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Women’s Leadership Alliance Names Girls Scouts Non-Profit Of The Year Women’s Leadership Alliance Names Girls Scouts Non-Profit Of The Year
Women’s Leadership Alliance Names Girls Scouts Non-Profit Of The Year HUDSON, N.Y. -- The Women’s Leadership Alliance (WLA) — an affiliate of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce — held its annual salute to International Women’s Day at the Walkway Over the Hudson on March 5. Participants braved the chilly, but beautiful weather, and were rewarded with inspirational speeches, visited vendor’s booths, heard performances by local groups, and walked in solidarity across the Walkway. Attendees also had the opportunity to vote for the 2016 Nonprofit of the Year from a selection of organizations chosen by the WLA.  Krista Jones — founder and executive dir…

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Finance Supervisor With Greenwich Schools Leaving For New Job Finance Supervisor With Greenwich Schools Leaving For New Job
Finance Supervisor With Greenwich Schools Leaving For New Job GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich Public Schools Finance Supervisor Anthony Giovannone has accepted a position as the director of Fiscal Services and Operations for the New Milford Public Schools. Giovannone has been with the Greenwich Public Schools since 2011, supporting the development and implementation of four operating budgets, completing the town’s external audit to the highest standards, and meeting annual state reporting requirements. “I am grateful for the many opportunities that working for the Town of Greenwich for thirteen years has afforded me," Giovannone said. "I have …

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Hastings-On-Hudson Schools Announce 'Try It Tuesdays' In Cafeteria Hastings-On-Hudson Schools Announce 'Try It Tuesdays' In Cafeteria
Hastings-On-Hudson Schools Announce 'Try It Tuesdays' In Cafeteria HASTINGS ON HUDSON, N.Y. -- March is "Try it Tuesdays" in the cafeteria as Hastings On Hudson schools. For National Nutrition Month the theme for 2016 is "Savor the Flavor of Eating Right," which, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, "encourages everyone to take time to enjoy food traditions and appreciate the pleasures, great flavors and social experiences food can add to our lives.  How, when, why and where we eat are just as important as what we eat." Students at Farragut Middle School and Hastings High School will be treated to the followin…

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Red Cross' Bridgeport Chapter Recruits Volunteers Red Cross' Bridgeport Chapter Recruits Volunteers
Red Cross' Bridgeport Chapter Recruits Volunteers BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – March is Red Cross Month, and the Red Cross is looking for volunteers who want to become community heroes to help fulfill its mission. The American Red Cross will host a new volunteer orientation at the American Red Cross Bridgeport Office, 158 Brooklawn Ave., on Thursday from 10-11 a.m.  March has been recognized as Red Cross Month for more than 70 years. All of our presidents, including Barack Obama, have designated March as Red Cross Month to recognize how the American Red Cross helps people across the country and around the world. The Red Cross responds to a community…

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Iona Prep Raises Funds For Lower School Library, Technology Center Iona Prep Raises Funds For Lower School Library, Technology Center
Iona Prep Raises Funds For Lower School Library, Technology Center NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Iona Preparatory School kindergarten through 12 will hold a Spring Fling fundraiser for its Lower School Library and Technology Center renovations on Saturday, March 12, at Mulino’s at Lake Isle, 660 White Plains Road in Eastchester. Spring Fling, comprising a dinner and auction, will run from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. The event, presented by the Lower School Mothers’ Auxiliary, will also serve to honor Frank and Heidi Coppola and William and Roseann McSorley, parents of Lower School students and significant contributors to the success of Iona Prep.  The library renovations wi…

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Clarkstown Students Turn Into Inventors Clarkstown Students Turn Into Inventors
Clarkstown Students Turn Into Inventors CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Students across the Clarkstown school district participated in the 2016 Nick Serra Invention and Design Convention on Tuesday.  The event was held at Felix Festa Middle School, where inventors in grades one through six were invited to share their original ideas for an invention, from the concept stage to a completed model project.  Their work was judged on the originality, the usefulness and the oral explanation and presentation of the idea by the student. Awards were given for each grade level with six students at Lakewood Elementary chose to participate. Those awarded …

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Nine High Schools Participate In Sleepy Hollow Jazz Festival Nine High Schools Participate In Sleepy Hollow Jazz Festival
Nine High Schools Participate In Sleepy Hollow Jazz Festival TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Sleepy Hollow High School in Tarrytown hosted the 2016 Sleepy Hollow Jazz Festival, the 13th year for the festival on Friday, March 4. Sleepy Hollow partnered with the State University of New York at Purchase to create a larger celebration of jazz education in the region’s schools.  Throughout the day, the nine participating high school jazz bands performed for three guest artists in the Sleepy Hollow High School Auditorium.  Participating schools were Ardsley High School, Lakeland High School, Mahopac High School, Mamaroneck High School, Monroe-Woodbury High School, Valh…

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National Champion For Synchronized Skating Team From New Rochelle National Champion For Synchronized Skating Team From New Rochelle
National Champion For Synchronized Skating Team From New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Local skater Lily Young was crowned national champion at the 2016 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. in February.Young is a member of the Skyliners Juvenile Synchronized Skating Team. A seventh-grader from Albert Leonard Middle School, Young traveled to championships with her teammates to compete among the twelve best synchronized skating teams in the country in her division.  Performing to music from the Broadway show “9 to 5,” Skyliners Juvenile impressed the judges with their best skate of the season, earning eight number one placements from …

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New Rockland Career Center Opens In Haverstraw New Rockland Career Center Opens In Haverstraw
New Rockland Career Center Opens In Haverstraw HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- County Executive Ed Day, joined by Rockland Community College President Cliff Wood and other local officials, recently cut the ribbon on the new Rockland County Career Center location in the village of Haverstraw. Along with a second location on the Suffern campus of Rockland Community College, the Rockland County Career Center offers job search and career development services for residents.  "As a community, we can never lose sight of the fact that, for someone who is unemployed or underemployed, one is the only statistic that matters," said Day. "That's w…

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Stratford Zoning Commission Sets Public Hearing On Proposed Apartments Stratford Zoning Commission Sets Public Hearing On Proposed Apartments
Stratford Zoning Commission Sets Public Hearing On Proposed Apartments STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Stratford Zoning Commission's public hearing scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 23, was cancelled due to bad weather and rescheduled for Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall. The following petitions will now be heard on March 22, 2016:  265 Benton Street- Petition of road service network for approval of location for a used car dealership on property located in a MA District. 335 Ferry Boulevard- Petition of Ferry Boulevard Plaza, LLC for approval of a Special Case under Section 7.10 and 20 of the zoning regulations in order to construct 71 resid…

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