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Rockland Residents Ready To Produce 'Little Shop of Horrors' The dust has settled on the stage at the White Plains Performing Arts Center Conservatory Theatre, where the latest production of the classic musical "Little Shop of Horrors" will soon make its debut. The play will be performed on Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. at the theater, located on the third level of City Center off Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains. Tickets for the show are $20 and $25. A musical spoof of the 1960 Roger Corman Film, “Little Shop of Horrors” features the misadventures of a hapless florist shop cler…

11/12/2015

Schools

Lodi Junior Police Academy Wraps Two-Month Session LODI, N.J. -- The Lodi Junior Police Academy held its final session, ending a two-month program with more life lessons on peer pressure and growing up in today's society. Graduation ceremonies are Nov. 16. The final class included a round of physical exercise, a block of instruction and question and answer sessions about dealing with peer issues. After class instruction ended, the students welcomed guest speaker "Joshu" Castro of Tiger Schulmann's Mixed Martial Arts Morris Plains. Castro, along with his Tiger Shulmann students and assistant instructors, talked to the class abou…

11/12/2015

Schools

New Canaan High School Students Complete Run On 'Orphan Train' NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan High School Theatre concluded its three-show run of “The Orphan Train,” a play that chronicles the journey of eight orphans, on Oct. 24.The theater department's next production is the musical "Annie Jr.," which will be performed on Nov. 13 and 14. Tickets are available through this link.

11/12/2015

Neighbors

Franklin Lakes Holding Holiday Food Drive FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – Employees of Franklin Lakes are having a food drive for the holidays. The initiative, which began on Monday, Nov. 9, runs through Thursday, Dec. 17. Organizers are collecting non-perishable, unexpired food donations to support the Center for Food Action at a drop-off area located at the Borough Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Items being collected for the drive include peanut butter, jelly, canned meats, tuna, pasta, rice, canned soups, spaghetti sauce, canned fruits, vegetables, diapers and baby formula. Additional items that are needed incl…

11/12/2015

Neighbors

Norwalk Cub Scouts Retire Flags In Solemn Ceremony NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Fire Department recently assisted Norwalk Cub Scout Pack 97 with a flag retirement ceremony at the department’s maintenance facility on Fairfield Avenue. In addition to the Cub Scout members and their families, American Legion Post 12 Commander Rich Olson and firefighters were in attendance. Olson, along with Cub Scout leaders Dan Koteen and Mike Szarpa, explained the history and traditions of the flag as a symbol of our nation at the event. After a brief ceremony that included singing “God Bless America,” The Pledge of Allegiance and proper flag retirement …

11/12/2015

Events

Nyack Center To Celebrate Milestone NYACK, N.Y. -- The Nyack Center will hold its 25th Anniversary Legacy Gala on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. The event will include an after-party with dancing and dessert by Didier Dumas. Chris and Bert Hughes and Sally and Roger Seiler will be honored for their contributions to the center. Tickets for the gala are $95 for individuals, and $170 for couples. For more information about the center and the event, click here.

11/11/2015

Police & Fire

Mohegan Lake Man Charged With Selling Heroin YORKTOWN, N.Y. – A 29-year-old Mohegan Lake man has been charged with multiple counts of possession and sale of a controlled substance, along with criminal possession of a weapon, according to police. On Nov. 2, members of the Yorktown Police Department and the Northern Westchester Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on Lexington Avenue and arrested Perry D. Freeman, officials report. Freeman allegedly sold heroin to another person on two dates in October, according to police. Police also allege Freeman was in possession of a large amount of heroin, an illegal, unregistered handgun a…

11/11/2015

Events

Bridgeport Library Hosts Historic Preservation 'Boot Camp' BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Bridgeport Public Library's architectural historian, Charles Brilvitch, is leading a forum about historic preservation. The event will be held on Thursday, Nov 12, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the library's Burroughs-Saden History Center, 925 Broad St. in Bridgeport. The Historic Preservation Boot Camp is free-of-charge, and will address such issues as buying an historic home and establishing historic districts. Other topics covered will include: how to research a building or house; how to establish historic building status with the state or Federal government; how …

11/11/2015

Obituaries

James J. O'Brien Jr., 58, Lifelong North Arlington Resident NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. -- James J. O'Brien Jr. of North Arlington died Sunday, Nov. 8. He was 58. O’Brien was the son of the late James and Irene O’Brien (nee Fremgem). Born in Jersey City, he was a lifelong resident of North Arlington. He worked as a warehouse supervisor for the Kraft Food Corp. in North Bergen, Farmland Dairies in Wallington and the Performance Food Group in Elizabeth. He is survived by his wife, Linda A.(nee Ferrante); his children, James T. and Tiffany Lynn; his sisters, Mary Boguszewicz, Josephine Nese and Irene McCann; his brother, Patrick; and several nieces and nep…

11/11/2015

Events

Family Movie Nights Shown In Dumont DUMONT, N.J. – The Dixon Homestead Library is hosting a family movie night at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The movie will be shown in the downstairs auditorium; the library is handicapped accessible. Light refreshments will be served beginning 15 minutes prior to the start time, compliments of the Dumont Women's Club. Family movies are shown at the library the second Wednesday of each month. Other films also are screened at 1:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. For more information on the library, click here.

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