Donna Christopher

Contributing Writer

dchristopher@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Linkedin


Donna Christopher's Contributions

Fairfield Piano Recital Strikes A Chord For Kids Cancer Camp Fairfield Piano Recital Strikes A Chord For Kids Cancer Camp
Fairfield Piano Recital Strikes A Chord For Kids Cancer Camp FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A camp for kids with cancer in Connecticut will get a boost from young piano performers who will play a benefit concert in Fairfield on Sunday, Sept. 18. The 10th annual "Playing by Heart" event will benefit Camp Rising Sun for children with a cancer diagnosis at Camp Jewell. The camp is for kids ages 5- to 7. There is no cost, and the children can be in treatment, in remission or "anywhere in between," the announcement said. The concert will be held at Fairfield Grace Methodist Church. The performers are students of Wilton pianist Kyong Hee Cho. The…
Meegan Shevlin, 49, Of Ridgewood Meegan Shevlin, 49, Of Ridgewood
Meegan Shevlin, 49, Of Ridgewood RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Meegan Shevlin, of Ridgewood, died Sept. 9. She was 49.Shevlin was born Jan. 19, 1967.  She was a parishioner of Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. Survivors include her husband, Brian; children, Erin and Kyle; parents, Barry and Heather McManus; and siblings, Marni (Brian) Tironi and Barry (Christi) McManus. All are invited to meet at 11 a.m. Wednesday for the funeral Mass at the Church of the Presentation, 271 W. Saddle River Road, Upper Saddle River.  Interment will follow in Maryrest Cemetery, Mahwah.  Visiting will be from 7-9 p.m. Monday at Feeney …
Elizabeth Sarno, 89, Of Elmwood Park Elizabeth Sarno, 89, Of Elmwood Park
Elizabeth Sarno, 89, Of Elmwood Park ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- Elizabeth Sarno, of Elmwood Park, died Sept. 9. She was 89.Sarno was born in Paterson. She had been a resident of Elmwood Park for most of her life. She worked for Form Flex in Saddle Brook for 20 years before retiring.  Sarno was predeceased by her husband, Ralph C. Jr.  Survivors are her children, Wendy Sarno, Gary Sarno Sr. (Phyllis); grandchildren, Gary Sarno Jr, (Daniela), Christine Massey and Lindsay; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Daniel, Elisabeth and Evan; sister, Catherine Jindracek (John); and daughter-in-law, Ann Sarno. Visiting hours will be from 10-11:45 a.…
Development Looms As Top Issue In Nyack Democratic Primary Development Looms As Top Issue In Nyack Democratic Primary
Development Looms As Top Issue In Nyack Democratic Primary NYACK, N.Y. -- Nyack's future development is a leading issue in the upcoming Democratic primary to fill two village trustee seats, according to lohud.com.Don Hammond and Louise Parker, the incumbents, are running against Barbara Cohig and Donna Lightfoot Cooper, said the lohud.com report. It will be advantageous to the winners on Tuesday, as voters typically lean Democratic, said lohud.com. The current board, and Mayor Jen Laird White are Democrats, according to lohud.com.  No Republicans were registered with Rockland County's Board of Elections, said the lohud.com report. Cohig is a sceni…
Stamford Man Enters Guilty Plea In 2011 Killing Stamford Man Enters Guilty Plea In 2011 Killing
Stamford Man Enters Guilty Plea In 2011 Killing STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford resident jailed since a 2011 killing on the city's West Side will remain in jail for seven years, according to the Stamford Advocate.Jonathan Catchings entered a guilty plea Friday to first-degree manslaughter charges in the shooting of Raymond Hayward, 25, at the Richmond Hill-Rose Park avenue intersection in May 2011, the Advocate said. The victim was shot three times early May 27, 2011, said Assistant State’s Attorney Michelle Manning, according to the report. Catchings was charged a week later with murder, said the Stamford Advocate. When tried, Catchings f…
Victim ID'd In Fatal I-684 Crash In North Salem Victim ID'd In Fatal I-684 Crash In North Salem
Victim ID'd In Fatal I-684 Crash In North Salem NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The identify of the taxi passenger killed in Friday afternoon's crash on Interstate 684 has been provided by New York State Police, according to lohud.com.The victim was identified as New Rochelle resident Nicolas Karafantis, 65. He was a passenger in the rear seat of the SUV Green Team taxi that was struck in the rear when it was stopped on the shoulder, according to police, said lohud.com. The taxi was occupied by the driver and one passenger, when a white Nissan Pathfinder, occupied by the driver only, was traveling southbound and struck the rear of the taxi SUV at a…
Mama Bear, Two Cubs Cross Road With Redding Police Help Mama Bear, Two Cubs Cross Road With Redding Police Help
Mama Bear, Two Cubs Cross Road With Redding Police Help REDDING, Conn. -- Officers helped a bear and her two cubs cross Route 107 near Dayton Road on Friday morning, according to Redding police."She's been crossing through from Devil's Den area through Dayton and Orchard regularly," said a comment to a post on the Redding police Facebook page. The preserve, located in Weston and Redding, is the largest in Fairfield County. Another person called the sighting, "Beautiful." But if you see one, don't get closer to take a picture, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection advises. If a black bear visits your neighborho…
Stamford Security Guard Charged With Collecting Unemployment While Working Stamford Security Guard Charged With Collecting Unemployment While Working
Stamford Security Guard Charged With Collecting Unemployment While Working STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford security guard has been charged with collecting unemployment while working, according to the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit in the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney.Inspectors arrested and charged Joshua Vargas, 30, Friday with illegally collecting almost $5,000 in unemployment compensation benefits while he was working as a security guard for a Greenwich business, said the report.  He was charged with one count each of first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud, according to the state's attorney. The arre…
Katonah Museum Exhibit Features Matisse Drawings Katonah Museum Exhibit Features Matisse Drawings
Katonah Museum Exhibit Features Matisse Drawings BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The Katonah Museum of Art’s fall exhibition, "Matisse Drawings," will feature 45 drawings by Henri Matisse. The exhibit explores the work of the French artist as seen through the eyes of renowned minimalist, the late Ellsworth Kelly.  Developed and curated by Kelly before his death in 2015, the exhibition runs from Oct. 23 to Jan. 29, 2017. Kelly's large-scale suite of plant lithographs (1965-66) will be shown in a separate display.  The exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum in collaboration with The P…
Ramapo Police Warn Parents Of Suspected Bee, Wasp Nest At Montebello School Ramapo Police Warn Parents Of Suspected Bee, Wasp Nest At Montebello School
Ramapo Police Warn Parents Of Suspected Bee, Wasp Nest At Montebello School SUFFERN, N.Y. -- A suspected bee's nest is hanging in a tree at Montebello Elementary School and Ramapo Police are warning parents to be careful. The large nest is looming high in a tree at the wooded nature playground could be a wasp's nest; officials are investigating.  Whether bees or wasps, police posted the information on their Facebook page as a safety warning, Ramapo police said. Approximately 3 percent of the population are allergic to bee stings, and some people have an extreme reaction called anaphylaxis. The symptoms from even minor stings can be severe and potentially life-threa…
Prev Page 211 of 498 209 210 211 212 213 Next
2,101 - 2,110 of 4,976 articles