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Howland Public Library in Beacon Receives Construction Grant Howland Public Library in Beacon Receives Construction Grant
Howland Public Library in Beacon Receives Construction Grant BEACON, N.Y. -- The Howland Public Library in Beacon was recently awarded a Public Library Construction Grant from the state Education Department to upgrade its public restrooms and front entrance.The construction -- set to begin on Monday -- will improve access to the library for all users. These improvements include an ADA-compliant, energy-efficient airlock entry and accessible restrooms. The library will be closed from Friday, Nov. 27, through Sunday, Dec 6. It will reopen on Monday, Dec. 7, at 9:30 a.m. Public restrooms will not be available from Nov. 23 until the completion of the proj…

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Rockland County Exec Ed Day Kicks Off Salvation Army Campaign Rockland County Exec Ed Day Kicks Off Salvation Army Campaign
Rockland County Exec Ed Day Kicks Off Salvation Army Campaign NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Rockland County Executive Ed Day kicked off the annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign on Thursday outside the Allison-Parris Building in New City.The goal for this year's campaign is $80,000. The red kettles are now positioned at 22 locations throughout Rockland County until Dec. 24. Money raised through the kettle program stays in the area to help support community and family services, local food banks, soup kitchens and, of course, various holiday programs. Contact the local Salvation Army office at 845-352-9577 for donation or volunteer information.

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Fatal Route 6 Mahopac Accident Tops Week’s News In Putnam Fatal Route 6 Mahopac Accident Tops Week’s News In Putnam
Fatal Route 6 Mahopac Accident Tops Week’s News In Putnam PUTNAN, COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week’s top stories from around Putnam County. Many gathered at St. Joseph's Church in Somers on Thursday for the funeral of Frances Ghelarducci, a teaching aide at nearby Primrose Elementary School who died in a Saturday vehicle collision on Route 6 in Mahopac. Putnam County lost jobs in the past year according to statistics released on Thursday by the Department of Labor. Putnam Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday the arrest of a man for allegedly raping a 13-year-old resident of Putnam County. New York State Police at Dover Plains arrested A…

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Former Mrs. Westchester's Guilty Plea Tops Last Week’s News In Westchester Former Mrs. Westchester's Guilty Plea Tops Last Week’s News In Westchester
Former Mrs. Westchester's Guilty Plea Tops Last Week’s News In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week’s top stories from around Northern Westchester County. Jennifer Czarniecki, a Mohegan Lake resident who was crowned Mrs. Westchester in 2014, pleaded guilty to stealing money from a group home Wednesday. Hendrick Hudson High School junior Brianna Marangiello won first place in the Westchester Teen Idol Competition last Saturday. Somers teaching assistant Fran Ghelarducci was reportedly killed in a three-car crash last Sunday on Route 6 in Mahopac. A Katonah home was badly damaged by a fire Friday morning. Students from Chappaqua r…

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Housing Settlement Legal Win Claim Tops Week’s News In Westchester Housing Settlement Legal Win Claim Tops Week’s News In Westchester
Housing Settlement Legal Win Claim Tops Week’s News In Westchester WESTCHESTER, COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week’s top stories from around Southern Westchester County. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- County Executive Rob Astorino on Thursday said that Westchester had won another victory in its federal housing settlement. The victim of the fatal car crash on the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway last Sunday has been identified as 24-year-old Yonkers resident Wellington Rocafuerte, Westchester County Police said. Eastchester High School senior Raffaela Cicchetti recently won the grand prize of $12,000 in the William Haralson Vocal Competition. Countr…

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Four Hastings High School Students Inducted Into National Honor Society Four Hastings High School Students Inducted Into National Honor Society
Four Hastings High School Students Inducted Into National Honor Society HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Four students at Hastings High School were inducted into the National Honor Society on Wednesday during the fall ceremony.The inductees are Julia Dayan, Sharon Goiz, Grant Hevia and Teja LoBreglio. Selection for the Honor Society is based on four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service and character.  To be inducted, students are required to perform some sort of service to the community, school or other organization, as well as have a good scholastic standing, personal character, and show leadership in an organization, club, or sport.

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Parade Launches Holidays At Yonkers' Cross Country Shopping Center Parade Launches Holidays At Yonkers' Cross Country Shopping Center
Parade Launches Holidays At Yonkers' Cross Country Shopping Center YONKERS, N.Y. -- Kick off the holiday season with Cross Country Shopping Center's first annual Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Celebration on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. in Yonkers.Enjoy seeing marching bands, schools, dance groups, floats, holiday characters and more in the parade.The parade will stroll down Xavier Drive, from Old Navy to Boston Market. It will be followed by a countdown to the lighting of a 40-foot tall Christmas tree and then a fireworks display -- Weschester's only winter fireworks display. Here's the schedule for the holiday event: Parade begins at 6:30 p.m. Tree lightin…

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New Rochelle's Fiona Keelan Does Student Teaching This Semester New Rochelle's Fiona Keelan Does Student Teaching This Semester
New Rochelle's Fiona Keelan Does Student Teaching This Semester NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Fiona Keelan of New Rochelle is among 22 University of Scranton education majors serving as student teachers during the fall semester.Keelan, a senior at The University of Scranton, will serve as a student teacher at Lackawanna Trail Elementary Center in the Lackawanna Trail School District in Pennsylvania. She is majoring in early and primary education.

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New Canaan Woman Reappointed To Legislative Commission On Aging New Canaan Woman Reappointed To Legislative Commission On Aging
New Canaan Woman Reappointed To Legislative Commission On Aging NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- A New Canaan woman will continue her work to address the issues facing Connecticut as the population of senior citizens continues to grow.  Penelope L. Young, who also serves on the New Canaan Town Council, has been reappointed to serve on the 21-volunteer member board of Connecticut’s Legislative Commission on Aging.  Speaker of the House J. Brendan Sharkey and Senate President Martin M. Looney made the appointment. Young was first appointed to the board of the nonpartisan public policy and research office in 2007, and currently serves as newly elected vice chair on t…

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Pastor Elected To Board Of Stamford-Based New Neighborhoods Pastor Elected To Board Of Stamford-Based New Neighborhoods
Pastor Elected To Board Of Stamford-Based New Neighborhoods STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford-based nonprofit housing developer New Neighborhoods Inc. announced the election of the Rev. Frances Sink to its volunteer board of directors. Sink will bring to NNI decades of experience in community service, working with families and children and currently with the economically diverse congregants of the Unitarian Universality Congregation on Forest Street in Stamford. She was named minister of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Forest Street in Stamford 2012. The ministry was a life shift after a successful career of nearly 30 years in public and private…

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