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Ridgewood Librarians Honored At Adult Literacy Awards RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood Library ESL tutors Kathy Garden and Linda Keesing were honored among the Tutors of the Year at the 28th Annual Adult Literacy Awards Ceremony, held on Thursday, June 16, at Bergen Community College. Nancy Honsinger, who works in Ridgewood Library's Reference Department and is a longtime coordinator of the library's ESL program, was an attendance at the ceremony. Victoria Hilditch, a librarian in the library's Reference Department and co-coodinator of the library's ESL program with Honsinger, was also in attendance.

by Ken Davis

06/28/2016

Events

'The Fantasticks' Comes To Pleasantville PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville theater company Arc Stages will present "The Fanstasticks" on its Community Stage in July."The Fantasticks," directed by Ann Shankman, is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, two fathers and a wall, according to Arc Stages. The narrator, El Gallo (played by Aaron David Gleason), asks audience members to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic. "The Fanstasticks" will be performed on the following dates and times: Friday, July 15, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, July 16, at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m…

by Ken Davis

06/28/2016

Events

Sled Dog Expert Introduces Kids To Sport In Oakland OAKLAND, N.J. -- Kathy Murarik, president of the New Jersey Sled Dog Club, will present a program on sled dogs at the Oakland Public Library on Thursday in the Children's Room.Murarik,will discuss the Iditarod and NJ Dog Sledding. The program will also feature special canine guests. The program is for children ages 5 and older. Click here to register for the program. The program will be from 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. The library is at 2 Municipal Plaza, Oakland.

by Ken Davis

06/28/2016

Events

Pelham Art Center Showcases Works By Faculty, Students PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Pelham Art Center will present its Faculty and Student Showcase from Friday, July 15, to Friday, Aug.19.A free opening reception and all-age hands-on workshop will be held July 15 from 6:30- 8 p.m. This annual exhibition features new works in a variety of mediums by the art center’s teachers and students, according to the center. Exhibited work ranges from charcoal to oils, photographs to collage, and mixed media to ceramics. The exhibition provides a great opportunity to view and collect original art from emerging and established artists, and to view the results from t…

by Ken Davis

06/28/2016

Schools

Main Street School Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For Garden IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Main Street School in Irvington held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new garden on June 21. The garden was a culmination of the hard work of students, staff and parents, the district said. “The work of this garden exemplifies our beliefs and practices around community because it took persistence, precision and accuracy, listening with understanding and empathy and at times finding humor to make our garden grow,” Principal Joyce Chapnick said. During the ceremony, fifth-grader Riley Annicharico told guests that the idea for the garden grew when a group of students expre…

by Ken Davis

06/28/2016

Police & Fire

Brookfield Police Officer Helps To Douse Mulch Fire BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department, Candlewood Company got a little help Friday from Brookfield Police Officers Joseph Kyek and Mitchell Heller in putting out a small mulch fire on Federal Road. Kyek, a former captain of Candlewood Company, didn't hesitate to grab the hose line so he could make quick work of the fire.

by Ken Davis

06/28/2016

Neighbors

Bronxville Elementary Third-Graders Perform 'Circus Around the World' BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Third-graders from Bronxville Elementary School performed a variety of circus tricks -- including tumbling, balancing acts, acrobatics and juggling -- for classmates, teachers and parents on June 17 as part of the school's 17th Annual "Circus Around the World" event. “Circus Around the World” is a culmination of the third-grade social studies curriculum that focuses on countries around the world. For two weeks, Circus Minimus ringmaster Kevin O’Keefe worked with each class individually every day to teach them about the history, culture and geography of their as…

by Ken Davis

06/27/2016

Schools

Lourdes High Spanish Club Ends School Year With Renegades Game POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Members of Our Lady of Lourdes High School's Spanish Club and their moderator, Rita Roman, celebrated the end of the school year with an evening of baseball, food and fun at the 2016 Catholic School Night at Dutchess Stadium.Every year, the event showcases Catholic schools at a Renegades baseball game at the stadium, located in Wappinger Falls. Roman organized this night for Lourdes at the picnic area within the stadium.

by Ken Davis

06/27/2016

Schools

John Jay MS MathCounts Team Places Third In Tournament CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- John Jay Middle School’s MathCounts team earned a third-place finish at the Museum of Mathematics Tri-State Area Tournament of Champions in May. “The JJMS team of Matthew Collins, Stone Fenton, Jonathan Frantz and Raymond Zou bested 10 other schools that had won their county chapters from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut earlier this spring,” said team adviser James Egeler, a seventh-grade math teacher.

by Ken Davis

06/27/2016

News

Death of Westchester Woman After Getting Caught in Rip Current Tops News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Southern Westchester County. Port Chester resident Kristi Pisano, 24, died after she got caught in a rip current on Long Beach Island at the Jersey Shore, where she was attending a wedding last Saturday. Mount Pleasant police have released the identities of two people killed Wednesday in a multi-vehicle accident involving a motorcycle on Route 9A in Hawthorne. Members of the Yonkers Police Department Detective Division returned a stolen crucifix to Monastery Church of the Sacred Heart Wednesday. Dave Marr…

by Ken Davis

06/26/2016

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