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North Haledon PTO Throws Ugly Sweater Party
NORTH HALEDON, N.J. – Get ready to drag those over-the-top cardigans and pullovers out of the back of your closet; the North Haledon Parent-Teacher Organization will be awarding prizes for the ugliest sweater at an event in Wykoff next month.
The PTO party will be held from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at The Brickhouse, 179 Godwin Ave., Wyckoff.
The admission fee of $55 per person includes drinks, hot and cold antipasto, and hors d’oeuvres. The party is for adults only.
To buy tickets, send checks payable to NH PTO by Monday, Jan. 4, and mark the envelope “Ugly Sweater Gathering” in care of …
Monroe Police Charge Pair With Shoplifting, Drug Possession
MONROE, Conn. – Two Monroe men were charged with larceny and drug possession after they were apprehended in a shoplifting case, according to the Connecticut Post.
Nicholas Ludwig, 20, of Monroe, and Patrick Leite-Jesus, 19, of Shelton, were pulled over on Route 111 on Wednesday, Dec. 23, by a police officer investigating a report of shoplifting at a gas station on Route 34, the Post reported.
A search of Ludwig’s vehicle turned up drugs and a large amount of cash, police told the Post. Both were charged with sixth-degree larceny/shoplifting, drug possession, and possession of drug paraphern…
Stratford Democrat Gresko To Run For Late Rep's House Seat
STRATFORD, Conn. -- Stratford Councilman Joseph P. Gresko was tapped by the Democratic Town Committee at its recent caucus to run for a seat in the state’s General Assembly left vacant by the death of Rep. Terry Backer, the ctpost reported.
Stratford native Gresko, 50, who was recently elected to represent District 5 on the Town Council, had been one of Backer’s aides in Hartford and was a spokesman for Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim in the 1990s, the ctpost said.
Backer, an outspoken and colorful environmental advocate who served as the Long Island Soundkeeper, died on Monday, Dec. 14, after b…
