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Ridgefield Park's Village Gardeners Seek Volunteers For Spring Planting Ridgefield Park's Village Gardeners Seek Volunteers For Spring Planting
Ridgefield Park's Village Gardeners Seek Volunteers For Spring Planting RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. – A group of Ridgefield Park residents is looking for a few green thumbs or a few people just willing to get their hands dirty. Each spring and fall, residents collectively known as the Village Gardeners gather to plant flowers in various planters along Main Street, the Teaneck Road and Ridgefield Avenue neighborhood business districts and other areas of the village. The group is calling for volunteers wishing to help in their efforts to “keep Ridgefield Park beautiful” this spring, summer and fall. The Village Planters will be meeting soon to plant flowers capable of…
Stanford's Attlebury Schoolhouse Moves Toward State, National Designation Stanford's Attlebury Schoolhouse Moves Toward State, National Designation
Stanford's Attlebury Schoolhouse Moves Toward State, National Designation STANFORD, N.Y. -- A one-room, frame schoolhouse built in Stanford in 1910 is one step closer to inclusion on the New York State and National Registers of Historic Places, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. The Attlebury Schoolhouse was included on a list of 19 properties, resources and districts recommended for the honors by the state Board for Historic Preservation, according to the Journal. If approved by the state's Historic Preservation Office, the schoolhouse will be listed on New York's Register of Historic Places. From there, it will be nominated for the national register, accord…
National Weather Service To Offer Skywarn Training In Dutchess County National Weather Service To Offer Skywarn Training In Dutchess County
National Weather Service To Offer Skywarn Training In Dutchess County POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The National Weather Service is scheduled to conduct Skywarn training for anyone interested in becoming a weather spotter, according to a statement from the organization. The training will take place at the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response, 392 Creek Road, Hyde Park, from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29. Pre-registration is required and can be completed here. Volunteer weather spotters report many varieties of severe weather, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail, heavy snow and flooding. Largely viewed by the Weather Service as "the eyes and ear…
Danbury's Saint Anthony Maronite Catholic Church To Welcome Relics Danbury's Saint Anthony Maronite Catholic Church To Welcome Relics
Danbury's Saint Anthony Maronite Catholic Church To Welcome Relics DANBURY, Conn. -- The relics of Saint Sharbel Maklouf, an 19th-century monk linked to thousands of miracles, will be visiting the St. Anthony Maronite Catholic Church at 17 Granville Ave. The two-day schedule of events to mark the visit begins on Thursday, March 31 and continues into the late evening on Friday, April 1. According to The Monastery Saint Maron - Sanctuary of Saint Charbel, Saint Sharbel Maklouf (also known as Saint Charbel Makhluf) was born in Lebanon in 1828 and joined the Maronite Order in 1853. The first of many miracles attributed to him occurred in 1875. He was beatified…
Nyack Hospital Welcomes New Chief Medical Officer Nyack Hospital Welcomes New Chief Medical Officer
Nyack Hospital Welcomes New Chief Medical Officer NYACK, N.Y. – Nyack Hospital has appointed a new chief medical officer to oversee the 375-bed facility on North Midland Avenue. Dr. Anthony V. Matejicka will serve as a member of the hospital’s senior leadership team and will be responsible for all physician activities throughout the organization, according to a statement from the hospital. His primary focus will include clinical program development and performance improvement. Matejicka is a board-certified internist and certified physician executive with a wide range of experience in senior leadership, the hospital said. “Nyack Hospital …
Dutchess Symphony Orchestra Premieres 'Walkway Over The Hudson' Dutchess Symphony Orchestra Premieres 'Walkway Over The Hudson'
Dutchess Symphony Orchestra Premieres 'Walkway Over The Hudson' DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Northern Dutchess Symphony Orchestra will highlight its 10th anniversary season by premiering "Walkway Over the Hudson," an original symphonic work by New York-based artist, Ben Kutner, 24.The work, which was commissioned by Inline image 1NDSO, will be performed under the direction of Kathleen Beckmann. Show time is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2 in The Culinary Institute America's Marriott Pavilion in Hyde Park, NJ. In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, the orchestra will also present Ferde Grofé’s "Grand C…
Sassy Ladies Shopping Night Out Benefits United For The Troops Sassy Ladies Shopping Night Out Benefits United For The Troops
Sassy Ladies Shopping Night Out Benefits United For The Troops TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – The sixth annual Sassy Ladies Shopping Night Out is scheduled for 5:30-10 p.m. on April 8 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 455 South Broadway. The event, which costs $15 for one ticket or $25 for two in advance, or $20 at the door, is geared toward women seeking an enjoyable “night of shopping for fun products and services in one location.” The evening is to feature a fashion show, sweet treats, wine samplings, a DJ, raffles and contests, and fashion tips from celebrity New York City Fashion Stylist Blane Charles of BEAU-T by Blane. Organized by Events to Remember, a Mo…
Westchester Shows Population Gain In Census Update Westchester Shows Population Gain In Census Update
Westchester Shows Population Gain In Census Update Populations in Westchester and Rockland counties are on the rise while Dutchess and Putnam continue to see net declines, according to an analysis of recently released U.S. Census Bureau estimates by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress. Rockland, in particular, appears to be growing at a more rapid pace. The county, which is the state’s smallest in terms of area, experienced a 4.6 percent population growth between the 2010 census and 2015, according to estimates. It is ranked fourth in the state for estimated growth over that five-year span and ranked second for estimated growth over the past …
Hyde Park Meeting Focuses On Route 9 Pedestrian Project Hyde Park Meeting Focuses On Route 9 Pedestrian Project
Hyde Park Meeting Focuses On Route 9 Pedestrian Project HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- A public meeting on the Route 9 Pedestrian Improvement Project is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at Hyde Park Town Hall, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Town officials said the project aims lay sidewalks and crosswalks along Route 9 to give the road a "Main Street" feel and to create a green buffer on the road's east side between Water Tower Road and Park Plaza, according to the Journal. The town had previously been awarded a $679,000 transportation grant for the project, which was developed with assistance from the state Department of Transportation, accord…
Nyack Library Closed On Easter, Reopens Tuesday Nyack Library Closed On Easter, Reopens Tuesday
Nyack Library Closed On Easter, Reopens Tuesday NYACK, N.Y. -- The Nyack Library will be closed on Easter Sunday, March 27 and on Monday, March 28.The building at 59 S. Broadway, is expected to open at 10 a.m. Tuesday as regularly scheduled. For more information, call 845-358-3370 or visit the Nyack Library website.
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