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Fairfield Police To Collect Unused Prescription Medicines Fairfield Police To Collect Unused Prescription Medicines
Fairfield Police To Collect Unused Prescription Medicines FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Police Department, in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, is offering residents a chance to clean out their medicine cabinets of expired or unused prescription pills and patches with Saturday's Drug Take Back Day in Fairfield.Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, people can anonymously drop off drugs for disposal at the Fairfield Police Department, 100 Reef Road. It is free and no questions will be asked, officials said. No needles, liquids or sharps can be collected. For more details on what is collected, visit the DEA website. The id…

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Police & Fire
Drug Arrests In Greenwich Bring In Nearly 400 Bags Of Heroin Drug Arrests In Greenwich Bring In Nearly 400 Bags Of Heroin
Drug Arrests In Greenwich Bring In Nearly 400 Bags Of Heroin GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich police say they made two significant drug busts that took nearly 400 bags of heroin, along with cocaine, off the street, according to Greenwich Time.  An arrest and seizure Monday in a Greenwich house turned up more than 200 bags of heroin packaged for sale. Two people face drug charges, along with endangering children and possessing drugs near a school, Greenwich Time reports. Then on Tuesday, police acted on a tip that a dealer from the Bronx was making a delivery in Greenwich. That arrest yielded about 180 bags of heroin, and police testing revealed some wer…

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Police & Fire
Stratford Police Arrest Bridgeport Woman In Heroin, Cocaine Sales Stratford Police Arrest Bridgeport Woman In Heroin, Cocaine Sales
Stratford Police Arrest Bridgeport Woman In Heroin, Cocaine Sales STRATFORD, Conn. -- A 38-year-old Bridgeport woman is facing drug charges after an undercover investigation by Bridgeport police connected her to selling a lethal form of heroin as well as cocaine, according to the CT Post. Rebecca "Red Head" Concepcion, of Wood Avenue in Bridgeport, is charged with two counts selling heroin and one count of selling cocaine. She is out on bond, the CT Post says. Police said they got a tip in August that the woman was selling heroin laced with fentanyl, a narcotic pain reliever that can cause death in high doses or combined with other drugs. Office…

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Events
Old Tappan Library Offers Workshop On Picture Frame Art Old Tappan Library Offers Workshop On Picture Frame Art
Old Tappan Library Offers Workshop On Picture Frame Art OLD TAPPAN, N. J. -- A local artist is planning to guide those interested in creating picture frame art in a free workshop Monday, Oct.24, at Old Tappan Free Public Library in Old Tappan.Grace Choi will help participants make embellished photo frames that not only display pictures but are pieces of art on their own.  The workshop is set for 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., in the Community Room of the library, 56 Russell Ave., Old Tappan. For details or to register, visit the library's events web page.

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Chocolate Lovers In For A Real Treat In Red Hook Chocolate Lovers In For A Real Treat In Red Hook
Chocolate Lovers In For A Real Treat In Red Hook RED HOOK, N. Y. -- Plans are underway for a bigger and better Red Hook and The Chocolate Festival on Nov. 5 that will feature street music, food demonstrations, a skateboard competition, theatrical performances and more.Organized by the Red Hook Chamber of Commerce, this third annual event is a chance to highlight Red Hook's early connection to chocolate-making plus attract visitors to the downtown shopping area. "We would love the name of Red Hook to be synonymous with chocolate," said Sean Jones, president of the chamber. "As we approach our third Red Hook and The Chocolate …

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Schools
Westwood Art Teachers Present Ideas At Educators' Conference Westwood Art Teachers Present Ideas At Educators' Conference
Westwood Art Teachers Present Ideas At Educators' Conference WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N. J. -- Westwood Regional School District was well represented when several art teachers made presentations during a recent regional conference hosted by Art Educators of New Jersey.The annual conference, held Oct. 9-11 in Long Branch, N. J., featured visual arts instructors and other art enthusiasts from throughout New Jersey. With more than 1,000 members, the art educators organization includes public and private school art teachers, along with museum educators and authors and others. The Westwood district teachers made presentations in workshops on topics such as cho…

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Events
Learn About Judaism Under Christian, Islamic Rule In Tarrytown Learn About Judaism Under Christian, Islamic Rule In Tarrytown
Learn About Judaism Under Christian, Islamic Rule In Tarrytown TARRYTOWN, N. Y. -- Temple Beth Abraham will be exploring "Judaism Under The Crescent and the Cross." Stessa Peers, an expert in Judaic history, will be exploring Jewish life under Christian and Islamic rule. Peers will host a discussion on Jews living in Christian Europe at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26, on Jews living in the Iberian Peninsula on Nov. 2 and on Jews living in the Middle East on Nov. 16. The series of  lectures kicks off the Wednesday Night Lecture Series at Temple Beth Abraham at 25 Leroy Ave., Tarrytown. For details, visit the website.

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Police & Fire
Stratford Man Made False Report Hoping Police Shoot Him, Cops Say Stratford Man Made False Report Hoping Police Shoot Him, Cops Say
Stratford Man Made False Report Hoping Police Shoot Him, Cops Say STRATFORD, Conn. -- A 25-year-old Stratford man is facing charges for filing a false police report after police said he reported a robbery from his home in an effort to get responding officers to shoot him to death, according to the Connecticut Post. The man was taken to Bridgeport Hospital following his arrest in the Sunday evening incident. He' wa charged with interfering with police, misusing the 911 system and falsely reporting an incident, the Connecticut Post said. Police told the Connecticut Post that they got a call about a robbery at a 7-Eleven store on Main Street, but when they d…

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Police & Fire
Bridgeport Man Charged With Raping 5-Year-Old Girl Bridgeport Man Charged With Raping 5-Year-Old Girl
Bridgeport Man Charged With Raping 5-Year-Old Girl BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A 39-year-old Bridgeport man, who drives a school bus in Trumbull, is facing criminal charges after a police investigation into a rape case involving a 5-year-old family friend, according to the Connecticut Post.Ricardo Julien, of Higgins Avenue, is being held on $200,000 on the first-degree sexual assault, fourth-degree assault and risk of injury to a child charges, according to the Connecticut Post. He has driven a bus for Dattco in Trumbull, but hasn't worked recently because of stress from the case, the Connecticut Post reported. Police told the Connecticut Post that…

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Schools
Greenwich Resident Shares Special Connection With Holocaust Survivor Greenwich Resident Shares Special Connection With Holocaust Survivor
Greenwich Resident Shares Special Connection With Holocaust Survivor GREENWICH, CONN. -- A Greenwich resident shared her family's personal experience with the Holocaust during a recent presentation to middle school students at Sacred Heart in Greenwich.Julia Gilbert told eighth-grade girls at Sacred Heart Friday about Naomi Warren, a relative who survived three different concentration camps before coming to America after World War II. Warren, who died recently, was only 22 when she came to the New York area before moving to Houston where she became a successful businesswoman and philanthropist. Gilbert's family helped her settled in the states, and the family…

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