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Crosswood Puzzle Guru To Speak At Hyde Park's FDR Library HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- Local logophiles puzzled about what to do on a dreary December day in Hyde Park now have a way to fill in the blank on their calendars. National Crossword Puzzle Day is Monday, Dec. 21, and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will be hosting an author talk and book signing with cruciverbalist David J. Kahn. Kahn, the author of “White House Crosswords,” will discuss what makes the American presidency a great topic for crosswords and what it takes to construct a themed puzzle. The free event starts at 7 p.m. at the historic site’s Henry A. Wallace Cen…

by Carol Reif

12/17/2015

Neighbors

Leonia Rotarians Support Indian Eye Doctor's Fight To Eradicate Blindness LEONIA, N.J. -- The Rotary Club of The Palisades -- an international organization devoted to providing humanitarian services -- recently hosted a doctor who is fighting to eradicate blindness in India. Dr. R.V. Ramani, founder and director of the Sankara Eye Institute in Coimbatore, addressed the club at its December breakfast about his organization’s role and mission. Doctors at the institute, he told club members, perform hundreds of free eye operations every day. To date, it has done more than 1 million such operations. Its reputation, Ramani said, is as strong in India as the Red Cross…

by Carol Reif

12/17/2015

News

Wilton Support Group Offers Safe Place For Parents Of Troubled Children WILTON, CONN. -- Parents whose children may be struggling due to the stress of the holiday season are invited to join a free support group in Wilton. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Child and Adolescent Network (CAN) helps parents of children with behavioral, emotional and mental health issues. The meetings are free, confidential, and safe. They are led by trained volunteers who have had their own experiences raising troubled children. Parents in the group come from Redding, Weston, Westport, Wilton, and other towns in the area. The group’s next meetings are: Monday, Dec. 2…

by Carol Reif

12/17/2015

Events

10 Talented Teens To Hit Stage At 2016 Englewood Idol Fundraiser ENGLEWOOD, N.J. – Talented teens from four Englewood schools will sing and dance their hearts out for charity at the 11th annual Englewood Idol show next month. The fundraising event will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at the Bergen Performing Art Center in Englewood. Students hope to raise $5,000 for the Dr. John Greico Scholarship Fund. The fund is a nonprofit run by students at Dwight Morrow High School and the Academies@Englewood. They are hoping to top last year's attendance of 1,300. Students participating in January’s show also came from the Dwight-Englewood High School and The…

by Carol Reif

12/17/2015

Business

Fair Lawn Chamber Seeks Applicants For Upcoming Directory, Guide FAIRLAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn’s Chamber of Commerce is seeking applicants for inclusion in its 2016/17 directory and community guide. Delivered to every household in Fair Lawn, the guide is a useful tool for Chamber members, residents, and visitors alike, it said. The guide is distributed at local banks, Realtors, community center, library, and the municipal building, and is included in borough’s “Welcome Envelope.” To be included, an applicant must be a 2016 paid member of the Chamber. To get an application, contact Adele@thechamberoffice, or call (201) 796-7050. To join the Chamber click…

by Carol Reif

12/17/2015

Business

Momma's Boy Serving Made-From-Scratch Burgers, Hot Dogs In Wayne WAYNE, N.J. -- Burger and hot dog lovers now have a new place to chow down in Wayne. Momma’s Boy -- a recently opened quick service, Broadwalk-themed restaurant --serves custom-made hamburgers and hot dogs slathered with bacon, cheese and onions and other toppings; sandwiches with names like “Shrimp Oh Boy” and “Flying Chicken;” and more. According to Momma’s menu, its burgers and dogs are made on a flat-top grill with all natural ingredients and no antibiotics. Also on the menu are made-from-scratch pizzas, salads, standard sides such as fries and onion rings, homemade raspberry jam fille…

by Carol Reif

12/17/2015

Schools

Bergen Community College Business Student Wins International Scholarship PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College business student Elie Tanous has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship to study abroad, the Paramus-based school announced recently.Tanous, a Moonachie resident whose father runs an international manufacturing company in Syria, will use his U.S. Department of State Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study in China this spring. Tanous, who developed an interest in global business and trade while working with his father, said studying abroad will give him “more opportunities and a more accurate approach to business.” The scholarship program is…

by Carol Reif

12/17/2015

Lifestyle

Mecha Noodle Bar Brings Food That Sustains, Inspires To South Norwalk NORWALK, CONN. -- A sticky, hot, and steamy dimension has been added to downtown South Norwalk’s dining scene with the arrival of Mecha Noodle Bar.The popular noodle house, which originated in Fairfield, opened a new spot on Washington Street earlier this month. It serves dinner seven days a week, and plans to start serving lunch in January. It boasts a 60-seat dining space and 15-seat bar where draft beers, spiked bubble teas, and Asian spirits such as schochu and sake will be served. The restaurant is a joint venture between longtime friends Tony Pham and Richard Reyes who say their South…

by Carol Reif

12/17/2015

Schools

Local Leaders, Students Discuss Civics At New Rochelle Forum NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- More than 100 local students took part in a recent civics symposium sponsored by the The New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence. The high school seniors, who are taking government and macroeconomics classes, prepared questions and took part in a panel discussion with local leaders at the Dec. 11 event. On the ‪#‎DemocracyIsNotASpectatorSport panel were: Timothy Idoni, Westchester County clerk; Noam Bramson, New Rochelle’s mayor; Alex Eodice, a professor at Iona College; Errol Louis, the host of NY1’s Inside City Hall and a CNN contributor; Dr. Clair Kramer Mills,…

by Carol Reif

12/17/2015

Lifestyle

Squish The Super Amoeba Is Coming To Mt. Vernon Comix Club Event MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – Squish the Super Amoeba is coming to the Mount Vernon library. The adorable snack cake loving animalcule and his teeny-tiny crew are featured in a new graphic novel series by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holden. The Comix Club event -- for third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders -- will be held from 4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18, in the library's Children's Room. For more information, call (914) 668-1840. The library is located at 28 S. First Ave. in Mount Vernon.

by Carol Reif

12/17/2015

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