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Events

Ridgefield's Holiday House Tour Needs Volunteers RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Volunteers are needed for the 6th Biennial Ridgefield Holiday House Tour on Friday, Dec. 4. This year's tour, sponsored once again by Tiger Hollow Inc., will feature five Ridgefield homes, plus the newly renovated Lounsbury House. Volunteers are needed at the homes on the day of the tour to guide visitors, as well as to facilitate parking. The schedule allows for a morning or an afternoon shift (9 a.m. to noon or noon to 3 p.m.) and as a volunteer, your house tour ticket can be purchased at a discounted price of $30 marked down from $55 in advance and $60 at the door.…

by Karin Carrasco

12/01/2015

Sports

Brewster Outstanding Fall Sport Athletes Announced BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Brewster Central School District announces this seasons outstanding fall athletes and coaches. Football: All Section – Matt Catalano, Jack Guida, Jeremy Meissner, Connor Dignan, Nick Leahy, Brian Milano, Matt Chiara, Matt Catalano, and Jack Guida. All Conference – Kevin Blank. Field Hockey: All League and All Elite Honorable Mention – Kathleen Regan. All League Honorable Mention – Lindsey Mclaughlin, Emma Lambert, and Ailish Erickson. Volleyball: All Conference Honorable Mention, Frances Merkel. All League – Kayla Sherry. Cheerleading: Liberty All Section 2nd Team – Al…

by Karin Carrasco

11/30/2015

Police & Fire

Police Investigating Two Weekend Shootings In Newburgh NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- Newburgh Police are investing two weekend shootings to see if they are related, reported Time Warner Cable News. The first shooting occurred on Front Street at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Saturday. Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries. A third person was injured at a second shooting a short time later on Grand Street, said Time Warner Cable News. Click here to read the full article.

by Karin Carrasco

11/30/2015

Schools

Mahopac Students Join National Event On Learning Computer Coding MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Fulmar Road Elementary School in Mahopac will join schools across the nation in the Hour of Code event, an event designed to introduce students of all ages to computer coding, Dec. 7 to 13. Fulmar Road students will spend an hour in the computer lab learning beginning coding, as well as lesson extensions and “unplugged” activities in classrooms during that week. Fewer schools teach computer science than 10 years ago and girls and minorities are severely underrepresented,” according to Hourofcode.com. Its mission is change that and expose girls and minorities to the world of…

by Karin Carrasco

11/30/2015

Events

Sleepy Hollow Life Center Celebrates 20 Years Of Multigenerational Services SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- The Sleepy Hollow Life Center recently celebrated 20 years of improving the life of children, women, and seniors. When the Life Center started, there were only 10 to 20 children walking through its doors. Twenty years later there are 150 children each day walking through the doors. Services include After School Program; English Classes; Friday Night Fever for the teens; Parents and Tots; Senior Outreach; Saturday Kids Club; Summer Fun camp; Immigration legal Services; and special events. Visit The Sleepy Hollow Life Center's website to get involved as a volunteer,…

by Karin Carrasco

11/30/2015

Obituaries

Pauline Lightfoot Porter, 83, Former Mahopac Resident MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Pauline Adele Lightfoot Porter, a resident of New Bern, N.C. and formerly of Mahopac, died Nov. 28. She was 83. Porter was born in Paterson, N.J. to the late Frank and Josephine Lightfoot. Porter moved to Brooklyn, where she met and married Robert Porter in 1956. They were married for nearly 50 years until his death in 2006. Porter was a graduate of Saint Francis Xavier High School in Brooklyn. For many years, she worked in the customer service department of a national magazine in New York. She was an ardent congregate of St. Paul Catholic Church in New Bern. She is sur…

by Karin Carrasco

11/30/2015

Sports

Two Peekskill HS Volleyball Players Honored PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Peekskill High School Varsity Volleyball players Kiara Adams and Briayanna Johnson were honored recently for their outstanding athletic performances this fall season. Adams received an All-Conference Award and Johnson received an All-Conference Honorable Mention Award. Adams and Johnsons parents and Coach Dennis Adams were there to celebrate the occasion.

by Karin Carrasco

11/30/2015

Lifestyle

Nyack Village Theatre Available For Variety Of Events NYACK, N.Y. -- The Nyack Village Theatre, upstairs in the historic Woolworth Way Building, and the home of Rockland World Radio, is available to host workshops, theatre classes, performances, or events. Complete accommodations are offered including online ticket sales, sound, lights, dressing rooms, and promotion. The theater is a black box with gradual seating incline. The theater offers 49 movie theater style seats. Lighting system includes a small grid of 25 pars and six ellipsodial spots with manual dimmer packs. Surround sound includes powered mixer & laptop. There's DVD player a…

by Karin Carrasco

11/30/2015

Police & Fire

Box Truck Rolls Over In Norwalk, Leaks 25 Gallons Of Fuel NORWALK, Conn. -- A small box truck rolled over on Martin Luther King Drive in Norwalk on Saturday, causing a fuel spill, police said. The truck landed on its side after mounting the curb, striking a tree and then ripping an electrical transformer from its platform, police said. The trucks diesel tank leaked 25 gallons of fuel while the electrical transformer leaked cooling fluid. The truck’s driver sustained minor injuries and was out of the vehicle when firefighters arrived. Eversourse linemen, along with workers from South Norwalk Electric, responded to repair the transformer and exp…

by Karin Carrasco

11/30/2015

Schools

Students In Westwood Raise Awareness For NJ's Minimum Drinking Age WESTWOOD, N.J. -- Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School students participated in Sticker Shock, a program that raises public awareness of New Jersey’s minimum drinking age. The students worked in collaboration with Principal Frank Connelly and the Township of Washington Police Department in visiting a local store that sells alcohol and placing stickers and bottle hangers on alcohol products that appeal to underage drinkers. The project’s goal is to discourage adults, older peers, and siblings from providing alcohol to minors. Lt. Rich Skinner said he was happy to see everyone working tog…

by Karin Carrasco

11/30/2015

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