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Amy Maciaszek

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Business

New Milford Officials Pitch In At ShopRite To 'Help Bag Hunger' NEW MILFORD, N. J. -- New Milford community leaders lent several hands during a recent ShopRite campaign "Help Bag Hunger," which is part of a nationwide campaign to fill the shelves of food pantries.Councilwomen Hedy Grant and Thea Sirocchi-Hurley were among the community leaders to help bag groceries at the New Milford ShopRite, one of 22 stores of Inserra Supermarkets to participate in the "Help Bag Hunger" campaign last month. While helpers were bagging groceries, associates collected monetary donations. All proceeds are donated to help fill the shelves of food banks …

by Amy Maciaszek

10/07/2016

Business

Dial Soap Parent Company Moves HQ, Jobs To Stamford From AZ STAMFORD, Conn. -- Local and state officials are thrilled with a plan by Germany-based Henkel Corp. to bring its laundry and home, and beauty care division headquarters from Arizona to Stamford in a move that includes a $50 million expansion in Stamford and up to 266 new jobs in the state.It would further strengthen the company's presence in the state since earlier this year Henkel bought Wilton-based Sun Products Corp., a manufacturer of laundry care products. With the acquisition, Henkel, maker of Dial and Purex soaps, Right Guard and other products, is the No. 2 laundry and home care comp…

by Amy Maciaszek

10/06/2016

Events

Patterson Rotary Invites Families To Touch A Truck Fundraiser For Veterans PATTERSON, N. Y. -- A Tow "Mater" tow truck, a dump truck and fire trucks are just some of the vehicles that will be on display for children to explore at the Patterson Rotary Club's Touch-A-Truck for Heroes event Saturday at the Thunder Ridge Ski Area in Patterson.From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., participants to check out trucks and meet the people who drive them, and enjoy food trucks and entertainment from DJ Tom Furci, and Sand Art Party. Participating restaurants include Roseann's Kitchen and Thierry Danvin of Brewster Pastry. Firefighters from Putnam Like Fire Department and their tru…

by Amy Maciaszek

10/06/2016

Events

Playwright Brings 'Little Creek' To South Salem SOUTH SALEM, N. Y. -- Dramatic readings of a new play that highlights family life amid racial tensions in the 1950s are planned for later this months at the Spring Street Arts Center at St. John's in South Salem. Directed by Zoya Kachadurian, "Little Creek" takes the stage at 8 p.m. on Oct. 14 and Oct. 15. Written by local playwright and former director Gayle Hudson, of Waccabuc, the play is loosely based on on a real person she met as a child growing up in Delaware. Six other characters in the play are imaginary, Hudson said, and the story is a hopeful one of family life. The pla…

by Amy Maciaszek

10/05/2016

Events

Register Now For Saddle Brook's Trunk Or Treat SADDLE BROOK, N. J. -- The annual Trunk-or-Treat event in Saddle Brook offers families a chance for an afternoon of Halloween celebrating on Oct. 29 in the Smith School parking lot, 30 Cambridge Ave., Saddle Brook.The annual event runs from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 29, and Saddle Brook residents are encouraged to bring treats to hand out and also non-perishable food donations. There will be a contest for best decorated car. There will also be a costume contest and a disc jockey. All participating trick-or-treaters and cars should be registered for the event. Click here, for details or to register.

by Amy Maciaszek

10/05/2016

Events

Teaneck Job Club Welcomes Job Seekers, Career Changers TEANECK, N. J. -- The Teaneck-based Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County invites anyone seeking full-time employment to check out the weekly Job Club to learn tips for getting a job or changing jobs.Meetings are most Sundays at 6 p.m. at the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen center, 687 Larch Ave., Teaneck. Facilitated by Anne Wallman, a member of the Ethical Culture Society and professional career counselor, the meetings feature workshops on a variety of topics. Some of the subjects covered include job-market research, networking, resume review, interview preparation, vocational traini…

by Amy Maciaszek

10/05/2016

News

Vigil Honors White Plains Sanitation Worker 20 Years After His Slaying WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The 20th anniversary of the shooting death of Charles Campbell was marked with a somber vigil Monday outside the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plaines, according to lohud.com.Family and friends of Campbell, a White Plains sanitation worker, gathered to remember how his life was cut short after an argument on Oct. 3, 1996, outside a Dobbs Ferry delicatessen. Off-duty New York City Transit officer Richard DiGuglielmo was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison after being convicted in the shooting death, lohud.com says. Those at the vigil carried newspaper report…

by Amy Maciaszek

10/04/2016

Traffic

Warning, Motorists: Work Starts On Several North Castle Roads NORTH CASTLE, N.Y. -- North Castle Highway Department officials are getting the word out to residents that crews are starting the rehabilitation of several roads in town.Phase one work is expected to start this week, weather permitting, on these roads: Old Post Road Eden Hunt Place Spruce Hollow Spurce Hill Road Maple Way Hardscrabble Circle Evergreen Row North Lane North Ridge Long Pond Court Highway Department officials are warning motorists to drive slowly on these roads and be aware that there may be delays. Roads will not be closed entirely, but crews will be out doing work, officials …

by Amy Maciaszek

10/04/2016

News

Weston Plans Special Meeting On Selectman Status WESTON, CONN. -- Weston's Board of Selectmen is planning a special meeting Tuesday to talk about the status of First Selectman Nina Daniel. According to the agenda posted on the Town of Weston website, a potential executive session may be called during the "discussion/decision regarding the health, performance, evaluation, employment and/or removal of the First Selectman." Daniel took a two-week vacation prior to a medical leave that began on Sept. 7 medical leave, the Weston Forum says. Selectman Dennis Tracey has been filling in, but the three-person board has been down to two d…

by Amy Maciaszek

10/03/2016

Police & Fire

Multiple Car Accidents Keep Danbury Firefighters Busy On Sunday DANBURY, Conn. -- Sunday night proved busy for Danbury firefighters who responded to car accidents that left at least four people with injuries, according to the News-Times.The accidents involved cars hitting utility poles, and required extrication of several people who were pinned in their cars, the News-Times said. One accident involved two cars and a utility pole on Rose Hill Avenue that occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Two people had to be extricated, and all four went to the hospital, the News-Times reported. A short time later, a car hit a utility pole along Liberty Street, pinning one …

by Amy Maciaszek

10/03/2016

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