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Heavy Rain, Fog Headed To Bridgeport Heavy Rain, Fog Headed To Bridgeport
Heavy Rain, Fog Headed To Bridgeport FAiRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Fairfield County residents can shed their heavy coats but should carry their umbrellas through Thursday and expect hampered visibility due to patchy fog, according to the National Weather Service. On Tuesday, the chance of rain is 100 percent with light winds and temperatures reaching as high as 58 degrees. A quarter to a half-inch of rain may fall. On Tuesday evening, expect areas of fog as temperatures dip slightly to a low of about 45 degrees. Westerly winds of 6 mph will become calm in the evening. Showers will resume Wednesday, with the heaviest rainfall comi…
Immaculate Conception Students Deliver 100 Toys To Hospital Immaculate Conception Students Deliver 100 Toys To Hospital
Immaculate Conception Students Deliver 100 Toys To Hospital LODI, N.J. -- More than 100 toys soon will be in the hands of kids at New York Presbyterian Hospital, where freshman students of Immaculate Conception High School in Lodi plan to make a delivery this week.The toy collection drive is an annual freshmen class effort
Rockland Man Faces Multiple Charges After Clocking 127 MPH In Pursuit Rockland Man Faces Multiple Charges After Clocking 127 MPH In Pursuit
Rockland Man Faces Multiple Charges After Clocking 127 MPH In Pursuit ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Spring Valley man allegedly led state police on a high-speed chase early Sunday that landed him in jail facing multiple charges, according to New York State Police. On Sunday at approximately 3:14 a.m., state police reportedly initiated a traffic stop of a 2016 Audi allegedly traveling 127 miles per hour in a posted 55 mile per hour zone, police said. The Audi's driver, police later identified as, Jimmy Pierre, 26, allegedly led state troopers on a three-mile pursuit, before being stopped, according to police. Pierre and his passenger, Vanessa Barreto, 26, of Spr…
Putnam Awarded Grant For Feasibility Study On Business, Tourism Putnam Awarded Grant For Feasibility Study On Business, Tourism
Putnam Awarded Grant For Feasibility Study On Business, Tourism PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Putnam County will lead a feasibility study with nine municipalities within its district to come up with solutions to critical issues pertaining to economic development and tourism throughout the county. Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell made the announcement, Dec. 10, that Putnam County was granted funds through the fifth round of the New York State Regional Economic Development Council initiative to develop a cooperative county-wide blueprint for the future. The state is supplying $50,000 for Putnam to lead the feasibility study.  “The study is about taking a …
Temperatures Begin To Warm Up Again In Bridgeport Temperatures Begin To Warm Up Again In Bridgeport
Temperatures Begin To Warm Up Again In Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Warmer air is heading back to Fairfield County with temperatures rising above normal again for December. The warmer air will come with high pressure moving over the Western Atlantic east with a southwesterly flow around the high Monday through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Monday's high temperatures will be in the lower to mid-50s across Fairfield County. Meanwhile, a low moving through the Midwest and Great Lakes region will slowly approach, bringing a chance of rain late Monday to areas across southwestern Connecticut. Mild air will remain…
Peekskill Investigators Say Fire Started Accidentally Peekskill Investigators Say Fire Started Accidentally
Peekskill Investigators Say Fire Started Accidentally PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The Saturday fire in Peekskill that began in a bedroom and left five families homeless looks as though it was accidental, News 12 Hudson Valley reports.Authorities told News 12 the fire began about 11:45 a.m. inside the Main Street building that has three floors, then engulfed all floors within minutes, according to the report. There were four people at home at the time the fire broke out who were not injured, News 12 reports. To see the full News 12 report, click here. Read about the fire on the Daily Voice here.
Rockland County Vets Counseling Center Receives Entergy Grant Rockland County Vets Counseling Center Receives Entergy Grant
Rockland County Vets Counseling Center Receives Entergy Grant CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Rockland Independent Living Center has received a $15,000 grant from Entergy Nuclear North for the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer-to-Peer Counseling Program. The program provides peer counseling and other support to veterans who need assistance due to post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.  “The treatment and support for veterans returning to civilian life with primarily physical injuries is challenging but relatively straightforward. It is much harder to identify and support veterans with invisible wounds from trauma,” said Lorraine Greenwell, deputy executi…
A&P Bankruptcy Changes Lower Hudson Residents' Supermarket Experience A&P Bankruptcy Changes Lower Hudson Residents' Supermarket Experience
A&P Bankruptcy Changes Lower Hudson Residents' Supermarket Experience Supermarket offerings in the area have undergone a big change with many of the former A&P stores being replaced quickly by Key Food or Acmes, and by a CVS in Yonkers. The transitions are not merely real-estate transfers. They highlight the personal association consumers have with their supermarkets, says lohud.com. With supermarkets having a large role in people's lives, the A&P's closings has affected the "food-shopping psyche" in Lower Hudson Valley, according to lohud.com. Here's the complete article.    
Ceremony Memorializes Harrison Teens Killed By Ex-Officer Father Ceremony Memorializes Harrison Teens Killed By Ex-Officer Father
Ceremony Memorializes Harrison Teens Killed By Ex-Officer Father HARRISON, N.Y. -- A marble bench was dedicated Sunday in memory of Harrison teenagers Alissa Marie and Deanna Nicole Hochman, who were killed by their ex-policeman father, according to lohud.com. Their mother, Anamarie DiPietro thanked everyone for their "love and support," the article says. Her husband, who was a newly retired White Plains police, officer killed Alissa Marie, 18, and Deanna Nicole, 14, on Feb. 21, and the family's three dogs, then killed himself inside the home on Adelphi Avenue. Dozens of people attended Sunday's ceremony, when the bench was unveiled by Harriso…
Greenwich Schools Make AP Honor Roll Greenwich Schools Make AP Honor Roll
Greenwich Schools Make AP Honor Roll GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich Public Schools has made the 6th Annual AP District Honor Roll.It is one of 425 school districts in the United States and Canada being honored by the College Board with the placement for increasing access to advanced placement course work while simultaneously maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams.  To be included on the honor roll, Greenwich schools, since 2013, had to increase the number of students participating in advanced placement while also increasing or maintaining the number of students earning AP E…
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