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Lifestyle

How Are You Spending Your Leap Year Day, Norwalk? Like the presidential election, Feb. 29 returns to calendars this year for the first time since 2012. The calendar gets Feb. 29 as an extra day every four years to compensate for the Earth's orbit around the sun, because a solar year is slightly longer than the 365-day calendar year. International Business times reports Julius Caesar introduced the concept of leap years more than 2,000 years ago. Pope Gregory XIII changed the prevalence of leap years to exclude century years ending in "00," except when also divisible by "400" in 1582, because solar years occur during…

by Frank Mojica

02/29/2016

Events

Hendrick Hudson Library Screens Matinee Movies MONTROSE, N.Y. -- Hendrick Hudson Free Library in Montrose will present free matinee movie screenings throughout the spring. The library will screen the following movies: March 3: "The Walk" March 10: "Experimenter" March 17: "The Martian" March 24: "Woodlawn" March 31: "Freeheld" April 7: "Bridge of Spies" April 14: "Spectre" April 21: "The 33" April 28: "Suffragette" May 5: "Miss You Already" May 12: "Brooklyn" May 19: "In the Heart of the Sea" May 26: "Creed"…

by Frank Mojica

02/29/2016

Events

Danbury Music Centre Showcases Medieval Music DANBURY, Conn. -- The Danbury Music Centre will host a Medieval Music Day on Sunday. Medieval Music Day will feature workshops for vocalists and instrumentalists, as well as a concert by Marginalia. The workshops are from 1-5 p.m. Participation is $25. The concert, "In Search of the Medieval Bagpipe," starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $10. Peter Walker, director of Marginalia, will lead the workshop. Modern instruments are welcome. The workshop will cover the variety of music instrument types played in the middle ages and explore estampies, troubadour/trouvere song tunes and si…

by Frank Mojica

02/29/2016

Lifestyle

Bridgeport Snags 'Top Foodie' Ranking In New Report Bridgeport, Conn., edged out New York City as one of the top foodie cities in the United States, according to a new report by Infogroup. The organization did a detailed ranking of culinary cities with Bridgeport tying with Santa Cruz, Calif., at No.2 . Manhattan came in ninth. According to Infogroup, the results are as follows: 1. San Francisco, Calif. 2. Santa Cruz, Calif., and Bridgeport, Conn. 4. Barnstable, Mass. 5. Ocean City, N.J. 6. Boulder, Colo. 7. Santa Fe, N.M. 8. Trenton, N.J. 9. New York City, N.Y. 10. Santa Rosa, Calif. Infogroup measured six indicators from its verified bu…

by Frank Mojica

02/28/2016

Events

Shakespeare Gala In Norwalk Features Broadway Performers NORWALK, Conn. -- Shakespeare on the Sound's Gala Evening will salute its upcoming production of "Hamlet" and showcase songs from other Broadway shows for "I {Heart) New Yorkick" Monday at the New York Yacht Club. Broadway figures, including Robert Cuccioli, a Tony nominee for “Jekyll and Hyde,” Felicia Finley from “The Wedding Singer,” Leslie Margherita from “Mathilda” and “Dames at Sea,” Tony nominee Andrea McArdle and Josh Tower from “The Lion King” and Marsha Wallace from “Something Rotten” and “Aladdin" will perform at the gala. New Cannaan teenager Sadie Seele…

by Frank Mojica

02/28/2016

Real Estate

Bennett Road Location Backed As Site For New Englewood Community Center ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- A vacant building on 40 Bennett Road is supported by RSC Architects as a possible location for a new Englewood Community Center, according to NorthJersey.com. Mayor Frank Huttle III pitched the location as a potential site for a community center during his re-election campaign in 2015, NorthJersey.com reported. Councilman Eugene Skurnick opposes the idea of using the building as a community center, NorthJersey.com said. Click here to read the full article at NorthJersey.com.

by Frank Mojica

02/28/2016

News

North Arlington Considering Adding Parking Garage NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. -- North Arlington officials are considering a multi-level parking garage to assist with local parking troubles, according to NorthJersey.com. Officials recently discussed the possibility of leasing the air rights over the bus loop at the corner of Ridge Road and Garden Terrace with NJ Transit's Real Estate Staff, NorthJersey.com reported. The prospective structure is itnended to assist with parking at the South End Retail Commercial district along Ridge Road and adjacent streets, said NorthJersey.com. Click here to read the full NorthJersey.com article.

by Frank Mojica

02/28/2016

News

17 Dutchess Law Enforcement Officials Graduate From Crisis Training POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Seventeen law enforcement officials graduated from Crisis Intervention Team training in Poughkeepsie on Feb. 26. As previously reported, Dutchess County Executive Mark Molinaro signed certificates for the 17 graduates. During CIT training, law enforcement officials are trained in dealing with people in crisis due to developmental or behavioral issues.

by Frank Mojica

02/28/2016

Sports

Trinity-Pawling Names Khaleed Exum-Strong Pride Athlete Of The Week PAWLING, N.Y. -- Wrestler Khaleed Exum-Strong is this week's PRIDE Athlete at Trinity-Pawling School. Exum-Strong won in the 220-pound weight class at the 2016 New England wrestling tournament. The Pride placed fifth overall out of the 45 competing schools. Joining Exum-Strong at the tournament were David Bancroft, Zach Conlan and Jeff Thompson.

by Frank Mojica

02/28/2016

Politics

Letter To The Editor: Why Yorktown Water Rates Are Increasing YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email yorktown@dailyvoice.com. Why Yorktown water rates are going up. Attention water customers: After this coming Tuesday’s public hearing, our water rates will be going up 25 percent — or $112 a year for the average household. The increase is needed because Water District expenses exceed revenue. Simply put, the district needs more revenue. Here’s a short explanation of how the district got into this financial mess. As homeowners, we know that if an…

by Susan Siegel

02/28/2016

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