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From balcony visitor to local celebrity: the story of Riverdale's mystery parakeet
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (849+ words) Hayden on the Hudson resident Carla Olinger was reading the newspaper May 23 when a neighbor came to her for help with an unexpected problem: a green parakeet had flown in through her balcony door. In recent months, Riverdale residents have…...
From balcony visitor to local celebrity: the story of Riverdale's mystery parakeet | The Riverdale Press | www. riverdalepress. com
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (849+ words) Hayden on the Hudson resident Carla Olinger was reading the newspaper May 23 when a neighbor came to her for help with an unexpected problem: a green parakeet had flown in through her balcony door. In recent months, Riverdale residents have…...
Dog waste complaints spark support for new City Council legislation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1339+ words) A package of City Council bills aimed at reducing dog waste on city streets is drawing support from some Riverdale residents, though questions remain about whether the policies can change the behavior of dog owners who already ignore existing laws....
Bronx Zoo celebrates recovery of trafficked toucans and birth of endangered lemurs | The Riverdale Press | www. riverdalepress. com
4+ week, 1+ day ago (687+ words) Fourteen trafficked toucans have fully recovered at the Bronx Zoo after federal authorities confiscated the birds at the United States-Mexico border last summer. At just three to four months old, the rescued toucans were found sedated and bound at the…...
Small actions can make a difference this Earth Month
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (770+ words) The Riverdale Press Small actions can make a difference this Earth Month Increasingly, there is a kind of resignation settling into our conversations about the planet we inhabit. Those conversations become dominated by doubtful phrases like "too late" or "too…...
Riverdale Cats adoption event helps rescued felines find homes after stories of neglect and survival
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (453+ words) Dozens of Riverdale residents flocked to Universal Pet Care Grooming on Mosholu Avenue March 1 for the chance to meet 10 cats looking for new homes. Once victims of neglect, each feline was rescued by the volunteer-based nonprofit Riverdale Cats and offered…...