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Dutchess County Workshop Focuses On Tick-Born Diseases HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- A Dutchess County Tick Task Force Education Workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 11, at the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home in Hyde Park. Workshops will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at noon. A tentative list of speakers with times can be found at this link. In addition, state Sen. Sue Serino, chairperson of the state Task Force on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases, will take part in this event. “With spring in full swing, now is the best time to be raising awareness throughout the community about how to prevent the spread of Lyme and tick-bo…

by Jason Bisnoff

05/06/2016

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Yorktown Town Board Discusses Repealing Affordable Housing Law YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The following are notes from the Yorktown Town Board meeting on Monday 3 provided by Citizens For An Informed Yorktown. For more details and a summary of other agenda items, visit this link. Public hearing, repeal of the affordable housing law (Chapter 102 of Town Code): Before a standing-room crowd, the hearing lasted for three hours. Of the 21 speakers, 18 opposed the repeal, two supported the repeal, and one person was undecided. The hearing was adjourned with Supervisor Michael Grace saying he continued to believe that the law was illegal but that he was willing to dis…

by Jason Bisnoff

05/06/2016

Neighbors

May Flowers Bring Volunteers To West Harrison Pollinator Habitat HARRISON, N.Y. -- Spring weather has finally arrived and volunteers recently grabbed shovels and trowels to help plant a habitat in West Harrison for pollinators and butterflies.Creating a habitat will encourage pollinator diversity and abundance. Flowering plants that bloom at varying times of the year will supply nectar and pollen throughout the growing season. I am happy to report that Harrison was named the 44th safest community in America by Safewise.com, a web-based security organization that ranks communities based on FBI crime statistics. Several factors, including rates of violent c…

by Mayor Ron Belmont

05/06/2016

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Sleepy Hollow Hosts Horsemen Color Run SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- The third annual Horseman Color Run will take place at Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow on Saturday, June 18. The Horseman Color Run is presented by the Foundation of the Public School of the Tarrytowns; all proceeds raised will be donated to Tarrytowns School District. Activities begin at 8 a.m. and races start at 9:30 a.m. There is a race for every type of runner: a half mile, full mile, and a 5K. There will be a Family Fun Fair following the races. Register online at this link. There is an early bird registration until May 30 for $40 per adult and $20 per chil…

by Jason Bisnoff

05/06/2016

Business

Fairfield's Rocco & Associates Announces New COO FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield's Rocco & Associates Wealth Management, Inc. announced that Vice President Eric Johnson has taken on the role of Chief Operating Officer.The move is part of a larger plan to transition the 40-year-old firm to the next generation while providing stability for the firm’s growing client base. Charlie Rocco, the firm’s former COO, assumed the CEO role in July and will continue to focus on guiding the firm’s strategic mission. “It’s a very exciting time for the firm,” said Rocco. “As a growing business it is important that we not only have the right people on bo…

by Jason Bisnoff

05/06/2016

Police & Fire

Ramapo Ex-Police Chief Questioned On Side Business RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo's ex-police chief ran a private security firm using town resources while being the highest paid local public employee in the state according to an investigation by lohud.com. Peter Brower was making $369,000 per year during the height of his tenure and used his secretary at the Police Department to conduct payroll for his side business and may have used department phones as well, according to his testimony from 2014 reported by lohud.com. Brower was asked about his job running security for Pierson Lakes, a gated community in Sloatsburg with multimillion-dollar homes, …

by Jason Bisnoff

05/05/2016

Events

White Plains Performing Arts Center Stages 'Once Upon A Pastime' WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- "Once Upon a Pastime," Terry Cashman’s new musical about baseball and redemption being staged at White Plains Performing Arts Center, has been cast for its world premiere with a diverse group of performers with dozens of Broadway, Off-Broadway, film and television credits to their names. "Once Upon a Pastime" is about America’s oldest pastime, a touching and lighthearted story centered around Mac McCarty, a one-time great baseball prospect whose career was cut short by an injury. Music and lyrics are by Terry Cashman, and the show includes Cashman’s c…

by Jason Bisnoff

05/05/2016

Schools

Poughkeepsie Cuts Positions In Proposed School Budget POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Poughkeepsie Schools Superintendent Nicole Williams laid out a proposed budget for 2016-17 at $94.8 million during a public hearing Wednesday, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. School officials reported that 6.8 positions will be cut in the new budget with the inclusion of 4.8 instructional positions. Deputy Superintendent Ronel Cook said the cuts would be done through attrition and reassignment rather than through current employees losing their jobs, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Stephanie Green, the president of the teachers union, contended that the c…

by Jason Bisnoff

05/05/2016

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Time Names Tarrytown, Greenburgh Tech Corridor 40th Most Genius In U.S. GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- In 1994 former Gov. Mario Cuomo attended a press conference at Greenburgh Town Hall -- proud that CIBA had decided to stay here, as chronicled in The New York Times. Since that time we have tried hard to attract many additional bio tech companies to Greenburgh and, have created two major bio tech corridors in the unincorporated section of Greenburgh, Tarrytown and south of downtown Ardsley. Greenburgh has become the bio tech capital of the region and is proud of that distinction. Regeneron is one of the major bio tech companies located in the unincorporated Greenburgh s…

by Paul Feiner

05/05/2016

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NRC Staff Will Conduct New Analysis Of Indian Point Safety CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Commissioners of the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have ordered commission staff to conduct a re-analysis of the impacts caused by severe accidents at the Indian Point nuclear power facility and potential upgrades needed to protect the public against such accidents. In Wednesday’s unanimous decision, the Commission reversed an earlier administrative ruling, and found that NRC staff’s analysis of severe accident minimization at the Indian Point facility violates the National Environmental Policy Act. The decision directs NRC staff to redo its analysis, and co…

by Jason Bisnoff

05/05/2016

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