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Friends Of The Danbury Library Hold Book Collection Day
DANBURY, Conn. -- Friends of the Danbury Library will be hosting a book collection day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Used books, CDS and DVDs can be dropped off at the Friends Sorting Space, 30 Main St. (Executive Tower Building, just half-mile south from the library - look for Newtown Savings Bank).
Volunteers at the side entrance will help unload your car. Items that cannot be donated include encyclopedias, VHS videotapes, Reader's Digest condensed books, medical or business books older than five years, textbooks older than three years, computer books older than two years, textbo…
Early Learning Center At Fieldhome In Cortlandt Holds Open House
CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- The Early Learning Center at Fieldhome is having an open house on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Early Learning Center is a not-for-profit, intergenerational child-care program that is open year-round for children from six weeks to five years old. Meet the teachers, visit the classrooms, play on the playground and enjoy brunch on the patio.
The Early Learning Center is at 2300 Catherine St., Cortlandt Manor, off Route 202, between the Taconic and Bear Mountain parkways.
For more information, call Carol Milillo, director, at 914-739-2244 or v…
Betty Jean Harding Longley, 75, Of Norwalk
NORWALK, Conn. -- Betty Jean Harding Longley, of Norwalk, died Wednesday, March 25, 2015. She was 75 years old.
The daughter of Jack and Natalie (Mitchell) Harding, Longley was born in Newport, Vt., June 11, 1939. She was the beloved widow of John C. Longley.
She graduated from Norwalk High School in 1957 and from the University of Vermont in 1963 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Her career included many different aspects of the field of nursing. She and John lived most of their married lives in Rowayton, retired to North Conway, N.H. and also to The Villages, Fla. She was…
North Salem's Pequenakonck Elementary PTO Seeks 'Book Buddies' Donations
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Pequenakonck Elementary PTO is asking for help through the Annual Book Buddies Program, which will help supplement the school library through donations.
Book Buddies began in 1994 and over the years, with support of families, teachers and staff, the PTO has been able to purchase new titles, replace worn-out favorites, and update research materials.
In addition, the PTO will match donations made to the Book Buddies program, which means a gift will go twice as far. Donating books is a great way to show apprecation to teachers or staff, commemorate birthdays or acknowl…
North Salem School Foundation Holding Golf Outing
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The North Salem Foundation for Learning will be holding its annual golf outing on Monday, May 4.
The event will take place at the Centennial Golf Club, 186 John Simpson Road, Carmel.
Participants will have the chance to win a car (with a three year lease) and enjoy lunch, play 18 holes of golf, and have free on-course beverage carts, a cocktail reception and dinner, including a three-hour open bar.
To see the cost, fill out a registration form, and see the schedule for the event, go here
Book Reveals Secrets Of Chappaqua's Clintons In White House
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- "The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House," by Kate Andersen Brower, gives readers a glimpse inside the lives of White House residents, including the Clinton family of Chappaqua, according to politico.com.
Brower's book "The Residence" provides the public with unexpected and surprising truths, including consistently used foul language, throwing of furniture and more, reported politico.com.
Brower was a White House reporter with experience traveling all over the world, but found her real interest was right before her eyes, said politico.com. …
Somers Lawyer Named New York Bar Foundation Fellow
SOMERS, N.Y. -- Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, in Somers and White Plains, has announced elder law attorney Anthony J. Enea, the firm’s managing partner, has been named a Fellow of the New York Bar Foundation.
Enea was recognized for his distinguished achievement, dedication to the legal profession, service to the public, and commitment to the organized bar. He has spent three decades protecting the rights of seniors, the disabled and their families. Named Westchester County’s Leading Elder Care Attorney at the Above the Bar Awards, Enea’s practice areas include elder law; Medicaid planni…
