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Cindy Capitani

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It's National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Greenburgh It's National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Greenburgh
It's National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, Greenburgh Stop shopping until you drop and take a moment to reflect on that day that would "live in infamy" -- Peal Harbor Remembrance Day. Between Thanksgiving shopping, holiday sales, menorahs and trees, it’s easy to forget Pearl Harbor Day and the famous words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt: Dec. 7, 1941, would live in infamy, timeanddate.com reports. The country was launched into World War II, and almost 2,500 American solders were killed at Pearl Harbor and more than 1,100 wounded. On Aug. 23, 1994, Congress designated Dec. 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. …

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Larchmont Author Talks About Date-Onomics Favoring Men Larchmont Author Talks About Date-Onomics Favoring Men
Larchmont Author Talks About Date-Onomics Favoring Men LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- It’s all about numbers, even dating, and Larchmont resident and author is giving a free talk on Sunday at the Larchmont Library about how women can make a lopsided system work in their favor. Author Jon Birger calls it the man deficit. “It’s not that he’s just not that into you—it’s that there’s not enough of him,” he said in a release. The shortage of college-educated men is not just a big-city phenomenon frustrating women in New York and Los Angeles, he says. Among young college grads, there are four women for every three men nationwide, except in certain pockets, like …

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Plenty Of Children's Events Coming To Rutherford Library Plenty Of Children's Events Coming To Rutherford Library
Plenty Of Children's Events Coming To Rutherford Library RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A music and dance class for preschoolers takes places with Miss Fran at the Rutherford Public Library on Friday, Dec. 11. Scarves, shakers, sometimes bubbles and lots of children's songs will be played at 11:15 a.m. No registration is required. This program is funded by the Friends of the Library. This month's kids' crafts include, Friday, Dec. 11 at 3:45 p.m. for children ages 3, 4, and 5. Make a Home for the Holidays craft. Wednesday, Dec.16 at 3:45 p.m. for children ages 6 and up. Create a mitten wreath. Registration is required for both crafts and can be done b…

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News
Missing Man Wandering 13 Miles Tops Last Week's News In Bergen County Missing Man Wandering 13 Miles Tops Last Week's News In Bergen County
Missing Man Wandering 13 Miles Tops Last Week's News In Bergen County BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. -- The miracles already are starting in the Bergen County area as two kids were returned to their families, two pooches were rescued, a family will have a nicer holiday, and cancer research received a check, all thanks to do-gooders. Here's a look at the top stories this past week. "Safe and sound!" is how New Jersey State Police put it Tuesday after troopers in Clifton stopped a Bronx man who they said abducted his 3-year-old daughter. A psychic predicted a 24-year-old Englewood Cliffs man would be sitting on a curb and that’s where authorities eventually foun…

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Schools
Fostering Love Of Reading Is Aim Of New Ridgewood Programs Fostering Love Of Reading Is Aim Of New Ridgewood Programs
Fostering Love Of Reading Is Aim Of New Ridgewood Programs RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Fostering a love of books and reading is the focus of two Ridgewood school programs designed to bring the community together, northjersey.com reports. Children not only read more with “All School Read-Aloud” and “One School, One Book,” they’re also picking up stories they might have missed, the article says. The “All School Read-Aloud” program brings students together to hear a book while the pages are displayed on a screen, according to the story. "One School, One Book" involves students, parents, and every level of staff kids interact with, reading the same…

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Obituaries
Ann Flynn, 79, Resident Of Paramus Ann Flynn, 79, Resident Of Paramus
Ann Flynn, 79, Resident Of Paramus PARAMUS, N.J. — Ann (nee McLoughlin) Flynn of Paramus died Wednesday, Dec. 2. She was 79. Before retiring, she worked for Nilco Industries in Fairfield as an administrative secretary for over 40 years. She is survived by her daughter Kathleen and her husband Mark English; Elizabeth (Lagana) Rockwell and her husband Scot; and many grandchildren, great- grandchildren, nieces and nephews.  She is predeceased by Christina Marie and John Francis Flynn. She is also predeceased by the sister of the late John McLoughlin and sister-in-law of Gretta McLoughlin. Family will receive friends from 4-9…

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Mad Science Wraps Up Hands-On Fun In Edgewater Mad Science Wraps Up Hands-On Fun In Edgewater
Mad Science Wraps Up Hands-On Fun In Edgewater EDGEWATER, N.J. — Mad Science holds its last day of weekly classes on Monday Dec. 7 after a program aimed at providing science-based enrichment programs for Edgewater students Pre-K through sixth. The club met for 8 weeks, with classes ranging in size from 13 to 20 students. It was sponsored by the Edgewater Recreation Department to provide an all new “STEM-Tastic" after-school science program at Edgewater Recreation. In the Mad Science club, students are introduced to science using a hands-on inquiry-based approach. The club met for 8 weeks, with class sizes 13-20. In this all new Ma…

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Paterson Firefighter Bringing Cheer Tops Last Week's News In Passaic County Paterson Firefighter Bringing Cheer Tops Last Week's News In Passaic County
Paterson Firefighter Bringing Cheer Tops Last Week's News In Passaic County PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. -- It was a crazy week as fifth-graders made plans to harm Clifton High School, a dad took off with his daughter and poll workers are being dragged into court.  Here’s what else went on in Passaic County in The Week in Review. Poll workers are being accused of misconduct in Wayne, prompting about 15 voters to file a petition Thursday morning in Superior Court in Paterson. A group of Clifton fifth-graders concocted a plan on paper stating they planned to cause damage to the high school. The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office will determine how to deal with the five juv…

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Obituaries
Agnes H. Bean, 89, Cliffside Park Resident Agnes H. Bean, 89, Cliffside Park Resident
Agnes H. Bean, 89, Cliffside Park Resident CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — Agnes H. Bean, (nee Stewart), of Cliffside Park, died on Wednesday, Dec. 2. She was 89. She is survived by her husband Stanley, children Raymond and Agnes, and granddaughter Gloria Hufnagel. She is predeceased by her brother Andrew Stewart. She also leaves behind a dog, Sammy-bear. Visiting hours are on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at McCorry Brothers Funeral Home, 780 Anderson Ave.,Cliffside Park. Catholic Blessing at at McCorry Brothers Funeral Home, 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6 Committal Service on Monday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m. at Cedar Lawn Crematory C…

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Celebrate the First Night of Hanukkah, Greenburgh Celebrate the First Night of Hanukkah, Greenburgh
Celebrate the First Night of Hanukkah, Greenburgh The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah, or the "festival of lights,” begins on Sunday, Dec. 6 and lasts for eight nights, ending Dec. 14. It celebrates the miracle of light and goes back more than 2,000 years, according timeanddate.com. Hanukkah’s meaning and manner of recognition changes according to where it’s being celebrated. Like all Jewish holidays, Hanukkah rarely begins on the same night every year, but its proximity to Christmas has made it a big, celebrated holiday in predominantly Christian nations, the website says. Hanukkah commemorates the Jewish people’s successful rebellion…

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