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News

Westchester Resident Goodell's Earnings of $142M Top Week's News WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Southern Westchester County. Arguably one of the most unpopular men in the National Football League, Commissioner Roger Goodell, of Bronxville, has made more than $142 million since 2011, according to multiple reports. Four White Plains High School students were recently named winners at the Westchester-Rockland Junior Science & Humanities Symposium. A fire broke out overnight Tuesday on the first floor of a multi-family home on Park Avenue, causing the relocation of some occupants, reports the Yonkers Fire Dep…

by Ken Davis

02/21/2016

News

Arrest Of Southeast Man Who Was Driving 130 MPH Near School Tops News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Putnam County. Southeast resident Thomas P. Maloney, 18, is facing several reckless driving charges, among other things, after a series of incidents in which Putnam County sheriff's deputies said they saw him driving at more than twice the speed limit, spinning his car on the roadway and fleeing police. The Brewster school district on Tuesday recognized Brewster High School students who have been volunteering at the Brewster Community Food Pantry for four years. Santino Pietrosani of Mahopac is facing menacing and rec…

by Ken Davis

02/21/2016

Schools

East Rutherford's Faust School Students Create Wax Museum EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The fifth-graders of East Rutherford's Alfred S. Faust School hosted an Exploration Wax Museum for parents and students. The students conducted extensive research, wrote an essay, constructed a poster and characterized themselves as a historical explorer for curious visitors. They loved demonstrating their creativity in an interactive, hands-on learning experience.

by Ken Davis

02/21/2016

Lifestyle

Mahwah Senior Center Screens 'The Intern' MAHWAH, N.J. -- The Mahwah Senior Center will screen "The Intern" for its movie day Thursday, March 3. "The Intern," starring Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway, is about a retired successful business owner and widower who lands an internship at a fashion website operated by a young, career-driven woman. The 2015 comedy is rated PG-13 (for some suggestive content and brief strong language). Its running time is two hours and one minute. The film was written and directed by Nancy Meyers. For additional information about the screening, call 201-529-5757. The screening begi…

by Ken Davis

02/21/2016

Events

Totowa Library Celebrates Dr. Seuss TOTOWA, N.J. -- The Totowa Public Library invites families to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday Wednesday, March 2. Children can sign up at the library for the 6:30 p.m. event and choose a poem to read. The group will read "Green Eggs and Ham" together and a very special birthday cake will be served. Guests are encouraged to wear a Dr. Seuss-inspired hat if they have one. Please feel free to bring your own copies of these books. For additional information, call the library at 973-790-3265. The library is at 537 Totowa Road, Totowa.

by Ken Davis

02/21/2016

Events

Wayne Library Friends Plan Author Brunch With Author Pam Jenoff WAYNE, N.J. -- The Friends of the Wayne Library are having an author's brunch Saturday, March 19 with author Pam Jenoff in the library's meeting room. Jenoff will have a discussion and sign her new book, "Last Summer at Chelsea Beach." The event will include a catered breakfast/brunch. Admission for the event is $40, which includes a copy of Jenoff's book. Click here to purchase tickets online. For additional information, call the library at 973-694-4272. The event starts at 11 a.m. The library is at 461 Valley Road, Wayne.

by Ken Davis

02/20/2016

Events

Spring Is Coming: Learn To Make Wildlife Garden In Lyndhurst LYNHURST, N.J. -- Join Bergen County Audubon Society President Don Torino on Thursday in the Meadowlands Environment Center and learn how to create a BCAS-certified wildlife garden in your own backyard.Backyard wildlife gardens provide a beneficial habitat for birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Torino will talk about aspects of backyard wildlife gardens, including the use of native plants, providing food and water sources, cover, and places to raise young. The BCAS started the Certified Wildlife Garden Program this year to raise awareness of the importance of ensuring that backyards, sch…

by Ken Davis

02/20/2016

Events

Wheeler Library In Monroe Offers Free Guided Meditation Session MONROE, Conn. -- The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library in Monroe will hold a free Guided Mediation session on Monday, Feb. 22.Learn to free your mind of the stresses of everyday life with the ancient practice of mediation led by a certified yoga instructor with a concentration in meditation, Elaina Campopiano. Bring a yoga mat and wool blanket or cushion. No registration is required. Attendance is limited to 25 people, first-come, first-served. Once the limit is reached, doors will be closed. The session will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For additional information, call the library at 203-452-2…

by Ken Davis

02/20/2016

Schools

Bergenfield Student Wins Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- Emily Hughes, an eighth-grade student at Roy W. Brown Middle School, was the first-place winner in Optimum Community and Olympusat's 8th Annual Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest.During the presentation, Hughes read aloud her winning essay about Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope. Students in the tri-state area were invited to submit an essay of 500 words or less and to name a Latino, past or present, with whom they would choose to spend a day and explain why. Hughes' essay was chosen from more than 400 in the middle school category, and she was awarded a laptop…

by Ken Davis

02/20/2016

Events

Registration Opens For Annual North Haledon Charity 5K NORTH HALEDON, N.J. -- Runners can register for the fifth annual North Haledon "Rock and Run for Education" 5K scheduled for Sunday, April 24. Come rock, run and have fun during this annual 5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Fun Run. The event will feature live music from local bands throughout the 5K course. The bands will be announced soon. Registration opens at 8 a.m.; registration closes/pre-race warm up at 9 a.m. The 5K Run/Walk starts at 9:30 a.m. (rain or shine) and the 1-Mile Fun Run and concert begin at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy music at the finish line with awards to follow. Click here to r…

by Ken Davis

02/20/2016

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