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Shearit HaPlate Of Teaneck Collects, Distributes Kosher Food Shearit HaPlate Of Teaneck Collects, Distributes Kosher Food
Shearit HaPlate Of Teaneck Collects, Distributes Kosher Food TEANECK, N.J. -- Shearit HaPlate of Bergen County is the area’s only kosher food rescue organization that collects prepared food left over from local caterers and restaurants. The group then repackages it "and offers it to those that can benefit in a respectful way that helps ensure the recipient's privacy and self-esteem," notes a news release. If you or someone you know would like to be notified when food is available for pickup, e-mail shearithaplate@gmail.com or fernamper@aol.com. The information will be kept confidential within the organization. You also can donate food or …

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Events
Monroe Library's Westward Movement Series Concludes Monroe Library's Westward Movement Series Concludes
Monroe Library's Westward Movement Series Concludes MONROE, Conn. -- The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library will present "Sodbusters & Colleges: The Winning of the West," Tuesday, Feb. 16.Hamish Lutris, an associate professor of history at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, will discuss some of the rapid changes. In 1860, most of the Western plains were uninhabited by Americans. By 1890, the census revealed the frontier, where U.S. law did not hold sway, had disappeared. How did this happen in just 30 years? This is the final talk in the Westward Movement Series, which has focused on immigration, technologies and political …

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Lifestyle
Jazz Scholar Gives Talk At Mount Vernon Library For Black History Month Jazz Scholar Gives Talk At Mount Vernon Library For Black History Month
Jazz Scholar Gives Talk At Mount Vernon Library For Black History Month MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- LaShonda Katrice Barnett's keynote address, "Sound The Trumpet, Black History Through Jazz," will be featured on Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Mount Vernon Public Library.Barnett's talk is for Black History Month. She is a lover of jazz and scholar of jazz. She's conducted extensive interviews with musicians, has hosted a jazz radio show and has taught a "Women in Jazz" class. Barnett is also author of "Jam on the Vine." The address will be from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Community Room of the library. The library is at 28 South First Ave. For more i…

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Ridgefield Playhouse Will Rock With 38 Special On Feb. 25 Ridgefield Playhouse Will Rock With 38 Special On Feb. 25
Ridgefield Playhouse Will Rock With 38 Special On Feb. 25 RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- After more than three decades together, 38 Special continues to bring their signature blast of Southern Rock to over 100 cities a year -- and they will return to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Thursday, Feb. 25. The band gained fame with its arena-rock pop smashes, "Hold On Loosely," "Caught Up in You," "Back Where You Belong" and "Second Chance." Many of these have remained on radio playlists, and the band maintains a touring regimen. Their many gold and platinum album awards stand in testament to the endurance of a legendary power…

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Events
Fairfield's Bellarmine Museum Unveils Koren Exhibition Fairfield's Bellarmine Museum Unveils Koren Exhibition
Fairfield's Bellarmine Museum Unveils Koren Exhibition FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield University's Bellarmine Museum of Art will host "The Art of the New Yorker: Drawing and Decision. A Conversation with Cartoonists Lee Lorenz and Edward Koren" on Thursday. The exhibit "Edward Koren: The Capricious Line" is from Friday through April 8. The museum describes it as "a major survey of the work of the artist best known for his cartoons and cover illustrations for The New Yorker magazine.This exhibition explores the full range of art Koren has produced the past five decades -- original drawings for cartoons and illustrated bo…

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Lifestyle
Register For Fairfield Museum's Summer Camp Adventures Register For Fairfield Museum's Summer Camp Adventures
Register For Fairfield Museum's Summer Camp Adventures FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Registration for Fairfield Museum’s Summer Camp Adventures begins Feb. 3 for members and Feb. 10 for non-members. Here are the camps being offered this summer: History by Hand will help kids be inspired by history and handiwork. They'll sew a pillow, make a stuffed animal and create a cool pouch for treasures, while learning new sewing skills. Session 1, for ages 8-12, is from June 20-24. Session 2, for ages 9-13, is from June 27 through July 1. Cost is $175 for members, $190 for non-members. Storybook Adventures is for kids 8-12. It is from July 5-8. Kids will create …

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Schools
WCSU Professor Presents Climate Change Lectures In Danbury WCSU Professor Presents Climate Change Lectures In Danbury
Wcsu Professor Presents Climate Change Lectures In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. -- Mitch Wagener will present a series of free, public lectures -- "Climate and Human Civilization -- this spring at Danbury's Western Connecticut State University. Wagener is a professor of biological and environmental sciences at WCSU and an expert in invertebrates and ecosystems. He and university students will present the lecture series on five consecutive Wednesday evenings. The lectures include "Weather and climate," Feb. 3. "Factors that modify the climate," Feb. 10. "Climate and civilization," Feb. 17. "The recent past and th…

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Events
Englewood's Bergen PAC Presents Joan Baez Englewood's Bergen PAC Presents Joan Baez
Englewood's Bergen PAC Presents Joan Baez ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- Joan Baez is coming to Englewood Sunday, March 6 to perform at the Bergen Performing Arts Center. Baez has been as busy as ever in the years since she celebrated the 50th anniversaries of her legendary residency in 1958 at the famed Club 47 in Cambridge, and her subsequent debut at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. In addition to multiple tours of the United States and abroad, recently her 1960 debut Vanguard LP was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame, and it also was selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved in the National Recording Registry. In May 2015, Bae…

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Neighbors
Leonia Church Winter Group Will Contemplate 'Momentum For Life' Leonia Church Winter Group Will Contemplate 'Momentum For Life'
Leonia Church Winter Group Will Contemplate 'Momentum For Life' LEONIA, N.J. -- The Leonia Methodist Church is inviting locals to join its winter small group, "Momentum for Life," which will meet Tuesdays. Based on pastor Mike Slaughter's book, "Momentum for Life," "participants in this small group are focusing on five key areas -- devotion, lifelong learning, key relationships, vision and healthy lifestyle -- to be their best selves and move forward to God’s promised future," according to a news release from the church. The group already went through the first half of the book in the fall, but newcomers are welcome to joi…

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Obituaries
Dorcas H. Brower, 95, Longtime Pleasant Valley Resident Dorcas H. Brower, 95, Longtime Pleasant Valley Resident
Dorcas H. Brower, 95, Longtime Pleasant Valley Resident PLEASANT VALLEY, N.Y. -- Longtime Pleasant Valley resident Dorcas H. Brower died on Sunday, Jan. 31. She was 95. She was born in Sharon, Conn., to James and Margaret Hutchinson Honour. Brower was a rural postal carrier for U.S. Postal Service in Pleasant Valley for 31 years. She retired in 1982. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, in Pleasant Valley, and a member of Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club.  Brower is survived by her children David Brower of Arizona; Nancy Heriegel and her husband Mert of Florida; Kathleen Blackwell and her husband, Rory of Hyde Park; and Peter Brower …

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