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Donna Christopher

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Police & Fire

Two Shootings Sunday In Bridgeport Leave Three Injured BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Two Sunday morning shootings in Bridgeport left three people with injuries, according to the Connecticut Post.A Barnum Avenue shooting at 1:48 a.m. involved a male victim shot in the arm, according to the report. He had surgery at Bridgeport Hospital, and his survival is likely, a police spokesman told the Connecticut Post. An unidentified male shooter in a black jacket shot the victim and likely fled in a Honda, according to witnesses, the Connecticut Post reported. The other shooting took pace at 2:17 a.m. near Capitol Avenue and Hudson Street, where police reportedly…

by Donna Christopher

10/17/2016

Events

Phelps' Hospital Champagne Gala Will Honor Trio SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- A doctor and businessman and his wife will be honored at the Phelps Hospital’s 29th annual Champagne Ball on Friday, Oct. 28, at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Briarcliff Manor.The evening’s honorees are Dr. Barry Field and William O. Melvin Jr. and his wife, Ellen. Field joined the Phelps Hospital medical staff in 1978. He served as chief of the hospital’s division of gastroenterology for 10 years and as director of the department of medicine for 12. Phelps has benefited from Field’s efforts to further the quality of care provided at the hospital, particularly throug…

by Donna Christopher

10/17/2016

News

Garrison's St. Christopher's Inn Receives Norman Vincent Peale Award GARRISON, N.Y. -- St. Christopher’s Inn has been awarded the Norman Vincent Peale Outstanding Service Award by the The Putnam Community Service Network at a recent gala in Mahopac.The Putnam Community Service Network is an educational program of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County. Each year they seek to honor individuals who are serving a broad array of programs, projects, and services in Putnam County that make positive contributions to the people of Putnam County or New York State. A ministry of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement, St. Christopher’s Inn is a temporary hom…

by Donna Christopher

10/17/2016

News

50 Register To Donate Organs In Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining elected officials and leaders teamed up for last Thursday's second annual Organ Donor Enrollment Day to encourage residents to become organ donors.The initiative encouraged nearly 50 residents (preliminary numbers) to register, according to town Supervisor Dana Levenberg in her blog on the town's website. "We are so very proud of being part of this campaign to lift New York state out of last place for percentage of residents on the registry," she said. The town and village of Ossining joined forces with LiveOnNYgoal to sign up donors at the Municipal Bui…

by Donna Christopher

10/16/2016

Business

Award-Winning Gift Cottage Helps Make Bethel A Destination For Shoppers BETHEL, Conn. -- Hauser Chocolates occupies an entire room at the Gift Cottage in Bethel, the 25-year-old hallmark on Greenwood Avenue, where four more rooms are devoted to unique, one-of-a-kind products, including jewelry and fine merchandise. The gourmet chocolates include Boxed Truffles and Chocolate Lace in Original Dark. If you've never tasted them, stop in at the store, where visitors receive a truffle upon arriving. "They are delicious, and we wanted to carry them when Hauser Chocolates closed in Bethel and moved manufacturing to Rhode Island," said Joan Craybas. She co-o…

by Donna Christopher

10/14/2016

Police & Fire

Coffee With A Cop Brings Brookfield's Finest To Deli BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- The Brookfield Police Department held its first "Coffee with a Cop" event recently at Brookfield Deli and Catering.The initiative encouraged and welcomed patrons of the deli and members of the community to speak with the officers. Brookfield police joined other departments across the county in the forum, at which members of the public openly can voice their opinion, share concerns and engage police officers in conversation. Topics at the deli Friday ranged from sports, Hurricane Matthew, traffic stops, child car seat safety and a recent Tip-A-Cop event, accord…

by Donna Christopher

10/14/2016

News

Enjoy Burst Of Fall In New Amenia Artisan Park AMENIA, N.Y. -- A new park in Amenia has opened at the peak of the fall foliage season.Silo Ridge's Artisan's Park Overlook on DeLaVergne Hill in Amenia offers residents and visitors "another wonderful vantage point to enjoy the spectacular beauty of Dutchess County in its fall splendor," said County Executive Marc Molinaro. Officials at this week's park opening celebration included Dutchess County Sheriff Butch Anderson. Molinaro thanked the individuals involved with the project for their "commitment to preserving this land." The overlook is part of the $500 million S…

by Donna Christopher

10/13/2016

Schools

Che Figata! RCC Celebrates Italian Heritage With Slate Of Events SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Everything from the "Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust" to horse racing in Tuscany, and how to make Italian ice cream are part of a celebration of Italian heritage at Rockland Community College through November.The public is invited to attend a free array of events beginning Tuesday, Oct. 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Technology Center with a discussion about Antonin Scalia, a Supreme Court Justice from 1986 to his recent passing in 2016. The world renowned horse race which takes place twice a year in Siena, a region of Tuscany discussion with video and image…

by Donna Christopher

10/13/2016

Schools

Peekskill High School Students Talk Peace At UN PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Students from Peekskill High School visited the United Nations for its International Day of Peace last month.Before going, the group had developed projects describing one of the U.N.'s sustainable development programs. The visit included speeches by celebrities, Nobel Peace Laureates, and student presenters on how to create a sustainable environment that could lead to lasting peace. "The experience has excited our students and we hope to participate as presenters next year," said Christen McDonnell, a Peekskill High School social studies teacher on the trip.

by Donna Christopher

10/13/2016

Schools

No One Eats Alone At Sleepy Hollow Middle School SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Last week students at Sleepy Hollow Middle School made sure nobody was left alone in the cafeteria at lunch periods.Aptly named "No One Eats Alone Day," the Oct. 5 initiative called on kids to make sure everyone is included at lunch and students sit with new friends and classmates. The day was sponsored by nonprofit Beyond Differences which carried messages, that kids are valued and accepted by their peers.

by Donna Christopher

10/13/2016

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