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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Wappingers Fourth Graders Learning About Roosevelts Through New Grant
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- The fourth graders in the Wappingers Falls Central District will get to learn more about the Roosevelts. The Roosevelt Vanderbilt National Historic Site was awarded an Every Kid in a Park grant that will allow fourth graders free access to parks, lands, and waters through the summer. The grant will reimburse bus costs for 770 fourth graders for their field trip to the park. Students will learn more about the legacy of the Roosevelts and develop a service learning project, the school district said. Fourth graders plan to visit the park in May and June, the district…
Stony Point, NY
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Haverstraw Landslide Remembered: 19 Lives Lost
HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- This month, the village of Haverstraw is commemorating the 112th anniversary of the Haverstraw Landslide. Nineteen people, including four firefighters, lost their lives in the tragedy, which occurred on Jan. 8. Clay that was being excavated for brick use under a 100-foot embankment slipped out, destroying the Rockland Street business section and homes from Liberty to Jefferson Streets. Overall, 21 businesses were destroyed. The damage could've been worse, but a snowstorm stopped a fire that could've burned a large section of Haverstraw, according to "South of the Mo…
Hackensack, NJ
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NY Times Shines Spotlight On Hackensack: 'Billy Joel Is Always Welcome'
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The City of Hackensack is receiving accolades in a recent New York Times article. "Immortalized in an unflattering Billy Joel lyric — 'Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money?'" the article reads. "The Bergen County seat is an ethnically diverse city of 45,000, suburban in feel but with an urban center hugging the Hackensack River." The Times quotes new neighbors, real-estate agents and city officials praising Hackensack for its affordable housing, close proximity to Jersey City, Hoboken and New York, its sprawling par…
Paterson, NJ
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Haledon Boarding House For Italian Immigrants-Turned Restaurant Comes Down
HALEDON, N.J. — Casa Di Calabria in Haledon has been demolished to make way for new apartments, NorthJersey.com reports. A deep history runs through the Barbour Street Mexican eatery --formerly Piedmont Restaurant, the article says. The facility served as a boarding house for Italian immigrants working in the mills in the late 1800s, and was named after the men coming from the Piedmont region, owner Joe Colucci told NorthJersey.com. Immigrant and chef John Colucci owned the place in the 1960s, the article says. He renovated the kitchen and added a party room and a parking lot, according to…
Lyndhurst, NJ
Obituaries
Queen Of Peace Graduate Edward Robinson Dies, 47
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. — Edward Robinson of Washington Township died on Jan. 15 after surviving cancer for more than two decades. He was 47. Robinson was a graduate of Queen of Peace High School, and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in science from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Rutherford. His last job was as a financial analyst at AT&T in Paramus. Robinson was an avid reader with particular interest in politics, history and comic books. He enjoyed writing and collaborated on a biography on Dick Briefer’s “The Monster of Frankenstein.” Ed was a true gentleman who tirelessl…
Bridgeport, CT
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Two College Professors Have Open Minds And Closed Books
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- At Housatonic Community College, two professors are bringing their unique perspectives to the classroom. Both have found ways to teach their students in a fun, engaging way, not often found in college courses. Professor Josephine Milano, who teaches Elementary Spanish, explores the Spanish language while introducing students to the rich history and culture of Spain. As an HCC professor for over 20 years, Milano says students need only to bring themselves and an empty stomach to class. “It’s probably my favorite part,” said Milano. “Food is one of the few things we all …
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Learn About Monroe's History In New Illustrated Book Launching This Month
MONROE, Conn. -- A new illustrated paperback capturing the rich history of Monroe will be launched at a luncheon at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library on Jan. 7. The luncheon will introduce "Monroe Thought Time II," which chronicles such little-known chapters in the town's history as: A Ku Klux Klan rally in 1924 that drew 1,100 America-Firsters to a site where a Goodwill Store stands today A neighborhood popularly called Punkups that disappeared when Lake Zoar was created in 1919 The unsolved mystery of Captain Nathan Seeley, who was found dead in his barn in 1890 with a noose a…
