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North Arlington Starz Cheerleaders Win Recreation Championship North Arlington Starz Cheerleaders Win Recreation Championship
North Arlington Starz Cheerleaders Win Recreation Championship NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. -- Mayor Joseph Bianchi and the council presented the North Arlington Starz Cheerleaders with a proclamation June 9 for placing first in their division at the national competition at Virginia Beach. The team is led by head coach Erin Lewis and directors Michele Stirone and Marisa Ryan. The NJCDCA 2016 Recreation State Champions team are: Gerardo Baez, Lindsey Johnstone, Melina Beltran, Gabriella Kaminski, Alyssa Buccheri, Cristina Palacios, Gabriela Fontes, Alexa Paparelli, Nicolle Gongora, Crysta Marie Pietronico, Alyssa Gonzalez, Alexus Romano, Emily Greenmeier, Grays…

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Palisades Park Athletes Win Sportsmanship Awards Palisades Park Athletes Win Sportsmanship Awards
Palisades Park Athletes Win Sportsmanship Awards PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- Palisades Park Jr/Sr. High School's Suhaila Alomar and Jordan Velez recently were recognized as North Jersey Interscholastic Conference Sportsmanship Award Winners for 2016.The NJIC recognizes two high school student athletes from each school in the conference at a luncheon at Chart House in Weehawken. These student athletes exemplify a positive attitude, leadership and commitment to excellence for the rest of the student body.

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New Rochelle Students Participate in Full STEAM Ahead Program New Rochelle Students Participate in Full STEAM Ahead Program
New Rochelle Students Participate in Full Steam Ahead Program NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Students from both Albert Leonard and Isaac E. Young middle schools recently participated in Full STEAM Ahead, a program that showcased a year's worth of in-depth, multidisciplinary learning across science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.Sixth-graders explored the dangers of "text neck"; seventh-graders analyzed climate change; and eighth-graders investigated numerous applications of technology. The initiative represents a focused districtwide approach to fully and meaningfully integrating these core lessons into every classroom, K-12. Associate S…

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Schools
Holocaust Survivor Visits Old Tappan High School Holocaust Survivor Visits Old Tappan High School
Holocaust Survivor Visits Old Tappan High School OLD TAPPAN, N.J. -- Holocaust survivor Trudy Album visited James McGuire's advanced placement U.S. history II class at Northern Valley Regional High School in Old Tappan on Friday, June 3. Album shared her story of growing up in a religious family in a wonderful, accepting community. Her story included her experiences being segregated in her own community, moving to a Jewish ghetto and then being sent to a forced labor camp. She was later transported to Auschwitz where her parents and younger siblings were killed. She was then transported to another labor camp and her eventual liberation wh…

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Sacred Heart Senior’s College Scholarship Is Ticket to Times Square Sacred Heart Senior’s College Scholarship Is Ticket to Times Square
Sacred Heart Senior’s College Scholarship Is Ticket to Times Square GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Taco Bell Foundation and Get Schooled Foundation have selected Sacred Heart Greenwich senior Daisy Flores for a $1,000 college scholarship in the “Graduate for Más Times Square Yearbook Scholarship.”As a scholarship winner, Flores' picture will be featured in Times Square. It will appear Wednesday, June 8, at noon on a six-story digital billboard overlooking one of the world's busiest intersections. Flores, a resident of New Rochelle, N.Y., will graduate from Sacred Heart Greenwich on Friday, June 3, and will attend American University in the fall. She has attended Sa…

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Events
Westwood Doctor Helps Stroke Patients Change Their Lives Westwood Doctor Helps Stroke Patients Change Their Lives
Westwood Doctor Helps Stroke Patients Change Their Lives WESTWOOD, N.J. -- Clinical neurologist Dr. Georges Ghacibeh will hold a stroke recovery seminar Wednesday at HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley Community Classroom in Westwood. Recovery from stroke requires making changes in the physical, social and emotional aspects of one's life, according to Ghacibeh. He will discuss ways for stroke victims to improve over time following a stroke. Spouses or support persons are encouraged to attend this seminar. To register, please call (877)-848-WELL (9355). The seminar will be from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley Community Classroom i…

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51 Irvington Eighth-Graders Inducted Into National Junior Honor Society 51 Irvington Eighth-Graders Inducted Into National Junior Honor Society
51 Irvington Eighth-Graders Inducted Into National Junior Honor Society IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Fifty-one Irvington Middle School eighth-graders became official members of the school’s National Junior Honor Society during the recent annual induction ceremony. The students were recognized for their outstanding academic achievements and for demonstrating excellence in the areas of scholarship, character, leadership, citizenship and service. To become a member of the NJHS, students were required to have a GPA approaching 3.9 and provide recommendations from teachers and leaders of community-based organizations. For the first time this year, many members completed a co…

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Boy Scout Builds Garden For Briarcliff Senior Living Community Boy Scout Builds Garden For Briarcliff Senior Living Community
Boy Scout Builds Garden For Briarcliff Senior Living Community BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- The residents of Atria Senior Living in Briarcliff Manor recently received a special gift from Briarcliff resident Steven Orientale, a Boy Scout from Troop 18. Orientale chose the Atria Briarcliff community to complete his Eagle Scout Service Project. He created a beautiful indoor garden for the residents to enjoy all year. Orientale has been volunteering at Atria Briarcliff for a few years and said it was a natural selection to choose the community to complete his project. The garden was completed in time for Earth Day in April, and Atria Briarcliff held an offi…

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Pawling Knights Of Columbus Elect John Genn Pawling Knights Of Columbus Elect John Genn
Pawling Knights Of Columbus Elect John Genn PAWLING, N.Y. -- John P. Genn, vice president and senior trust officer for Tompkins Financial Advisors in Wappingers Falls, has been named as an elected officer with the Pawling Knights of Columbus, where he’s been a member for the past decade.“The Knights of Columbus has served deserving families and people for more than 130 years,” said Genn, who lives in Pawling with his wife. “It is my honor to continue that tradition in my own community through the fellowship of the Pawling council as an elected officer.” The Pawling Knights of Columbus is one of more than 15,000 councils, including 1.…

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Schools
Ossining Students Participate In Minds In Motion At Jacob Burns Center Ossining Students Participate In Minds In Motion At Jacob Burns Center
Ossining Students Participate In Minds In Motion At Jacob Burns Center OSSINING, N.Y. -- Eileen A. Kanganis and Emily Crampton's fourth-grade class from Claremont Elementary in Ossining participated in Minds in Motion, a program run by the Jacob Burns Film Center, at Claremont School.The kids learned all about making movies and got to see their finished product on Friday at the movie theater along with four other classes. They got to dress up and walk the red carpet for their movie premiere. Many of the parents came to see the movies, and the students all got an award for participating in the program.

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