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Westport's Sunrise Rotary Holds Successful Super Bowl Food Drive WESTPORT, Conn. -- Sunrise Rotary Hands On Committee Chair Mario SaCuto mobilized 24 fellow Sunrise Rotarians and two Homes With Hope partners to join in the club’s annual Saturday Before Super Bowl Food Drive at Westport’s Stop & Shop to restock the Gillespie Center’s Food Pantry.The drive was tremendously successful. Westport shoppers (and surely a few from other communities) filled 160 cartons of food and other non-perishable items, along with a good deal of cash, altogether almost $10,000. Jeff Wieser, Homes With Hope’s President and CEO, said last year’s was the largest one-day dri…

by Ken Davis

02/12/2016

Schools

Holmes Students Welcome Animal Embassy To The Classroom In Darien DARIEN, Conn. -- Third-graders at Holmes Elementary School in Darien enjoyed a visit from Animal Embassy's Chris Evers in their classrooms. Animal Embassy provides hands-on education to foster appreciation and respect for life on Earth.

by Ken Davis

02/12/2016

Schools

Paramus' Parkway Elementary School Students Learn Letter 'K' PARAMUS, N.J. -- Students in Elissa Scotto’s preschool class at Parkway Elementary School in Paramus learned their letter of the week by becoming jumpin’ kangaroos! They jumped along to find the letter "K" and letter "K words" to put in their kangaroo pouch.

by Ken Davis

02/12/2016

Schools

Register For Cliffside Park Kindergarten Program CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Registration for Cliffside Park's kindergarten program for the 2016-17 school year will take place from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. Feb. 23-25 at School #4 in Cliffside Park. Parents who plan to enroll their children in kindergarten are to follow the guidelines and schedule below. To enter kindergarten, a child must be 5 on or before Oct. 1. If your child already is registered in the district's pre-K program, you are not required to re-register. At the time of registration, parents are to present the following documents: 1) Four proofs of residency A. A deed …

by Ken Davis

02/12/2016

Schools

Record Number Of Valhalla Artists Display Work In Prominent Exhibition VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Ten Valhalla High School seniors were selected to show their artwork in the Katonah Museum of Art’s “Young Artists 2016” exhibit. It is the most students participating from Valhalla in one year. The museum’s 33rd annual “Young Artists” exhibit gives high school seniors the opportunity to showcase their work in a professional museum. The Valhalla students are Sabrina Bellantoni, Pearse Callaghan, Marc Charbonier, Brianna DeRaffele, Chiaki Hashizume, Maya Holmgren, Miriam Navarro, Gabrielle Orr, Rachel Palumbo and Jake Son. “Young Artists 2016” is on display until Sunday, F…

by Valhalla Union Free School District.

02/12/2016

Events

Participants Sought For Teaneck Holocaust Candle-Lighting Ceremony TEANECK, N.J. -- The Yom Hashoah Committee of the Teaneck Jewish Community Council is looking for survivors and their families to participate in the candle-lighting ceremony during its annual Holocaust commemoration. The program is Wednesday, May 4, at Teaneck High School. If you know or are a part of a multi-generational family consisting of a survivor or first- or second-generation descendants who would consider participating in the program, please contact Regina Koenig at regimk325@aol.com or 201-387-1511 or Jeanette Malca at Jmalca44@gmail.com or 201-837-0146.

by Ken Davis

02/12/2016

Sports

Valhalla Boys Indoor Track Team Crowned Sectional Champions VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Following winning the League Championship in mid-January, the Valhalla High School boys indoor track team captured the Sectional Championship on Wednesday at the Armory Indoor Track and Field Center in Manhattan.The girls indoor track team was runner-up to the league title, and finished as runner-up in the Sectional Championship as well, despite having some injured and sick athletes. Throughout the championship, many Valhalla students set new school records.

by Valhalla Union Free School District

02/12/2016

Schools

Old Tappan Student Earns 'Spirit Of Community' Award OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- Benjamin Zangoglia, 17, of Old Tappan, was named among New Jersey's top two youth volunteers of 2016 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Zangoglia was nominated by North Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, now in its 21st year, is conducted by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Zangoglia, a senior at North Valley Regional High School, organized a fundraising team that co…

by Ken Davis

02/12/2016

Events

Lumina String Quartet Performs At Norwalk Community College NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Community College will host the Lumina String Quartet's presentation of “In True Quartet Concertant Tradition: Showing the Virtuosity of the Players,” featuring the music of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Dmitri Shostakovich and Duke Ellington, on Saturday, March 12.The quartet provides a meaningful contribution to Connecticut's musical life and is committed to bringing the best of string quartet music to local audiences. A limited amount of free tickets are available. If you are interested in attending, contact Barbara Cartsounis at 203-857-7302 or bcartsounis@norwalk.edu.…

by Ken Davis

02/12/2016

Events

Oradell Woman's Club Plans Game Night, Silent Auction ORADELL, N.J. -- The Book and Needle Woman’s Club of Oradell is having a “Game Night” and “Silent Auction” Friday, March 11 at the Westwood Woman’s Club.Bingo, The Price is Right, trivia and other games based on TV game shows will be played. Refreshments will be served and a 50/50 raffle will be conducted. The donation for the event is $15. Proceeds will benefit scholarships to River Dell High School seniors, Girls Career Institute, the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Program, awards for Public School sixth-graders and other community projects. Advanced registration is required. Click here to…

by Ken Davis

02/12/2016

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