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Schools

Saddle Brook School Rolls Dice For Fundraiser SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Saddle Brook's Franklin School PTA started ticket sales for a beefsteak fundraiser scheduled for Friday, April 1 at the VFW building in Saddle Brook. The dinner will feature games of chance along with gift baskets, raffles and more prizes. Giresi's Caterers will provide the food, such as fruit, penne with ricotta and meat sauce, filet mignon dipped in butter, fries and dessert. Vegetarian entrées will be available as well. Tickets are $45 each, and the proceeds benefit Franklin School. For more information, call Gina at 201-390-3399 or e-mail regina714@aol.com. The …

by Ken Davis

01/30/2016

Neighbors

New Rochelle Library Board Fills Vacancy With Dierdra Clark NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Lifelong New Rochelle resident Dierdra Clark will fill the vacant seat on the New Rochelle Public Library Board of Trustees, the board at its Jan. 14 meeting.Clark will be filling the remainder of the second year of the five-year term formerly held by Emery Schweig, who resigned in November due to personal reasons. The second year will conclude on June 30, 2016. The annual library election on May 17, 2016, will include the election of two library trustee positions: one for the regularly scheduled election of a trustee for a five-year term, and one to complete the last …

by Ken Davis

01/30/2016

Business

New Realty Office Opens In Oakland OAKLAND, N.J. -- Michael Kaplan has opened a new realty office on Ramapo Valley Road in Oakland. The new office is next to the DMV in Oakland. Kaplan's office is temporarily based at 410 Ramapo Valley Road, across from Starbucks. For more information, visit northjerseymike.com or call (201) 951-3221.

by Ken Davis

01/30/2016

Business

AFC Urgent Care Comes To Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- AFC Urgent Care, will be expanding its signature brand of quality health care with a new state-of-the-art center in Yorktown Heights, opening on Thursday, Feb. 4, with a VIP ribbon-cutting from 2 - 3 p.m.AFC is the second largest privately owned operator of urgent care and accessible primary care facilities in the country, Dr. Rajesh Gupta, an emergency room doctor, will lead the AFC Yorktown team as its medical director. He is optimistic about his new career as a business owner, which started last year when he bought an AFC Urgent Care franchise. Since the purcha…

by Ken Davis

01/30/2016

Police & Fire

Bethel Police Sergeant Heads To New Job On Easton Force BETHEL, Conn. -- The Bethel Police Department said goodbye Monday to Sgt. Michael Kaluta, who's taking a job with the Easton Police Department. "Big Mike" served the Town of Bethel for more than 26 years and will continue to serve and protect on the Easton Police force. The Bethel Police Department wished Kaluta good luck with his new adventures. "Easton will be adding a dedicated and professional officer and a great man to their force," read a statement on the Bethel Police Department's Facebook page.

by Ken Davis

01/29/2016

Politics

Westport Rep. Lavielle To Champion Student Privacy Protection Bill WESTPORT, Conn. -- State Rep. Gail Lavielle (R-143), ranking member of the General Assembly’s Education Committee, said Monday that she has made the passage of a bill establishing strong protections for the privacy of student data one of her priorities for the upcoming legislative session.Lavielle made the statement during an informational forum on student data privacy held in Hartford by the Connecticut Education Association and titled “The Student Data Minefield." A staunch advocate of protecting students’ personal information, Lavielle introduced a concept bill on the subject (HB 599…

by Ken Davis

01/29/2016

Schools

St. Thomas Aquinas College To Hold Sustainability Conference in Sparkill SPARKILL, N.Y. -- St. Thomas Aquinas College’s School of Arts & Sciences, School of Business and School of Education will host a panel discussion about local efforts toward sustainability in Rockland County on Thursday, Feb. 4, in the college’s Lougheed Library in Sparkill, announced Dr. Robert Murray, provost and vice president of academic affairs at the college. Scheduled panelists include: Matt Ceplo, head groundskeeper at Rockland Country Club (Sparkill, NY); Michael Shilale, architect and chair of the Green Council of Rockland Business Association (NY); John McDowell, founding member…

by Ken Davis

01/29/2016

Schools

Kensico Students Thanked For Wounded Warrior Donation VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Following its annual Haunted House event last October, Valhalla's Kensico School donated more than $2,000 of the proceeds to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). The school recently received a letter of gratitude for the donation.The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a charity and veterans service organization that was created in 2003. It offers programs, services and events for wounded military veterans following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in Manhattan. After October's Halloween-based event, Kensico Coach Scott Dooley sent a donation of $2,045 to the Wounded Warrior Project.…

by Valhalla Union Free School District

01/29/2016

Lifestyle

'Great Book Sale' Collection Starts For Glen Rock Library GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- Friends of the Glen Rock Public Library are accepting gently used books -- in good condition -- through March 26 for the Great Book Sale.The sale embraces the following adult categories: art, biography, classics, cooking, fiction, gardening, history, sports and current non-fiction in hard cover, trade paperback and pocketbook formats. CDs, DVDs and books on CDs also are included in the sale. Young adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction books and DVDs in all subjects will be accepted. Donated books must be left inside the back entrance to the library during regular…

by Ken Davis

01/29/2016

Sports

Registration Open For Stamford North Little League STAMFORD, Conn. -- Registration for Stamford North Little League is open for boys and girls, ages 4-12, who live or attend school in North Stamford or Springdale. Children who played in Stamford North last season must register via the league’s website. Children who did not play in the league in 2015 must register in person from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 at the Springdale Fire Department, 987 Hope St. or 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Turn of River Fire Department, Buxton Farm and Turn of River roads. In-person registration requires a parent or guardian to provide the child…

by Ken Davis

01/29/2016

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