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Paramus Gymnasts Earn Top Rankings At Regional Competition Paramus Gymnasts Earn Top Rankings At Regional Competition
Paramus Gymnasts Earn Top Rankings At Regional Competition PARAMUS, N.J. -- Eighteen of 30 young athletes from Eastern National Academy of Gymnastics in Paramus placed in the top three in the Chesapeake Competition, with four teams taking home second-place prizes last weekend in Baltimore.Top scorers include: Mirei Kuroyanagi (1st place), Kylie Piringer, Tess Muir, Mikayla Waddell, Rebecca DiPaolo, Emma Cunningham, Kayla Bross (1st place), Keila Seeley, Renee Figueroa, Ella Mockel, Kayla Williams, Alexis Dell'Aquila, Victoria Jimenez (1st place), Katie McLaughlin (1st place), Lauren Campbell (1st place), Claire Norris and Jennie Olivero, (1st place)…
New Rochelle, Eastchester High Schools' Habitat Club Entertains Families New Rochelle, Eastchester High Schools' Habitat Club Entertains Families
New Rochelle, Eastchester High Schools' Habitat Club Entertains Families NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The culinary talents of students and parents were shared Dec. 10 at a holiday party for families supported by the Habitat Club of New Rochelle and Eastchester High Schools on Thursday.There was also entertainment highlighted by the Habitat Fire Marching Band performance, and Santa made an appearance. 
StacyKnows: Jefferey Terenson Holds Bedford Art Show StacyKnows: Jefferey Terenson Holds Bedford Art Show
StacyKnows: Jefferey Terenson Holds Bedford Art Show ARMONK, N.Y. -- Stacy Geisinger writes the local lifestyle blogazine stacyknows.com . Her articles are reprinted in Daily Voice. Artist Jeffrey Terreson presents “Clear” If you love to gaze at original art and do it with a glass of wine in hand, your chance is coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Bedford Historical Hall at 608 Old Post Road in Bedford will be the venue for 50 works of art, live music, wine and hors d'oeuvres. Jeffrey Terreson will present the Fourth Biennial Art Show Gala. For more information, visit stacyknows.com
 Woman Charged With Stealing From Macy's In Jefferson Valley Mall  Woman Charged With Stealing From Macy's In Jefferson Valley Mall
Woman Charged With Stealing From Macy's In Jefferson Valley Mall YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A Cortlandt Manor woman was arrested Saturday after allegedly stealing merchandise from the Macy's in Jefferson Valley Mall, according to Yorktown Police. Naomi Olga Jemenson, 51, is charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor, police said. At about 4:16 p.m. Friday, police responded to a report of a shoplifter in custody at the Macy's located at 700 Lee Blvd., according to police. It is alleged that Jemenson concealed items in a used Macy's shopping bag, and then allegedly passed all points of purchase exiting the sore without paying for the items totaling $322.96,…
Sewage Discharge Reported In Orangetown Sewage Discharge Reported In Orangetown
Sewage Discharge Reported In Orangetown ORANGEBURG, N.Y. -- A broken pipe led to a sewage spill at a Lake Tappan location at 276 Brandywine Drive in Orangeburg Monday morning at 11:15 a.m., the state Department of Environmental Conservation has reported.The broken main pipe reportedly discharged sewage for eight-tenths of an hour, the DCE said. An additional area affected is the corner of Blaisdell Road and Brandywine Drive. The storm sewer to Lake Tappan was also affected. It is unknown whether public areas were impacted, says the DCE. The spill occurred when a 10-inch pipe broke and forced the main break from Ramland Pump Stati…
Susanne P. Lebrija, 68, Brunswick, N.J. Native Susanne P. Lebrija, 68, Brunswick, N.J. Native
Susanne P. Lebrija, 68, Brunswick, N.J. Native WESTPORT, Conn. -- Former Westport resident Susanne (Sue, Susie) P. Lebrija died at home Dec. 11. She was 68.Born on March 23, 1947, in New Brunswick, N.J., to John and Edith Pino, she was the oldest of four children. Lebrija spent her early childhood in New Jersey until her father moved the family to Mexico City, Mexico, in 1955, where they lived for 10 years. She attended Colegio Merici, an Ursuline school.  Lebrija met Javier Lebrija in Mexico before moving back to the United States for a brief period of time before marrying and settling in Mexico in 1966. The couple had five sons. Lebr…
Port Chester Middle School Marks 50th Anniversary Port Chester Middle School Marks 50th Anniversary
Port Chester Middle School Marks 50th Anniversary PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Former students, faculty and staff are invited to a trip down memory lane Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Port Chester Middle School to commemorate its 50th anniversary. There will be entertainment featuring a preview of the school's production of "Into the Woods," with the faculty and staff chorus, the choir, brass and vocal ensemble, and jazz and sax bands. Tours will be given throughout the day at 8:30 a.m., 11:18 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m. Each tour will begin in the main lobby on the second floor and followed by a PowerPoint presentation in the library. Holiday con…
New York City Pair Charged In Hudson Valley ATM Skimming Scheme New York City Pair Charged In Hudson Valley ATM Skimming Scheme
New York City Pair Charged In Hudson Valley ATM Skimming Scheme LIBERTY, N.Y. -- New York State Police at the Liberty barracks arrested a man and a woman from Queens following an investigation into ATM card skimming, police say. During the first week of November several customers of the National Bank of Delaware County reported to state police that their bank accounts were allegedly compromised, according to police. The bank estimated total losses from these accounts at more than $20,000, police said. Police investigated and determined that the accounts were compromised at the Liberty branch of National Bank of Delaware County during the weekend of Oct…
Wilton First Selectman Given Approval To Sign Miller-Driscoll Contracts Wilton First Selectman Given Approval To Sign Miller-Driscoll Contracts
Wilton First Selectman Given Approval To Sign Miller-Driscoll Contracts WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 7 meeting gave authorization to First Selectman Lynne Vanderslice to sign and execute nine remaining trade contracts on for the Miller-Driscoll School renovation project, according to the Wilton Bulletin. In all, 22 renovation packages have been approved, the report says. Under public pressure and members voting in disagreement, the initial 13 contracts got signed after a couple of meetings and one special session, according to the article. The 13 contracts were regarded as “critical” and recommended unanimously by the Miller-Drisc…
2015 Was 'Record Year' For Development In Westchester, Astorino Says 2015 Was 'Record Year' For Development In Westchester, Astorino Says
2015 Was 'Record Year' For Development In Westchester, Astorino Says WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- From residential buildings in downtown White Plains, to a produce market in Pound Ridge and senior housing project in Mount Vernon, 2015 has been a "record year" for development says Weschester County Executive Rob Astorino. Astornino was referring to the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency and Local Development Corporation, which supported 14 projects with total private investment of more than $842 million, says a release. The IDA and LDC projects created or retained approximately 4,800 permanent and construction jobs.  The year-end results wer…
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