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Locals Welcomed To 'Meet the Artists' In Leonia, Artists Still Sought
LEONIA, N.J. -- Leonia Arts, a nonprofit cultural arts alliance in the borough, is co-sponsoring the sixth annual "Meet the Artists" event with the Leonia Public Library, on Sunday, Sept. 25. The event is free and open to the public.
The annual event celebrates the borough's long history in the arts that continues today, with many artists calling Leonia home. Leonia artists -- photographers, musicians, cartoonists, painters, sculptors, writers, dancers, actors, crafters and multimedia artists, among others -- and patrons of the arts are invited to attend.
Artists and supporters…
Fort Lee Church Rummage Sale Aids Operation Christmas Child
FORT LEE, N.J. -- Fort Lee's First Reformed Church of the Palisades is having a rummage sale on Saturday, Oct. 8, to benefit needy kids across the globe.
Proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase items and toys for the church's Operation Christmas Child packing party.
Operation Christmas Child collects shoe boxes filled small toys, hygiene items and school supplies, to distribute to kids "affected by war, poverty, natural disaster, famine and disease," the website notes.
There's also an online "Build a Shoebox!" option, where, for $25, people can choose the gende…
'Ready, Set, Grow' Bilingual Business Seminar Comes To Port Chester
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- County Executive Rob Astorino invites local small business owners to participate in the next “Ready, Set, Grow!” bilingual business seminar, on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Don Bosco Community Center in Port Chester.
"The goal is to provide small business owners with direct access to bilingual professionals who can help provide strategies for growth and success," Astorino said.
"By going straight into our local communities, we are hoping to make it even easier for people to take advantage of this terrific resource."
The series kicked off this summe…
John Psonis, 79, of Fort Lee
FORT LEE, N.J -- John Psonis, of Fort Lee, died on Saturday, Sept. 17. He was 79.
Psonis was the former owner of Mykonas Cafe and Paradise Cafe.
He is survived by his wife, Malamati, and his children, Nicholas, Konstantinos, Christina, Betty and Joanna.
Visiting hours will be from 5-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Hunt-Stellato Funeral Home, 1601 Palisade Ave., in Fort Lee. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home, and a funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at the Ascension Greek Orthodox Church, in Fairview. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery.…
