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Happy Birthday To Larchmont's Dan Futterman Happy Birthday To Larchmont's Dan Futterman
Happy Birthday To Larchmont's Dan Futterman LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to Larchmont's Dan Futterman. The actor turns 48 today.Actor and screenwriter Daniel Paul "Dan" Futterman was born June 8, 1967, in Silver Spring, Md. Futterman wrote the screenplay for the film "Capote," for which he received an Academy Award nomination and Independent Spirit, Boston Society of Film Critics, and Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards. He received a second Academy Award nomination for co-writing the script to "Foxcatcher" in 2014. Futterman is also known for several high-profile acting roles, including Val …

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News
Runway Work Resumes At Sikorsky Airport In Stratford Runway Work Resumes At Sikorsky Airport In Stratford
Runway Work Resumes At Sikorsky Airport In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. -- Work will resume on a runway safety project at Sikorsky Memorial Airport following a nine-month delay, according to the Connecticut Post.The FAA ban since Labor Day last year was lifted Tuesday after a site inspection, the Connecticut Post reported. The airport will have to do without one of two runways through late in the summer or at the beginning of fall, said the Connecticut Post. Click here to read the Connecticut Post story.

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Events
White Plains Performing Arts Center Presents 'In The Heights' White Plains Performing Arts Center Presents 'In The Heights'
White Plains Performing Arts Center Presents 'In The Heights' WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- "In The Heights" will take stage at the White Plains Performing Arts Center July 29-31.This summer production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Tony award-winning musical tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood, a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music.  It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions yo…

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Byram Hills PTSA Sells School Supplies To Raise Money Byram Hills PTSA Sells School Supplies To Raise Money
Byram Hills Ptsa Sells School Supplies To Raise Money ARMONK, N.Y. -- The Byram Hills PTSA is running a school fundraiser whereby students may purchase prepackaged school supplies. The kits include all supplies for the Wampus and HCC students for the upcoming school year; while students at the high school can purchase a "core" package. To place an order, visit suppliestoplease.com; enter username: ByramHills and the case sensitive password is byram2016. The order deadline is June 30. All orders support the PTSA.  For information, contact Michelle Honig or Joanne Williams (914) 219-5422 or email suppliestoplease@gmail.com

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Real Estate
Local Produce Still In Demand Despite State Farmland Decline, NY Times Says Local Produce Still In Demand Despite State Farmland Decline, NY Times Says
Local Produce Still In Demand Despite State Farmland Decline, NY Times Says Harvested fruit from Stone Ridge Orchard supplies New York City restaurants Gramercy Tavern and Studio Cafe in the Whitney Museum, among city customers, according to The New York Times. The Ulster County farm is featured in an article about suppliers of New York State farm produce. And while foods produced locally are in demand, they "collide" with the expanding real estate market, especially in the Hudson Valley, where New Yorkers are heading for "the region’s natural beauty, more relaxed pace and less expensive housing," The New York Times reported. The "boom&quo…

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Poughkeepsie Sets 'Mission Literacy' Goal, Unveiling At City Hall Poughkeepsie Sets 'Mission Literacy' Goal, Unveiling At City Hall
Poughkeepsie Sets 'Mission Literacy' Goal, Unveiling At City Hall POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Poughkeepsie City School District is striving to reach its goal of ranking in the top 10 percent of the 700 school districts in New York State by 2020, according to an announcement. Mayor Rob Rolison and the members of the Common Council will soon unveil the Mission Literacy framework at City Hall. The initiative is to improve student achievement, graduation rates, college placement, and career readiness, the announcement said. It includes Book Baskets, summer reading logs, and Summer Pak, a reading program designed to decrease “summer learning loss.” “It is so i…

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Schools
Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid Fund Welcomes New Board Members Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid Fund Welcomes New Board Members
Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid Fund Welcomes New Board Members MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- The Mamaroneck-Larchmont Student Aid Fund has added four new board members.The board has welcomed ormer school board president Nancy Pierson, along with Larchmont residents, Joyce Callahan, Ann Katzenstein and Lynn Rosenstrach Zerbib. The SAF helps students at Mamaroneck High School afford college by providing need-based scholarships.  Nancy Pierson has lived in Larchmont since 1993. She and her husband, Frank, raised three daughters here, all Mamaroneck High School graduates. Pierson has been a volunteer in the schools, including as president of the MHS PTSA, SEPTA and …

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LaGrange Commemorates D-Day LaGrange Commemorates D-Day
LaGrange Commemorates D-Day LAGRANGE, N.Y. -- New York State Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor (R,C,I - East Fishkill) hosted his third annual ceremony to honor local WWII veterans and commemorate the 72nd anniversary of D-Day Tuesday, June 7.The event was held at Freedom Park in LaGrange with 11 WWII veterans in attendance, along with 200 people.  "The veterans who joined us for the ceremony are an important link to our past and honoring their service keeps that connection strong," said Lalor.  "Each of them sacrificed to serve our country, stepping away from their own lives for years, to fight for libe…

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Schools
Greenburgh Architecture Student At BOCES Wins Leadership Award Greenburgh Architecture Student At BOCES Wins Leadership Award
Greenburgh Architecture Student At Boces Wins Leadership Award GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- A student, Niani Cartwright in the Southern Westchester BOCES Architecture and Interior Design program and a senior at Woodlands Senior High School in Greenburgh, N.Y., has won the Thomas Olivo Leadership award.Cartwright was was recently awarded a $500 scholarship from the New York State Association of Career & Technical Education Administrators for her dedication to the program and her outstanding leadership abilities.  The honor is given to "only a few select students" from across New York State who demonstrate excellence in student leadership, according …

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Business Network Will Honor Two At Annual Achievement Breakfast Business Network Will Honor Two At Annual Achievement Breakfast
Business Network Will Honor Two At Annual Achievement Breakfast RAMAPO, N.Y. -- The Rockland Business Women’s Network will host its second Annual Women of Achievement Breakfast Wednesday, June 15 in Suffern.The Women of Achievement Award will be presented to: Ann Mendelsohn Byne, Founder and Principal, The Byne Group  Diane Coupe Frankel, Founder and Artist Director, Coupe Theatre Studio and Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble  Ann Mendelsohn Byne founded her firm over 18 year ago. She is regularly invited to lecture and provide her expertise on social media, branding and strategic marketing to numerous public and private organizations.  Her board service in…

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