing with author Patricia Bell-Scott on Thursday, March 3.Bell-Scott will discuss her book "The Firebrand and the First Lady: Portrait of a Friendship: Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the Struggle for Social Justice." This event is free and open to the public. "The Firebrand and the First Lady" tells the story of how a brilliant writer-turned-activist, granddaughter of a mulatto slave, and the first lady of the United States, whose ancest…

by Ken Davis

02/23/2016

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