RWD_p025

RT05282015

for breaking news visit www.timesnewsweekly.com may 28, 2015 • times 25 Birch Family Services will host hiring event in Ridgewood this June BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport Job seekers who are interested in working in the care service industry are invited by state Senator Joseph Addabbo to attend a mass-hiring event in Ridgewood. The event, which is co-sponsored by Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan and Assemblyman Mike Miller in partnership with Birch Family Services, will take place on June 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, located at 59-03 Summerfield St. in Ridgewood. “When we have held previous Birch Family Services hiring events, a large percentage of the participants were able to move on to satisfying new jobs in the health care field in our area,” Addabbo said. “During this event, those who are interested in working for Birch will be considered for positions at the Ridgewood and Glendale sites caring for some of our community’s most vulnerable local residents.” Birch Family Services provides a wide variety of health, education and social services for residents with autism and other disabilities, including preschool specialeducation, special education for people ages 5 through 20, day habilitation, and support for families who are raising children with disabilities, among others. “Working with disabled individuals and their families is an extremely important and meaningful career path,” Addabbo said. “I can think of few endeavors more rewarding than helping others reach their highest personal potential.” Individuals interested in job opportunities at Birch must have, at minimum, a high school diploma or G.E.D., experience caring for elderly and/or disabled individuals, and a New York State driver’s license. Those who are attending the hiring event should bring their resume, two forms of identification, including the required state driver’s license, and proof of their highest completed educational degree. While not required, applicants are encouraged to bring information about any professional certifications they may hold such as HHA, CAN, CPR, AMAP and others. For more information about the Birch hiring event and other free community events sponsored by Addabbo throughout the year, please contact Frank Fazio in the senator’s Howard Beach district office at 718-738-1111. Rediscover transit history at Onderdonk House this Saturday BY RIDGEWOOD TIMES STAFF editorial@ridgewoodtimes.com @RidgewoodTimes Train lovers and history buffs are invited to visit the Onderdonk House in Ridgewood on May 30 for a special presentation on the city’s forgotten transit system. Local transit expert Robert Diamond will talk about discoveries he’s made in researching Brooklyn’s past during a special lecture at 2 p.m. at the historic Onderdonk House, located at 1820 Flushing Ave. The Greater Ridgewood Historical Society (GRHS) is sponsoring the event. Dubbed by the GRHS as “Brooklyn’s own Indiana Jones,” Diamond will speak about his discovery 30 years ago of the long-abandoned Atlantic Avenue rail tunnel, which last saw train service in 1861. During the early 20th century, it was believed to have been used by bootleggers as an underground means to transport alcohol during Prohibition. There were also rumors of the tunnel being used by German spies during World War I and that it may have played a role in John Wilkes Booth’s plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Diamond, who founded the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association, will also speak about his efforts to preserve and promote the Red Hook Streetcar, a proposed revival of trolley lines once commonplace in Brooklyn and Queens during the mid-20th century. The event is funded in part through grants allocated by City Council members Elizabeth Crowley and Antonio Reynoso through the city Department of Cultural Affairs. Senator Joseph Addaboo invites the public to a hiring event at the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council. Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Vlad Rud The long abandoned Atlantic Avenue rail tunnel and its historic past will be featured at a special presentation on transit history Saturday at the Onderdonk House.


RT05282015
To see the actual publication please follow the link above