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Events

Leonia Musicians Perform Pre-Election Concert LEONIA, N.J. -- The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society will launches its new season on Sunday, Nov. 6, with a special American pre-election themed concert.The program highlight the woodwinds, through the music of American composers Samuel Barber and Vincent Persichetti, as well as show off the strings, through the music of Antonín Leopold Dvořák and Scott Joplin. Performers will include Cenovia Cummins and Roy Lewis on violin, Jack Rosenberg on viola, Daryl Goldberg on cello, Theresa Norris on flute, Marsha Heller on oboe; Chris Cullen on clarinet, Atsuko Donaruma on bassoon, and R.J. Kelley o…

by Rachel Martin

11/05/2016

Schools

Scrambled Eggs! Danbury Students Drop Eggs To Test Engineering Concepts DANBURY, Conn. -- Students from Westside Middle School Academy designed "egg pods" that were dropped from a 94-foot ladder in a recent engineering project.Danbury firefighters loaned their ladder truck -- and lack of fear of heights -- to drop the 24 pods. The school district noted in a Facebook post that 100 students from Westside's STEM program stood outside the school on Oct. 25, to watch the firefighters drop their eggs. "Only nine of the 24 eggs survived the plummet -- the rest were in a runny puddle on the ground," the district said. This is a lower survival rat…

by Rachel Martin

11/05/2016

News

Stratford Man Admits Shoplifting Scheme That Cost Retailers $4M STRATFORD, Conn. -- A 42-year-old Stratford man pleaded guilty on Thursday to a scheme that used drug-addicted shoplifters to steal nearly $4 million in merchandise and resold the items online, authorities said. The FBI investigated the case, with help from a number of regional police departments, including New Haven, North Haven, Milford, West Haven, Wallingford, Hamden and Orange, as well as the Connecticut State Police, Connecticut Department of Correction, Connecticut Chief State's Attorney’s Office, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Criminal Investigation Div…

by Rachel Martin

11/04/2016

News

2017 Budgets For Carmel, Kent Stay Under Tax Cap CARMEL, N.Y. -- The budgets for both Carmel and Kent are both beneath their tax caps, according to the Putnam Examiner, though taxes in the former are likely to go up 1.5 percent. Kent Supervisor Maureen Fleming said that makes three years running without raising taxes, and without job or benefits cuts, the Putnam Examiner has reported. The town council passed the $14 million budget at its meeting on Tuesday. You can view the budget, as adopted, here. Carmel's $27 million budget includes a tax levy increase of approximately 1.5 percent over the 2016 rate, according to the Putnam Examiner. …

by Rachel Martin

11/04/2016

Politics

Letter To The Editor: Vote Kevin Byrne For Assembly PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- The Putnam Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit a letter, e-mail putnam@dailyvoice.com. Republican Kevin Byrne and Democrat Brian Higbie are vying for New York's 94th District seat. Current Assemblyman Steve Katz is not seeking re-election. To the editor: I can't even recall how long I have known Kevin Byrne and watched him mature. But for as long as I have known him -- as a member of an ambulance corps, a volunteer fire department, a musician, a member of a volunteer government board, the American Red Cross -- his c…

by Anne Spoonhour

11/04/2016

Obituaries

Marion A. Hasten Iozzio, 86, Little Ferry Resident LITTLE FERRY, N.J. -- Marion A. Hasten Iozzio, of Little Ferry, died on Wednesday, Nov. 2. She was 86. Iozzio is survived by her sisters, Elise Harris and Nancy Riddick, and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Iozzio. Visiting hours will be from 9-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at G. Thomas Gentile Funeral Service, 397 Union St., in Hackensack. A burial and a prayer service will follow, at 10:45 a.m., at Hackensack Cemetery, 289 Hackensack Ave. Memorial donations can be made to Alzheimer's Association of Greater New Jersey, by…

by Rachel Martin

11/04/2016

Schools

Come Get Your Fill Of Flapjacks At Pound Ridge Fifth-Graders' Fundraiser POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Come join in a morning of breakfast and family fun, and help the Pound Ridge fifth-graders fund their moving-up activities this year, on Saturday, Nov. 5. Pound Ridge Elementary School's Annual Fifth-Grade Fundraiser Pancake Breakfast will include a variety of food, including some gluten-free items; arts and crafts activities; a bake sale; and a mini-carnival that includes a ga-ga pit, bouncy house and Velcro wall. There will also be a raffle with more than $7,500 in prizes. There's no admission cost. Menu items range from $2-6, the games and crafts start at a $1 per…

by Rachel Martin

11/04/2016

Sports

Hyde Park 9U Football Will Challenge New Rochelle For Championship Title HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- The athletes on the 9U Hyde Park Youth Football & Cheer organization have had quite a season, and they hope to top it off with a win against New Rochelle in the Taconic Youth Football League Championship on Sunday at Michie Stadium at West Point at 9 a.m. Last Sunday, the Hyde Park Presidents notched a 19-12 overtime win against the Wappingers Falls Indians at Roy C. Ketchum High School. Going into that game, the team was second in the entire Taconic Youth Football League, with a 5-1-1 record. "They have demonstrated strong skill, spirit, and dedication to their…

by Rachel Martin

11/04/2016

Neighbors

Weston Doctor Sparkles With Diamond Award For Work To Fight ALS WESTON, Conn. -- Dr. Dale Lange of Weston, neurologist-in-chief at Hospital for Special Surgery and a professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has received the Diamond Award from the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The recognition is granted to a scientific leader dedicated to the eradication of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS and Lou Gehrig's disease. Lange was honored at the 16th annual Wings Over Wall Street event to benefit the MDA on Oct. 27 in New York City. "I am honored to receive this prestigious award," Lange said. "Those honored in the pas…

by Rachel Martin

11/04/2016

Lifestyle

Blink Fitness Brings 'Mood Above Muscle' To Passaic PASSAIC, N.J. -- Blink Fitness, which already has dozens of locations across New York and New Jersey, is bringing its fitness experience to Passaic, and the new club is slated to be open in early 2017. "At Blink, we believe that there is much more to exercise than just looking good, and we've created a unique member experience that celebrates how great exercise makes people feel," said Bill Miller, vice president of real estate for Blink Fitness. The fitness clubs practice a "Mood Above Muscle" philosophy, which focuses less on the physical results and more on the mood-b…

by Rachel Martin

11/04/2016

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