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Cindy Capitani

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Events

Lowey Celebrates MLK With Events In Westchester Congresswoman Nita Lowey will attend six events Monday throughout Westchester and Rockland counties to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Thomas H. Slater Center 23rd Annual MLK Jr. Unity Breakfast, 8 a.m., Crowne Plaza White Plains, 66 Hale Ave., White Plains. St. Charles AME Zion Church Annual MLK Jr. Day Commemoration Breakfast, 9:30 a.m., St. Charles AME Zion Church, 432 Valentine Ave., Sparkill. African American Men of Westchester 15th Annual MLK Jr. Legacy Youth Awards Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel, 455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown. Nyack NAACP, MLK Jr. Celebration, 2 p.m., P…

by Cindy Capitani

01/17/2016

Neighbors

Volunteers Needed For Teaneck Medical Equipment Charity TEANECK, N.J. — Volunteers are needed to help the Rinat Chaim Gemach deliver medical equipment in Bergen County. Donations also are needed. The Rinat Chaim Gemach lends and delivers medical equipment in the Teaneck, Fort Lee, New Milford, Bergenfield, Englewood, Paramus and Fair Lawn areas. Available for borrowing are motorized wheelchairs, regular wheelchairs, transport chairs, walkers, knee scooters, rollators, bedside commodes, toilet seat raisers, canes, crutches, shower chairs and bathtub transfer chairs. The Gemach has a 501(c)3 not-for-profit status and is operated by a board of t…

by Cindy Capitani

01/17/2016

News

Pompton Lakes Softballer Tops Last Week's News In Passaic County PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Passaic County. Danielle Regina of Pompton Lakes will add the color blue to the red and white she wore in college and high school when she represents the United States in a softball tournament in Holland. A Haledon boy continues his recovery from leukemia with the help of his neighbors and the community. Wayne police charged a Belleville ex-con with aggravated assault, among other offenses, after they said he backed his car into two officers and pushed another in front of an oncoming vehicle during a weekend chase …

by Cindy Capitani

01/17/2016

News

Westwood Designer Beats Retailer Tops Last Week's News In Bergen County BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Bergen County. A Westwood designer who uses her clothing to raise money for charity has beaten a retail giant in battle without firing a single shot. White Manna Hamburgers is celebrating its 70th year in business on River Street in Hackensack with lines spilling out the front door — as usual. A New York City social worker who lives in Teaneck turned himself in Saturday to face charges in the Christmas night hit-and-run death of a township man, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal announced, confiming an ea…

by Cindy Capitani

01/17/2016

Schools

Mahwah Swears In New Board Of Education Members MAHWAH, N.J. – Two newcomers and one incumbent were sworn in when the board of education in Mahwah reorganized earlier this month, reports northjersey.com. Michael Galow and Leslie Konikow, new to the board, and incumbent Christine Davis, will each serve three-year terms, according to northjersey.com. This is the fifth term for Davis, according to northjersey.com. Charles Salderini was elected vice present of the board and Suzanne Curry, second vice president, says northjersey.com. Click here to read the northjersey.com article.

by Cindy Capitani

01/16/2016

Neighbors

Ridgewood Kicks Off Restaurant Week Sunday RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Restaurant Week 2016 is back by popular demand in Ridgewood for two weeks starting Sunday. The event takes place Jan. 17-21 and Jan. 24-28. Cost is $25.16 per person and each chef is preparing a three-course, prix-fixe menu. People can add a wine that will enhance the cuisine. Call the restaurant for selections. Participating eateries are: Fish Urban Dining, 201-857-5151 It’s Greek to Me, 201-612-2600 LaTour, A French-American Grill, 201-445-5056 (lunch only) Mediterraneo Restaurant, 201-447-0022 Memoire Restaurant, 201-857-8899 Novo Mediterranean, 201-444-4910 Park Wes…

by Cindy Capitani

01/16/2016

Events

Englewood's Ebenezer Baptist Welcomes Community MLK Celebration ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — The community is invited to celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration Monday at Ebenezer Baptist Church. “The Dream Continues!” is the 46th annual community celebration starting at 11 a.m. The speaker will be the Rev. Eddie Spence IV of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Englewood. Light refreshments will be served in the C.F. Richardson Fellowship Hall immediately following the celebration. Ebenezer Baptist Church is at 216 Fourth St. Click here for more information.

by Cindy Capitani

01/16/2016

Events

Wilton's ‘Birds of Peace’ Event Honors Life Of Martin Luther King Jr. WILTON, Conn. — Children can celebrate the life and achievements of Dr. Marin Luther King Jr. with activities Monday from the Wilton Historical Society. A reading of "Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." by Doreen Rappaport takes place from 11 a.m. to noon. Children also will make “Birds of Peace” as part of the event. The day also will be marked for children with the final day of the Great Trains Holiday Exhibit. The activity is free with admission to the train show, which is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. King is best remembered as leading the African-Ameri…

by Cindy Capitani

01/15/2016

Police & Fire

Seatbelt Use Reduces Risk Of Injury By 50 Percent, Ramapo Police Say RAMAPO, N.Y. — Reducing your chances of being killed in an automobile crash is easy: Just put on your seatbelt, say the Ramapo Police, who are reminding residents to buckle up. Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for people between the ages of five and 34, according to Ramapo Police. Wearing a seat belt in a crash reduces your chance of being killed or seriously injured by 50 percent, police say. They recommend all people in a vehicle wear a seat belt on every trip, no matter how short. Every person, every seat, every trip, police advise. Click here for more informati…

by Cindy Capitani

01/15/2016

News

South Salem's Wolf Conservation Center Offers Year-End Thanks SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. — A special video expressing thanks was prepared by The Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, whose mission is to teach the public about wolves. Founded in 1999 by Hélène Grimaud, the WCC is a private, not-for-profit environmental education organization. Over 20 wolves live on the center’s 26 acres off Buck Run, including rare Mexican gray wolves and red wolves. Both species at one time were completely extinct in the wild. The WCC’s mission is to promote wolf conservation by teaching about wolves, their relationship to the environment and the human role in protecting th…

by Cindy Capitani

01/15/2016

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