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Mount Vernon Boys & Girls Club Thanksgiving Dinner Draws 200 MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- More than 200 community members joined the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon for an annual Thanksgiving dinner.Guests included 70 senior citizens from the Doles Center and the Armory, 20 veterans from Mount Vernon, and 110 children and families from the club. The event was underwritten by York International Insurance Company, which provided 20 volunteers. After dinner the Revelators and the Alpha Stars performed. The entertainment was followed by dancing and dessert.

by Donna Christopher

12/02/2015

Events

Shop, Enjoy Holidays This Weekend In Bronxville BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Residents are being encouraged to shop in Bronxville during the holidays.The Bronxville PTA leadership and the Bronxville Chamber of Commerce campaign to promote holiday spending and celebrate the holiday season is called “Bronxville Hometown Holiday." Its organizers plan to roll out this event annually. “The majority of our businesses are independently owned stores, restaurants, and service providers whose distinctive offerings and high-end customer service help create a vibrant and destination-worthy business district,” said Susan Miele, executive director, Bronxvi…

by Donna Christopher

12/02/2015

Police & Fire

Woman Charged With Bringing Marijuana Into Downstate Correctional Facility FISHKILL, N.Y. -- A Staten Island woman was charged with bringing marijuana into the Downstate Correctional facility in Fishkill, according to New York State Police.Brenda L. Concepcion, 47, was charged with 2nd degree promoting prison contraband and possession of marijuana, police said. In the Nov. 25 incident, troopers were contacted to assist the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Office of Special Investigations with the arrest of Concepcion, who reportedly entered the Downstate Correctional Facility with marijuana in her possession, according to police. Concepcion was …

by Donna Christopher

12/02/2015

Neighbors

Putnam Valley Home Lights Up The Holidays PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- A rooftop Santa, his sleigh and reindeer, a lineup of toy soldiers in front, and lights everywhere on a house and property illuminated Luigi Road Monday night in Putnam Valley.

by Donna Christopher

12/02/2015

Events

Forgiveness Seminar At Kent Library KENT, N.Y. -- Whether you had a "crappy childhood," or bad past relationship you may be holding onto resentment, which can affect your life in a multitude of ways.A free "forgiveness seminar" at Kent Library will address this topic and feature a simple exercise that can change it all and help you have, not just a better holiday season, but a better life. The program is Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Kent Public Library.17 Sybil's Crossing in Kent Lakes. Click here to register or call (845) 225-8585. Kent resident Gloria Marrero Favreau, a coach practitioner, will conduct…

by Donna Christopher

12/02/2015

Events

Season's Readings Kick Off Holidays At Southport Pequot Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Kick off the holidays with Grace Paley, Tina Fey, and Frederick Stroppel at Seasons Readings on Dec. 13 at the Pequot Library in Southport.Seasons Readings is produced by JIB Productions and is a performance of "irreverent and irresistible short plays and stories that shine a holiday light on human nature at its best and at its worst but guaranteed to put everyone in a fabulously festive frame of mind," according to a JIB Productions release. Seasons Readings entrances the audience with humor as the stories travel from the lower East Side with Grace Paley's &qu…

by Donna Christopher

12/02/2015

Police & Fire

Man Charged With DWI In Taconic State Parkway Stop EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. -- A Clinton Corners man was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated on the Taconic State Parkway in a traffic stop the day before Thanksgiving, according to New York State police. Jonathan E. Symer, 61, was stopped Nov. 25 on the parkway for allegedly failing to maintain his designated lane of travel, according to police. Symer had a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent, more than twice the state legal limit of intoxication, according to police. He was reportedly released to a sober party, police say. Symer is due in East Fishkill Court Dec. 9, according to…

by Donna Christopher

12/02/2015

Lifestyle

Harrison's Porta Napoli Gets 'Good' Review In New York Times HARRISON, N.Y. -- Harrison restaurant Porta Napoli was reviewed by The New York Times and overall receiving a "good" rating.The establishment replaced Rue des Crepes, regarded for "its theatrical Parisian décor," while Neopolitan, rather than Parisian is what the owners would like patrons to think about there, according to The New York Times. Authentic aspects of the restaurant would include its wood-fired red oven for pizza, menus written in Italian, and the "00" pizza dough it uses as necessitated by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, as well as a stric…

by Donna Christopher

12/02/2015

Politics

Cuomo Hints At Possible Ethics Legislation ALBANY, N.Y. -- In response to the Sheldon Silver corruption trial guilty verdict, Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested there be more ethics legislation, asking New York state lawmakers to be serious about the necessity for reform, according to State of Politics, Time Warner Cable News. In the statement late Monday Cuomo said there will be "zero tolerance for the violation of the public trust in New York," says the report. Silver was found guilty on seven counts of corruption, including fraud, extortion and money laundering. The governor had not spoken much about the case since Silver's …

by Donna Christopher

12/02/2015

Politics

Ganim Slams 11th-Hour Raises For Bridgeport Workers Made By Finch BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Outgoing Mayor Bill Finch approved raises amounting to about $2.5 million for city employees who were political appointees — including himself — even though they were not in the Bridgeport budget, says NBC Connecticut.Before taking the oath of office Tuesday as the new mayor, Joe Ganim commented on the raises, calling them "just wrong," according to NBC Connecticut. Read the full story here at the NBC Connecticut website.

by Donna Christopher

12/02/2015

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