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Scarsdale Rehab Center Vigil Aims To Address Working Conditions
SCARSDALE, N.Y. – Employees, residents, family members, clergy and elected officials at Sprain Brook Manor, a rehabilitation/nursing facility in Scarsdale, are planning a candlelight vigil Thursday.
The vigil is to encourage Sprain Brook Manor's owners to improve working conditions at the facility.
It is set for 3-5 p.m. at the center, 77 Jackson Ave., Scarsdale.
In November, employees at Sprain Brook Manor held a forum to discuss serious problems in resident care with nursing home workers, Sprain Brook residents and their families, local officials and community leaders.
Nursing staff mem…
'White Sock Robber' Enters Not Guilty Plea To Stratford Rape
STRATFORD, Conn. -- Christopher Walsh of Milford, known as the “White Sock Robber,” pleaded not guilty Tuesday to raping a woman at the Stratford boat launch, according to Connecticut Post.In choosing a jury trial, Walsh, 32, pleaded not guilty to first-degree sexual assault and first-degree unlawful restraint in front of Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin, the article said.
Police said Walsh held up victims at Trumbull and Stratford hotels and outside a bank in Trumbull with a white sock on his right hand in 2008, thus earning the nickname, said the report.
Court records reveal Walsh was c…
Paris Trip On At Easton/Redding Barlow High School
EASTON/REDDING, Conn. -- Although Schools Superintendent Tom McMorran reportedly suggested cancellation, the French department at Joel Barlow High School is still planning a trip to Paris, the Region 9 Board of Education decided at Tuesday evening's meeting, says the Easton Courier.
Region 9 Schools serve Easton and Redding.
Ultimately, agreeing to the decision hinged on what parents wanted, which is not to cancel it, according to the article.
Meanwhile, two of the board members at Tuesday's meeting reportedly disapproved, while one said to let the trip go on, the article says.
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