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Music Shabbat Series Begins In Ridgefield Music Shabbat Series Begins In Ridgefield
Music Shabbat Series Begins In Ridgefield RIDGEFIELD, Conn. --The Music Shabbat Series will begin Friday, Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Shearith and Jewish Family Congregation, 46 Peaceable St. in Ridgefield. The guest artist will be Adrianne Greenbaum, professor of flute at Mount Holyoke and founder of Klezical Tradition band.  Greenbaum will return on Friday, Dec. 11, for a special Ruach Shabbat Hanukkah Celebration at 7:30 p.m. The community is invited to attend both evenings. Each will have a Tot Shabbat experience with prayer, music, and refreshments at 5:30 p.m. open to anyone with young children who wish to attend.  For i…

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Caregiving Conference Coming To New Rochelle Caregiving Conference Coming To New Rochelle
Caregiving Conference Coming To New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The public is invited to the Art of Caregiver Conference of the Caregiver Collaborative on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the New Rochelle Library, 1 Library Plaza in New Rochelle. The conference will address the emotional and physical challenges caregivers face in caring for loved ones of all ages. Gwen and Alvin Clayton, owners of Alvin and Friends restaurant, will provide the keynote address. Both are caregivers to older parents. A selection of Alvin Clayton’s artwork will also be exhibited in the library’s Lumen Winter Gallery for the event. Ellder l…

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Cellist Ashley Bathgate Plays Garnerville Friday Cellist Ashley Bathgate Plays Garnerville Friday
Cellist Ashley Bathgate Plays Garnerville Friday GARNERVILLE, N.Y. -- Electronic cellist Ashley Bathgate will visit Garnerville for one night only for an evening of art intersecting with technology.Visitors will enjoy light and sound installations throughout the evening, including projections by M. Henry Jones during the performance set for Friday at the Garnerville Arts & Industrial Center, 55 W. Railroad Avenue, in Garnerville. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with hors d'oeuvres and drinks for sale. The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. The tickets are $15, seniors/students/military at $13. Click here to purchase tickets online. To co…

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Schools
Live Reptiles Help Third-Graders Learn At Dows Lane Elementary Live Reptiles Help Third-Graders Learn At Dows Lane Elementary
Live Reptiles Help Third-Graders Learn At Dows Lane Elementary IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Naturalists from Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES' wildlife program at the Madden Educational Center brought snakes, turtles and other reptiles to Dows Lane Elementary School in Irvington recently.Their live reptile lesson was brought to the third-grade students. Kids got to hold some of them while learning about the menagerie, a red-eared slider turtle, a red-footed tortoise, two corn snakes and a number of poisonous toad models, along with tortoise/turtle shells, snake eggs and a python skin in the Oct. 30 visit. “There’s no replacement for hands-on scientific learning,…

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News
Pleasantville Detours Anticipated On Saw Mill In 2016 Pleasantville Detours Anticipated On Saw Mill In 2016
Pleasantville Detours Anticipated On Saw Mill In 2016 PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville drivers should anticipate they will encounter detours on the Saw Mill River Parkway during 2016 because lane closures for repair work on bridge road surfaces are reportedly planned by the Department of Transportation, according to The Examiner. Read the full article here.

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Antrim In Wesley Hills Stages 'It's A Wonderful Life' Antrim In Wesley Hills Stages 'It's A Wonderful Life'
Antrim In Wesley Hills Stages 'It's A Wonderful Life' WESLEY HILLS, N.Y. -- Tickets are now on sale for "It's A Wonderful Life," a live radio play opening on Dec. 16 at the Antrim Playhouse, 15 Spook Rock Road in Wesley Hills, N.Y.This American holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940's radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve. Tickets are $10 opening night and $15 for all other shows.For the show schedule and more information, call the playhouse at (845)-354-9503; to buy tic…

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Police & Fire
Newtown Man Charged With Drunken Driving, Texting In Monroe Crash Newtown Man Charged With Drunken Driving, Texting In Monroe Crash
Newtown Man Charged With Drunken Driving, Texting In Monroe Crash MONROE, Conn. -- Drinking, driving and texting caused a Newtown man to crash his car on Hattertown Road near Blanket Meadow Road at midnight Saturday in Monroe, according to the Connecticut Post.Police arrested Patrick Capozziello, 21, of Newtown on charges of driving under the influence, failure to drive in a proper lane, driving while using a hand-held device and interfering with a officer, says the Connecticut Post. Here's the full story.

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Beacon Man Charged With DWI After 911 Call In Hyde Park Beacon Man Charged With DWI After 911 Call In Hyde Park
Beacon Man Charged With DWI After 911 Call In Hyde Park HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- A Beacon man who was allegedly spotted driving erratically was charged with driving while intoxicated Wednesday by New York State Police in Rhinebeck, according to police. Police were alerted of the erratic driver by a 911 call, they say.Troopers were dispatched by Dutchess County 911 to be on the lookout for an erratically operated vehicle traveling on State Route 9G in the Town of Hyde Park, according to police. The alleged driver, Ronald J. Lombardi Jr., 44, was located by police on Violet Avenue and stopped, police say. Lombardi, the vehicle's sole occupant, was alle…

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Fairfield Library Lecture Explores Parenting Through Divorce Fairfield Library Lecture Explores Parenting Through Divorce
Fairfield Library Lecture Explores Parenting Through Divorce FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Parenting is challenging enough without the addition of major life changes. Add a divorce or separation and those challenges can become amplified as you and your ex-partner struggle to co-parent. A lecture Saturday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. at the Fairfield Library, 1080 Old Post Road will explore these and other topics related to divorce. The program will be presented by a licensed marriage and family therapist Paula Levy, and attorneys Kieran J. Costello and Claire DeVidas. Costellis is co-chair of the Family Law Section of the Greater Bridgeport Bar and DeVidas is a qualif…

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Obituaries
Francis J. Ofsharick, 90, Formerly Of Hasbrouck Heights Francis J. Ofsharick, 90, Formerly Of Hasbrouck Heights
Francis J. Ofsharick, 90, Formerly Of Hasbrouck Heights HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Francis J. "Frank" Ofsharick, of Wood-Ridge, formerly of Hasbrouck Heights and Jersey City, died Friday, Nov. 6. He was 90. He was born in Glen Carbon, Pa. to Joseph and Catherine Ofsharick. Ofsharick was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving from 1943-46. Before retiring in 1981, he was a firefighter for the Jersey City Fire Department for 30 years. In his retirement years, he was a driver for Drug Guild in Secaucus and worked at Siegel's Hardware in Wood-Ridge. Ofsharick was predeceased by his wife, Claire Dorothy (Griffen) Ofsharick, as well …

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