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Cold Front Arrives In North Rockland This Weekend Cold Front Arrives In North Rockland This Weekend
Cold Front Arrives In North Rockland This Weekend ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Now is the time to enjoy outdoor activities or finish that last landscaping job with the National Weather Service forecast for unseasonably warm weather for Rockland County. After temperatures Friday in the 70s, which could tie or surpass a record high, a cold front moves in that may bring rain to the area Friday night. Skies should clear this weekend, and temperatures will dip a bit into the high 50s and low 60s -- still warmer than normal for this time of year. The start of the workweek will be more of the same before showers move into the area on Tuesday with te…

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Cold Front Arrives In Dutchess County This Weekend Cold Front Arrives In Dutchess County This Weekend
Cold Front Arrives In Dutchess County This Weekend DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Now is the time to enjoy outdoor activities or finish that last landscaping job with the National Weather Service forecast for unseasonably warm weather for Dutchess County. After temperatures Friday in the 70s, which could tie or surpass a record high, a cold front moves in that may bring rain to the area Friday night. Skies should clear this weekend, and temperatures will dip a bit into the high 50s and low 60s -- still warmer than normal for this time of year. The start of the workweek will be more of the same before showers move into the area on Tuesday with te…

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Cold Front Arrives In Fairfield This Weekend Cold Front Arrives In Fairfield This Weekend
Cold Front Arrives In Fairfield This Weekend FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Now is the time to enjoy outdoor activities or finish that last landscaping job with the National Weather Service forecast for unseasonably warm weather for Fairfield County. After temperatures Friday in the 70s, which could tie or surpass a record high, a cold front moves in that may bring rain to the area Friday night. Skies should clear this weekend, and temperatures will dip a bit into the high 50s and low 60s -- still warmer than normal for this time of year. The start of the workweek will be more of the same before showers move into the area on Tuesday with…

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Politics
Settlement May Be In The Works For Mount Vernon Political Lawsuit Settlement May Be In The Works For Mount Vernon Political Lawsuit
Settlement May Be In The Works For Mount Vernon Political Lawsuit MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. -- A settlement for back pay may be in the works for former Mount Vernon public employees who claimed they were fired unfairly, according to Lohud.com.Mount Vernon's city controller learned of a $150,000 settlement but it is unclear whether it is for all four plaintiffs or a top aide to Mayor Ernest Davis. The lawsuit dates back to 2008 when the four said Davis' predecessor fired them for supporting Davis, Lohud. com said. Two of them have since gotten their jobs back after Davis won election in 2012, according to Lohud.com. Click here to read the full article.

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New Square Adopts New Technology Rules For Strict Hasidic Community New Square Adopts New Technology Rules For Strict Hasidic Community
New Square Adopts New Technology Rules For Strict Hasidic Community NEW SQUARE, N. Y. -- Furthering the community's efforts to minimize outside influence, New Square officials this fall adopted several new technology rules aimed at parents, according to lohud.com. Those rules, which have drawn criticism from outside the Skverer sect, bans mothers from using smart phones, bans parents from using WhatsApp, and bans any cell phone use without web filters. Authorities in the small Rockland County town also outlaw radios, televisions and newspapers, Lohud.com reported. Click here to read the full article.

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Events
Free Family Day At Westport Country Playhouse Free Family Day At Westport Country Playhouse
Free Family Day At Westport Country Playhouse WESTPORT, Conn. -- All are invited to help launch the Westport Country Playhouse family series season with a free Family Festivities Kick-Off Party Sunday.The event is from 1-4 p.m. and features a variety of family-friendly activities, such as games, a puppet theater and face painting. There also will be dress-up costumes that kids can try on stage and a fire truck to explore from the Westport Fire Department. Live music will be provided by Jay and Ray and The Suzuki Music School of Westport. Food will be available, including free samples from Qdoba. Also, there will be a tag sale of Playhous…

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End Allergies Together Group Serves Up Dinner Discussion In Stamford End Allergies Together Group Serves Up Dinner Discussion In Stamford
End Allergies Together Group Serves Up Dinner Discussion In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- For its first fundraising event, the newly created End Allergies Together presents a dinner program Saturday in Stamford with three food allergy experts.Sheinelle Jones, news anchor for NBC News’ “Weekend TODAY” whose children have food allergies, leads the panel discussion and dinner event, starting at 6 p.m. Saturday at the BLT Financial Center, 200 Elm St., Stamford. Proceeds will benefit E.A.T., a Fairfield-based nonprofit devoted to shining a light on the growing problems of food allergies. It was founded by Kim Hall and Elise Bates, both of whom have children with li…

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Business
Stratford Looking To Bring In New Businesses To Revive Downtown Stratford Looking To Bring In New Businesses To Revive Downtown
Stratford Looking To Bring In New Businesses To Revive Downtown STRATFORD, Conn. -- Stratford town leaders are aggressively welcoming new businesses into the downtown area with the goal of creating a "high-density, walkable" downtown, Westfair Online reported.They have created a new transit-oriented zoning district to speed along downtown redevelopment, and they are pushing to bring in 32 new businesses to town, according to Westfair Online. Town leaders are also remaking the streetscape around the Stratford Train Station to make it more visually pleasing, the story said. Click here to read the full article.

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Fairfield University To Honor Nyack Sportscaster Bob Wolff Fairfield University To Honor Nyack Sportscaster Bob Wolff
Fairfield University To Honor Nyack Sportscaster Bob Wolff FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield University's basketball program will award legendary Nyack sportscaster Bob Wolff, along with ESPN commentators Len Elmore and Jackie MacMullan, with Stags Lifetime Achievement awards Tuesday for their contributions highlighting student athletes.The ceremony honoring all three takes place at 6 p.m. with cocktails and dinner followed by the awards at 7 p.m. at the Manhattan Club (Rosie O’Grady’s, 800 Seventh Avenue) in New York City. WFAN radio update reporter Bob Heussler, the longtime voice of the Stags, will host the event, known as the Fairfield Basketball Ti…

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Obituaries
Jose Cotas, 40, Bridgeport Native Jose Cotas, 40, Bridgeport Native
Jose Cotas, 40, Bridgeport Native BRIDGEPORT, CONN. -- Jose "Ze" Cotas, a native of Bridgeport, died Nov. 2. He was 40.Cotas was born Nov. 8, 1974, in Bridgeport, to Domingos Cotas of Nogueira, Portugal, and the late Teresa Cotas of Ardaos, Portugal. He was employed as an HVOC tech, and he enjoyed clamming, fishing, sports and time with family. In addition to his mother, he was predeceased by a brother, Antonio Cotas.  Survivors include daughter, Melanie Theresa Cotas; girlfriend, Jenn Davidson; his father, Domingos Cotas; his sister, Anna Cotas and her husband Americo Cotas; and his brother, Michael Cotas and hi…

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