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Construction Projects Slated Along The Merritt To Begin Monday Construction Projects Slated Along The Merritt To Begin Monday
Construction Projects Slated Along The Merritt To Begin Monday STAMFORD, Conn. -- Construction is beginning again on the Merritt Parkway/Route 15 in Stamford and New Canaan, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The project began in August 2013 and consists of 6.5 miles of roadway resurfacing, safety improvements, landscaping enhancements, and rehabilitation of five historic bridges that cross Route 15. The construction zones will be from the Greenwich town line just north of Exit 31 (North Street) to the vicinity of Exit 37 (Route 124/South Avenue). Traffic will be shifted on Route 15 SB and NB near the area south of Newfield Ave…
Letter: Tenafly Middle School Assistant Principal Announces Retirement Letter: Tenafly Middle School Assistant Principal Announces Retirement
Letter: Tenafly Middle School Assistant Principal Announces Retirement TENAFLY, N.J. -- The Englewood Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Send signed letters under 350 words to Englewood@dailyvoice.com. Tenafly Middle School Assistant Principal Mrs. Mary Delouvrier has announced that she will be retiring at the end of this year. To the editor: It is with mixed emotions that I announce my retirement from the Tenafly School District. Since beginning my career as a social studies teacher in 1977, then later as a dean of students and now as vice principal, I have enjoyed working with and getting to know thousands of students and families in town. …
Westport Library Brings Primer On Permaculture And Sustainable Gardening Westport Library Brings Primer On Permaculture And Sustainable Gardening
Westport Library Brings Primer On Permaculture And Sustainable Gardening WESTPORT, Conn. -- Permaculture is an agricultural method that integrates human activity with natural surroundings to create efficient self-sustaining ecosystems -- and Eliot Snaith will discuss the basics of these gardening methods on Wednesday, March 30, at the Westport Library. Snaith is an expert on sustainable cultural adaptations, and she'll discuss how these gardening methods can help gardeners, environmental activists, industrial agriculturalists and the general public. She will address how to obtain higher yields from gardens by creating efficient self-sustaining ecosystems, as well…
'Are You My Mother?' Comes To Westport Country Playhouse In April 'Are You My Mother?' Comes To Westport Country Playhouse In April
'Are You My Mother?' Comes To Westport Country Playhouse In April WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport Country Playhouse's Family Festivities Series will present "Are You My Mother?" -- a musical based on P.D. Eastman's whimsical and well-loved picture book -- on Sunday, April 10, in two performances. Produced by ArtsPower, the show is recommended for grades pre-K and up. Tickets are $20.  In "Are You My Mother?" Baby Bird emerges from her shell and expects to be greeted by her mother's song. But her mother is not there. Where is she? Why isn’t she home? With the help of Dog, Cat and Hen, Baby Bird sets out in search of Mother Bird. Pre-show …
Eleanor Vogel, 82, Longtime Fort Lee Resident Eleanor Vogel, 82, Longtime Fort Lee Resident
Eleanor Vogel, 82, Longtime Fort Lee Resident FORT LEE, N.J. -- Eleanor (Kahn) Vogel, a longtime resident of Fort Lee, died on Saturday, March 26. She was 82. A resident of Fort Lee for 50 years, Vogel was an original member of the Englewood Cliffs Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Along with her late husband, she was a founding member. She never missed a Yankee game, with her dog, Lili, at her side. She is survived by children Olivia Papa of Naples, Florida, and Allan Boyer of Neptune, New Jersey; grandchildren Jamie Chatfield, Erica Roberts, and Alexandra and Gabrielle Boyer; and great-granddaughter Katie Chatfield. Vogel was predecease…
Donald L. Hicks, 83, LaGrange Resident Donald L. Hicks, 83, LaGrange Resident
Donald L. Hicks, 83, LaGrange Resident LAGRANGE, N.Y. -- Donald L. Hicks, of Lagrange, died on Tuesday, March 22. He was 83.Born in Poughkeepsie, Hicks was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He owned Don Hicks Mobil, in Poughkeepsie. He enjoyed working on and collecting cars. Hicks is survived by his children, Donald Hicks of Poughkeepsie, and Judy and her husband Kevin Temple of Lagrange; grandaughters Laura, Melessia, Alyssa and Emilie; and six great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Ellen (Hakanson) Hicks; parents, Nelson and Anna (Smith) Hicks; and two brother and two sisters. A graveside service will be held a…
Harold James Bromm, 85, LongtimeNanuet Resident Harold James Bromm, 85, LongtimeNanuet Resident
Harold James Bromm, 85, LongtimeNanuet Resident NANUET, N.Y. -- Harold James Bromm, a longtime resident of Nanuet, died on Saturday, March 26. He was 85. Born in Nyack, Bromm graduated from Pearl River high school and SUNY Oswego. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. He was a technology teacher at Tappan Zee High School for 36 years. During his career he was named New York State Technology Teacher of the Year. Bromm was very active in his community, serving as a Boy Scout leader, a football coach and a church volunteer. He was also captain, president and life member of the Nanuet Ambulance Corps. He is survived by his wife…
Gregg R. Hauser, 70, Park Ridge Resident Gregg R. Hauser, 70, Park Ridge Resident
Gregg R. Hauser, 70, Park Ridge Resident PARK RIDGE, N.J. -- Gregg R. Hauser, of Park Ridge, died on Wednesday, March 23. He was 70.Hauser received a bachelor's degree from the University of Dayton, a master's degree from the Graduate Faculty of The New School in New York City, and a doctorate from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He was a special education teacher, a learning disabilities consultant, a director of special services, a regional coordinator for special services, and a superintendent of schools in New Jersey for 25 years. He served as superintendent in the districts of Englewood Cliffs and Colts Neck. After Hauser ret…
Waldwick School Has First Casino Night Waldwick School Has First Casino Night
Waldwick School Has First Casino Night WALDWICK, N.J. -- Traphagen's PSO is joining with Mike's Poker Tables for its inaugural Casino Night and Tricky Tray, on Friday, April 22. Tickets are $75 per person, and that includes $100 in play money, wine and beer, a full hot and cold buffet, dessert, coffee and tea. You must be 21 to play. Organizers note that tickets are almost sold out. Buy them by emailing Taline Romeo at talineromeo@yahoo.com. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Brick House in Wyckoff, at 179 Godwin Ave.
Happy Birthday To Rutherford's Kate Pierson Of The B-52s Happy Birthday To Rutherford's Kate Pierson Of The B-52s
Happy Birthday To Rutherford's Kate Pierson Of The B-52s RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Kate Pierson, who will turn 68 this Sunday, April 27. Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Pierson was born in Weehawken and raised in Rutherford. She's perhaps best-known for her work with the The B-52s. The band formed in 1976, in Athens, Georgia. Rolling Stone described "the gleefully eccentric party music of the B-52's" as "stripped-down, off-kilter funk, topped by chirpy vocals and lyrics crammed with 1950s and 1960s trivia." The band's first album, "The B-52's" -- they kept that apostrophe until 2008 -- was certifie…
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