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Donna Christopher

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Help Shape 'Complete Streets' Plan In Stratford Public Session STRATFORD, Conn. -- A public information session on Wednesday, Dec. 14 will look at the Stratford Complete Streets Plan. The session will be an opportunity for residents to provide feedback on several design recommendations that have been developed over the past six months and help shape the future of the downtown. The plan's aim is to improve the connectivity, accessibility and safety of Stratford streets. The public session will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Stratford Town Hall, 2725 Main St., Stratford.

by Donna Christopher

12/05/2016

Schools

Peekskill High Schooler Honored At Boces As 'Student Of Distinction' PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A senior at Peekskill High School who her teachers describe as "hard-working" and "dedicated" has been recognized for these attributes. She is Autumn Jacobs, a BOCES Student of Distinction. The recognition came at a Peekskill Board of Education meeting. Jacobs is a second year student in the Culinary Program at BOCES Tech Center and said the program has greatly helped shape her future. “I’ve always wanted to work in culinary since I was little, so I started with the BOCES classes just to see if I would like it as a career as an adult,” Jacobs said. …

by Donna Christopher

12/05/2016

Events

Briarcliff Workshop Helps Women Become Educational Leaders BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Women in education are underrepresented in leadership positions nationally, according to a leadership conference held earlier this month in Briarcliff Manor. Fortune 500 companies have just 4.6 percent of women CEOs. And while the statistics are more robust, with 27 percent of leadership positions in education being held by women, women comprise 76 percent of classroom teachers. Increasing these numbers was the focus of a conference 75 women in education attended at the Edith Macy Conference Center. The Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Center for Educational Lea…

by Donna Christopher

12/05/2016

Schools

Millbrook School Music 'Bookfair,' Holiday Concert On Tap In Barnes & Noble MILLBROOK, N.Y. -- A Bookfair to benefit the Millbrook Central School District Music Department is taking place on Saturday, Dec. 10, in Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Poughkeepsie. A portion of the day's book store and cafe sales will be contributed to the department via a special "Bookfair" voucher. Participants may also shop to support Millbrook Music online at www.bn.com/bookfairs from Dec. 10 to 15, using the Bookfair voucher ID 12010401 on the payment page during checkout. Bookfair highlights include the following holiday performances at Barnes & Noble: 11a.m., Bar…

by Donna Christopher

12/05/2016

Schools

John Jay HS Names Lee, Kaplan '17 Valedictorian, Salutatorian CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- The John Jay High School has announced its valedictorian and salutatorian. The students are Sophie Lee and Gregory Kaplan, respectively.

by Donna Christopher

12/04/2016

Lifestyle

Help Provide Heat For Peekskill Nuns PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Nuns in Peekskill need help heating their convent this winter. A crowdfunding page called "Heat for the Sisters" has garnered almost $124,000 for the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Peekskill. The goal is to raise $350,000 for the 15-year-old convent, which has nonworking boilers and a chapel in need of heating repairs. The sisters are elderly -- the oldest is 105 -- need funds to pay for the repairs, according to the youcaring.com web page The nuns were told not to turn the chapel heat on because it could collapse. Chapel repairs are est…

by Donna Christopher

12/04/2016

Schools

Orangetown Students Take In Diplomacy At United Nations ORANGEBURG, N.Y. -- Orangetown students visited the United Nations recently. Prior to the U.N. trip, students in an Italian IV class addressed such world issues as hunger, the refugee crisis and child labor in class. The unit compared and contrasted the Italian and American governments, and looked at the interaction of world governments, as they work to resolve global issues. The U.N. tour addressed these world issues, as well as others, such as land mines, highlighting the body's efforts and programs to reduce and eventually eradicate these problems. After the trip the students wrote es…

by Donna Christopher

12/03/2016

Business

Chef Rosie Running Her 'Dream' Restaurant In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- American comfort food and a homey decor are hallmarks of a New Canaan eatery Rosie Bonura opened in 2004 after surviving breast cancer. You might call it her "dream cafe," given the fact that the self-taught chef and caterer had always wanted to open a restaurant and went ahead with the plan after making a deal with God. "I was working as a private chef for a family, and in the back of my head was I want to open a restaurant,” said the Brooklyn native, a Stamford resident. “When I had the cancer, I said, ‘OK. This is my deal, God. If I survive this. I wi…

by Donna Christopher

12/03/2016

Police & Fire

Red Hook Man Charged After Fight At Liberty Tavern In Rhinebeck RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- A Red Hook man faces assault charges for his role in a Nov. 24 incident at the Liberty Tavern in Rhinebeck, according to police. Andrew Dyal, 22, was charged with third-degree assault, after police were notified by an alleged victim of a fight, a day after it took place, said Rhinebeck Police Department Sgt. Peter Dunn. Dyal was issued an appearance ticket to return to the Village of Rhinebeck Court on Dec. 14.

by Donna Christopher

12/03/2016

Lifestyle

Breakfast With Santa Boosts Glen Rock Dog Park GLEN ROCK, N.J. -- A breakfast with Santa is taking place Saturday in Glen Rock. The holiday fundraiser will also benefit the borough's 800 dogs -- it is to support the Glen-Rock-Dog-Park Inc. nonprofit, whose mission is to build a dog park. The park's approved site is an empty plot of unused land behind the recycling center on Doremus Avenue. This site will require some clearing and maintenance before fence installation and landscaping. The breakfast, from 9-10:30 a.m., will be at the Glen Rock Inn, 222 Rock Road, Glen Rock. Visit the Breakfast with Santa Fundraiser Facebook page for mor…

by Donna Christopher

12/03/2016

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