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Clarkstown School District Invites Community Input On Repairs Bond Clarkstown School District Invites Community Input On Repairs Bond
Clarkstown School District Invites Community Input On Repairs Bond CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Clarkstown Board of Education wants the community's input prior to the Oct. 15 vote on the proposed 2015 Bond for Critical Systems so a meeting is set for Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Felix Festa Middle School, 30 Parrot Road in West Nyack. The proposal addresses the Facilities Improvement Committee’s concerns over the aging of the school buildings and repairs that are considered urgent. The committee presented details on three areas of concern; roofs, boilers and transformers, items they determined to be critical in keeping a building open for daily use, at a Sept…

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Meetings Discuss Politics, Sustainable Business Practices Meetings Discuss Politics, Sustainable Business Practices
Meetings Discuss Politics, Sustainable Business Practices WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Hear about sustainable business practices and from a political analyst in two upcoming events planned around Westchester County in October, according to Westchester Magazine. Read the full article here.

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by Donna Christopher
Schools
Grant To Dobbs Ferry's Mercy College Supports Speech Program Grant To Dobbs Ferry's Mercy College Supports Speech Program
Grant To Dobbs Ferry's Mercy College Supports Speech Program DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. – The Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation Grant was awarded to Mercy College Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 2:30 p.m. The $30,000 grant will support the college’s Speech and Hearing Center. The center is part of the School of Health and Natural Sciences supporting the Communication Disorder/Speech Pathology Program. The center offers evaluation and treatment services for people with communication disorders. Among 60 clients seen by the center each week, 85 to 90 percent is school age children. The grant has enabled the Speech and Hearing Center to enhance and update equipment. …

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by Donna Christopher
News
Road Paving Tops Briarcliff Village Manager's Report Road Paving Tops Briarcliff Village Manager's Report
Road Paving Tops Briarcliff Village Manager's Report BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. – Village Manager Philip Zegarelli recently released the following report: -- Monday is Columbus Day. Sleepy Hollow Country Club will hold fireworks at 8:30 p.m.  -- On Tuesday, Village Hall will not be open until 12:30 p.m. due to an electrical upgrade. -- The Department of Public Works will conduct upcoming Road Paving. The annual road repaving is tentatively starting mid next week. For a lot of reasons, including the weather, this will be a day by day schedule of when the roads will actually be repaved. Prepping the roads enables the department to switch paving a…

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by Philip E. Zegarelli
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Stealing Car, Leading Police On Chase Through Stamford Man Charged With Stealing Car, Leading Police On Chase Through Stamford
Man Charged With Stealing Car, Leading Police On Chase Through Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. – A suspect accused of stealing the car of an off-duty Waterbury cop and leading Stamford officers in a pursuit through the city last month has been arrested, police said.    Jaquan Dilday, 21, of Waterbury, was arrested Monday, Oct. 12, and charged with second-degree larceny, reckless driving, engaging police in pursuit and interfering with police in the incident Sept. 28, police said. His bail was set at $150,000, police say. In a Facebook post, the Stamford Police Department recognized Officers Stempien and Brace "for acquiring enough forensic evidence from the scen…

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Business Council Opposes $15 Minimum Wage In New York Business Council Opposes $15 Minimum Wage In New York
Business Council Opposes $15 Minimum Wage In New York The Business Council has again made its opposition again known to a $15 per hour minimum wage increase in New York, according to Time Warner Cable News.In the The New York State of Politics Time Warner Cable News report last week, the group said it worries the statewide increase could elevate labor expenses up to 70 percent in some cases. See the rest of the story

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by Donna Christopher
Events
Halloween Parade, Gala Fun Ways To Help Nyack Center Halloween Parade, Gala Fun Ways To Help Nyack Center
Halloween Parade, Gala Fun Ways To Help Nyack Center NYACK, N.Y. – A Halloween costume parade, kids costumed race, gala and holiday music and reading night are ways to have fun and help a children's charity in the coming weeks.  The Nyack Center at 58 Depew Ave. has planned the following: The Witch Way 5K and Kids Costume 1K (Boo Run) is set for Saturday, Oct. 24. For information or to register, visit http://www.raceawesome.com A Monster Mash directly following the Nyack Halloween Parade is planned for Saturday, Oct. 25. The 25 Anniversary Legacy Gala is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Tickets are $95. There will be a workshop, "Made by H…

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by Donna Christopher
Police & Fire
Woman Charged In Alleged Jefferson Valley Mall Punching Incident Woman Charged In Alleged Jefferson Valley Mall Punching Incident
Woman Charged In Alleged Jefferson Valley Mall Punching Incident YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Montrose woman was charged with second-degree harassment Oct. 9 in connection with an alleged punching incident Sept. 21 at Shoe Dept. Encore in the Jefferson Valley Mall, according to Yorktown police.Police say they received a call from a Shoe Dept. Encore employee alleging she was punched by another employee. Upon investigation, police allegedly identified the employee as Zaria Davis. She was processed at the scene then released, according to Yorktown police. Davis is due in Yorktown Court Oct. 27, according to police.

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by Donna Christopher
Events
Eat All You Can At Cliffside Fire Department Dinner Eat All You Can At Cliffside Fire Department Dinner
Eat All You Can At Cliffside Fire Department Dinner CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. – An all-you-can-eat beefsteak dinner is being hosted by the Cliffside Park Fire Department Saturday from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Nov. 7. The meal cost is $40 and includes beer soda, a 50/50, raffles and giveways and live music. The dinner will be at the fire department headquarters, 525 Palisade Ave. Click here for more details 

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by Donna Christopher
Police & Fire
Poughkeepsie's Hillcrest House Residents Displaced By Fire Poughkeepsie's Hillcrest House Residents Displaced By Fire
Poughkeepsie's Hillcrest House Residents Displaced By Fire POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A fire on Saturday in Poughkeepsie displaced 120 residents of the Hillcrest House, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.Those affected had to to seek temporary residence, according to Poughkeepsie Journal. Read the full report

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