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Play For Charity At North Rockland Family Sports Day THIELLS, N.Y. — North Rockland Family Sports Day for charity is set for Saturday, April 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at North Rockland High School, 106 Hammond Road, Thiells. Activities for adults and kids of all ages will include: Obstacle course Gaga pit 9 square in the air Relay races Zumba The cost is $5/family, $10/person; cash only - free swag bag for first 500 families to register.

by Donna Christopher

04/29/2016

Schools

Brookfield Student Named Prefect At Danbury's Wooster School BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Venus Okwuka of Brookfield, a junior, was named the Central Campus Prefect at Wooster School in Danbury for the next school year. The surprise announcement was in keeping with a school tradition of summoning students in grade K to 12 by chapel bells to the gymnasium. Hannah Reed ('06), Dean of Upper School, explained the tradition for the younger students. "Self-help means cleaning up the school and keeping it clean. Through this process, however, even more is accomplished. A by-product of self-help is its moral lesson. Self-help is a way of showing our caring for…

by Donna Christopher

04/29/2016

Events

Take Kids On Hubble Trip In Scarsdale SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Kids will have a chance to take a journey through the universe as seen through the Hubble Telescope Monday, May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Scarsdale Public Library. David High, a NASA Ambassador and Scarsdale resident, will lead the program geared for children, ages five and up and adults. The Hubble Space was launched in 1990 and circles the earth at low orbit. High, whose interest in space exploration started in his childhood, is part of the program of NASA network groups that seek to educate and inform children about NASA, its exploration and research. The library is located a…

by Donna Christopher

04/29/2016

Events

Students Vs. Senior Bingo Tops Mather Center Programs In Darien DARIEN, Conn. -- A Darien High School Youth Asset Team vs. Mather Senior Center bingo game is set for Friday, April 29 at 12:30 p.m. at the center in Darien.Among upcoming programs, the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association will present Fall Prevention Monday May, 2 at 11 a.m. Falls don't just happen to seniors. Falls are the leading cause of injuries among older adults but falls don’t occur just because we are getting older. Falls are usually caused by a number of factors and many falls can be prevented. The Korean War will be covered Tuesday, May 3 at 12:30 p.m. by Art Gottlieb. I…

by Donna Christopher

04/28/2016

Neighbors

Graduates Complete Behavioral-Health Peer Training To Help Rockland Vets NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Rockland Independent Living Center, based in New City, will celebrate the sixth graduating class of the center's Military Behavioral Health Training Program on Saturday, April 30. The ceremony will be in the Keller Army Community Hospital at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The program is for mentors involved with the Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Program. These are the graduates: Jonathan P. Smith Carlos Roman Frank M. Belinske CWO 5 Howard Haider (Ret) James A. Cappadora Regina Palmer RN, USA-R Stephen Buhs David E. Jacobsen PsyD Maxin…

by Donna Christopher

04/28/2016

News

Haitian Relief Organization Provides Support In Rockland County SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Haitian organization, Konbit Neg Lakay, doing business as Rockland County Haiti Relief, in Spring Valley, has a community center and provides support and services to the growing Haitian community in Rockland County. Teaching clients to speak and write in English is a main priority, which helps clients access and keep jobs, interact at their children's schools, navigate various systems, such as healthcare, and attain U.S. citizenship. It's a primary purpose of K.N.L, as it its known, a "respected Haitian non-profit community organization" established in Rockl…

by Donna Christopher

04/28/2016

Business

Bethel Former Depot Could Soon Have Brew Pub BETHEL, Conn. -- Some entrepreneurial individuals have proposed opening a pub in the former Bethel train station, reported The News-Times.There is a committee reviewing proposals for the location the town owns recommending the Board of Selectman begin to negotiate a lease, said The News-Times. The brew pub was picked over other ideas, including a church, bike shop, performing arts center, and proposals from businesses seeking to move, said the report. Click here to read The News-Times article.

by Donna Christopher

04/28/2016

Events

Lecture Highlights Rockland County Irish ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Historical Society of Rockland County welcomes the public to "The Irish of Rockland County," a lecture by George Leahy on Thursday, May 19 at the society's center in New City.. Leahy's roots in Rockland County go back to the mid-1800s, when his Irish ancestors settled in Haverstraw. Now retired, Leahy taught history at Nanuet High School for 30, and most recently was an adjunct professor of history at St. Thomas Aquinas College. The program focuses on the arrival and impact of the Irish on the political, social, and economic history of Rockland. A…

by Donna Christopher

04/28/2016

Events

Kids Musical Storytime Rocks Scarsdale Library SCARSDALE, N.Y. --The musical story time, Rock City Musical, is returning to the Scarsdale Public Library Tuesday, May 3, at 10:30 a.m. for children ages three to five.The musical and movement-based activities give exposure to live instruments, introducing such skills as reading music, playing simple rhythms and developing fine motor control. Click here for information. The following are also coming up in May: Make It Monday, advanced crafts, ages seven and up, Monday, May 2, 4 p.m. Must register at scarsdalelibrary.org. Storytime, Tuesday, May 3, 4 p.m., ages 3 1/2 to five. Mother Goose …

by Donna Christopher

04/28/2016

News

App Helps Kids Communicate At Sunshine Children's Home OSSINING, N.Y. -- Therapeutic professionals have introduced an app called Proloquo2go at the Sunshine Children’s Home Home & Rehabilitation Center in Ossining for kids who have difficulty communicating what they want.The app helps non-verbal children with significant cognitive and physical limitations, express their desires, such as what they want to eat for lunch, by tapping a picture on a tablet. The technology gives a voice once they master the concept of using the tablet to request basic wants, a release said. The Sunshine Children’s Home provides children with complex medical needs…

by Donna Christopher

04/28/2016

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