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SoNo Baking Owner Headlines Harvest Table Event For Stamford Meal Program SoNo Baking Owner Headlines Harvest Table Event For Stamford Meal Program
SoNo Baking Owner Headlines Harvest Table Event For Stamford Meal Program STAMFORD, Conn. -- John Barricelli, well-known baker and owner of SoNo Baking Co. and Cafe in Norwalk, is the featured speaker for this year's sixth Annual Harvest Table at the Italian Center in Stamford.Planned for 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 13, the Harvest Table event is a fundraiser for Stamford-based New Covenant Center, a meal program and food pantry that serves homeless, elderly, disabled, working poor, and children throughout Fairfield County.  In addition to the guest speaker, the fundraiser also features food samples and demonstrations, a silent auction and a Golden Ticket Raffle.…

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Events
Teaneck Historian, Author Speaks At Library Teaneck Historian, Author Speaks At Library
Teaneck Historian, Author Speaks At Library TEANECK, N.J. -- Local historian and author Larry Robertson, who recently released a new book titled "Walking Tours of Teaneck," will talk about his book and Teaneck history next month at the Teaneck Public Library.Robertson's new book will also be available for sale and autograph during the 3 p.m. event on Sunday, Oct. 30, at the library, 840 Teaneck Road. Robertson, a lifelong resident and veteran firefighter with the Teaneck Fire Department, has also been the township historian since 2001. He's also known for taking residents on walking tours through the Teaneck area and sharing…

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Online Auction Highlights Habitat's Annual Golf Outing In Fairfield Online Auction Highlights Habitat's Annual Golf Outing In Fairfield
Online Auction Highlights Habitat's Annual Golf Outing In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The 23rd annual golf outing benefit for Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County has a new feature: online silent auction bidding.Now those who can't attend Thursday's event at The County Club of Fairfield, 935 Sasco Hill Road, in Fairfield can still participate in the silent auction. For details and to register, visit the website. Those who can attend Habitat's golf outing benefit have the opportunity to play on one of the most competitive courses in the area, officials said. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. and includes a barbecue lunch buffet, a shotgun start, a …

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News
Brewster Library Officials Seek $3 Million Expansion Of Library Brewster Library Officials Seek $3 Million Expansion Of Library
Brewster Library Officials Seek $3 Million Expansion Of Library BREWSTER, N. Y. -- While Brewster Public Library officials want to move quickly on a plan to double the size of the library building, some Southeast town leaders say they want to slow things down a bit, The Putnam Examiner is reporting.Officials from Brewster village and library approached the Southeast Town Board recently asking for a special election on a tax-increase referendum to support the $3 million expansion plan. The deadline to get a referendum on the November ballot has passed, The Putnam Examiner says. Several town leaders indicated they would not support a special election for t…

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Bronxville Senior Event Features Art Show, Information Bronxville Senior Event Features Art Show, Information
Bronxville Senior Event Features Art Show, Information BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- All are invited to the fourth annual Salute to Seniors on Saturday, Oct. 1, in Bronxville that features a daylong series of events, such as an art show and community resource fair, all geared toward older adults.Hosted by Bronxville's Gramatan Village, Bronxville Rotary, Senior Citizens Council and New York-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital, the Salute to Seniors is a culmination of activities planned to coincide with International Active Aging Week from Sept. 25 through Oct. 1. The Salute to Seniors starts with an information session from 10:30 a.m. until noon, with informa…

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ArchCare's New Mobile Health Center Heads To Rhinebeck ArchCare's New Mobile Health Center Heads To Rhinebeck
ArchCare's New Mobile Health Center Heads To Rhinebeck RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- A new Archdiocese of New York-sponsored mobile health center that offers a wide array of health services to agricultural workers, the frail, elderly and other underserved groups across the Hudson Valley is making a stop in Rhinebeck on Saturday as part of a free community health fair.From 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, the mobile unit will be open for free health screenings, tours and educational programs. It is part of a free Community Wellness Fair at ArchCare at Ferncliff, 21 Ferncliff Drive, Rhinebeck. The mobile center provides services regardless of a patient's ability to …

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Political Memorabilia Collection Comes To Westport Library Political Memorabilia Collection Comes To Westport Library
Political Memorabilia Collection Comes To Westport Library WESTPORT, Conn. -- For Westport's Larry Aasen, it started when he was 10 and his father gave him a pencil with an eraser shaped like the head of unsuccessful 1928 presidential candidate Al Smith. Aasen's political campaign memorabilia has grown quite a bit since then.Now, a selected group of more than 2,000 political buttons and posters he's collected over the years will be on display at the Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road. The display, titled "Remember to Vote on November 8," starts Wednesday in the lower-level Riverwalk Display Case, and is open through Election Day. An opening r…

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Schools
Chappaqua Festival Features More Than 90 Authors, Illustrators Chappaqua Festival Features More Than 90 Authors, Illustrators
Chappaqua Festival Features More Than 90 Authors, Illustrators CHAPPAQUA, N. Y. -- More than 90 children's authors and illustrators, including those behind "Max and Ruby" and "Pinkalicious," will gather Sept. 24 in Westchester County for the fourth annual Chappaqua Children's Book Festival.The free event features book signings, musical entertainment and activities all centered around literature for children and teens. It takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 24 outside Bell Middle School, 50 Senter Street, and the Great Lawn of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 191 S. Greeley Ave. In the event of rain, activities move inside the …

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News
Man Hospitalized After Car Found At Pleasantville Pool Man Hospitalized After Car Found At Pleasantville Pool
Man Hospitalized After Car Found At Pleasantville Pool PLEASANTVILLE, N. Y. -- Pleasantville police are investigating how a man in a black Mercedes ended up outside the Lake Street pool Friday morning, according to News 12.First responders treated him at the scene, then took him to Westchester Medical Center. No information was available on his condition, News 12 Westchester said. News 12 reports that police believe there is no threat to the community. Click here to see the News 12 Westchester report.

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Events
Chekhov Theatre Presents Four Live Shows In Ridgefield Chekhov Theatre Presents Four Live Shows In Ridgefield
Chekhov Theatre Presents Four Live Shows In Ridgefield RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Chekhov International Theatre Festival is bringing four live shows to Ridgefield during the Sept. 22-24 weekend, starting with "Seeger" and ending with "Much Ado About Nothing."It is a culmination of the Chekhov International Theatre's eighth annual festival season. Named for actor, director and producer Michael Chekhov, the festival honors the legacy of the acting teacher who started his school in Ridgefield before moving to California. On Sept. 22, the musical "Seeger" will be performed at at 7:30 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School. Written …

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