SHELTON, Conn. — Adopt don't shop is the motto at the City of Shelton Animal Shelter, a state-of-the-art facility where many cats and dogs are waiting to find their forever homes. At an animal shelter, every dog and cat has a story. And you can get to know the animals by sitting down and playing with them before you decide whether to adopt. Shelton's animal shelter at 11 Brewster Lane ...

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Englewood's Sarah Jessica Parker!Parker, an Englewood native, turns 52 today.Parker, an American actress, producer and designer was born March 25, 1965.She is best known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the hit series "Sex and the City," which aired from 1998 to 2004.Some of her other known roles inlcude:The Family StoneDid You Hear About ...

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Ridgewood's Robert T. Bakker!Bakker, a Ridgewood native, turns 72 today.Bakker, an American paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about dinosaurs,was born March 24, 1945.Bakker has been a major part of the theory that dinosaurs were smart, fast and adaptable. In 1968, he published his first paper on dinosaur endothermy. In 1986, his ...

SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Upper Saddle River's Jason Kidd.Kidd, a native of Alameda, Calif., was born on March 23, 1973 and turns 44 Thursday.A former NBA player and two-time Olympic Gold medalist, he is now head coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, He played basketball with St. Joseph Notre Dame High School, making it to the national championship with his team. After high ...

SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Rosie O'Donnell.O'Donnell, a Nyack resident who also lived in Saddle River, turns 55 on Tuesday.O'Donnell, a television personality, comedian, actress and author, was born on March 21, 1962, in Commack, N.Y.She is an LGBT advocate and came out in 2002. She was married twice and has five children. Her big break was on the talent show "Star ...

NORWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Norwood's Julian Sanchez.Sanchez, a Norwood native, turns 38 March 14.Sanchez, an American libertarian writer living in Washington, D.C., was born March 14, 1979.He is currently a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He previously covered technology and privacy issues as the Washington editor for Ars Technica. Sanchez is a graduate of New York ...

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Ridgewood native Jim Bouton.A retired professional baseball player credited with developing the knuckleball, Bouton turns 78 on Thursday, March 8.He relocated from Ridgewood to Chicago when he was 15. He played college baseball at Western Michigan University before signing with the Yankees.Bouton was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York ...

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Aidan Quinn formerly of Englewood who turns 58 on March 8.Quinn, originally of Chicago, Ill., is an Irish-American actor who made his film debut in "Reckless" in 1984. He has starred in more than 50 films including "The Mission" (1986), "Stakeout" (1987), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), "Frankenstein" ...

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Ridgewood native Guy Benson.An author, journalist and conservative political pundit, Benson turns 31 on Tuesday, March 7. He grew up in Ridgewood, attending both middle and high school there. During high school, he was known for broadcasting sports on local television.While at Northwestern University, he worked for the campus radio station, WNUR, ...

DEMAREST, N.J. -- Happy Birthday to Demarest's Gerald Carinale!Cardinale, a longtime Demarest resident, turns 83, Monday. He was born Feb. 27, 1934, in Brooklyn, NY.Cardinale has been serving the New Jersey Senate since 1982, where he represents the 39th legislative district. He also served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1980-82.Cardinale received his B.S. from St. ...