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Donna Christopher

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Former Stamford High School Principal Donna Valentine Fired STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Board of Education decided in an 8-0 vote to fire former Stamford High School Principal Donna Valentine Monday after she did not make known suspicions regarding sex between a teacher and student at the school, according to the Stamford Advocate.With her lawyers present, Valentine went before nine school board officials that needed to decide her penalty, said the Stamford Advocate. Valentine had not gone before the board since being arrested then suspended in October 2014, according to the Stamford Advocate. Attorney Ryan O'Neill reportedly expressed disappointment, te…

by Donna Christopher

01/26/2016

Events

Arc Of Dutchess Brings Snow Ball To Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The snowstorm did not prevent a crowd from attending the the Dutchess Snow Ball in Poughkeepsie.The fundraiser supports the Arc of Dutchess that serves more than 900 people with developmental disabilities and their families in Dutchess County. Dr. Roger A. Fazzone who is President of the Maplebrook School was honoree. He received the Catherine Seeberger Citizenship Award for championing initiatives for those in need. The Arc of Dutchess based in Poughkeepsie was established as a nonprofit in 1971. Click here for more information or call (845) 635-8084.

by Donna Christopher

01/26/2016

Events

Wing Wars Coming To Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Hudson Valley Wing Competition returns Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie. Live music and beer round out the evening. Any restaurant or business interested in participating may email wingwars@wpdh.com. The winning restaurant will be granted a $5,000 advertising credit to be used on Townsquare Hudson Valley Radio stations to market their business. Tickets are available at townsquarehv.ticketleap.com The event is from 5 to 9 p.m., at 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie.

by Donna Christopher

01/26/2016

Events

Health Expo Marks Opening Of New Northern Dutchess Hospital Pavilion DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Teddy bear clinic and health expo will celebrate Northern Dutchess Hospital’s pavilion grand opening Saturday, Feb. 13 at the hospital, Kids and parents can have fun while they learn about what procedures available at the hospital in the clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. The event will also feature a Healthy You Expo with art, mediation, exercise, music and healthy food featured from noon to 3 p.m. The opening marks Northern Dutchess Hospital’s $47 million Martin and Toni Sosnoff Pavilion. The public is invited to tour the three-level amenity rich building. The pavili…

by Donna Christopher

01/26/2016

Neighbors

New Canaan Young Entrepreneur Recognized At 'Milli' Awards NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- New Canaan resident Nat Mundy received a "Millipreneur" award at the Westfair Communications first Milli Awards recently.He is among 22 recipients of the award that honors exceptional millennials who live or work in Fairfield or Westchester counties and changing the world around them. Mundy is Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Diamond Hospitality Group in Mount Kisco, N.Y. The event held in Stamford recently was a fundraiser for Community Plates, a non-profit organization committed to ending American food insecurity by delivering food from…

by Donna Christopher

01/26/2016

Schools

Kids Help Swear In Greenburgh Supervisor, Councilman GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Highview Elementary students learned first-hand about civics and local government when Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner and Councilman Kevin Morgan were sworn into office. The students in the second and third grades looked and assisted as Town Clerk Judith Beville conducted the swearing in of the town officials.

by Donna Christopher

01/26/2016

Business

Milford Coating Business Relocating To Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. -- Stratford will soon be home to a coating company moving to town from Milford, according to the Stratford Star. Purchase of an office building at 430 Sniffens Lane to house the business was completed by Coating Design Group on Jan. 21, said the Stratford Star. The location's prior occupant, Advanced Graphic Inc., will move to South Avenue, reported the Stratford Star. Amy Knorr, the town’s economic development supervisor reportedly said the change will bring 34 jobs with 11 "new jobs," to Stratford, said the Stratford Star. Click here to read the Stratford Sta…

by Donna Christopher

01/26/2016

Events

Oh Panama Opens At Hudson River Museum In Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. -- Oh Panama! Jonas Lie Paints the Panama Canal will run Feb. 6 to May 8 at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers. One hundred years ago the Panama Canal linked east to west, opening for the first time in history a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Now the Panama Canal Expansion Project, slated for completion in 2016, will open a new water lane to more and larger ships. Celebrating today’s Panama project, Oh Panama! looks back to the determined and spirited efforts of the architects and crews who accomplished the 1914 canal that was captured in paintings b…

by Donna Christopher

01/26/2016

Police & Fire

Ridgefield 911 Is Ready For Text Messages RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The Ridgefield Police Department's enhanced 911 emergency contact telephone system will be able to handle text messages once the service reaches Connecticut, according to the Ridgefield Press. The enhancements were done in September to enable callers to text rather than dial 911 in emergencies, said the Ridgefield Press. Text capability keeps messages undisclosed, beneficial in calls regarding "domestic or terror" reports, according to the Ridgefield Press. “We don’t have the capacity to receive texts yet, nor does anyone, but we were updated,” department spo…

by Donna Christopher

01/26/2016

Lifestyle

Innovative Subjects Highlight Spring Scarsdale Adult School Catalog SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Returning instructors to Scarsdale Adult School offer an innovative medley of programs through spring and summer. The following is a sample: Lectures/Discussions: Alfred Hunt: Mark Twain: More than a Humorist Andrée Aelion Brooks: Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean Andree Aelion Brooks: Lost History of the Jews of India Marjorie Miller: Judaism and China Nina Pelikan Straus and Marjorie Miller: Memoirs of Disruption and Continuity, a book discussion with a focus on autobiographical journeys Book Clubs: Harriet Langsam Sobol: "Between the World and Me", "…

by Donna Christopher

01/26/2016

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