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Jay Waitkus

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Schools

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.

12/29/2015

Events

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…

12/29/2015

Events

Lewisboro Library Hosts Pop Art Workshop SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The Lewisboro Library is holding its “Pop Culture POP Art” workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at 4 p.m. The event, for students in grades six and up, will give participants the chance to make a personalized three-dimensional work of art using canvas, recycled comic books and magazines, wood letters and art supplies. Students can register for the event by calling 914-875-9004, or sending an email to lewisborolibrary@gmail.com. The library is located at 15 Main St.

12/29/2015

Events

SoNo Branch Library Hosting Daytime New Year's Eve Celebration NORWALK, Conn. -- The SoNo Branch Library, 10 Washington St., will be hosting a daytime New Year’s celebration. “Noon Year’s Eve” will be held on Thursday, Dec. 31, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The all-ages event will feature dancing, live entertainment from musical duo Jay and Ray and a “countdown” to the stroke of noon. Snacks will also be served during the festivities, which will culminate in a New Year's scavenger hunt. The event is free and open to the public. To register, call 203-899-2790, ext. 15903.

12/29/2015

Schools

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…

12/29/2015

Lifestyle

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…

12/29/2015

News

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.

12/28/2015

Neighbors

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.

12/28/2015

Neighbors

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.

12/28/2015

Neighbors

Fairfield's Holiday Shop & Stroll Concludes With Raffle FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The town’s third annual Holiday Shop & Stroll concluded with a raffle held on Friday, Dec. 11. The top prize was a trip for two to Cancun, Mexico. Proceeds from the event benefitted the Fairfield-based relief organization Save the Children.

12/28/2015

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