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Long Island Press
Published September 30Sid Jacobson JCC’s Friendship Circle Luncheon celebrates 24 years of making a difference
Sid Jacobson JCC brought together hundreds of community members Tuesday for its annual Friendship Circle Luncheon, raising support for programs that provide care, connection and relief to families affected by Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and other…
Cathedral Health Care Center teams up with Jasper Library to create “The Green Shelf”
New collection offers approachable mental health resources for readers of all ages Cathedral Health Care Center is partnering with the Jasper Public Library to introduce “The Green Shelf,” a specially curated collection of books created in recognition of Mental Illness Awareness…
Resident Evil: Funny Scary
Resident Evil, directed by Zach Cregger, hit theatres on Sept. 18. Cregger based the film off of the Resident Evil videogame franchise from 1996. He is not the first to be inspired by this videogame, which has a six film series and a reboot from 2021 preceding this film. However,…
Five Chairs, One Question: Cathedral and Jasper Arts invite community to look beyond mental illness
Five ordinary chairs will invite visitors to pause and consider an extraordinary question during Mental Illness Awareness Week, October 4–10. Presented by Cathedral Health Care Center in partnership with Jasper Arts, The Five Chairs Project is a simple installation with a…
Cascade PBS
Published September 30Whitney Reynolds Show: Who Was There For You
This Whitney Reynolds Show episode highlights powerful stories of courage and growth.
Library Plans Banned Books Walk
(Greensburg, IN) — The Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library is taking Banned Books Week beyond the bookshelf with a combination read-in and walk through Rebekah Park. The Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library will host its Banned Books [...]
Jimmy Buffett meets Banksy in Mobile with 2 epic new exhibits—go see what this city creates
😲 2 NEW MOBILE MUST-SEES: Tour the new Jimmy Buffett experience + a rare street art exhibit featuring Banksy, Basquiat and more—here's how to turn it all into one epic fall road trip. BuzzPartner👇
Yonkers Times (Rising Media Group)
Published September 30Former Peekskill Mayor Asks-What is Going on at the Kiley Center?
I’m reaching out about an issue in Peekskill that I believe deserves public attention. For nearly two years, a Peekskill community leader has tried to use the Kiley Center, run by the Peekskill Housing Authority, for free indoor soccer leagues open to all families. Simon Guaman…
Alachua Chronicle
Published September 30Project YouthBuild awarded $150,000 AmeriCorps grant to expand opportunities for local youth
Project YouthBuild is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $150,000 AmeriCorps grant to expand opportunities for young people in Gainesville and throughout Alachua County to participate in community service, develop workforce skills, pursue educational opportunities,…
Cancer Education Program Aims to Help Patients Thrive Locally
ROCK SPRINGS — A free educational program for cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and family members is taking place at the Rock Springs Library Ferrero Room Oct. 7. Presented by Blood Cancer United, the “Thriving Locally: Your Guide to Rural Cancer Survivorship Services”…
Harris’s trilobite hunting changed Millard County’s place in fossil lore
For many years, Millard County has produced fossils. Trilobites, fish skeletons and others have been mined out of the county’s rocks. Robert Lynn Harris, a Delta native, has a Trilobite bearing his name in the Smithsonian museum. Harris didn’t originally discover the Trilobite.…
Brooklyn Paper
Published September 30Dinner and a show: Arts festival brings Floyd Bennett Field’s historic hangars to life
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy (JBRPC) will host a playful take on a “Dinner and a Show” at its second biennial Floyd Bennett Field Public Arts Festival at the historic Brooklyn airfield on Sat., Oct. 3, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Fifteen newly commissioned artworks by 21…