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Trumbull Lawn Care Expert Warns Of Using Unnecessary Chemicals Trumbull Lawn Care Expert Warns Of Using Unnecessary Chemicals
Trumbull Lawn Care Expert Warns Of Using Unnecessary Chemicals TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Landscaping season is rapidly approaching, and Armando Esteves -- who owns Trumbull-based Nature's Choice Lawn Care, which serves nine Fairfield County communities -- advises homeowners to consider more natural alternatives. "The early arrival of warm weather signals the start to planting, pruning and garden grooming season," Esteves said. He said that, in some Fairfield County communities, having the best looking landscape on the street has become a competitive sport. In too many cases, getting a yard ready for spring and summer can mean the use of chemicals, pe…

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Events
Understand Your Company's Most Valuable Asset With Teaneck Chamber Understand Your Company's Most Valuable Asset With Teaneck Chamber
Understand Your Company's Most Valuable Asset With Teaneck Chamber TEANECK, N.J. -- The Teaneck Chamber of Commerce is hosting "Understanding Your Company's Most Valuable Asset -- A Guide to Better Customer Service," on Wednesday, April 6. This session is part of the Chamber's Business Improvement Series. Wilma Hurwitz will discuss securing and keeping customers -- which is a constant process for today's businesses. Hurwitz is a Montclair-based business consultant whose innovative public relations and marketing initiatives and customized sales communications training have made a bottom-line and image difference for more than 100 New Jersey busin…

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Events
Children's Authors Anne and Lizzy Rockwell to Visit Fairfield Library Children's Authors Anne and Lizzy Rockwell to Visit Fairfield Library
Children's Authors Anne and Lizzy Rockwell to Visit Fairfield Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Beloved children's authors Anne and Lizzy Rockwell present their latest book, "Library Day," at the Fairfield Public Library, on Friday, March 18. Meet mother and daughter Anne and Lizzy Rockwell when they visit to talk about their latest book. This special author event is presented in partnership with the Fairfield University Bookstore; books will be available for purchase and signing. "Library Day" is a new picture book about a young boy visiting the library for the very first time. While he's there, he listens to stories, reads books and magazine…

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News
Passaic Mayor Announces Street Smart Partnership Passaic Mayor Announces Street Smart Partnership
Passaic Mayor Announces Street Smart Partnership PASSAIC, N.J. -- The City of Passaic has joined the Street Smart campaign, to educate motorists and pedestrians about safely sharing the road. Street Smart NJ is a public education, awareness and behavioral change campaign managed by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. "The City is working with Street Smart and NJTPA to improve road safety for our children and families. The goal is to prevent accidents and injuries," said Passaic Mayor Alex Blanco. "This effort reinforces safety and traffic regulations with motorists and reminds residents to be more aware of t…

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Sports
Rutherford Football Player Commits To Sacred Heart Rutherford Football Player Commits To Sacred Heart
Rutherford Football Player Commits To Sacred Heart RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Rutherford senior Logan Gardner, of St. Mary High School, will play football next year for Sacred Heart University. Gardner played defense for the the Gaels. He totaled around 100 tackles in his career. St. Mary went 7-3 last season. Sacred Heart went 6-5 last season and is coached by Mark Nofri. To keep up with the Sacred Heart athletics, follow the teams on Facebook and Twitter.

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Schools
Applications For Teaneck's Sunshine Garden Learning Center Now Available Applications For Teaneck's Sunshine Garden Learning Center Now Available
Applications For Teaneck's Sunshine Garden Learning Center Now Available TEANECK, N.J. -- Applications for Sunshine Garden Learning Center for the next school year will be available beginning Wednesday, March 16. This state-licensed childcare program is offered by the Teaneck Recreation Department, at the Richard Rodda Community Center. Sunshine Garden Learning Center offers high-quality education for 3- and 4-year-olds at a reasonable price. Children will learn reading, math, geography, science, life skills, American Sign Language, beginner Spanish and more, using the Montessori teaching method. The program is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, with an early drop …

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Police & Fire
Westport Raising Awareness During Flood Safety Week Westport Raising Awareness During Flood Safety Week
Westport Raising Awareness During Flood Safety Week WESTPORT, Conn. -- March 13-19 is National Flood Safety Awareness Week, and the Westport Office of Emergency Management has teamed up with the National Weather Service to raise awareness to the hazards of flooding. Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other severe weather related hazard. The main reason, a news release notes, is that people underestimate the force and power of water: more than half of all flood-related deaths result from vehicles being swept downstream. Many of these deaths are preventable. Skeptical? Watch the short "Turn Around, Don't Drown&qu…

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News
Pompton Lakes Seeks Feedback On Municipal Website Pompton Lakes Seeks Feedback On Municipal Website
Pompton Lakes Seeks Feedback On Municipal Website POMPTON LAKES, N.J. -- Use Pompton Lakes' website? Then Pompton Lakes Technology and Innovation Committee wants your opinion. The committee is exploring possible changes to the Borough's website. The redesign seeks to improving overall user experience, simplifying navigation and integrate social media. Folks are invited to take an online survey, to help identify how they currently use the website and also give input about the site might be improved. Also, feel free to share the survey link with others. "The more results we get, the more we can take steps to make improvements you wan…

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Lifestyle
College of Wooster Ensemble To Present Concert At Christ Church Greenwich College of Wooster Ensemble To Present Concert At Christ Church Greenwich
College of Wooster Ensemble To Present Concert At Christ Church Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- The highly acclaimed Wooster Chorus, an ensemble of 66 student musicians from the College of Wooster, will perform at Christ Church Greenwich on Tuesday, March 22, as part of the group's 52nd-annual spring tour. Directed by Lisa Wong, the Wooster Chorus will share "an eclectic program of choral music that explores the notion of play, featuring the music of contemporary composers in a survey spanning the whimsical to the sublime," a news release notes. Professional saxophonist J. Michael Holmes will join the chorus on two new works composed for chorus and saxo…

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Neighbors
Cliffside Park Holocaust Survivor Talks New Book At Cresskill Library Cliffside Park Holocaust Survivor Talks New Book At Cresskill Library
Cliffside Park Holocaust Survivor Talks New Book At Cresskill Library CRESSKILL, N.J. -- Ghizela "Jackie" Altman will be discussing and signing her autobiography, "Calatori," on Wednesday, March 16, at the Cresskill Public Library. Altman is now a Cliffside Park resident, but she was born in 1933 in Romania, in a little town called Podu-Turcului, which translates into "The Bridge of the Turks." She came to America in 1980. She endured the Nazi occupation, followed by the liberation by the Russian Communist Party, and 12 years of waiting to emigrate to her homeland of Israel. "Calatori" translates into "Travelers…

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