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Police & Fire

Helicopter, K-9 Officers Will Highlight Ridgefield's Safety Day RIDGEFIELD, CONN. -- Helicopter demonstrations, child car seat inspections and K-9 Officer presentations are just some of the things lined up for Ridgefield's third annual Safety Day this Sunday at East Ridge Middle School.From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., fire and police equipment will be on display in the parking lot at the school at 10 East Ridge Road. Sponsored by police and fire departments, the event includes information tables from safety-related organizations, crash simulations, the fire safety trailer and more. The event is geared for the whole family, and admission is free, officials said. I…

by Amy Maciaszek

09/14/2016

Police & Fire

Brookfield Police Invite Residents To Chat Over A Cup Of Joe BROOKFIELD, CONN. -- Brookfield police officers invite residents young and old to meet them for coffee on Saturday, Oct. 8, as part of a national movement, Coffee with a Cop, meant to encourage stronger relationships between police and members of the community.With this event, Brookfield is joining with several police departments across the country in hosting a Coffee with a Cop program to invite residents to meet face-to-face with local police. The Oct. 8 coffee talk is planned for 8-10:30 a.m. at Brookfield Deli and Catering, 782 Federal Road, Brookfield. Officers are promising no agendas …

by Amy Maciaszek

09/14/2016

Politics

New Housing Plan For Ferry Boulevard Site In Stratford STRATFORD, CONN. -- A new development plan that includes affordable housing at 382 Ferry Boulevard in Stratford may be a new worry for neighbors who fought a proposal for a AAA tow truck center on the site, according to the CT Post.Only a few months after the neighbors successfully blocked the tow truck fleet center in court, Stratford officials are reviewing a new plan for three four-story buildings on the 2.6-acre parcel, the CT Post says. Plans include 133 mostly one-bedroom apartments, many of which may qualify as affordable housing. State law requires cities to give serious consideratio…

by Amy Maciaszek

09/13/2016

Events

Rhinebeck Chamber Hosts After Hours At Wilderstein RHINEBACK, N. Y. -- The Wilderstein Historic Site, a Queen Anne-style country house and garden estate overlooking the Hudson River, is the location for the Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce's Thursday After Hours event, the first of the chamber's fall networking functions.The mixer is set for 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the site, 330 Morton Road, Rhinebeck. It is sponsored by Vicki Haak, a Rhinebeck financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial and past chamber president. Open to members and non-members alike, the After Hours event is an opportunity for local businesspeople to meet and…

by Amy Maciaszek

09/13/2016

Neighbors

Cortlandt Teen Receives $10,000 For Cancer Research Project CORTLANDT MANOR, N. Y. -- Clifford Soloway of Cortlandt Manor is one of only 20 students across the nation named to the Davidson Fellows Scholarship program for his research into the affect of lysine succinylation on cancer cells, officials announced.Soloway, a graduate of Walter Panas High School, was awarded a $10,000 scholarship for his work. He plans to attend Tulane University to study cellular biology and political economy. His project, named Reprogramming of Metabolism in Cancer Cells Through Lysine Succinylation, looked at how cancer cells function differently after the protein modif…

by Amy Maciaszek

09/13/2016

News

Yonkers Honors Sept. 11 Victims On 15th Anniversary YONKERS, N. Y. -- Dozens of people gathered at the Yonkers Riverfront early Sunday to honor victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, especially the 26 from Yonkers who died that day, News 12 Westchester reported.The solemn ceremony included bagpipes, flowers and the reading of all of the Yonkers residents killed in the attacks, News 12 Westchester saids. Kevin Merino, son of EMT worker Yumel Merino, who was killed Sept. 11, spoke of his mother's sacrifice, News 12 Westchester reported. The Yonkers ceremony was one of many throughout the area and the nation to mark the 15th anniversar…

by Amy Maciaszek

09/13/2016

News

Demand For Addiction Treatment Grows In Dutchess County, Experts Say DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The demand for drug-addiction treatment programs is growing faster than resources in Dutchess County, state lawmakers and addiction experts told The Poughkeepsie Journal.The Journal is taking a look at the heroin crisis through a series of articles leading up to a public forum Wednesday on the issue in Poughkeepsie. While state lawmakers have tried to boost treatment options, experts say more needs to be done, The Poughkeepsie Journal says. One expert called this an "unprecedented epidemic." With 20 or more deaths from opioid addiction from 2009-13, Dutches…

by Amy Maciaszek

09/12/2016

Schools

Croton-Harmon Administrator Wins Award For Excellence CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N. Y. -- Deborah O'Connell, assistant superintendent for Croton-Harmon Schools, is a repicient of the annual Awards for Excellence in Administration for 2016-17 by the Mid-Hudson School Study Council, the district announced.O'Connell, who has been in the role for four years, is credited with overseeing a new teacher evaluation process in the district, and is now working on developing assessments for students and programs to encourage student engagement, the district said. “It is important to note that in our school district, the assistant superintendent has a wide range of …

by Amy Maciaszek

09/12/2016

Schools

Pelham High School Chorus Sings At Pelham's 9/11 Memorial PELHAM, N. Y. -- Members of the Pelham Memorial High School Concert Chorus plan to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner," "God Bless America," and "The Parting Glass" during the Town of Pelham's 6 p.m., Sunday, ceremony to honor victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 15 years ago.The ceremony is the second of two events hosted by Pelham officials, who note that 10 Town of Pelham residents were killed that day. The first ceremony is at 8:30 a.m. at the 9/11 Memorial on Harmon Avenue near the Pelham Gazebo Park. It will feature two National Moments of Silence followed …

by Amy Maciaszek

09/11/2016

Events

Family Event At Greenwich's Bruce Museum Offers Volunteer Opportunities GREENWICH, Conn. -- Families looking for volunteer opportunities can find plenty of options in the Fairfield and Westchester areas at the free Community Activation Family Day on Sept. 11 at Bruce Museum in Greenwich.As part of the national day of service and remembrance, about a dozen local community organizations looking for volunteers will be represented to offer families a chance to learn more about what they do. From 1-4 p.m., participants can bring in food and/or school supplies to donate while learning more about volunteer opportunities, organizers said. There will also be information …

by Amy Maciaszek

09/10/2016

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