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Schools

New Rochelle Student, Teacher Selected for Bezos Scholars Program NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The New Rochelle School District and New Rochelle High School have announced that senior Ana Acevedo and teacher Camille Edwards-Thomas have been selected to the 2016 Bezos Scholars Program.Founded by the Bezos Family Foundation in 2005, the BSP selects 30 top high school students and exceptional educators each year from across the U.S. and the African Leadership Academy to participate in a year-long leadership development program -- including an all-expenses-paid trip to the Aspen Ideas Festival. After attending the Festival, the scholars return home to organize thei…

by Rachel Martin

08/27/2016

Events

Vintage Baseball Team Bats In West Milford WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- The Friends of Wallisch Homestead will host an exhibition game of old-time baseball -- presented by the Hoboken Nine Vintage Base Ball Club -- Saturday, Sept. 24. The Hoboken Nine play using 19th-century rules and equipment, against other vintage teams. This team is sponsored by the Hoboken Historical Museum, "to promote the history of the game and show how it was played during its formative years," organizers note. "The team calls home in the same city where the game itself made a very special beginning. Come out and see how baseball is supposed to be p…

by Rachel Martin

08/27/2016

Police & Fire

Clarkstown Police Salute Their K-9s On National Dog Day CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Friday is National Dog Day and the Clarkstown Police Department is honoring its three K-9s.National Dog Day, founded in 2004, is celebrated on Aug. 26 each year. . Besides drawing attention to the many dogs in need of rescue each year, the day honors both family dogs and those that do critical work -- whether in law enforcement or rescue situations, or assisting people with disabilities. "We hope that Taz, Remy and Brody are enjoying their national day!" the department noted in a Friday Facebook post. "Make sure you give your dog a special treat today."…

by Rachel Martin

08/26/2016

News

FDR Presidential Library Presents Author Talk On '13 Presidents' HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is hosting an author talk and book signing with Marisa Futernick, author of the forthcoming "13 Presidents," on Thursday, Sept. 1. The free event starts at 7 p.m. and is open to the public. In 2014, Futernick drove nearly 10,000 miles across America, visiting all 13 of the country's presidential libraries. "13 Presidents" is the result: an artist's book that combines photographs from the journey with a suite of short stories. Mixing fact and fiction, each president from Herbert Hoover to George…

by Rachel Martin

08/26/2016

Neighbors

200 Stratford Kids Hit The Books To Become 'Harkins Heroes' STRATFORD, Conn. -- Stratford Mayor John Harkins continued his summer reading challenge this year, and more than 200 kids met the goal, becoming "Harkins Heroes."The program -- a partnership between the mayor's office, the Stratford Library and Stratford schools -- calls on kids to read at least eight books from their schools' summer reading lists. "Congratulations to the more than 200 students who stepped up to read and become Harkins Heroes this summer," Harkins said in a recent Facebook post. The "Heroes" received T-shirts, certificates of recognition and …

by Rachel Martin

08/26/2016

Neighbors

Audubon Adds Signs Of Improvements To Sanctuary Land In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Connecticut Audubon Society is continuing to make improvements at a preserve in Westport -- including Audubon signs it considers "welcome mats," to let neighbors know the area is open and walkers are welcome. The H. Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve is on Sasco Creek Road, in Westport. The two new signs are on the preserve, both north and south of I-95. One of the major projects is restoring a meadow on the 12-acre north parcel, and it's nearly complete. The group reports that eastern bluebirds, tree swallows and eastern kingbirds are already nesting there…

by Rachel Martin

08/26/2016

News

Letter: Ossining Needs Affordable Housing OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Ossining Daily Voice accepts signed, original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, e-mail ossining@dailyvoice.com. To the Editor: Recently it has come to my attention that many of my neighbors in Ossining are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of housing here. The lack of decent affordable housing is a concern throughout Westchester County, but here in Ossining the situation has become critical for families making less than $50,000 a year. Limited housing opportunities affect everyone: the elderly struggling to survive on a fixed incom…

by Ann Gulian

08/26/2016

News

Get Your Wag On, Putnam: Friday Is National Dog Day CARMEL, N.Y. -- Putnam Human Society reminds folks that Friday is National Dog Day, time to celebrate and honor what dogs do -- and perhaps adopt one, if you don't yet have a canine in your life."Who loves you unconditionally? Who is the happiest when you arrive home? Who doesn’t care what you look like in the morning? Who makes you laugh when you feel like crying?" the shelter asks. "Your dog!" National Dog Day is celebrated on Aug. 26 each year, and it was founded in 2004. Besides drawing attention to the many dogs in need of rescue each year, the day honors both family…

by Rachel Martin

08/26/2016

Schools

New School Year Sees New Superintendent And Principal For Norwood NORWOOD, N.J. -- This year, Norwood Public School District will have two new leaders at the helm, as superintendent and principal. Lisa Gross, who has been in the education field for 28 years, will be Norwood's new superintendent, and Vito DeLaura will be Norwood Public School's new principal. DeLaura has been a Norwood teacher for the past 20 years. Gross was an elementary teacher and assistant to the principal in the South Orange-Maplewood School District for 16 years. She also was a principal in the Westwood and Randolph School Districts for a total of nine years, and she was Roseland S…

by Rachel Martin

08/26/2016

Politics

Senator Cousins Discusses Career At Tarrytown Empowerment Session For Girls TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) joined a panel discussion at the Liberty Empowerment Session, hosted by the Garden of Dreams Foundation and the New York Liberty at the Madison Square Garden Training Center in Tarrytown on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The Liberty Empowerment Session is a confidence-building workshop devised to empower young girls and instill in them a strong sense of self esteem. One hundred girls from the Children's Aid Society, WHEDco, the Police Athletic League and SCO Family of Services joined in a discussion with a panel of four speakers: former WNBA …

by Rachel Martin

08/26/2016

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