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Stamford, CT
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Scholarship Available For High School Seniors In Stamford Scholarship Available For High School Seniors In Stamford Scholarship Available For High School Seniors In Stamford
Scholarship Available For High School Seniors In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Volunteer Center of the United Way of Western Connecticut is seeking applications from seniors attending a Stamford high school for its annual Roberta K. Eichler Heart of Gold Scholarship. The scholarship awards $5,000 to support the continuing education of an outstanding local student volunteer. Students from both public and private schools are eligible. The Volunteer Center will accept nominations for the scholarship from local schools, nonprofit organizations, religious institutions and businesses. The center’s scholarship selection committee will review and ev…

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Poughkeepsie, NY
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Poughkeepsie Photographer Offers Giveaway To First Baby Born In 2016 Poughkeepsie Photographer Offers Giveaway To First Baby Born In 2016 Poughkeepsie Photographer Offers Giveaway To First Baby Born In 2016
Poughkeepsie Photographer Offers Giveaway To First Baby Born In 2016 POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The first baby of 2016 will need to be ready for the spotlight. Melissa Surprise, owner of Surprise Photography, has announced that she will give Dutchess County’s first baby of the new year a “New Baby, New Year” personalized newborn portrait session at her studio, 1 Davis Ave. The first child reported to be born at either Vassar Brothers Medical Center or Northern Dutchess Hospital will receive a complimentary photo shoot and $350 print credit, as well as a present from Waddle n Swaddle, also based in Poughkeepsie. The family will also get a gift basket, valued a…

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Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Women Look To The Future At Closter High Tea Event Women Look To The Future At Closter High Tea Event Women Look To The Future At Closter High Tea Event
Women Look To The Future At Closter High Tea Event CLOSTER, N.J. -- LadyDrinks will be holding a high tea in Closter on Saturday, Jan. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is also a “manifest party,” an effort to bring participants together to discuss the lives they envision for themselves two years from now. Adapted from Celina Lee, founder of the organization Give One Dream, such events provide the opportunity for those in attendance to consider exactly what each of them wants in order to bring it about. LadyDrinks, which is holding the party, is a NewYork-based women's networking initiative supporting South Asian female entrepreneurs. It wa…

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Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck Author To Discuss Memoir Of Life At The Met Teaneck Author To Discuss Memoir Of Life At The Met Teaneck Author To Discuss Memoir Of Life At The Met
Teaneck Author To Discuss Memoir Of Life At The Met TEANECK, N.J. -- Longtime resident John Grande will discuss his new book, "Scorekeeper for the Met: Stories of the Chief Music Librarian of the Metropolitan Opera," on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at 3 p.m. Grande's book, a memoir of his four-decade career at the famed venue, offers profiles of luminaries such as Leonard Bernstein and James Levine, along with comments on many renowned singers and musicians across the world of opera. The book also includes stories from Grande’s own life and career. Grande will field questions from the audience and offer copies of his book for sale an…

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West Milford, NJ
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Wanaque Students Brighten Holidays For Children At Pediatric Center Wanaque Students Brighten Holidays For Children At Pediatric Center Wanaque Students Brighten Holidays For Children At Pediatric Center
Wanaque Students Brighten Holidays For Children At Pediatric Center WANAQUE, N.J. -- Middle school students from Haskell and Wanaque schools recently spread some holiday cheer at the Wanaque Center for Pediatrics. With a load of presents, the students, members of the National Junior Honor Society, visited with medically fragile children at the facility. The students paid for the gifts themselves, with money they raised through popcorn and bagel sales.

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Danbury, CT
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City Of Danbury To Pick Up Discarded Christmas Trees City Of Danbury To Pick Up Discarded Christmas Trees City Of Danbury To Pick Up Discarded Christmas Trees
City Of Danbury To Pick Up Discarded Christmas Trees DANBURY, Conn. -- The Highway Department will begin picking up discarded Christmas trees on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Pick-up will continue until Friday, Jan. 29, weather permitting. Residents must place their trees curbside for pick-up. All items, including decorations, tinsel, lights and tree stands, must be removed from the trees. Artificial trees will not be included in the pick-up service. There is no set schedule for the free program. The city is encouraging residents to place their trees curbside as close to Jan. 4 as possible, to ensure they are picked up. Christmas trees can also…

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Danbury, CT
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Director Of Danbury Library Leaves; Interim Leader Named Director Of Danbury Library Leaves; Interim Leader Named Director Of Danbury Library Leaves; Interim Leader Named
Director Of Danbury Library Leaves; Interim Leader Named DANBURY, Conn. -- Lambert Shell has left the Danbury Library after serving two years as its director. He is now the director of the Roosevelt Library in Roosevelt, N.Y. Katie Ventura, who has served as assistant director since November 2013, has become the interim director.

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Ridgewood, NJ
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Ridgewood Library Offering Residents Tech Support For Mobile Devices Ridgewood Library Offering Residents Tech Support For Mobile Devices Ridgewood Library Offering Residents Tech Support For Mobile Devices
Ridgewood Library Offering Residents Tech Support For Mobile Devices RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- The Ridgewood Public Library is offering technical support for mobile devices on Tuesday, Dec. 29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tech-savvy members of the library staff and Ridgewood High School teen volunteers will be on hand to help area residents set up the new gadgets they received over the holidays. The event is free-of-charge and open to the public. To register, call 201-670-5600, or click here. The library is located at 125 N. Maple Ave.

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West Milford, NJ
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West Milford Shelter Seeks Home For Longest-Tenured Cat West Milford Shelter Seeks Home For Longest-Tenured Cat West Milford Shelter Seeks Home For Longest-Tenured Cat
West Milford Shelter Seeks Home For Longest-Tenured Cat WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- The West Milford Animal Shelter is seeking a home for Kensi, its longest-tenured cat. Kensi has been with the shelter for 10 months and is often viewed as the "office cat," the shelter noted on a Facebook post. "Kensi is really a great, friendly, social girl, with beautiful eyes," the Facebook post stated, adding that she “may be getting overlooked because people just think she works here.” For more information on Kensi or other animals, click here.

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Brookfield, CT
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Brookfield Republicans To Host GOP Straw Poll In January Brookfield Republicans To Host GOP Straw Poll In January Brookfield Republicans To Host GOP Straw Poll In January
Brookfield Republicans To Host GOP Straw Poll In January BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Brookfield will host the 2016 Connecticut Republican Presidential Straw Poll on Friday, January 15, at 7 p.m. at Golf Quest Family Sports Center, 1 Sand Cut Road. Light refreshments will be served at the event. “We are honored Brookfield has been chosen by GOP State Central to host the straw poll in our area,” Selectman Marty Flynn said in a statement. “I encourage Republicans in Western Connecticut to come join us on the 15th and help support the Connecticut Republicans' federal account by purchasing a ballot.”

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