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Stroke Support, Medicaid Help Offered By Bridgeport Hospital Stroke Support, Medicaid Help Offered By Bridgeport Hospital
Stroke Support, Medicaid Help Offered By Bridgeport Hospital BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport Hospital will offer a variety of classes, screenings, services and support groups during November. Events will be held at sites in Bridgeport, Shelton, Stratford, Fairfield and Trumbull.  Here is a list of scheduled events: A confidential financial assistance service is open to patients and families with questions about their hospital bills during regular business hours at the hospital.  A financial counselor will review billing issues and go over payment assistance options, including eligibility for free or discounted care. Help applying for Medicaid and o…

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by Donna Christopher
Schools
‘Biscuit’ Author Sparks Creativity At Todd Elementary School ‘Biscuit’ Author Sparks Creativity At Todd Elementary School
‘Biscuit’ Author Sparks Creativity At Todd Elementary School BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- The author of the popular children's book about a yellow dog, Biscuit, paid a visit to Todd Elementary School recently. "Biscuit" author Alyssa Capucilli visited kindergarten and first-grade students so they could learn how she creates her stories, said teacher/librarian Tara Phethean. She recounted how Capucilli showed the kids her writer's notebook, which she used "for jotting down ideas, working out stories and choosing oh-so-carefully the best words." Capucilli calls it her "treasure keeper," she told the kids. She also shared de…

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by Donna Christopher
Neighbors
Tuckahoe HS Graduate Enters Merchant Marine Academy Tuckahoe HS Graduate Enters Merchant Marine Academy
Tuckahoe HS Graduate Enters Merchant Marine Academy TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- Bronxville resident Alejandro J. Urbina, a 2016 graduate of Tuckahoe High School has entered the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, as a member of the class of 2020.He is a a maritime logistics and security major and a member of the Merchant Marine Academy Regimental band. After he graduates, Urbina  plans to join the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) where he will work towards becoming a search and rescue pilot.  The academy is the only federal service academy where graduates earn three graduation credentials, a bachelor of science degree, an officer's commission in any …

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by Donna Christopher
Lifestyle
Take Holiday Stroll Through Fairfield's Pop-Up Market Take Holiday Stroll Through Fairfield's Pop-Up Market
Take Holiday Stroll Through Fairfield's Pop-Up Market FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Friday and Saturday bring an annual one-stop shopping extravaganza to Fairfield for those hankering to jump-start their holiday shopping.  What's more, it's a chance to help worthy causes and see two art exhibits. This Holiday Pop-Up Market will be open Friday and Saturday Nov. 5 at the Fairfield Museum and History Center. Twenty vendors will showcase their products over the two-day event, which the National Charity League’s Fairfield chapter sponsors. Proceeds will benefit the museum and the National Charity League Inc., Fairfield Chapter. The event's co-chair, Ruth …

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by Donna Christopher
Schools
Cottage Lane Students Get Spooky On Halloween In Blauvelt Parade Cottage Lane Students Get Spooky On Halloween In Blauvelt Parade
Cottage Lane Students Get Spooky On Halloween In Blauvelt Parade BLAUVELT, N.Y. --  Students and teachers took their Halloween fun outdoors for a parade to show off imaginative ways to dress up like fictional and nonfictional characters for the holiday at Cottage Lane Elementary School in Blauvelt.

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by Donna Christopher
News
Putnam Valley Letter: Voting No On Library Budget Doesn't Close Library Putnam Valley Letter: Voting No On Library Budget Doesn't Close Library
Putnam Valley Letter: Voting No On Library Budget Doesn't Close Library PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- The Putnam Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email putnam@dailyvoice.com. To the editor:  The Putnam Valley Library says we want to close the library by voting no the proposition. Voting no on the Putnam Valley Library’s proposition doesn’t close the library. It only keeps our tax dollars allocated to the library in the hands of our elected Town Board as it has been for decades.  That’s an outrageous statement that I or any of the Concerned Taxpayers of Putnam Valley want the library closed.  Nothing…

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by Dan Vera
Events
Armonk Singer Stars In Gilbert and Sullivan’s 'Thespis' In Norwalk Armonk Singer Stars In Gilbert and Sullivan’s 'Thespis' In Norwalk
Armonk Singer Stars In Gilbert and Sullivan’s 'Thespis' In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- An Armonk, N.Y., singer will star in Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Thespis” on Saturday and Sunday at All Saints School in Norwalk. Baritone John Matilaine will sing the role of Apollo in the Troupers Light Opera Company performance of Thespis, by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. John Matilaine is a veteran of operatic performance, having sung solo roles 10 times already with Troupers Light Opera and also in Curtain Call’s production of "My Fair Lady" as Colonel Pickering. He appears regularly with the Taconic Opera in Yorktown Heights and sings with the Charis Chamb…

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by Donna Christopher
News
Letter To The Editor: Misinformation About The Putnam Valley Library Letter To The Editor: Misinformation About The Putnam Valley Library
Letter To The Editor: Misinformation About The Putnam Valley Library PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Putnam Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email putnam@dailyvoice.com. To the editor:  You may have been hearing misinformation about the library's 414 proposition on the ballot Nov. 8, so let's clear some things up: 1. The language of the proposition is standard, legal and valid. It has been provided by the Mid-Hudson Library System, NYS Education Law, and library attorneys. It is the same language used on every 414 proposition in our system. It has been vetted and found legal by Putnam County Board of …

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by Priscilla A. Keresey
Neighbors
Suffern Boy Scouts Pitch In, Help Clean Up Harriman State Park Suffern Boy Scouts Pitch In, Help Clean Up Harriman State Park
Suffern Boy Scouts Pitch In, Help Clean Up Harriman State Park SUFFERN, N.Y. -- The next time you're out hiking in Harriman State Park, you may find a cleaner Pine Meadow Lake area thanks conservation-minded volunteers. These include members of Suffern Boy Scout Troop 21. The troop became aware of the need for a cleanup of trash left behind by visitors to the area via local resident Marilyn Piscitelli, said Troop 21 Scoutmaster Wayne Kunow. "To get to Pine Meadow is about a 4-mile hike. (We) worked with Marylin Piscitelli, who coordinated the cleanup. (Piscitelli) is also a trail conference member and is very conservation-minded. We joined Marylin…

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by Donna Christopher
News
Judge Dismisses Sexual Abuse Charges Against Ramapo Man Judge Dismisses Sexual Abuse Charges Against Ramapo Man
Judge Dismisses Sexual Abuse Charges Against Ramapo Man RAMAPO, N.Y. -- A Ramapo man has had sexual abuse charges against him dismissed, according to lohud.com.The accused, Esdras Palma, 26, was alleged to have improperly touched a girl, 11, in January, said the lohud.com report. Judge David Zukerman dismissed the charges against him because "crucial and necessary witness at pretrial hearings" could not be produced by the prosecution, District Attorney Thomas Zugibe told lohud.com. Palma's lawyers said he "always maintained he never improperly touched the girl," lohud.com said. Click here for the lohud.com article.

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