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Happy Birthday To Rutherford's Kate Pierson Of The B-52s RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Kate Pierson, who will turn 68 this Sunday, April 27. Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Pierson was born in Weehawken and raised in Rutherford. She's perhaps best-known for her work with the The B-52s. The band formed in 1976, in Athens, Georgia. Rolling Stone described "the gleefully eccentric party music of the B-52's" as "stripped-down, off-kilter funk, topped by chirpy vocals and lyrics crammed with 1950s and 1960s trivia." The band's first album, "The B-52's" -- they kept that apostrophe until 2008 -- was certifie…

by Rachel Martin

03/27/2016

Events

Palisades Park Library Has Free Concert PALISADES PARK, N.J. -- The Palisades Public Library will present "Snowing Map: Singing the Poetry of Yoon Dongju" on Tuesday, March 29.The event is free. Yoon Dongju was a Korean poet who was arrested by the Japanese as a "thought criminal" and was sentenced to prison for having participated in the Korean independence movement. He died in prison in 1945, at the age of 27, before any of his poetry was published. After his death, a collection of his poems was published as "The Heavens and the Wind and the Stars and Poetry," and he became widely noted. The event…

by Rachel Martin

03/27/2016

Obituaries

Daniel John Hannigan, 94, Longtime Wappingers Falls Resident WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- Daniel John Hannigan, a longtime resident of Wappingers Falls, died on Thursday, March 24. He was 94. A Navy veteran of World War II, Hannigan graduated from Cornell University in 1950 and went on to own and operate a successful veterinary practice in Wappingers Falls for 35 years. He was active in politics, serving as a Dutchess County legislator from 1972 to 1980. He was minority leader for four years and chairman for two. While in the legislature, he was instrumental in the development of Bowdoin Park, as well as working to put bike paths throughout the county. …

by Rachel Martin

03/26/2016

Events

Keeler Tavern Preservation Society Kicks Off 50th Anniversary Celebration RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The Keeler Tavern Preservation Society and the Keeler Tavern Museum in Ridgefield have now been at it for 50 years. And there will be a number of events throughout the year to celebrate those five decades of hard work. Here are a few: Tag Sale at the Cass Gilbert Carriage Barn -- April 15-17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Paint & Sip Painting Workshop -- May 5, 6-8 p.m. Gilbert Fountain Dedication -- June 18 You can find the current events calendar here. The Keeler Tavern Museum is located at 132 Main St., in Ridgefield. For more information, visit its website or follow it …

by Rachel Martin

03/26/2016

Neighbors

Stamford Family Visits With Fresh Air Friend In NYC STAMFORD, Conn. -- One Stamford family has continued to interact with their "Fresh Air child," visiting the New York Botanical Gardens this past December. Stamford residents, Nicole and Larry Heath, took a trip to New York City with their children Charles and Sydney. They met with their Fresh Air child, Quadir, who lives in the Bronx and has been visiting the Heath family since 2013. Through the program, 7 to 18-year-olds from New York City have the opportunity to visit suburban, rural and small-town communities along the East Coast and Southern Canada through the Fresh Air Fund's…

by Rachel Martin

03/26/2016

Schools

Garfield Schools Make Paying For Lunch Simpler GARFIELD, N.J. -- Garfield's public schools have launched an online payment program for student lunches aimed to make the process easier. The schools have used a computerized point system to pay for lunches, and parents had to send in a coupon with payment. Now parents can make the payments -- or prepay -- online here. Students can still pay with cash as well. If not paying with cash, students will have a little extra time to eat and the lost-lunch-money problem can be eliminated. The system also will reduce cashier errors, and parents will have access to payment history. For questions, …

by Rachel Martin

03/26/2016

Events

Waldwick Library Explores Arts Events In Coming Weeks WALDWICK, N.J -- The Waldwick Public Library is hosting a trio of arts events in the next two weeks, both literary and musical. Horatio Alger, Ragged Dick and the Vagrant Boys of NYC -- Thursday, March 31, 7 p.m. -- Rick Feingold will explore the world of Irish immigrant boys in New York City through the eyes of prolific author Horatio Alger, who chronicled the children of New York's ethnic ghettos, working as shoeshine boys or boot backs until they could rise to middle-class security. C'ent Anni: the Sinatra Legend at 100 -- Wednesday, April 6, 7 p.m. -- Author Richard Muti will look clos…

by Rachel Martin

03/26/2016

Schools

Hackensack's BCA Readies Relay For Life HACKENSACK, N.J. -- Bergen County Academies Principal Russ Davis recently urged folks to "Spread hope! Join or support a BCA Relay for Life team today." The event will be on Saturday, June 4, beginning at 9 p.m., into June 5, at Bergen County Academies, 200 Hackensack Ave. For more information on the event, click here -- to sign up, donate generally or donate to a particular participant -- or follow the event on Twitter.

by Rachel Martin

03/26/2016

Lifestyle

Bloomingdale Library Offers 'Minion Mania' And More In April BLOOMINGDALE, N.J. -- "Minion Mania," on Friday, April 1, is one of the kids programs on offer in April by the Bloomingdale Free Public Library. "Minion Mania" -- Friday, April 1, 2 p.m. -- The film "Minions" will be screened upstairs in the Bloomingdale Council Chambers, followed by a Minion-themed craft. Ages 5 and up. Friday Crafternoon -- Friday, April 8, 3:30 p.m. -- Kids 5 and up will make a "thing on springs" pop-up box. "Paws to Read" -- Saturday, April 9, 10:30-11:30 a.m. -- Thatcher the Golden Retriever, a certified therapy dog,…

by Rachel Martin

03/26/2016

Lifestyle

Israeli Students Stage Game Show For Rockleigh Residents ROCKLEIGH, N.J. -- Israeli students from Nahariya, in northern Israel, visited Jewish Home Assisted Living in River Vale this week, staging a game of Israel Jeopardy for the residents and joining them for an all-American lunch. The program is part of the Partnership2gether initiative of the Jewish Federation of North Jersey, which pairs professionals, students and community members from Bergen County with those in Nahariya, which is the county's "sister city." The students study English in school, and some of the residents know rudimentary Hebrew, so communication was smooth and…

by Rachel Martin

03/26/2016

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