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Honor Valentine By Giving To Pomona Realtor's Heart Association Appeal Honor Valentine By Giving To Pomona Realtor's Heart Association Appeal
Honor Valentine By Giving To Pomona Realtor's Heart Association Appeal RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Local realtor Carole Novick of Carole Novick Realty, Inc. in Pomona is collecting donations for the American Heart Association. Donations may be given in honor of a special woman in your life. In return, the organizations will send Valentine's eCard with your personal message — plus a chocolatey recipe for devil's food cupcakes with almond mocha topping. Click here to contribute before Saturday, Feb. 14. Otherwise, contributions to the annual campaign may be mailed or dropped off by Feb. 25 to Novick Realty, Inc., 6 Chamberlain Court, Pomona, NY 10970. The collection is a lo…

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News
Excitement Builds For NY Special Olympics Winter Games In Dutchess Excitement Builds For NY Special Olympics Winter Games In Dutchess
Excitement Builds For NY Special Olympics Winter Games In Dutchess WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- Dutchess, Orange and Sullivan counties will host the Special Olympics 2016 State Winter Games Friday, Feb. 19 to Sunday, Feb. 21.Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro met last month with Neal J. Johnson, Special Olympics New York president and chief executive officer and several local athletes at Bowdoin Park, one of the Games' venue. “These athletes will be the beneficiaries of the hard work and dedication of countless individuals – from local officials and the Games Organizing Committee, to hundreds of volunteers who have selflessly given their time – and they’l…

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Neighbors
Ridgewood HS Videographers Aim To Connect Schoolmate With Cancer To 'Ellen Ridgewood HS Videographers Aim To Connect Schoolmate With Cancer To 'Ellen
Ridgewood HS Videographers Aim To Connect Schoolmate With Cancer To 'Ellen RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Ridgewood teenager Julia Leonard has a rare spinal cancer. She loves "The Ellen Degeneres Show" and she is hoping its host will help her get a new wheelchair. In a video posted Tuesday on YouTube Tuesday, Julia and other students at Ridgewood High School dance in the hallway to "Worth It" by Fifth Harmony, then Julia makes her direct appeal, telling Degeneres, "I love to dance in my wheelchair during my wheelchair dance classes. But this dancer needs a new set of wheels. I would love to dance with you on your show because baby I'm worth it." E…

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Police & Fire
New Canaan Chief Of Police Opposes Budget Cuts By Selectmen New Canaan Chief Of Police Opposes Budget Cuts By Selectmen
New Canaan Chief Of Police Opposes Budget Cuts By Selectmen NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Accompanied by police captains and commissioners, New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski addressed the town's Finance Board Feb. 4 and told members an officer at Saxe Middle School would be eliminated if the 2017 police salary budget is slashed by $66,000, the New Canaan Advertiser reported. He also said the overtime budget reduction of $84,000 proposed, while on trend with the way the town addresses overtime, would not be in reach, the New Canaan Advertiser wrote. Further, he told the board that vehicle expense reductions of $36,000 would necessitate buying more vehic…

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Neighbors
Westport Seeks Teens, Adults for Volunteer Youth Commission Westport Seeks Teens, Adults for Volunteer Youth Commission
Westport Seeks Teens, Adults for Volunteer Youth Commission WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Westport Youth Commission needs volunteers.Students in ninth through 12th grade and adults are needed for the 2016 to 2017 school year. “The Youth Commission serves as a public forum for youth issues and advocates for youth needs and concerns in the community,” Human Services Director Barbara Butler said.  “Its 30 members, 15 students and 15 adults, appointed by the First Selectman," she explained. Incoming 9th grade students are invited to join the Freshman Committee prior to applying for appointment as sophomores.  Those currently in eighth through 11th grade…

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News
Biotech Site Developer Should Include Playing Fields, Feiner Says Biotech Site Developer Should Include Playing Fields, Feiner Says
Biotech Site Developer Should Include Playing Fields, Feiner Says MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Greenburgh's town supervisor said in an email that the builder of proposed Valhalla biotech medical office site worth $1.2 billion should incur the expense of playing fields, lohud.com reported.Westchester County is considering whether to lease out a parcel of 60 acres by the Westchester Medical Center called the North 60 to Greenwich developer Fareri Associates, according to lohud.com. The developer's project incorporates the North 60 and 20 more acres adjacent to the site owned by the company to build The Westchester BioScience & Technology Center, said lohud.co…

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Business
Moves By GE, Other Firms Leave Suburban Office Parks Empty Moves By GE, Other Firms Leave Suburban Office Parks Empty
Moves By GE, Other Firms Leave Suburban Office Parks Empty FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- As a growing number of companies relocate from suburban headquarters to urban areas, like General Electric leaving Fairfield for Massachusetts, urban centers' gains may be a loss for the unoccupied suburban campuses they leave behind, according to the Wall Street Journal.GE announced last month that it would be moving its headquarters to Boston beginning later this year. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said that the move was inspired by the company's desire to be in proximity to a more urban environment. The move leaves an 85-acre campus in Fairfield empty, which the company plans t…

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Sports
Port Chester Cheerleaders Place Fourth At National Championships Port Chester Cheerleaders Place Fourth At National Championships
Port Chester Cheerleaders Place Fourth At National Championships PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Balloons decorated the outside of Port Chester High School Monday and each of the team members got a flower as the school welcomed home the fourth place varsity cheerleader champions, said News 12 Westchester.The triumphant team won fourth place in the Large Varsity Non-Tumbling category at the National High School Cheerleading Championship held at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando, Fla. Click here to read the Westchester News 12 story.

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Politics
Redding Selectmen Aim For Additional .44 Percent In Budget Redding Selectmen Aim For Additional .44 Percent In Budget
Redding Selectmen Aim For Additional .44 Percent In Budget REDDING, Conn. -- The Redding Board of Selectman will ask the Board of Finance for an additional .44 percent in the town budget, increasing it to $14,222,513, the Redding Pilot reported. Selectman Leon Karvelis and First Selectman Julia Pemberton made it known at Monday's meeting that taking more state support into account could result in a "negative or flat budget," said the Redding Pilot. “This does not include some state aid offsets,” Pemberton told the Redding Pilot, “so, [the budget request] could potentially become negative when we look at the revenue side.” At the start of…

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Lifestyle
New York Times Reviews Croton's Raga Indian New York Times Reviews Croton's Raga Indian
New York Times Reviews Croton's Raga Indian CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Though Raga Indian Cuisine in Croton-on-Hudson got a fair review overall, food choices, such as batter-fried cauliflower, pakora, samosas, shrimp and chicken tandoor were favorably regarded in a New York Times review.The establishment's interior is left over from a Spanish restaurant and "works well," but the article sums up the overall service and some dishes as "tepid both in temperature in flavor," according to the New York Times. Still, a buffet offered in the middle of the day does offer an array of ready-made dishes, the New York Times said…

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