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Anna Yambor, 93, Yonkers Native Anna Yambor, 93, Yonkers Native
Anna Yambor, 93, Yonkers Native YONKERS, N.Y. -- Anna (Lelyak) Yambor, a lifelong Yonkers resident, died Sunday, Oct. 18. She was 93. Yambor was born Jan. 12, 1922, to the late Stephen and Mary (Adamkovich) Lelyak. She attended local schools and was a graduate of Commerce High School. She married John Yambor in Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, and they resided in the Homefield section.  For several years, she worked as a secretary at Traveler's Insurance Company. Anna also was a member of Seniors Group #7.  Yambor was predeceased by her husband, John. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at Duchynski-Cherko Funer…

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Sounds Of Gunfire To Be Heard At Indian Point During Training Drill Sounds Of Gunfire To Be Heard At Indian Point During Training Drill
Sounds Of Gunfire To Be Heard At Indian Point During Training Drill BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- Indian Point nuclear power plant is holding a simulated weaponry training drill Tuesday that will include the sound of artificial gunfire, according to Entergy.The drill is expected to last through the end of the day. 

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Shelton Man Charged With Identity Theft In Unemployment Fraud Case Shelton Man Charged With Identity Theft In Unemployment Fraud Case
Shelton Man Charged With Identity Theft In Unemployment Fraud Case SHELTON, Conn. -- A Shelton man has been charged with using a former co-worker’s identity in an attempt to illegally collect unemployment benefits, according to the chief state's attorney's office.  Rui A. DaSilva, 34, was charged with third-degree identity theft, criminal impersonation, second-degree attempted larceny by defrauding a public community and attempted unemployment compensation fraud. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, DaSilva used a former co-worker’s name, address and Social Security number in an attempt to fraudulently collect unemployment compensation in September.…

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Soaring Home Sales Tops Last Week's News From Around Northern Westchester Soaring Home Sales Tops Last Week's News From Around Northern Westchester
Soaring Home Sales Tops Last Week's News From Around Northern Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the top stories last week from around Northern Westchester County.  Single family home sales rose 5.7 percent in Westchester County compared to the third quarter last year.  IBM announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Cleversafe Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of object-based storage software and appliances. Cortlandt runner finishes on top in Peekskill Superintendent's 5K. Chappaqua residents Gerald and Agnes Hassell will be honored at the Leake & Watts Annual Awards Gala on Oct. 29. Firefighters from the Hawthor…

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Soaring Home Sales Tops Last Week's News From Around Southern Westchester Soaring Home Sales Tops Last Week's News From Around Southern Westchester
Soaring Home Sales Tops Last Week's News From Around Southern Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the top stories last week from around Southern Westchester County.  Single family home sales rose 5.7 percent in Westchester County compared to the third quarter last year.   A 16-year-old Tarrytown resident has been charged with murder of a former Sleepy Hollow Middle School student.  Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, and towns across Westchester, Putnam, and Rockland counties, have placed in the 2015 Safest Places in New York list compiled by Value Penguin. New Rochelle, and developer RDRXR earn National Award for redevelopment plan.  An Eastcheste…

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Carmel Named Safest Town Tops Last Week's News From Around Putnam Carmel Named Safest Town Tops Last Week's News From Around Putnam
Carmel Named Safest Town Tops Last Week's News From Around Putnam PUNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the top stories last week from around Putnam County. Carmel is among the towns ranked in the 2015 Safest Places in New York list compiled by Value Penguin. Verizon line employees who have been working without a contact had informational pickets last week outside of the major wireless phone company's stores along Route 6 and in Hartsdale and Port Chester. State Sen. Sue Serino read a book about firefighters to children last week at the Kent Public Library.

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Maritime Aquarium In Norwalk Offers Lighthouse Cruises In The Sound Maritime Aquarium In Norwalk Offers Lighthouse Cruises In The Sound
Maritime Aquarium In Norwalk Offers Lighthouse Cruises In The Sound NORWALK, Conn. -- Venture out for a rare close-up look at five historic lighthouses on Long Island Sound during a Maritime Aquarium Lighthouse Cruise, a new boat outing offered at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, on Saturday, Nov. 7.Participants aboard the aquarium’s unique new hybrid-electric research vessel, will make passes by five century-old beacons: Peck Ledge, Greens Ledge and Sheffield Island lighthouses in Norwalk, Penfield Reef Lighthouse in Fairfield and Stratford Shoal Light. The cruise departs at 10 a.m. and is over four hours long. Binoculars will be provided. “As we see first…

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Budget Issues On Agenda Of County Executive's Town Hall Meetings Budget Issues On Agenda Of County Executive's Town Hall Meetings
Budget Issues On Agenda Of County Executive's Town Hall Meetings ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents can learn more about the 2016 budget proposal at two upcoming town hall meetings, in-person or online. County Executive Ed Day will detail priorities within the spending plan and will also provide an update on the progress his administration is making in delivering on his core priorities, stabilizing Rockland's finances and promoting economic growth and preserving the County for future generations. Two upcoming meetings: Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Farley Elementary School, 140 Route 210, Stony Point. Monday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at Valley Cottage Library , 110 R…

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Distinguished Violinist Performing At Intimate House Concert In Fairfield Distinguished Violinist Performing At Intimate House Concert In Fairfield
Distinguished Violinist Performing At Intimate House Concert In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Connecticut Alliance for Music is welcoming back Xiao Wang, the first prize winner of the 2014 Heida Hermanns International Music Competition, for a performance at a House Concert in Fairfield on Sunday Oct. 18. Wang has performed as soloist in many prestigious concert halls with distinguished conductors and orchestras around the world. He has collaborated with the National Orchestra of Belgium under the baton of Marin Alsop. He has also toured with Kodaly Philharmonic Orchestra in Hungary, soloed with Maestro David Gilbert at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and performed …

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Ghana Music Week Launched In Mount Vernon Ghana Music Week Launched In Mount Vernon
Ghana Music Week Launched In Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The City of Mount Vernon will welcome a delegation of dignitaries and members of the Musicians Union of Ghana to officially launch Ghana Music Week 2016 at City Hall, from 4-7 p.m. Saturday.The delegation will arrive in Mount Vernon to present an award to Rabbi Kohain Nathanya Halevi, a native of the city. American-born Halevi is a founder of the city’s former Bereshith Cultural Institute and was a driving force behind the widely attended African Family Day run in Mount Vernon for many years.  Since the mid-1990s, Halevi, who was instrumental in establishing the sister …

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