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Donna Christopher

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Obituaries
Dolores T. Bordash, 86, Of Yonkers Dolores T. Bordash, 86, Of Yonkers
Dolores T. Bordash, 86, Of Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. --Dolores T. Bordash, of Yonkers, died at home Saturday, Oct. 24. She was 86.Bordash was a parishioner of St. John the Baptist Church. She was active at Yonkers VFW Post 375. She was predeceased by her husband, John. Bordash is survived by her children, Andrew (Jeannine), Mary (precedeased by Donald) Foster, Teresa (Kevin) Rooney, Joanne Foster, Veronica (Charlie) Manzino, Geraldine, Roberta, John (predeceased by the late India), Peter and Matthew; 21 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.  She was predeceased by her son, Paul, by her brothers Harold & Christian Becker…

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News
Northbound Roadway Construction Begun On Tappan Zee Northbound Roadway Construction Begun On Tappan Zee
Northbound Roadway Construction Begun On Tappan Zee CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Sections of roadway on the northbound side of the new Tappan Zee Bridge has been installed, according to lohud.com Here's the full article.

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News
Recording Studio In Blauvelt Getting Historic Sign Recording Studio In Blauvelt Getting Historic Sign
Recording Studio In Blauvelt Getting Historic Sign ORANGETOWN, N.Y. --.The Blauvelt, recording studio where Bruce Spingsteen, and other rock idols, recorded their famous hits will get an historic sign marker, according to lohud.com. The 914 Sound Studios is where Springsteen recorded "Born To Run" more than 40 years ago says Lohud.com The Rockland County Historic Society has approved the marker, according to lohud.com Here's the full story.

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Police & Fire
Danbury Mother Charged With Leaving Child Alone At Home Danbury Mother Charged With Leaving Child Alone At Home
Danbury Mother Charged With Leaving Child Alone At Home  DANBURY, Conn. -- A Danbury woman was arrested Tuesday, Oct. 27, after reportedly going to work but leaving her child, 8, alone at home, according to The News-Times.The mother told police the child was sick, says The News-Times. Here's the full story.

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News
Bill Allows Owners With Dogs Outside Some Restaurants Bill Allows Owners With Dogs Outside Some Restaurants
Bill Allows Owners With Dogs Outside Some Restaurants New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill called "Dining with Dogs" that will allow patrons to be accompanied by their dogs when dining in exterior areas of restaurants providing the establishment makes sure food, utensils or equipment do not become contaminated, according to lohud.com Here's the full story.

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Lifestyle
Haverstraw Seeks Costumed Marchers For Halloween Parade Haverstraw Seeks Costumed Marchers For Halloween Parade
Haverstraw Seeks Costumed Marchers For Halloween Parade HAVERSTRAW, N.Y, -- The public is invited to a Halloween Parade and costume contest Friday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m. at The Haverstraw Center, 50 West Broad St. in Haverstraw. Participants are asked to meet at the Center at 4:45 p.m. to line up for the parade. For information, call (845)-429-5731 .

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Lifestyle
Photo Of Roosevelt Hair Bouquet At Hyde Park Museum Posted On Facebook Photo Of Roosevelt Hair Bouquet At Hyde Park Museum Posted On Facebook
Photo Of Roosevelt Hair Bouquet At Hyde Park Museum Posted On Facebook NORTHWEST DUTCHESS, N.Y. - Nothing seems odd or unamusing leading up to Halloween. How about artwork made entirely of hair? Nineteenth-century art to be accurate. One is in the holdings of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, according to Tuesday's post on the U.S. National Archives Timeline on Facebook. The image of the intricate Roosevelt Family Hair work Bouquet along with hashtag "creepy artifact" gives this explanation. Though it is unknown who the artist is the original owner was Cornelia Ann Roosevelt Thompson (1809-1895). Cornelia gave it…

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Events
Play About Mental Illness Runs In Ossining Play About Mental Illness Runs In Ossining
Play About Mental Illness Runs In Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Westchester Collaborative Theater will present "A Short Walk in The Sun,"a play about mental illness and the way society treats those suffering with it, written by Joe Albert Lima, Nov. 6 to 28 at the Steamer Company Firehouse, 117 Main Street, 2nd Floor in Ossining.The story centers on KC, a seriously mentally ill 39-year-old man who is being given a last chance by his sister Sarah to get his life together after almost 20 years of being in and out of psychiatric hospitals.  KC reluctantly goes to the clinic where he meets Peaches, a young woman who gets invo…

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Schools
Byram Hills High School Choir Performs Cabaret Byram Hills High School Choir Performs Cabaret
Byram Hills High School Choir Performs Cabaret ARMONK, N.Y. -- The Byram Hills High School Concert Choir, directed by Jonah Piali, entertained audiences with their recent cabaret production of "From Hippies to Hipsters!" A wide variety of selections were performed by the concert choir, small ensables and soloists.

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Police & Fire
Monroe Fire Extinguished Monroe Fire Extinguished
Monroe Fire Extinguished MONROE, Conn. -- Firefighters put out a blaze Wednesday morning at 193 Turkey Roost Road, where the building partially collapsed, according to the Connecticut Post.The full story is here.

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