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Police Announce Road Closures For Yorktown Tree Lighting Ceremony YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The festive Holiday Light Parade is about to roll into Yorktown. Saturday's parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Front Street, near the Yorktown Highway Department. The parade will travel west on Underhill Avenue to the intersection with Commerce Street, then continue on Commerce to Veterans Road, concluding at the Yorktown Community Cultural Center. The Yorktown Police Department has announced the following road closures beginning at 6:15 p.m. until the conclusion of the parade, for approximately one hour. Front Street at Underhill Avenue Commerce Street, from Kear Street…

by Donna Christopher

12/01/2016

Schools

Students, Alum, Administrators, Teachers Attend Bridge Academy Thanksgiving PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Bridge Academy students, teachers and administrators celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 22. This 10th annual luncheon drew graduates of the alternative high school. Some talked about their colleges and majors, while others read text messages from peers unable to attend. The turkey meal was prepared by teachers and students. Pelham Middle High Scool Principal Jeannine Clark, Superintendent Peter Giarrizzo, Board of Education President Marianne Gilland, Vice President Madeline Smith and member Tom Imperato were among guests. Students also thanked their teachers…

by Donna Christopher

12/01/2016

Events

Three More Days To Shop At Hermitage Boutique In Ho-Ho-Kus HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- Three more days remain for holiday shopping at the Classic Creations Boutique inside The Hermitage Museum. The boutique features rooms full of merchandise from more than 100 artisans from around the world. A highlight for visitors is stepping inside this 19th century Ho-Ho-Kus National Historic Landmark. The boutique is the museum's largest fundraiser. The Classic Creations Boutique will be open daily through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and until 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. Admission is $8 and includes three visits to the museum, 335 Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J. …

by Donna Christopher

12/01/2016

Events

Santa To Light Tree At Norwalk's Stepping Stones Tonight NORWALK, Conn. -- The holiday season kicks off Thursday evening at Stepping Stones Museum for Children with the lighting of a tree by Santa. The museum is decorated for the season and a host of "Holiday Happenings" are planned. These include the annual tree and courtyard lighting ceremony from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission is free and there will be an activity to make holiday ornaments to put on the tree. Holiday music, hot cocoa and light snacks are all planned. Holiday Happenings Santa meet and greet: Saturdays: Dec. 3, 10, 17, and Tuesday, Dec. 20 to Saturday, Dec. 24, 11 a.m. to noo…

by Donna Christopher

12/01/2016

Schools

Artist Reveals 'Hidden Potential,' In Trash Inspires Fox Meadow Students YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- An artist who makes art out of trash visited with students recently at Fox Meadow Middle/High School. Aurora Robson talked about her art created from trash or what she refers to as “displaced abundance.” She will return later this year to lead the students in making their own art from discarded materials. A Canadian born artist who has lived in New York for more than 20 years, Robson works primarily with discarded plastic, cutting it, shaping it and painting it. The end result is sculpture that is graceful, dynamic and in many cases evocative of sea life. Her visit to…

by Donna Christopher

12/01/2016

Neighbors

Stratford Author Hits Home Run With New Book On Baseball STRATFORD, Conn. -- In a decades long career in public relations and marketing, Bob Wirz, a Stratford resident, headed up the Information Department in the Baseball Commissioner's Office for ten years. He's been publicity director to the Kansas City Royals. And he sat in with manager Bob Lemon on the New York Yankees' victory flight after the history Bucky Dent home run of 1978. His book "The Passion of Baseball," (Ravenswood Publishing) is a celebrity-filled story of living out his dream of working in baseball. "The years I was in the Commissioner's office we were often a…

by Donna Christopher

12/01/2016

Police & Fire

Former Trumbull Councilman Sentenced To Four Years For Vehicular Homicide TRUMBULL, Conn. -- A former Trumbull councilman responsible for an alcohol-related crash that killed one person and seriously injured another in Westfield, N.J., in 2011 was sentenced on Nov. 18 to four years in state prison. Robert McGowan, 30, of Trumbull, must serve at least 85 percent of that term before becoming eligible for parole under the terms set Friday by state Superior Court Judge Scott J. Moynihan, according to an announcement by by Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park and Westfield Police Chief David Wayman. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Oct. 1, 2011, McGowan was driving his 2009 H…

by Donna Christopher

11/30/2016

Schools

Arlington School Board Approves Tax Break For Veterans LAGRANGEVILLE, N.Y. -- The Arlington school board approved a tax break for veterans in the district next year, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. The vote Tuesday was 5-3, passing the alternative veterans tax exemption, said the Poughkeepsie Journal. A public hearing was held before the vote, the Poughkeepsie Journal said. Veterans had been appealing to the school board to grant the exemption after a New York law was amended in 2013 to allow the exemptions, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal report. Click here for the Poughkeepsie Journal story.

by Donna Christopher

11/30/2016

Weather

Brace For More Soaking Rain, Fairfield FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Rain Wednesday afternoon could be heavy at times, bringing a much-needed soaking to Fairfield County, according to the National Weather Service. The region is in a drought, about 2 feet short on precipitation in the past year. The conditions led Bridgeport-based Aquarioin Water Co. to ask customers on Tuesday to cut indoor water use by 20 percent. From Bridgeport to Greenwich, Aquarion’s reservoirs are at 15-60 percent of capacity, the water company said in the statement. The company has been building temporary pipelines to balance the supply among its reservoirs…

by Donna Christopher

11/30/2016

News

Fairfield-Based Animal Rescue Group Takes In Kittens Saved From Quinnipiac FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A Fairfield animal rescue group has taken in four kittens who were discovered in a storm drain Tuesday morning on the Quinnipiac University campus in Hamden. Hamden Police Department Animal Control Division Officer Steven Gimler received a message about the kittens' dire circumstances at around 7 a.m. from the university's Department of Public Safety division, according to Hamden police. He immediately responded and retrieved two of the four kittens from the storm drain, said police. Because rain was expected, police brought in Hamden Public Works personnel to place san…

by Donna Christopher

11/30/2016

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