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Ringwood Church Plans Fish Fry Ringwood Church Plans Fish Fry
Ringwood Church Plans Fish Fry RINGWOOD, N.J. -- St. Catherine of Bologna Parish in Ringwood will host a fish fry Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10. Take-out starts at 5 p.m. and sit-down dinners begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15 for fish and $10 for pasta. For tickets or more information, call 201-657-6862. St. Catherine Parish is at 112 Erskine Road, Ringwood.

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Small Business Workshop At Danbury Library Small Business Workshop At Danbury Library
Small Business Workshop At Danbury Library DANBURY, Conn. -- The Danbury Library will host a presentation Saturday for small businesses titled "Using the Power of Direct Mail to Build Your Business."The snow date for the event is Saturday, January 30. Registrants will learn why they should consider direct mail in their marketing strategies to grow their business and the steps to get it done. Speakers will be Frank Polaco, United States Postal Service Business Development Specialist, and Nicole Cossitt-Levy, principal and CMO at Impulse printers in Danbury. Registration is required for this event. Click here to register on…

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Schools
Mount Vernon Board of Education Meets For Regular Session Mount Vernon Board of Education Meets For Regular Session
Mount Vernon Board of Education Meets For Regular Session MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The regular meeting of the Mount Vernon Board of Education will be held on Thursday at The Education Center, 165 North Columbus Avenue, beginning at 6:30 p.m.There will be no opportunity for public comment at this meeting. The Board of Education welcomes public comment at the first meeting of the month. The next opportunity for public comment will be on Tuesday, February 2. You may sign up by phone at (914)- 665-5235, email at rmccormack@mtvernoncsd.org or in person Monday through Friday 8 a.m. -4 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the Distric…

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Pop-up Exhibit Features Eastchester High Students' Art Pop-up Exhibit Features Eastchester High Students' Art
Pop-up Exhibit Features Eastchester High Students' Art EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Still-life paintings and photographs by Eastchester High School art students will be exhibited at the jazz band concert on Thursday in the middle school cafeteria.Dorothy Johnson’s advanced art studio students and Rachel Sydlowski's portfolio prep students studied with painter Leah Lopez to compose observational still-life oil paintings. Lopez urged students to focus on achieving the illusion of objects in space and to utilize a variety of surface textures in oil paint. As an extension of the experience, Patrick Perry's students photographed the still-life arrangements u…

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Mount Vernon Library Discusses Book As Part Of Black History Month Mount Vernon Library Discusses Book As Part Of Black History Month
Mount Vernon Library Discusses Book As Part Of Black History Month MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Brian G. Johnson, trustee of the Mount Vernon Public Library, will be leading a book discussion of Richard Wright's "Native Son" at the library on Monday, Feb. 29.The book discussion, which is a Black History Month event, will examine whether the conditions and circumstances that prevailed during "Native Son" protagonist Bigger Thomas’s time still exist today.Light refreshments will be served at the discussion, and copies of the book will be available for checkout at the circulation desk. For questions, please contact Nishan Stepak at nstepak@wlsmai…

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Francile Albright Joins The Picture House As Director Of Education Francile Albright Joins The Picture House As Director Of Education
Francile Albright Joins The Picture House As Director Of Education PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center in Pelham recently announced the appointment of Francile Albright as director of education. Albright joined the staff of the historic movie theater at the end of December. As director of education, Albright sets the vision, strategy, and curriculum for education at The Picture House and is responsible for the oversight and execution of all elements of the mission-driven education program for ages 4 through adult. “We are thrilled to have Francile join our Picture House staff,” said Laura deBuys, executive director and president of The…

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Obituaries
Thane Asch, 88, of Tappan Thane Asch, 88, of Tappan
Thane Asch, 88, of Tappan TAPPAN, N.Y. -- Thane Asch, of Tappan, died Monday, Jan. 18, at home surrounded by his family. He was 88. Asch was a retired radiologist and Columbia Medical College educator. A dedicated husband, father and medical practitioner, he devoted his final years to his family and his passions for botany, boating, cooking and bird-watching. He was a longtime resident of Snedens Landing, NY, since 1966 until becoming a resident of Tappan in 2007. Asch was born August 3, 1927 in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, NY to Marjorie Asch and Dr. Joseph Jefferson Asch. He spent his formative years in New…

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Single Mother Support Group Opens Westwood Facility Single Mother Support Group Opens Westwood Facility
Single Mother Support Group Opens Westwood Facility WESTWOOD, N.J. -- New Hope Pregnancy Resource Center for single mothers has opened a new building in Westwood.The outreach group that provides help for first-time single mothers and their babies can now be found at 149 Third Ave. in Westwood. The facility was formerly in Englewood. "Continuing our mission to save the unborn, our volunteers learned via community outreach that young, confused women from the Pascack Valley area are limited in their access to local pregnancy support resources," the group's website says.  "With the help of Pat McKenna, one of our volunteers and a…

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Schools
Greenwich Man Gives $2 Million to UConn Human Rights Institute Greenwich Man Gives $2 Million to UConn Human Rights Institute
Greenwich Man Gives $2 Million to UConn Human Rights Institute GREENWICH, Conn. -- UConn alumnus Gary Gladstein of Greenwich with his wife, Dr. Phyllis Gladstein, and philanthropist George Soros announced a $4 million gift to the UConn Human Rights Institute, the largest donation to the internationally renowned program.The gift, which requires the UConn Foundation to raise an additional $2 million in matching funds, would give the Institute a $6 million endowment and provide scholarships to undergraduates majoring in human rights. Gladstein, who has been the Institute’s primary benefactor, is giving the Institute a gift of $2 million. He said he was ple…

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Author Elaine Freed Lindenblatt To Lecture At Ramapo Reformed Church Author Elaine Freed Lindenblatt To Lecture At Ramapo Reformed Church
Author Elaine Freed Lindenblatt To Lecture At Ramapo Reformed Church MAHWAH, N.J. -- Elaine Freed Lindenblatt, a daughter of Red Apple Rest founder Reuben Freed, will share images and stories from her new book “Stop at the Red Apple” (published by SUNY Press) Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Ramapo Reformed Church in Mahwah.Lindenblatt's lecture is part of the Mahwah Museum Lecture Series. Admission is $3; free for museum members. Refreshments will be served afterwards. Contact programs@mahwahmuseum.org or call 201-512-0099 for reservations. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. The Ramapo Reformed Church is at 100 Island Road, Mahwah.

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