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Child Sexual Predators: The Familiar Stranger. The Ossining Public Library (OPL) is one of hundreds of libraries in New York state to receive a newly release video from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) in which convicted child molesters reveal how they preyed on their victims – and in which adult victims of childhood sexual abuse discuss what they wish their parents had known or done to prevent the abuse. The Ossining Public Library is located at 53 Croton Road in Ossining. Library hours are Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm; Friday-Saturday 9am-5:30pm; Sunday 12-5pm. For information call (914) 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org. Child Sexual Predators: The Familiar Stranger was produced by DCJS as a result of legislation signed by former Governor David A. Paterson directing the agency to create a video to instruct parents on how to protect their children from sexual predators. The video will be available for check-out and from the main desk. The video includes footage of four paroled child molesters who provide candid insight into what they did, how they did it and how parents can protect their children from people like themselves. Also featured are three survivors of childhood sexual abuse – a woman who was repeatedly molested by a 17-year-old neighbor when she was about six- years-old, a man who was abused by a priest when he was a teenager and a young woman who was molested by her own father. Child Sexual Predators: The Familiar Stranger also includes a demonstration by FBI Special Agent David C. Fallon who, posing as a 15-year-old girl in Albany, enters a readily accessible online chat room. Within 30 seconds, a 47-year-old man on Cape Cod is flirting with who he believes is a teenage girl; within 30 minutes, seven potential predators have zeroed in on the girl. One of them – “Superhero129” from Florida – sends the “girl” a picture of himself half-naked and asks her: “Would you fool around with me?” Dr. Edelgard Wulfert, professor of psychology at the University at Albany, takes viewers on a guided tour through the troubled mind of a pedophile and offers insight into how child molesters operate, how they manipulate children and families – and why, all too frequently, parents refuse to believe their own child.
Le Petite Spa Celebrates Second Anniversary By Donating of a Portion of Every Sale to “Support Connection” Throughout October. In celebration of its second anniversary, Le Petite Spa, an organic vegan day spa in Croton-on-Hudson, will be donating 10% of every sale in October to the Support Connection of Yorktown, a not-for-profit organization offering free personalized support programs for people affected by breast and ovarian cancer. In addition, Le Petite Spa will be offering its clients a FREE spicy pumpkin organic hand treatment with every service during the month of October. The treatment consists of an organic sugar scrub, followed by an application of smooth, hydrating hand lotion – both offering the delectable scents of warm pumpkin pie. Some of the services the Support Connection offers include support groups for cancer survivors, counseling, toll-free information hotline, wellness classes, workshops, referrals, newsletters, various events, advocacy efforts and much more. For more information about the Support Connection visit www.supportconnection.org. Le Petite Spa is an organic, vegan day spa specializing in European facials, massage therapy and reflexology. For more information, please visit www.LePetiteSpaNY.com. Call (914) 552-0983 or email info@LePetiteSpaNY.com for appointments.
The frackers are coming! And, they are intent on drilling and leaving behind a trail of destruction. In every state where high-volume fracking has been allowed, the result has been polluted water, dirty air and an industrialized, blighted landscape. The fracking threat is real and imminent. Albany is gearing up to start permitting as early as April of next year despite the fact that the State admits it’s too short-staffed to handle fracking and that current, 40-year-old regulations must be substantially overhauled. If drilling is allowed to go forward under these conditions, we can kiss our world-class water supply goodbye and it will have grave repercussions for generations to come. Riverkeeper is determined to stop this and will sue if state officials follow through with their plan to allow fracking before the necessary and proper safeguards are in place. This is where we need you. With your financial support, Riverkeeper can take the steps to get Governor Cuomo’s attention and make sure he gets this critical issue right. Become a Riverkeeper member with a gift of $40 or more and you’ll make a direct and positive impact on your environment, the health of your drinking water, and the fight against fracking. Thank you for supporting Riverkeeper’s efforts to protect our precious drinking water resources. With your help, we’ll make sure that nobody fracks with New York’s water! Become a member at Riverkeeper.org
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