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Meet Raven, Hi Tor Pet Of The Week POMONA, N.Y. -- Raven is a 3-year-old female short-haired kitty currently in the care of the Hi Tor Animal Care Center, Rockland County's animal shelter -- but she'd like a "furever" home. The shelter says she is "super talkative and it is not unusual to hear her chirping away wherever she is." Raven craves attention, and she likes to be petted and held. She also likes kids and other cats. Raven is also spayed and up-to-date on her vaccinations. Call 845-354-7900 or email info@hitor.org for more information. The shelter is located at 65 Firemen's Memorial Dr., in Pomona…

by Rachel Martin

09/04/2016

Business

Letter: Support Needed From Hyde Park Business Owners, Citizens HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- The Northwest Dutchess Daily Voice accepts signed, original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, e-mail northwestdutchess@dailyvoice.com To the editor: We need support from Hyde Park business owners and citizens to move an essential development project forward. Last year, Nicolas Dibrizzi and Nick Citera, owners of Cosimo's Restaurant Group, purchased the former "Grand Union Plaza" in an effort to revitalize this blighted site, which has been vacant for more than 10 years. Current plans include removing the former Molloy Pharmacy bu…

by Frank Castella Jr.

09/04/2016

Schools

Nyack Back To School BBQ Draws Police, Community Support NYACK, N.Y. -- The Nyack Center had its Back to School BBQ on Wednesday -- where it distributed a record 300 backpacks and school supplies to community children.Several Orangetown Police officers attended the Wednesday event. "They enjoyed teaching the kids about law enforcement equipment, playing football and interacting with the families," the department noted in a Thursday Facebook post. "We would like to wish everyone a safe and successful school year." The Nyack Center -- which has been providing services to the Nyacks and Rockland County for 26 years -- has been co…

by Rachel Martin

09/04/2016

Events

Yorktown Class Focuses On Overdose Questions, Narcan Training YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Most people know someone affected by heroin or pain medication addiction. And while the epidemic is growing, so are emergency treatments which can save lives, and a local group recently provided training about them.Late last month, 29 people attended the class to educate the public about specific things they can do to save a person's life if they are overdosing on heroin or pain medicine. While Naloxone -- medication that attempts to reverse the effects of an overdose -- had previously only been available in an injectable form, it's now also available in a nasal spray. Comm…

by Rachel Martin

09/04/2016

Neighbors

Connecticut Invites All To 9/11 Memorial Ceremony At Sherwood Island WESTPORT, Conn. -- Gov. Dannel Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman are inviting the public to attend Connecticut's 15th annual 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, on Thursday, Sept. 8, at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. The ceremony honors and celebrates the lives of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The state's official memorial to the victims of the attacks is located on a peninsula at the state park, where residents gathered on that day in 2001, as they observed the devastation of the attacks on Lower Manhattan, across Long Island Sound. The site was also used as a staging …

by Rachel Martin

09/03/2016

News

Sun Now Helps Power Somers Library SOMERS, N.Y. -- The Somers Library now sports solar panels, News 12 Westchester reports, and the new energy source will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Somers officials have said the move will remove about 8,000 pounds of emissions a year, according to News 12. The project was through the Solarize Westchester Program, and Direct Energy Solar donated the panels, News 12 reported. Click here to read the News 12 article here.

by Rachel Martin

09/02/2016

Business

'Lunch And Learn' On Leadership Coming To Bethel BETHEL, Conn. -- The Bethel Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Lunch and Learn event about leadership on Wednesday, Sept. 7.Chris Salem will lead this session and discuss "authentic leadership." He'll discuss what authentic leadership is, what the characteristics of authentic leaders are and how you can develop into an authentic leader, to empower others. Event organizers describe Salem as "a lifelong 'prosperneur' ... defined as an entrepreneur where health and wealth are in equal alignment to one another to truly design a life on your terms toward true prosperity." With …

by Rachel Martin

09/02/2016

Lifestyle

Come Paint For Pups In Maywood MAYWOOD, N.J. -- Maywood's Paintbrush Studio is hosting a night of painting and refreshments to benefit Pawsitively Furever Dog Rescue, on Thursday, Oct. 6. The Hackensack rescue organization provides adoption services for animals at risk for euthanasia. It rescues dogs from kill shelters, both in the tri-state area and from states in the southern U.S. Participants will paint "Blossom," which is shown above. The night will also feature refreshments and raffles. Tickets are $40. Buy them here. The painting session will run from 7:30-10 p.m., and doors open at 7. Paintbrush Stud…

by Rachel Martin

09/02/2016

Schools

New Rochelle Police Help Launch 'School's Open -- Drive Carefully' Campaign NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- AAA Northeast has launched its 71st annual "School's Open -- Drive Carefully" program at the New Rochelle Police Department. The program alerts drivers to be extra careful behind the wheel as children end summer vacation and return to school. Police Officers Erick Aguilar and Alan Silverman joined local school children to help AAA kick off the program. Drivers should be particularly cautious in school areas, keeping their speed at or below posted limits and being prepared to stop for school buses with flashing red lights, on either side of the street, as requ…

by Rachel Martin

09/02/2016

Lifestyle

'Most Beautiful Baby' Earns Place Of Honor In Newtown's Labor Day Parade NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Bailey Alice Lennon will be featured in the Newtown Labor Day Parade on Monday, Sept. 5, as the most beautiful baby in Connecticut, after her photo won the Homes For Our Troops Beautiful Baby Contest. Bailey is 11 months old and her parents, Meghan and Mark Lennon, live in Southbury. Her grandmother, Pam Curley, of Naugatuck, entered her photo. The contest is a fundraiser for the nation's wounded military. One hundred percent of the money raised is donated to the national nonprofit Homes For Our Troops, which builds specially adapted houses for soldiers returning with li…

by Rachel Martin

09/02/2016

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