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Wilton Finance Board Endorses Capital Projects Wilton Finance Board Endorses Capital Projects
Wilton Finance Board Endorses Capital Projects WILTON, N.Y. -- The board of finance in Wilton agreed to a pair of bonded capital projects the Board of Selectmen proposed for the 2017 fiscal year and will recommend them for approval at an annual town meeting May 3, said the Wilton Bulletin. The projects are the final year of five-year road restoration project costing $1.8 million and the $650,000 replacement of Fujitani Field, said the report. Click here to read the full Wilton Bulletin story.

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Yankee Mariano Rivera Addresses Latino Youth Conference At New Rochelle HS Yankee Mariano Rivera Addresses Latino Youth Conference At New Rochelle HS
Yankee Mariano Rivera Addresses Latino Youth Conference At New Rochelle HS NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera delivered the keynote address at the 4th Annual Latino Youth Leadership Conference at New Rochelle High School. The conference drew Latino teens from 14 high schools across New York City, Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Sullivan, and Nassau counties.  Students in the New Rochelle High School's Hispanic Culture Club planned and coordinated the event. Rivera's address explored cultural identity, leadership, college and career planning, and the Latino vote. He also led a one-hour discussion with parents. 

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Ossining Play Depicts Pulitzer Prize Novelist Ossining Play Depicts Pulitzer Prize Novelist
Ossining Play Depicts Pulitzer Prize Novelist OSSINING, N.Y. -- Actress Prudence Wright-Holmes will perform a one-woman show of novelist Willa Cather in "Willa Cather Her Life & Loves" Thursday, April 21 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Ossining Public Library.Willa Cather was the second woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1923.  “Willa Cather: Her Life & Loves” is a one woman performance in which Prudence Wright Holmes plays Willa Cather and all the significant people in her life.   Holmes is a professional actor who has appeared in four Broadway shows and eight movies including “Sister Act 1 & 2” with Whoopi G…

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Norwalk Police Seek Suspects In Robbery Norwalk Police Seek Suspects In Robbery
Norwalk Police Seek Suspects In Robbery NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying male robbery suspects captured in photos. The Norwalk Department of Police Service Detective Bureau is investigating a Monday robbery that occurred at 8 p.m. at the intersection of Osborne Avenue and Goodrow Street, according to police. The victim had advertised the sale of an electronic device via social media and had arranged to meet a buyer at that location, said police. When the victim arrived, one white male and three black males assaulted the victim and stole the electronic device, according to police…

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Intuitive Author's Talk Covers Joy, Peace In Danbury Intuitive Author's Talk Covers Joy, Peace In Danbury
Intuitive Author's Talk Covers Joy, Peace In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. --  Cindy M. Miller, author of "Is That All There is...The Journey Within" will speak Thursday, April 21 about her book at the Danbury Library. Miller is an intuitive and this supernatural filled story book/workbook is designed to develop everyone's intuitive self; to receive more joy, inner peace and freedom and find out more about your life purpose.  Miller's desire and willingness to share her journey are intended to make other's journeys a little bit easier.  Along with being an intuitive, she is a life coach, founder of a nonprofit, teacher for adult education…

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Neighbors
Rockland BOCES Administrators Garner Praise From Nanuet Sisterhood Rockland BOCES Administrators Garner Praise From Nanuet Sisterhood
Rockland Boces Administrators Garner Praise From Nanuet Sisterhood CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Past and current presidents of Nanuet Hebrew Center's Sisterhood presented Rockland BOCES Chief Operating Officer Mary Jean Marsico, Ed.D., school administrators and staff with the Stanley Blumenthal Community Service Award.The award recognizes BOCES' longstanding commitment to improving the lives of all Rockland County residents, said the announcement. Rockland BOCES joins past recipients that demonstrated devotion to community involvement in receiving this award named for Stanley Blumenthal, a lifelong Nanuet Hebrew Center congregant.  The award was presented April 17 …

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Lifestyle
Larchmont Steakhouse Gets 'Good' Review In New York Times Larchmont Steakhouse Gets 'Good' Review In New York Times
Larchmont Steakhouse Gets 'Good' Review In New York Times MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- The August opening in Larchmont of Estancia Buenos Aires was low-key, the restaurant's Argentine fare is "homey," and its ambiance is, "welcoming," according to the New York Times in a review of the restaurant.The traditional food is its "most memorable" and "without fuss," items like empanadas, Angus skirt steak, potato pie, and caramel flan, the report said. The restaurant is owned by Gerardo Pulega and Edelmira Ibarra-Pulega, said the article. Gerardo presides over the kitchen, preparing recipes from his mother, and there are in…

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Free BikeShare Rolling Into Fairfield Free BikeShare Rolling Into Fairfield
Free BikeShare Rolling Into Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. The Fairfield Health Department will launch the Free Fairfield BikeShare program on Thursday, April 21, at 4:30 p.m., at Zane’s Cycle in Fairfield.  Initiated by the Fairfield Health Department and the Fairfield Public Libraries, the Fairfield BikeShare is operated by Zane’s Cycle and sponsored by Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University.  The Fairfield BikeShare is free and offers 10 three-speed custom designed bikes for use. This program gives both Fairfield residents and visitors the opportunity to borrow a bike and ride around Fairfield, visiting various locatio…

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Events
Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation Benefit Celebrates Cinco De Mayo Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation Benefit Celebrates Cinco De Mayo
Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation Benefit Celebrates Cinco De Mayo DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y.-- A Cinco De Mayo event to benefit the Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation is set for May 5 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at The Chateau in Kingston.The Foundation works to raise community awareness and funding in support of Hudson Valley Hospice's services, programs and mission to provide care, comfort and compassion to the men, women and children of Dutchess and Ulster County who are facing life limiting illnesses of themselves or a loved one.  For more information about the benefit email HospiceEvents@hvhospice.org or call the Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation office at (845) 485-…

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See New Art Exhibits At North Salem's Hammond Museum See New Art Exhibits At North Salem's Hammond Museum
See New Art Exhibits At North Salem's Hammond Museum NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Several new exhibits are now on view at the Hammond Museum in North Salem where a Saturday reception opened the 2016 season. The event drew visitors for music, a Japanese stroll garden, and Chinese brush painting demonstration. The new exhibits are: “Brush with Nature” by the Oriental Brush Artists Guild “Futuristic Glass” by Joseph Cavalieri  “Movement in Stillness” and “Summer Shade” by Keiko Ashida. The museum and garden’s regular hours are noon to 4 p.m., Wednesdays to Saturdays. Admission is: $5 for adults and $4 for seniors. Children under 12 are free. For mor…

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