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'Air Jordan II' Flying High At Yonkers Raceway YONKERS, N.Y. -- Driver Jordan Stratton caught the spotlight at the George Morton Levy Memorial Final on April 23 as he steered Bit of a Legend N. to a one-length victory clocked at 1:51. His breakthrough season consisting of such moments has earned the 29-year-old driver a reputation as Yonkers Raceway's "Air Jordan II." It was Jordan's sixth win in a row for the tandem. He swept all preliminary legs of the series with the seven-year-old horse Down Under Wonder. Stratton swept all three third round legs of the Blue Chip Matchmaker series on April 1. He won both legs of the Yonk…

by Frank Mojica

04/27/2016

Events

Attend Fiddle Concert, Book Signing At Ossining Library OSSINING, N.Y. -- Harry Bolick and Brian Slattery will give a concert and book presentation at Ossining Public Library on Sunday, May 1. The duo will perform a set of fiddle songs, and Bolick will present and sign copies of his latest book "Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s." The free concert begins at 2 p.m. in the Budarz Theater.

by Frank Mojica

04/27/2016

News

William Stolzenburg Visiting Westmoreland Sanctuary In Bedford BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Author William Stolzenburg will present "Heart of the Lion: A Lone Cat's Walk Across America" at Westmoreland Sanctuary on Saturday, May 21. Stolzenburg will present the two-year, two thousand-mile journey of a young mountain lion from its home in the Black Hills of South Dakota before ending tragically on a Connecticut parkway. The free, public presentation begins at 3 p.m. and will feature images, film and first-hand accounts from people whose lives were touched by the mountain lion and his odyssey. Chris Spatz from the Cougar Rewilding Foundation will also giv…

by Frank Mojica

04/27/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police Seek Suspects In Robberies Of Students FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Police Department is seeking information on suspects in at least two robberies in the Knapps Highway and Knapps Park Drive area over the past two weeks. The victims of both incidents were juveniles walking home from school, according to police. Two or three suspects approached the juveniles ,and one suspect displayed a facsimile hand gun in an attempt to intimidate the victims into surrendering their iPhones, police said. The first suspect is described as a white but possibly Arabic male, 18 or 19 years old and around 5'7" in height, police said. He …

by Frank Mojica

04/27/2016

Neighbors

Sherman Historical Society Gears Up For Spring Barn Sale SHERMAN, Conn. -- The Sherman Historical Society is seeking donations for its upcoming 2016 Barn Sale. Donation days will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Red Barn on the following Saturdays: April 30 and May 7, May 14 and May 21. Accepted items include antiques, collectibles, furniture, dishes, china, linens, household items, tools, art, outdoor equipment, gardening tools, children's toys, games and more. The society requests people keep them in mind while spring cleaning and finding much-loved items that are no longer needed and hardly used. Volunteers cannot accept clothing, …

by Frank Mojica

04/27/2016

Sports

Baseball Field At Pelham High School Dedicated To Joseph Solimine Sr. PELHAM, N.Y. -- Pelham High School's varsity baseball diamond at Glover Field is now Joseph Solimine Sr. Field. The field was renamed following a dedication ceremony on Saturday, April 16. Solimine is a former town supervisor and former Board of Education president.

by Frank Mojica

04/26/2016

Business

Eaves Trumbull Apartment Complex Changes Hands For $70 million TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Avalon Bay Communities has sold Eaves Trumbull Apartments to Paredim Partners LLC for $70 million. “We are investing in a well-located, high-quality asset with a unique and irreplaceable setting and property with great upside potential,” said David Parisier, Paredim’s managing director and founding principal. “Value-enhancing renovations are planned under the direction of our experienced redevelopment and management team that has overseen similar projects in our portfolio of more than 2,000 units throughout New Haven, Fairfield and other Connecticut markets." The 34…

by Frank Mojica

04/26/2016

Lifestyle

Actress Chita Rivera Gives Boost To Venus & Venom MediSpa Opening In Nanuet NANUET, N.Y. -- Venus & Venom MediSpa will celebrate its grand opening red carpet celebration on Sunday, April 24. Actress, dancer and singer Chita Rivera will make a special guest appearance for the opening celebration. The celebration begins at 4 p.m. Services offered by the spa include facials, laser hair removal, tattoo removal, skin resurfacing, microdermabrasion, Botox, dermal fillers, massages, body-sculpting and more. The spa also specializes in red carpet secrets and perfecting smiles with treatments including body sculpting, skincare, hair styling, make-up artist concierge, &…

by Frank Mojica

04/21/2016

Events

Learn 'How To' Do Things From North Salem HS Students NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- North Salem High School will hold the fourth annual How To Festival on Saturday, April 23. The free, public event will feature students teaching brief, hands-on courses on topics such as puppetry, table tennis, crime scene analysis and more from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All donations will be given to the North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

by Frank Mojica

04/20/2016

Events

Yoga Teachers Association Hosts Revered Yogini Tao Porchon-Lynch BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Yoga Teachers Association of the Hudson Valley will host yogini Tao Porchon-Lunch at Club Fit on Saturday, June 11. Porchon-Lunch, 97, was named "Oldest Yoga Teacher" by Guinness World Records. She began yoga at the age of 8, and her mantra is "There Is Nothing You Cannot Do." She will explore the energy of yoga, integrating breath and movement and using the four pillars of yoga: pranayama, mudras, bandhas and chakras. Longtime student Susan Douglass will also share her Aspirational Yoga Dances, choreographed to music from John Guth. Club Fit is …

by Frank Mojica

04/20/2016

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