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Join Pound Ridge Merchants For 'Coloring Night' POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- A Coloring Night presented by Pamela Corey’s Inspiration Studio with Kitchen Table and Booksy Galore is set for Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the Kitchen Table in Pound Ridge. To RSVP, send an email to PCorsey921@yahoo.com. Participants should bring their own pens. The Kitchen Table is at 71B Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge.

by Donna Christopher

01/12/2016

Lifestyle

New Rochelle Library's New Website Goes Live NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Improved access to its wide array of digital information, databases, tutorials and other information is available on the New Rochelle Public Library's new website, according to Talk of the Sound.Signing up for a language course online, or a free Museum Pass, and a Lynda.com tutorial, as well as access to ebooks are among its attributes, said Talk of the Sound. The site, www.nrpl.org, was funded by a grant from the New Rochelle Public Library Foundation, Talk of the Sound reported. MSM Designz, Inc. based in Tarrytown and staff of the library collaborated on the website…

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01/12/2016

News

Tarrytown Urgent Care Physician Presented With Posthumous Award TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The Dr. Leonard Finkelstein Excellence Award for 2015 was recently presented posthumously to Dr. Sean Misciagna, of Tarrytown, a Westmed Medical Group urgent care physician. Misciagna joined Westmed in March 2008, and died in November 2015 at the age of 36 after battling cancer for more than four years. The award is named for Dr. Leonard Finkelstein, a founding and admired member of Westmed who was known for his dedication to his patients and the respect he showed his colleagues. Dr. Jason Moshe Shuker, associate medical director for Urgent Care/Pediatrics at Westmed, des…

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01/12/2016

Schools

Irvington Middle School Students Present Original Movies At Film Festival IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Sixth-grade students at Irvington Middle School got to present their original movies recently at the fifth-annual Irvington Middle School Film Festival.The movie premiere on Dec. 23 featured a red carpet and popcorn sponsored by the PTSA. Under the direction of teachers Karen Acrish, Jessica Doherty, Carol LaBella, Judy Nadler and Amy Panitz, the students participated in a unit called “Digital Storytelling: A Dynamic Look at Narratives.” At the film festival, they viewed all 45 films they and their peers had created over the month before breaking out into smaller groups…

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01/12/2016

News

Poughkeepsie Projects Head Dutchess Development Coordinator's Agenda POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Paul Hesse has assumed the role of Dutchess County’s community development coordinator and will work with the city of Poughkeepsie on revitalization plans, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.Hesse belongs to the Dutchess County Planning and Development Department but will work with Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison to roll out the city's plans for development, according to Poughkeepsie Journal. Hesse used to work in Poughkeepsie's office of social development, according to the Journal. Click here to read the Poughkeepsie Journal article.

by Donna Christopher

01/12/2016

News

Overtime Costs Rise 38 Percent In Nanuet Schools NANUET, N.Y. -- Facilities maintenance has resulted in overtime increases of 38 percent for the staff of the Nanuet schools' buildings and grounds department, according to lohud.com.The information came in a report that attributes the increase to "lack of control and oversight," but school officials disagree, lohud.com said. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reportedly said that the extra hours and work schedule do not require preapproval by officials and that sufficient information on overtime is not provided to officials "to make informed decisions," according to lohud.…

by Donna Christopher

01/12/2016

Police & Fire

Ex-Stamford Cop Pleads Not Guilty To Larceny Charge STAMFORD, Conn. -- The ex-Stamford policemen who resigned in December pleaded not guilty to a felony larceny charge in court in Stamford on Monday, Jan. 11, the Stamford Advocate reported. Donald Chen told investigators he was in Taiwan — when he was actually in Hawaii — after the commander of the reserves contacted the Stamford Police Department on Dec. 8 looking for Chen, the Stamford Advocate reported. Chen is charged taking his police pay when he was supposed to be with the U.S. Army Reserves, but was on vacation instead, the Advocate said. Click here to read the Stamford Advocate sto…

by Donna Christopher

01/12/2016

Schools

Hastings Senior Named Semi-finalist In Intel Science Talent Search HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- A Hastings High School senior has been named a semi-finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search.Katharine Berman was one of the 300 students chosen as a semi-finalist in the prestigious competition. The selection came Jan. 6. Her project is on the effects of calreticulin mutations on pathogenesis of myeloproliferative neoplasms. Each semi-finalist receives a $1,000 award from the Intel Foundation with an additional $1,000 going to his or her school. Forty of the semi-finalists will be named Intel Science Talent Search finalists Jan. 20. Finalists receive an al…

by Donna Christopher

01/12/2016

Schools

Weston School Superintendent Officially Named To Top Job In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Westport Board of Education made it official Monday night: Weston superintendent Colleen Palmer will replace Elliott Landon when he retires next summer from the job as Westport's superintendent, according to the Westport News. Palmer has been superintendent in Weston since 2011 and was named Superintendent of the Year for 2016 by the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents. Her first job as school superintendent was in Monroe. Palmer will succeed Landon when he retires July 1 after 17 years as superintendent in Westport, according to the Westport New…

by Donna Christopher

01/12/2016

Events

Suffern Library Offers Live Movie Event, Free Movies, Documentaries SUFFERN, N.Y. -- A live performance, movie discussion and documentary films are being offered in January and February at the Suffern Free Library. The following is the schedule: 3D Goes to the Movies, Sunday, Jan. 10, 1:30 p.m., Large Meeting Room. Have you ever wondered about the music that accompanies great films. This live performance will feature songs and scores from Hollywood's biggest hits. Watch/Discuss "The Candidate": Tuesday, Jan. 12, 11 a.m., Large Meeting Room Documentary films are shown Tuesday's at 11 a.m. in the Large Meeting room. The following is the schedule: …

by Donna Christopher

01/12/2016

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