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Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Students Wowed By 'Batmobile' Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Students Wowed By 'Batmobile'
Putnam/Northern Westchester Boces Students Wowed By 'Batmobile' YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- The Walden School at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES had a special vehicle pull up to its front door last week, and it made quite an impression. It looked like a Batmobile but "Holy Hoodwink" ... it was a Polaris Slingshot autocycle. The three-wheeled autocycle angled around the circular driveway at the PNWBOCES campus, to the absolute delight of students and staff. Within seconds students began peppering the vehicle's owner, Chris Antelo, with questions and pleas to sit behind the wheel.  "Can I drive it?" shouted out Ryan Bynes, 6. "…

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Recognize This Senior Red Tabby, Eastchester? Recognize This Senior Red Tabby, Eastchester?
Recognize This Senior Red Tabby, Eastchester? EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- This senior red tabby cat recently was found on Eastchester's Rose Avenue and is now in the care of the Humane Society of Westchester at New Rochelle.The shelter noted the cat seemed hungry and exhausted when it was brought in -- so it may have been missing for a while. On the shelter's Facebook post about the found cat, Stuart Rabin thanked the Eastchester Police Department "for responding to my call with professionalism and care to ensure this weak backyard visitor gets the care they deserve" and also thanked the shelter for taking the cat. If you are missi…

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Meet Rollie, Putnam County Meet Rollie, Putnam County
Meet Rollie, Putnam County CARMEL, N.Y. -- The Putnam Humane Society would like to introduce you to Rollie, a wee female kitten. "Rollie is sweet, playful, outgoing, social, friendly and would be a PURRfect furry family member," the shelter notes. You can come meet Rollie -- "and her cat and kitty friends" -- at the Putnam Humane Society from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. seven days a week. The shelter has over two dozen cats in need of "furever" homes. The shelter is located at 68 Old Rt. 6, in Carmel. Call 845-225-7777 for more information, or visit the website or Facebook page.

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Events
Washington Encampment Re-enactment Comes To Hackensack Green Washington Encampment Re-enactment Comes To Hackensack Green
Washington Encampment Re-enactment Comes To Hackensack Green HACKENSACK, N.J. -- To commemorate the 240th anniversary of George Washington's encampment on "The Green," which took place in November 1776, Hackensack will be hosting a special program Nov. 12. The event will begin at noon on the Courthouse Green, at Main and Court streets, in Hackensack -- the actual site of the 1776 encampment. If there is inclement weather, the commemoration will take place at the Johnson Public Library, 274 Main St. The commemoration program will include local re-enactors speaking about the events that led up to the encampment, the encampment itself and …

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Hear Timeless Songs At Ringwood Weekend Concert Hear Timeless Songs At Ringwood Weekend Concert
Hear Timeless Songs At Ringwood Weekend Concert RINGWOOD, N.J. -- The New Jersey State Botanical Garden is offering a Carriage House Concert Series in Ringwood that offers an intimate introduction to some of the region's talents, with seating limited to 75. On Saturday, Arlon Bennett & the Healing Project will bring their smooth song stylings to the Botanical Gardens.  "Arlon Bennett uses the muse, his voice and a guitar to deliver timeless songs that evoke a little Harry Chapin and maybe some vintage James Taylor, plus some great new sounds of his own," organizers note. "Arlon Bennett & the Healing Project will t…

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Schools
Bergenfield Teachers Encouraged To Apply For Visions’ New Funding Program Bergenfield Teachers Encouraged To Apply For Visions’ New Funding Program
Bergenfield Teachers Encouraged To Apply For Visions’ New Funding Program SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- Elementary, middle and high school educators who teach in Bergen County are invited to submit ideas for educational projects not covered by their school budgets. Visions Federal Credit Union has dedicated a minimum of $10,000 to the program and will select one or more projects to fully fund. "Our teachers put so much time and energy into the classroom," Visions Assistant VP of Marketing Mandy DeHate said. "Many also put their own money into the classroom. "We created Visions Loves Teachers to recognize their dedication and improve educational opp…

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Neighbors
Happy Birthday To Ridgewood's Varian Fry, Who Helped Jews Flee Nazi Germany Happy Birthday To Ridgewood's Varian Fry, Who Helped Jews Flee Nazi Germany
Happy Birthday To Ridgewood's Varian Fry, Who Helped Jews Flee Nazi Germany RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Happy birthday to the late journalist and humanitarian Varian Fry, who was raised in Ridgewood.Friday, Oct. 15, would have been his 109th birthday. Fry was born in New York City, but was raised in Ridgewood from the time he was a toddler. He first saw the German abuse of Jewish people when he visited Berlin in 1935 as a foreign correspondent. He first raised money to assist anti-Nazi groups, but then went to France to help get both Jews and others in danger of prosecution out to safety. In Marseilles, Fry and others hid and then smuggled people across the border to Spain…

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Mangia! Dumont Knights Roll Out Italian Night Mangia! Dumont Knights Roll Out Italian Night
Mangia! Dumont Knights Roll Out Italian Night DUMONT, N.J. -- Dumont's Knights of Columbus is hosting an Italian Night Saturday with a luscious-sounding menu."Join us for one of our most popular events," organizers said. "The evening will consist of an authentic Italian menu, including fresh bread from Addeo's in 'da Bronx,'" roasted peppers, olives and provolone antipasto, mozzarella caprese with prosciutto appetizer, steak pizzaiola with manicotti entree and an authentic Italian dessert. Panorama Music will provide live entertainment. Tickets are $40. The event is from 7-11 p.m. at 61 Armour Place. "Last yea…

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Punch & Pie: Supporting Fort Lee Historical Society Could Be Delicious Punch & Pie: Supporting Fort Lee Historical Society Could Be Delicious
Punch & Pie: Supporting Fort Lee Historical Society Could Be Delicious FORT LEE, N.J. -- The Fort Lee Historical Society is hosting a fundraising Punch & Pie Night Friday, Nov. 18 at the Kearney House. It will be "an evening of Colonial music, drink and song," organizers note. Tickets are $30. Call 201-693-2763 to RSVP, makes checks out to Fort Lee Historical Society and mail them the Fort Lee Municipal Building, 309 Main St., Fort Lee, NJ 07024. The evening is from 7-10 p.m. The Kearney House is in Palisades Interstate Park in Alpine. Take the Palisades Interstate Parkway's Exit 2. For more information about Fort Lee Historical Society, visit…

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Teaneck Marriott Getting Energy Efficiency Makeover Teaneck Marriott Getting Energy Efficiency Makeover
Teaneck Marriott Getting Energy Efficiency Makeover TEANECK, N.J. -- Teaneck's Marriott at Glenpointe is undergoing a multimillion-dollar energy infrastructure upgrade, as a part of the New Jersey Clean Energy Program's Pay for Performance, or "P4P," program. The Existing Buildings portion of the P4P program provides incentives to large commercial and industrial customers. Projects get those incentives in installments, as the projects meet milestones: when the energy reduction plan is approved, the measures are installed and when a post-construction benchmarking report is completed. The Marriott is getting whole-building energy im…

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