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Social Activists To Speak At Ridgewood Woman's Club
RIDGEWOOD, N. J. -- The couple behind a foundation to bring education to girls in Africa plan to visit Ridgewood on Nov. 17 to talk about their work and their new book, "Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in An African Slum."
Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner Odede, who met in 2007 in Kibera, Kenya, will talk about their book and their work with their foundation Shining Hope For Communities, a nonprofit focused on bringing education to Africa.
It starts at 7:30 p.m. at The Woman's Club of Ridgewood, 215 W. Ridgewood Ave., Ridgewood.
Cost is $50. Contact Bookends for more info…
Actress Jane Alexander To Discuss Conservation At Wilton Library
WILTON, Conn. -- Actress Jane Alexander, known for her roles in "Kramer vs. Kramer," and "Cider House Rules," will pay a visit to the Wilton Library on Tuesday Nov. 15 to talk about her passion for nature and the environment.
In a talk co-sponsored by Woodcock Nature Center and the Wilton Library, Alexander will share stories of her travel captured in her new book, "Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth."
The event, planned for 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, is free and open to the publ…
Vincent Massaro, 78, Formerly Of Sleepy Hollow; Aide To Former Senator
SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Vincent G. Massaro, former Sleepy Hollow resident who served as an aide to U.S. Sen. Nicholas F. Brady and professor of finance at Long Island University, died Sunday in Arlington, Va. He was 78.
Born Dec. 26, 1937 in Buffalo, N.Y., to John and Sarah Massaro, Massaro obtained a bachelor of science degree in economics from Canisius College in 1959, and received his master's and doctorate degrees in economics from the University of Notre Dame.
From 1963-65, he was the recipient of a NSF - NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Cambridge. He worked at the Unit…
'Sesame Street' Star Speaks At Bridgeport Fundraiser For HCC
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Sonia Manzano, who has played Maria for more than 30 years on the popular children's show "Sesame Street," is one of two featured speakers for the eighth annual Alumni Hall of Fame Gala on Nov. 19 to benefit the Housatonic Community College Foundation's Scholarship Fund.Manzano is joined by Peter Werth III, founder and director of Himalaya Currents, a Connecticut-based nonprofit foundation supporting water and energy projects in Nepal, to give keynote talks at the gala. It all starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at the college campus, 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridge…
