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Archdiocese Closing Our Lady Of Sorrows In Garfield GARFIELD, N.J. – The Newark Archdiocese is closing Our Lady of Sorrows parish in Garfield as of Thursday, June 30. The archdiocese will continue to rent out its former Catholic elementary school and will try to rent the new church and the rectory, which is next to the old church. Our Lady of Sorrows parish is merging with Our Lady of Mount Virgin parish, also in Garfield.

by Nicole Briggs

06/14/2016

Obituaries

James Alberse Longo, 81, Franklin Lakes Resident FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – James Alberse Longo, of Franklin Lakes, died Friday, June 10 at the Valley Hospital, Ridgewood. He was 81. A founding member of Northwest Bergen History Coalition, charter member of Franklin Lakes Historical Society and member of Wyckoff Historical Society, he supported Native Americans at St. Joseph Indian School in South Dakota and Red Cloud Indian School in Minnesota. During his newspaper career, Longo belonged to New York Press Club and Pica Club. A former resident of Ho-Ho-Kus, he was born June 12, 1934, in Teaneck. He lived in Ridgewood for many years before mov…

by Nicole Briggs

06/14/2016

Sports

Ridgefield Park Sports Boosters Raise Funds Through MLB Games RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. – Ridgefield Park varsity baseball and Boosters are running a 15-week Charity Mania Baseball fundraiser. Game cards are for Major League Baseball games from Monday through Sunday, Oct. 16. Each week, participants are given three different teams and if those three teams' combined scores for that week are highest or lowest, that team holder wins a cash prize. With a $20 contribution, participants also receive digital music downloads from CharityStudio. Download music from up-and-coming artists from around the country who have teamed up to help charities and nonprofit o…

by Nicole Briggs

06/13/2016

Police & Fire

Westport Hosts 33rd Annual Bridgeport Area Retired Firefighters Memorial WESTPORT, Conn. – The Westport Fire Department will host the 33rd annual Bridgeport Area Retired Firefighters Memorial Service on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Assumption in Westport. The event is preceded by a short parade starting at 6:45 p.m. from the Saugatuck School, which is led by the Connecticut Firefighters Pipes and Drums, followed by the area fire departments and their retirees. The event recognizes those members who have given the ultimate sacrifice, having died in the line of duty and remembers those who have died in the past year. The Westport Police Department wi…

by Nicole Briggs

06/13/2016

Events

Cruise The Avenue In Rutherford To Kick Off Summer RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The popular summer kickoff event "Cruisin’ on the Avenue" returns to downtown Rutherford from 5-10 p.m. Tuesday, June 28. Events include: Classic car show, with proceeds to benefit the Rutherford Ambulance Corps. Click here to sign up. Dining under the Stars sponsored by the Rutherford Downtown Partnership. Games and music at Williams Plaza provided by the Recreation Department. “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” will be shown at Lincoln Park. A rain date will take place Sunday, June 29 if necessary.

by Nicole Briggs

06/13/2016

Neighbors

Darien Community Helps Stamp Out Hunger DARIEN, Conn. – Throughout the morning and into the late afternoon of Saturday, May 14, grocery bags – provided by Palmer’s Market – filled with donated food were delivered to Person-To-Person in Darien. The bags arrived in multiple waves of postal trucks and private vehicles assigned to specific neighborhoods for pick-up. Community volunteer Jane Yezzi and Darien Site Manager Sophie Neumann agree that the day was an enormous success. According to Yezzi, more than 60 community volunteers worked alongside P2P staff to unload, date check, sort and store nearly 22,000 pounds of donated food – …

by Nicole Briggs

06/13/2016

Neighbors

Fairfield Woman Celebrates Decades Of Working With STAR FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield resident Linda Snell recently celebrated 25 years working at STAR Inc., Lighting the Way. The official anniversary is 25 years, but in actuality, Snell has worked with the agency for about 34 years. “I resigned and took off time briefly after the birth of my daughter,” said Snell. “But I came back about a year later.” STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way is a Norwalk nonprofit agency serving people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities in mid-Fairfield County since 1952. Snell started working with STAR after moving to Connecticut from Boston. She initial…

by Nicole Briggs

06/13/2016

Events

Adventure Traveler Presents 'It's A Wild, Wild World' In Bethel BETHEL, Conn. – Adventure traveler and photographer David Roberts will make an audio-visual presentation entitled “It’s a Wild, Wild World" to the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Church in Bethel. AMC members and non-members welcome. Wine, cheese, appetizers, coffee and dessert will be served at 6.30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:30 p.m., which will last about one hour with time for Q&A. Stamford-based Roberts has traveled to 70 countries and explored every continent, usually with hiking boots, and always with a camera. Over the year…

by Nicole Briggs

06/13/2016

Events

Taberna Plans Party With A Purpose Fundraiser In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Chef/owner Daniel Lopez of Taberna Tapas & Wine Bar in Fairfield invites the community to Party with a Purpose on Thursday, June 16 from 6-8:30 p.m. to celebrate the restaurant's one-year anniversary and to raise funds for the earthquake victims in his home country of Ecuador. A representative from AmeriCares will be accepting a donation of $20 per person at the door for the earthquake relief fund for Ecuador. All of the proceeds, from the donations at the door and from all raffle tickets sold that night, will be donated to the AmeriCares fund. Lopez will also provi…

by Nicole Briggs

06/13/2016

Events

Darien Author Robert H. Patton Launches New Book At Library DARIEN, Conn. – Author Robert H. Patton will celebrate the release of his forthcoming novel, “Cajun Waltz” on Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Louise Parker Berry Community Room at the Darien Library. Patton, author of nonfiction histories, has written a story full of music, dark times and ultimate triumph with “Cajun Waltz: A Novel.” Inspired by his passion for Cajun music, an emblematic music of Louisiana, and duck hunting in the Deep South, Patton introduces readers to the cadence of New Orleans, spanning generations of rhythm and suffering. The lyrics of a Cajun waltz may be dark as mi…

by Nicole Briggs

06/13/2016

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