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Donna Christopher

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Wayne Community Rallies For Boy, 13, With Rare Bone Cancer WAYNE, N.J. -- A GoFundMe page has been established to help the family of a Wayne boy who has a rare bone cancer.So far, the the effort has raised $22,378 for Jake Rudd, a "funny, sweet, tough, kind-hearted and gentle" teen whose been diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. Jake, a lacrosse player, complained of leg pain in April, said the web page. He tried ice, Advil and other remedies, then was taken to an orthopedist and other doctors and hospitals. Utlimately, he was diagnosed with the Ewing's sarcoma on his femur. Biopsies revealed bone marrow, chest nodule and gr…

by Donna Christopher

07/14/2016

Events

Hit The Pool To Support The Leonia Swim Club LEONIA, N.J. -- Love to swim? Two hours of pool time is being offered Sunday morning, July 17 to raise money for the club's swim team. Swimmers, ages five to 100, are welcome to swim laps for two hours at the family-friendly swim-a-thon. The fundraiser will enable the club to buy new equipment, send coaches to training sessions, and make purchases otherwise not covered by membership fees. What you do: Swimmers are required to swim as many laps as they can during the event. How to raise money: Sign up today and start collecting donations. Pledges can be per lap or a flat fee. Particip…

by Donna Christopher

07/14/2016

Neighbors

Discover Art Along The Saugatuck In Downtown Westport Festival WESTPORT, Conn. -- The 43rd Annual Westport Fine Arts Festival is set for Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17 at Parker Harding Plaza in downtown Westport.Original, juried works in painting, watercolor, photography/digital art, sculpture, drawing (pastel, pencil, ink), printmaking, mixed media, glass/ceramics, jewelry, and wood will all be part of the festival. There will be live music, special performances, and children's activities. Click here for more details. The festival runs both days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the plaza, a waterfront walkway along the Saugatuck River on Main Street.

by Donna Christopher

07/14/2016

Events

Mental Illness Support Offered At Greenwich Hospital GREENWICH, Conn. -- If you have a family member with a mental illness you're not alone in Greenwich.That's because the National Alliance on Mental Illness has established a Mental Health Support Group meeting Thursday, July 21 at Greenwich Hospital. It is facilitated by trained volunteers and open to families of individuals affected by severe mental illness. The meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. will be in the Cafeteria Conference Room at the hospital, 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich, Conn. For more information, call Claudia at (203) 428-6864. The meeting is free.

by Donna Christopher

07/14/2016

Lifestyle

Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Tommy Mottola NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to New Rochelle's Tommy Mottola. The music executive turns 67 July 14. Thomas Daniel "Tommy" Mottola was born in the Bronx on July 14, 1949. He is the co-owner of Casablanca Records in a joint venture with the Universal Music Group. He headed Sony Music Entertainment, parent of the Columbia label, for nearly 15 years. Mottola entered in the music scene in the mid-1960s as a recording artist for CBS Records under the name "T.D. Valentine." Mottola started working for publishing powerhouse Chappell Publishing and started his own mana…

by Donna Christopher

07/14/2016

Police & Fire

Car Crashes Into House After Driver At Rockland Burger King Loses Control NEW CITY, N.Y. -- A car crashed into a house, causing damage in New City after the driver lost control of his vehicle in the parking lot at an adjacent Burger King on Tuesday evening, according to Clarkstown Police. Police responded at approximately 6:20 p.m. to 11 Third St., a commercial and residential building, for a report of a vehicle into a building, police said. Police arrived at the scene where a 2003 four-door Toyota reportedly crashed into the northwest corner of the building, according to police. The driver of the vehicle, an 84-year-old New City man, was the sole occupant and w…

by Donna Christopher

07/13/2016

Events

Washington Township Blood Drive To Benefit Toddler WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- The Knights of Columbus will have a blood drive Thursday in Washington Township to help a local toddler. At 6-months old, Grace Skuches was diagnosed with Atypical Teratoid/Rhabidiod Tumor, a rare and difficult to treat pediatric brain tumor. Grace has completed five rounds of chemotherapy, a stem cell harvest and three stem cell rescues. In December, it was determined Grace had “no evidence of disease." But in January, the toddler had facial paralysis ultimately determined to be caused by a recurrent tumor. She has received 15 blood transfusions and 18 …

by Donna Christopher

07/13/2016

Events

Pokemon Go Stops In Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- PokéStops are often found in landmark places. Poughkeepsie has both thanks to the LaGrange Association Library whose children's library program has ongoing PokéStop participation. Moreover, the library and Vassar College are co-hosting a Pokémon Go search Wednesday, July 27, on the campus. The library's program "dovetails nicely with the (libary's) summer reading program theme of "get ready! get set! read!" which aims to educate youths on the importance of athletics, nutrition,and literacy, said library Director Sarah Potwin. You'd have to be ignoring th…

by Donna Christopher

07/13/2016

Lifestyle

Old Store Photos, Clothing, Artifacts Needed For Bergenfield Exhibit BERGENFIELD, N.J. --The Bergenfield Museum is asking locals to contribute old-time business artifacts for an upcoming exhibit. The exhibit will be a trip down "Memory Lane" with a stop at nostalgia street, otherwise known as Washington Avenue, said a release. Patrons have expressed regret over the passing of favorite stores which led to curating an exhibit devoted to past businesses and stores in Bergenfield. While the idea is good, there is very little material available in the museum's archives to carry out the theme. Contributions of photos of long-closed stores, or a treasu…

by Donna Christopher

07/13/2016

Schools

Bronxville Schools Focus on Expanding Opportunities for Students BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Administrators and faculty at Bronxville School attended two- and three-day Superintendent Conference days, according to a release.Discussions focused on ways to expand opportunities for students and continue to pursue leading-edge practices that are aligned with the dispositions of the Bronxville Promise, it said. "The Bronxville Promise calls on us all to celebrate our past and our present but challenges us to push forward in offering students experiences that expand their knowledge and the opportunity to use that information in collaborative and creative ways tha…

by Donna Christopher

07/13/2016

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