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Donna Christopher

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Watch New Rochelle Chef Make Turducken On Restaurant Hunter TV Show NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle restaurant Alvin & Friends will prepare Turducken on Restaurant Hunter Lower Hudson Valley airing Thursday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m.on FIOS 1. The Turducken is a deboned chicken inside a deboned duck, inside a deboned turkey, with stuffing layered between the birds. Chef Raymond Jackson will prepare one on the special Thanksgiving episode. Turducken is a variation of a dish that has been around since ancient Roman times; it was popularized in America by the late Chef Paul Prudhomme, who trademarked the name in 1986. Turducken gained national notoriety in 199…

by Donna Christopher

11/18/2015

News

Dutchess County Government's AA Plus Bond Rating Reaffirmed POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Standard & Poor’s Rating Services again has reaffirmed Dutchess County government’s AA plus bond rating, one of the highest ratings in New York State for county governments, according to a county bulletin. Standard & Poor’s issued the bond rating as the county prepares to issue new bonds to pay for various capital improvement projects, including, road and bridge improvements, building renovations, and replacement of vehicles and highway equipment. “Our conservative fiscal management and continued focus on smaller, smarter, more effective government has again b…

by Donna Christopher

11/18/2015

News

Rockland County Sheriff's Office Seeks Home For Shar Pei Retriever RAMAPO, N.Y. -- The Rockland County Sheriff's Office has announced the Pet of the Week, Diamond, a 5-year-old Shar Pei Retriever mix.She is a wonderful girl that had a rough beginning to her life. She was brought to the shelter with siblings whom all found homes, yet Diamond has been overlooked. She knows her basic commands and responds well to treats. It takes her time to get to know her friends -- humans and dogs alike. Once one gets to know her, she will reveal a wonderful personality and show she is a ton of fun. Diamond would do best in a home with adults because she would prefer a c…

by Donna Christopher

11/18/2015

Events

Stratford Library Offers Family Show Before Tree Lighting STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Stratford Library will kick-off Stratford’s annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony with a special holiday program for families.The program is at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1 in the Lovell Room at the library, 2203 Main St., Stratford. “Santa’s Opening Act,” with songwriter/performer Les Julian, will precede the lighting event on the steps of Stratford Town Hall. The family program, sponsored by the Town of Stratford, is free. Julian’s performances and songs have been widely praised as perfect for both children and adults. With the goal of emphasizing the imagination and …

by Donna Christopher

11/18/2015

Politics

Cuomo Administration Opposes Indian Point Relicensing CORTLANDT, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo 's administration made its opposition known at this week's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hearing on the application of Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc. for relicensing the Indian Point Nuclear Facilities. In a Nov. 16 letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the administration's objections included Entergy's lack of an adequate safety, an evacuation plan for dealing with a major disaster so close to New York City and the company's "woefully inadequate" aging management plan for the plant. Here is the entire letter.

by Donna Christopher

11/18/2015

Police & Fire

Burglars Steal Safe From Stamford Pizza Place, Cause Gas Leak STAMFORD, Conn. -- Burglars who hit a Stamford pizza place early Monday made off with a safe and pulled the ovens from the wall, causing a gas leak, police said. The burglary was reported at Fairfield Pizza at 87 Atlantic St., according to police. The suspects entered the restaurant by forcing a rear door in the Summer Street alley, police say. Before entering, they cut the restaurant's phone lines, according to police. Frontier Communications determined that the modems lost service at 1:23 a.m. so police believe that is the time of the burglary, police say. The burglars dislodged a safe …

by Donna Christopher

11/18/2015

Lifestyle

Plenty To Do In Dutchess Thanksgiving Weekend DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- From the numerous shops and galleries, to the holiday decorated Great Estates, there are many ways to explore Dutchess County Thanksgiving weekend. Outdoors there's the Dutchess Rail Trail, a 13.4 mile multi-use linear county “park” that runs through the middle of the county along the former Maybrook Rail corridor. The trail includes the towns of Poughkeepsie, LaGrange, Wappinger and East Fishkill, with a direct link to the Walkway Over the Hudson and the regional trail network. Click here for more things to do in Dutchess County

by Donna Christopher

11/18/2015

News

Town Saves Money On Road Salt, Beekman Highway Superintendent Says BEEKMAN, N.Y. -- Beekman Highway Superintendent Tony Coviello recently released the following information: The 2015-16 New York State Office of General Service Road Salt Contract will jump from $62.73 per ton to $89.96 per ton, a 43.4 percent increase. Highway superintendents allocate their road salt needs in April. They must take 70 percent. The towns are allowed 120 percent with no price adjustment per year. If the town exceeds that they are then allowed 150 percent at a price adjustment of $9.40 per ton, bringing it to $72.13 per ton (2014). Beekman's Highway Department took advantag…

by Tony Coviello

11/18/2015

Events

TFI Envision Collecting New Toys For Homeless At Its Norwalk Headquarters NORWALK, Conn. -- TFI Envision is accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys for the Inspirica Annual Holiday Gift Collection from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays until Dec. 9 at 111 Westport Ave., directly across from Stew Leonard's in Norwalk. Inspirica is a charity that provides services to more than 400 adults and children who face homelessness each year at 10 locations; eight in Stamford, one in Georgetown and one in Fairfield. TFI Envision has been the drop-off location for this collection since 2009. The company develops strategic design and marketing solutions for branding, packag…

by Donna Christopher

11/18/2015

Events

Bone Hollow Author Will Appear At Tappan Library TAPPAN, N.Y. --"Bone Hollow" author will discuss and sign copies of his book Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. at Tappan Library, 93 Main St. in Tappan. When a Catskill house-hunting weekend turns up two dead bodies, New York hipsters Serena and Jeffrey Gale find themselves at the center of a dark conspiracy that follows them back to their familiar Brooklyn neighborhood. What brought an environmentalist minister and a white supremacist redneck together to die in the woods of Bone Hollow? Who shot them? And why are three ex-cons and a gas drilling company so interested? The state police d…

by Donna Christopher

11/18/2015

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