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Cindy Capitani

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Events

Teterboro's Aviation Hall Of Fame Salutes Veterans TETERBORO, N.J. – A Regional Salute to Veterans takes place on Sunday, Nov. 8 at the Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum of NJ, 400 Fred Wehran Drive, Teterboro Airport. The brief regional ceremony will be held at the museum to honor Veterans. Everyone is welcome, especially Veterans, active duty, emergency services personnel, Scouts and family. Guests are invited to a free tour of the museum and light refreshments will be served. The program runs from 11 to 11:30 a.m. and includes a remembrance for the victims of the Sept. 11. For more information call 201-288-6344 or see the hall of …

by Cindy Capitani

10/18/2015

Schools

Peekskill Special Education PTO Plans Meet-And-Greet PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The Peekskill Special Education PTO is having a meet-and-greet from 7-11 p.m. Tuesday at the Peekskill High School Library, 1072 Elm St. For more information, contact peekskill_septo@outlook.com.

by Cindy Capitani

10/17/2015

Schools

Pleasantville Families Get Workout At Family Fitness Night PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- More than 150 parents and children attended the Bedford Road School Family Fitness Night Thursday, Oct. 15. From 5:30-6:30 p.m. parents and children took part in various fitness activities they could do together. The goal was to build parent-child relationships while at the same time setting healthy lifestyle examples.

by Cindy Capitani

10/17/2015

Politics

Peekskill Democrats Endorsed By Women's Equality Party PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Ken Martin, candidate for mayor, and Kathleen Talbot, Vivian McKenzie, and Andre Rainey have been endorsed by the Women’s Equality Party for the 2015 elections. The Women’s Equality Party was founded to advance a 10-point women’s equality platform in New York. Among other issues, the 10-point plan strengthens laws in New York to require equal pay for equal work, enhances laws against sexual harassment in the workplace and bars discrimination for family status and in housing due to domestic violence or a woman’s source of income. “The Women’s Equality Party endorsement i…

by Cindy Capitani

10/17/2015

Schools

Passaic County Sees High Participation Rate In School Breakfast Program PATERSON, N.J. -- Thanks to a federal program that offers free breakfast in school, more children living in poverty are getting a nutritious breakfast, northjersey.com reports. According to the story, Paterson has seen a big increase in the number of families taking advantage of the program, but many districts aren’t participating or the turnout numbers are low. Passaic County has 70 percent of its low-income students getting free or reduced priced breakfast, the story said. Bergen County has 25 percent, according to northjersey.com For the full story see northjersey.com.

by Cindy Capitani

10/17/2015

Business

Target Is Embroiled In Controversy Regarding In-Store Audio Porn A California Target store is investigating how pornographic audio ended up being played over its public address system earlier this week, jezebel.com reports. A woman shopping at the Campbell, Calif. store with her two small sons snapped a video of the incident and took to Facebook to air her complaints, jezebel.com says. Explicit moaning and other sexual sounds can be heard on the video, the story said. This is the second time since July a California Target store was the target of audio porn, Jezebel says. See jezebel.com for the full story.

by Cindy Capitani

10/17/2015

News

Lodi Junior Police Academy Teaches Youth Emergency Readiness LODI, N.J. – The Lodi Junior Police Academy recently graduated its 2015 class. Students learned first aid, how to call for help and how to recognize the signs and symptoms of choking and various illnesses. The Lodi Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Squad participated with education as the platoons were broken down into several groups. The youth observed demonstrations, as well as participated in, basic CPR skills, blood pressure and splinting. Students also got to see first hand the ambulance and equipment the volunteers use every day to save lives, respond to accident scenes, and treat th…

by Cindy Capitani

10/17/2015

Events

Ramsey Rescue Holds Beefsteak, Tricky Tray At Brownstone RAMSEY, N.J. — The Ramsey Rescue Squad will host its second annual beefsteak tricky tray fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 29 at The Brownstone. The event will include a full beefsteak dinner, beer and soda, tricky tray, 50/50 and a silent auction. Each guest will receive a program that includes sponsor advertising. Money raised will go towards the purchase of a mobile decontamination unit so the Ramsey Rescue Squad can increase its capacity as a hazardous materials team. The Ramsey Rescue Squad provides emergency service to the community of Ramsey on a volunteer basis. The approximately 70-mem…

by Cindy Capitani

10/17/2015

Lifestyle

Mexicali Live Hosts Fundraiser For Teaneck Olympic Hopeful TEANECK, N.J.-- A fundraiser for Kamali Thompson, a 2016 fencing Olympic hopeful, takes place at 4 p.m. Sunday at Mexicali Live, 1409 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck. Featuring the Jazzy Bear Quartet, a $20 donation is suggested at the door. Thompson, 24, is an MD and MBA student at Rutgers University and a 2016 Olympic hopeful for the U.S women’s saber team. She began fencing her freshman year at Teaneck High School after observing a demonstration by a high school fencing team. Her junior year, she joined the Peter Westbrook Foundation in New York City, which introduced her to the world of com…

by Cindy Capitani

10/16/2015

Events

Garrett Mountain Halloween 5K To Aid Passaic County Food Pantry WOODLAND PARK, N.J. – A Halloween 5K to Scare Hunger Away takes place at 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 at Garret Mountain. The event features: Timed and certified course Trick-or-Treat stations for both kids and adults Costume contest Kids fun run Food collection A portion of the proceeds will benefit CUMAC, a nonprofit food pantry based in Paterson and serving Passaic County. For more information, contact the Barwick Group at 973-305-8326 or e-mail halloween5k@barwickgroup.com.

by Cindy Capitani

10/16/2015

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