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Cashier Injury In Supermarket Parking Lot Crash Tops Week’s News In Putnam Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Putnam County. A Stormville woman was critically injured on Tuesday morning after being run over by a Jeep in the parking lot of ShopRite Plaza in Carmel, where the woman was employed as a cashier. A group of dads of girls who dance at Seven Star School in Brewster have auditioned for "America's Got Talent." Christopher Lopez, of Southeast, was arrested for falsely reporting a violent attack at a Southeast group home. Fifth-graders in Lisa Coen's class at Austin Road Elementary School in Mahopac created float ideas for Macy's …

by Ken Davis

11/29/2015

Events

Violinist David Podles Performs At River Vale Public Library RIVER VALE, N.J. -- Violin virtuoso David Podles will perform at the River Vale Free Public Library at 1 p.m. Friday.Podles -- a native of Riga, Latvia -- is a laureate of three prestigious international competitions and received a Ph.D. from Conservatory in Riga. He performed in symphony, chamber, opera and ballet theater orchestras. He has toured across Russia, throughout Europe and the United States. Upon arrival in America, Podles performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and the 92nd Y, both solo and in an orchestra. Most recently, he performed at Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center…

by Ken Davis

11/29/2015

News

Police's Conclusion On Rye Brook Deaths Tops Week's News In Westchester WESCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Southern Westchester County. Police concluded late Monday that the deaths of two Rye Brook residents from carbon monoxide poisoning were both accidental. Police are investigating two burglaries at Dunkin' Donuts early Tuesday morning in Pelham and Yonkers. Family Services in White Plains distributed many free Thanksgiving meals to veterans and their families on Thursday. Yonkers police have identified the driver of a sedan who was killed after being hit by a stolen van Monday in Yonkers as 46-year-old Sharlene …

by Ken Davis

11/29/2015

Events

Learn How To Preserve Herbs In Kent Library Program KENT LAKES, N.Y. -- Come to the Kent Public Library on Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. and learn to savor summer throughout winter.Don't let the herbs grown in your garden go to waste just because winter has come. Join Master Food Preservers from the Cornell Cooperative Extension to learn how to dry, freeze and use herbs infusions. Registration is required. Click here to register or call the library at 845-225-8585. The library is at 17 Sybil's Crossing, Kent Lakes.

by Ken Davis

11/27/2015

Events

Time Running Out To Register For Bedford Turkey Trot BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The 11th Annual Bedford Turkey Trot will take place on Saturday at Bedford Village Memorial Park at 9 a.m.The fee is $25 to participate in the 5K run through historic Bedford Village. The race has limited entries. Online registration will be closed when 475 entries have been received. There will be no race-day registration; all registration is online--no refunds. Click here to register. Visit www.bedfordturkeytrot.org for more info. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. at Bedford Village Memorial Park. All runners must be checked in by 8:30 a.m. Last shuttle to the start leaves at…

by Ken Davis

11/25/2015

Neighbors

Westlake High's 18th Annual Memorial Turkey Trot Honors John Barresi THORNWOOD, N.Y. -- Westlake High School's 18th Annual John Barresi Memorial 5K Turkey Trot will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. on the school campus. Register at 9:30 a.m. in the high school lobby.The suggested donation to run is $10. All funds support the John Barresi Memorial Scholarship Fund.For those who can't run, donations are accepted and can be dropped off at the high school or mailed to: The John Barresi Scholarship Fund c/o Stephanie Hopkins 825 Westlake Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594. Make checks payable to: The John Barresi Scholarship Fund. The annual 5K race honors the memory of Barres…

by Ken Davis

11/25/2015

Schools

Mahopac Fifth-Graders Create Float Ideas For Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Fifth-graders in Lisa Coen's class at Austin Road Elementary School in Mahopac spent the past week writing persuasive business letters to Macy's complete with design ideas for their own balloon floats for the upcoming Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.“It is an opportunity for them to learn persuasive writing in a business-letter format while doing something interesting and fun,” said Coen, who came up with the idea. Students brainstormed ideas in groups. There is Marker Man who, one student persuaded in his letter, would make a great balloon, because “kids love superheroes an…

by Ken Davis

11/25/2015

Events

Fair Lawn Choir's Holiday Performance Benefits Scholarship Fund FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Audience members are invited to sing along at the North Jersey Chorus holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Van Riper Ellis Broadway Baptist Church in Fair Lawn. The 8 p.m. concert will benefit the music scholarship fund. The chorus, under the direction of Marie Harrington along with accompanist Robert V. Legacy, Jr., will perform seasonal favorites, including “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," “Christmas Time Is Here," “There’s No Place Like Home For The Holidays” and Hanukkah selections. The “Holiday Magic” program will also feature professiona…

by Ken Davis

11/25/2015

Business

Greenwich Chamber Calls On Stores To Deck The Halls For Decorating Contest GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its annual holiday decorating contest for town businesses. The contest is open to all local businesses with a storefront and is not limited to Chamber members. Businesses are encouraged to decorate their storefronts in the spirit of the holidays and will be eligible to win prizes and special recognition for their efforts. This year’s windows will be evaluated by four groups of judges. The town will be broken into four areas: Central Greenwich: starting from the intersection of North Street and East Putnam Avenue. and end…

by Ken Davis

11/25/2015

News

Interstate 95 Service Plazas In Darien Collecting Food DARIEN, Conn. -- The Connecticut service plazas in Darien and Milford will be the site for financial donations to the Connecticut Food Bank from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday.The event will take place at the I-95 Branford northbound and southbound service plazas and the I-95 Darien northbound and southbound service plazas. Students from the Hopkins School in New Haven will collect monetary donations to aid the Connecticut Food Bank. “Thanks to Project Service and students from Hopkins School for helping brighten the holidays for people in Connecticut who struggle with hunger,” said Connecticu…

by Ken Davis

11/24/2015

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