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Nanuet Street Fair Will Feature Live Music, Almost 200 Vendors Nanuet Street Fair Will Feature Live Music, Almost 200 Vendors
Nanuet Street Fair Will Feature Live Music, Almost 200 Vendors NANUET, N.Y. -- The Greater Nanuet Chamber of Commerce will host its Third Annual Nanuet Street Fair on Sunday, June 5. The fair will feature rides, entertainment, vendors, and old-fashioned games, such as egg and spoon relays and potato sack races, with participants competing against local officials, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Clarkstown Town Supervisor George Hoehmann and their families.  The fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. will take place from Prospect Street to Stop & Shop. Fair highlights: Games, 1 to 3 p.m., on the grass in front of Normandy Village. Live remote broadcast…
Westchester Students Take Look At Medical Careers At NYP/Lawrence Hospital Westchester Students Take Look At Medical Careers At NYP/Lawrence Hospital
Westchester Students Take Look At Medical Careers At NYP/Lawrence Hospital BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Medical staff from NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital provided advice and a hands-on learning experience for more than 130 Westchester County high school juniors and seniors in a Careers in Medicine workshop at the Bronxville hospital. “Our medical board wanted to do something meaningful that could help students figure out if medicine is what they would study in college,” said Dr. Susan Campanile, internal medicine physician at NYP/Lawrence Hospital. Campanile was among physicians, surgeons, pharmacists, therapists and other health workers who helped students learn mo…
Mercy College Expands Graduate Business Programs Mercy College Expands Graduate Business Programs
Mercy College Expands Graduate Business Programs DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- Mercy College is expanding its graduate business programs now being offered at the Bronx and Dobbs Ferry campuses. High demand has led the college to expand the following programs thi summer, according to an announcement: Master of Business Administration (MBA) Master of Organizational Leadership (MSOL)  Human Resources Management (HRM) “We believe that people think bigger and excel further when they are armed with a graduate business school degree. Our programs have been recognized for their quality and convenience and we have been asked for years to expand them to …
Tap Into Technology, Get Career Coaching At Greenwich Library Tap Into Technology, Get Career Coaching At Greenwich Library
Tap Into Technology, Get Career Coaching At Greenwich Library GREENWICH, Conn. -- Technology Training Center programs and career coaching are among June offerings at the Greenwich Main Library.The following are among programs: Privacy in Social Media, Monday, June 6, 2 to 3 p.m Career Coach Workshop, Wednesday, June 8, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.,  The workshop is offered on the Career Coach bus equipped with 10 PC work stations and Internet access and parked outside the Library’s West Putnam Avenue entrance. Arrive early to sign-up.  Repackaging You: A Step-by-Step Guide to Career Change, Monday, June 13, 2 to 3:30 p.m. WordPress Bootcamp Plan, June 15, 17…
Plastic Out, New Castle Rolls Out Reusable Bag Initiative Plastic Out, New Castle Rolls Out Reusable Bag Initiative
Plastic Out, New Castle Rolls Out Reusable Bag Initiative NEW CASTLE, N.Y. -- Shoppers in New Castle will no longer be given plastic bags to carry items thanks to the "Reusable Bag Initiative" town officials were expected to agree upon Tuesday, said The Examiner News. It would disallow the distribution and use of plastic bags in stores in New Castle, according to the report. Click here to read the full Examiner News report.
Loud Maseratis Pulled Over By NYS Police In Patterson Loud Maseratis Pulled Over By NYS Police In Patterson
Loud Maseratis Pulled Over By NYS Police In Patterson PATTERSON, N.Y. -- New York State Police pulled around 30 luxury cars to the side early Saturday,  May 28, on Route 22 in Patterson, a police spokesperson told lohud.com.The cars, mostly Maseratis and Bentleys, were pulled to the side around 10 a.m. following a complaint of loud engines and speeding, the report said. Some of the cars were given traffic tickets, but the exact amount was not reported, according to lohud.com. There was a road rally sponsored by Miller Motorcars of Greenwhich, whereupon the cars, including McLaren, Ferrari and Aston Martin, reportedly were headed to the racetra…
StacyKnows: Nordic Cryotherapy Center Opens In Eastchester StacyKnows: Nordic Cryotherapy Center Opens In Eastchester
StacyKnows: Nordic Cryotherapy Center Opens In Eastchester EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Stacy Geisinger writes the local lifestyle blogazine stacyknows.com . Her articles are reprinted in Daily Voice. Westchester residents can enjoy the benefits of the first cryotherapy center in the area. Nordic Cryotherapy opens Wednesday at 31 Mill Road in Eastchester. The center offers whole body cryotherapy as well as localized treatments.  Some of the ailments for which people use cryotherapy include rheumatology, orthopedic conditions, joint pain, athletic recovery, and reducing inflammation.  The center’s founder, Marie O’Connor, is a registered nurse in New York …
Highland Acting Studio Brings 'Seussical Jr.' To Stage Highland Acting Studio Brings 'Seussical Jr.' To Stage
Highland Acting Studio Brings 'Seussical Jr.' To Stage HIGHLAND, N.Y. -- The From Stage to Screen Acting Studio in Highlandwill present four performances of "Seussical Jr." June 4 and 5. Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat, and other Dr. Seuss characters will come to life on stage in this musical from Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, said a release.  Purchase tickets ($12/adults; $10/seniors and kids under 12) at http://www.fromstagetoscreen.net/purchase-tickets.html  The performances are Saturday, 3 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, 1 and 4 p.m.  The studio is located at 79 Vineyard Ave., Highland, N.Y.
Westport Committee Deadlocked In Vote On Saugatuck Station Upgrades Westport Committee Deadlocked In Vote On Saugatuck Station Upgrades
Westport Committee Deadlocked In Vote On Saugatuck Station Upgrades WESTPORT, Conn. -- Reworking of the parking at the Saugatuck train station in Westport is being held up due to a 3:3 tie vote Tuesday, reported the Westport News.The work plan requiring an appropriation of $1.5 million came under heavy scrutiny by those on the Representative Town Meeting Transit Committee, according to the Westport News. The committee heard from Deputy Director of Public Works John Broadbin about the project who explained 10 parking spots would be lost in the plan, and that five exit points were not in step with DOT standards requiring a scale back to one, the Westport News …
CT Better Business Bureau Urges Users To Change LinkedIn Passwords ASAP CT Better Business Bureau Urges Users To Change LinkedIn Passwords ASAP
CT Better Business Bureau Urges Users To Change LinkedIn Passwords ASAP FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Users of the social media site LinkedIn are urged to change their passwords right away, after the company confirmed passwords were stolen and now "being sold on the black market," according to a Connecticut Better Business Bureau announcement.The social network site now says 117 million passwords were stolen and that it is contacting users directly by email recommending they log in and change their passwords, said the release.  Users at increased risk of being victims of fraud are ones who "use the same password for multiple sites, said the BBB. Hac…
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