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Letter: Putnam Valley Library Proposition Needs Transparency Letter: Putnam Valley Library Proposition Needs Transparency
Letter: Putnam Valley Library Proposition Needs Transparency PUTNAM  VALLEY, N.Y. -- The Daily Voice accepts signed, original letters to the editor. Please send your letter to putnam@dailyvoice.com . To the editor: Putnam Valley Library. You have to pass it to see what’s in it. Our library in Putnam Valley will have a proposition on the Nov. 8 ballot. It reads: “Shall the annual contribution of the town of Putnam Valley for the operating budget of the Putnam Valley Free Library be increased by $27,778.00 to the sum of $320,000 annually? Yes or No”.  This is a very misleading question and does not indicate exactly what the voters are voting for besi…

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by Dan Vera
Business
Battle Against Breast Diseases Just Got Smarter At Suffern's Good Samaritan Battle Against Breast Diseases Just Got Smarter At Suffern's Good Samaritan
Battle Against Breast Diseases Just Got Smarter At Suffern's Good Samaritan SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Three-dimensional digital breast tomography, or Genius 3D Mammography exams are now offered at Good Samaritan Hospital's Center for Breast Health.The 3D exams are clinically proven to significantly increase the detection of breast cancers, while simultaneously decreasing the number of women asked to return for additional testing, according to the announcement. The system allows our radiologists to more effectively pinpoint the size, shape and location of abnormalities,” said Robert Yates, system director, Imaging Services.  In conventional 2D mammography, overlapping dense …

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by Donna Christopher
Schools
71 Faucets Not Used Drinking In Briarcliff School District Have Lead 71 Faucets Not Used Drinking In Briarcliff School District Have Lead
71 Faucets Not Used Drinking In Briarcliff School District Have Lead BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Lead tests conducted in September in Briarcliff schools showed compliance in all drinking water outlets, though some "other faucets" had elevated lead levels, reported lohud.com.Seventy-one of 338 samples taken last month from the three schools in the district had "lead levels above federal standards," according to lohud. Samples with more than 20 parts per billion (ppb) from outlets for water are not regarded as safe, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards, lohud.com said. Briarcliff, among "some schools" uses the…

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by Donna Christopher
Schools
Don't Hide, Get Out, Fire Experts Tell Pocantico Hills Kids Don't Hide, Get Out, Fire Experts Tell Pocantico Hills Kids
Don't Hide, Get Out, Fire Experts Tell Pocantico Hills Kids MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Kids die in fires because they hide, according to a local firefighter speaking to students at Pocantico Hills School. In recognition of National Fire Prevention Month, members of the Pocantico Hills Fire Department, gave a school-wide presentation at the school on Oct. 14. Kids in grades K to 8 learned about fire safety from Fire Chief Joe Mahood and Firefighter Jennifer Gill Mahood, who came wearing full firefighting gear. "Becoming familiar with the appearance of firefighters in their suits is very important, said Jennifer Gill Mahood “So many children peris…

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by Donna Christopher
Politics
Bendish, Scarpino Debate Experience in Westchester's District Attorney Race Bendish, Scarpino Debate Experience in Westchester's District Attorney Race
Bendish, Scarpino Debate Experience in Westchester's District Attorney Race WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Bruce Bendish, a Republican whose long been a criminal defense lawyer and Anthony Scarpino, a Democrat whose been a local, county and state judge, are vying to become the next Westchester County District Attorney, reported lohud.com The race is the only countywide one on the Election Day ballot. Bendish says having worked on "both sides of criminal cases" gives him a unique qualification, said lohud.com He questioned whether a judge, who has not been a prosecutor, could have sufficient knowledge to run a prosecutor's office, according to lohud.com. A …

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by Donna Christopher
Events
French Author Visits White Plains To Sign New Book On Nadia Comăneci French Author Visits White Plains To Sign New Book On Nadia Comăneci
French Author Visits White Plains To Sign New Book On Nadia Comăneci WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The author of a book about Nadia Comăneci is coming to l'Alliance Française de Westchester in White Plains on Tuesday, Nov. 1.Lola Lafon's “La petite communiste qui ne souriait jamais, " The Little Communist Who Never Smiled" in English (translation by Nick Caistor) is about the 14-year-old Romanian gymnast. It is a "thought-provoking, surprisingly touching story about a little girl who shook up the world," said a review in bigissue.com. The French author's book is a fact-based reimagining of the life of Comăneci, who earned the first perfect score …

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by Donna Christopher
Police & Fire
New Canaan Police Say New York Man Struck Car, Fled New Canaan Police Say New York Man Struck Car, Fled
New Canaan Police Say New York Man Struck Car, Fled NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- A man from New York tried in vain to flee from police after he reportedly struck a car parked on Summer Street Sunday, according to the New Canaan Advertiser. The man, Michael Menache, 22, of West Harrison, N.Y., was caught and charged, said the report. Click here for the story in New Canaan Advertiser.

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by Donna Christopher
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Pelham Freshmen See Dinosaurs At Museum Of National History Pelham Freshmen See Dinosaurs At Museum Of National History
Pelham Freshmen See Dinosaurs At Museum Of National History PELHAM, N.Y. -- Dinosaurs and evolutionary trees were the focus of a trip by Pelham freshmen trip to the American Museum of Natural History.The visit was to learn more about dinosaurs and evolutionary trees. Lessons included examining how structure fits function in the anatomy of the reptiles that died off 65 million years ago.

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by Donna Christopher
Schools
English Teachers A 'Dynamic Duo' At Briarcliff High School English Teachers A 'Dynamic Duo' At Briarcliff High School
English Teachers A 'Dynamic Duo' At Briarcliff High School BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Principal Debora French did not mince words in describing a pair of English teachers, calling Thomas Durkin and Michelle McNeight a "dynamic duo" at Briarcliff High School. Durkin and McNeight were named "Collaborators of Excellence" by the New York State English Council. "This dynamic duo has, for the past nine years, worked their magic with students for whom comprehensive English skills have been challenging," she said.  “Like a well-oiled machine, Mr. Durkin and Ms. McNeight create strategic lesson designs to address the specific needs o…

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Fla. Couple Charged With Selling Oxycodone Prescribed By Fairfield Doctor Fla. Couple Charged With Selling Oxycodone Prescribed By Fairfield Doctor
Fla. Couple Charged With Selling Oxycodone Prescribed By Fairfield Doctor FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A Florida couple has been charged with illegally distributing oxycodone in Connecticut after obtaining it from a Fairfield doctor, according to U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly.A federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment Oct. 19 charging Harry Duren, 73, and Sandra Duren, 53, both of Seminole, Fla., with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, oxycodone, Daly said. The Durens appeared Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in New Haven and were released on $50,000 bond each. According to …

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