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Support Connection Hosts Book Club For Women With Cancer Support Connection Hosts Book Club For Women With Cancer
Support Connection Hosts Book Club For Women With Cancer CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Support Connection, Inc. announces the next session of their Book Club for women with cancer on Thursday June 16, at the New York Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt Manor.Held from 7 to 9 p.m. attendees will discuss Clara Parkes’ "The Yarn Whisperer: My Unexpected Life in Knitting," a collection of laugh-out-loud funny essays. Join the group as they explore an entertaining, well-knit tale of metaphors stitched between yarn and life.  Open to people living with breast, ovarian and gynecological cancers. To learn more or to pre-register (require…

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Con Edison Powers Expansion At Westchester Children's Museum Con Edison Powers Expansion At Westchester Children's Museum
Con Edison Powers Expansion At Westchester Children's Museum RYE, N.Y. -- The Westchester Children’s Museum recently announced Con Edison is donating $250,000 to support the expansion of the museum’s exhibition and education programming in Rye.  The donation speaks to Con Edison’s unwavering commitment to the mission of the Westchester Children’s Museum and the need for a vibrant, interactive learning center that serves hundreds of thousands of children in the region.  The Westchester Children’s Museum recently completed construction on the first phase of its building program opening 6,500 square feet of exhibit space in April. The Con Edison gift la…

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Walkway Marathon Forces Poughkeepsie Traffic Pattern Changes Walkway Marathon Forces Poughkeepsie Traffic Pattern Changes
Walkway Marathon Forces Poughkeepsie Traffic Pattern Changes POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Residents will want to be aware that traffic patterns will change on June 11 on Main Street and other areas of town during the Walkway Marathon’s Think Differently Dash — a one-mile run/walk celebrating individuals in community with cognitive, developmental, and physical disabilities. The Dutchess County Think Differently initiative spotlights people in the community with a physical or developmental disability and ensures that every individual, regardless of ability, has access to community resources. The aim is to empower local residents with physical and developmental…

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Mary-Jane Foster Announces She Is Leaving University Of Bridgeport Mary-Jane Foster Announces She Is Leaving University Of Bridgeport
Mary-Jane Foster Announces She Is Leaving University Of Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Well-known Bridgeport resident Mary-Jane Foster announced Wednesday that she has decided to leave her post as vice president of the University of Bridgeport, according to the Connecticut Post. Foster, a lawyer and businesswoman, is the former owner of the Bridgeport Bluefish along with her husband Jack McGregor. She also ran twice for mayor, including last fall against Democrat Joe Ganim, said the Connecticut Post. The former actress, whose last day at UB is Friday, June 3, said she is looking forward to new challenges and is already booked at the Bijou Theater for a pl…

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Crash During Chase Wrecks Putnam Deputy's Vehicle Crash During Chase Wrecks Putnam Deputy's Vehicle
Crash During Chase Wrecks Putnam Deputy's Vehicle PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Putnam County police cruiser was heavily damage following a high-speed chase of a speeding motorcyclists by a deputy sheriff, according to lohud.com. Deputy Michael Sutherland, was not injured during the pursuit that took place around 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 29. According to police, the chase began after Sutherland tried to pull over the motorcyclist on Route 22 near 164, but the driver fled instead of stopping, said lohud.com. The crash occurred on Route 22 just south of Route 312 when Sutherland lost control of the vehicle, slid off the road and hit a telephone p…

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Politics
Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against Stamford Senate Candidate Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against Stamford Senate Candidate
Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against Stamford Senate Candidate STAMFORD, Conn. -- Claims of crude sexual banter and sexual advances are two of the accusations being made against August Wolf of Stamford by a former campaign aide in a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the Republican Senate candidate, according to the Connecticut Post. Filed Wednesday in state Superior Court by Samantha Menh, who worked for Wolf in March, the sexual harassment lawsuit also claimed that Wolf's treatment of her created a hostile work environment, said the Connecticut Post. Wolf, who did not receive the Republican nomination to run for Senate this fall, plans to challenge Dan …

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Norwalk Mayor Asks Residents To Wear Orange In Pledge To End Gun Violence Norwalk Mayor Asks Residents To Wear Orange In Pledge To End Gun Violence
Norwalk Mayor Asks Residents To Wear Orange In Pledge To End Gun Violence NORWALK, Conn. -- Mayor Harry Rilling invites all Norwalk residents and city employees to join him in wearing orange on Thursday, June 2 to support National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and remember those who have died by gun violence. The tradition began in 2013, when teens on the South Side of Chicago asked classmates to honor a murdered friend by wearing orange. That act of remembrance has grown into a national movement.  According to the national organizers, the color orange symbolizes the value of human life, since hunters wear orange in the woods to protect themselves and signal their p…

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Schools
Peekskill City School District Testing For Lead In Water Peekskill City School District Testing For Lead In Water
Peekskill City School District Testing For Lead In Water PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- After reports of lead in school district waters recently made headlines, the Peekskill City School District  will begin water testing on June 6. Results of the testing will be shared once the process is complete.  “We have set up a plan for lead water testing and corrective actions if needed. We will be using an environmental consultant throughout this process through a CoSer with PNW BOCES,” said Superintendent Dr. David Fine.  The district will have test results within five days of the lab receiving the samples. Tests will be specific to all kitchen sinks used in food p…

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Zika Added To State Mosquito Test Lineup Along With West Nile, EEE Zika Added To State Mosquito Test Lineup Along With West Nile, EEE
Zika Added To State Mosquito Test Lineup Along With West Nile, EEE BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- To make sure that all bases are covered when it comes to controlling the Zika virus, the Connecticut Mosquito Management Program has added Zika testing along with the West Nile virus and the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus.The program monitors the types, numbers and locations of mosquitoes and tests them for the presence of viruses that can cause illness including West Nile virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEE). In addition, mosquitoes will be tested for Zika virus. The first test results will be available June 6. "With regard to Zika virus, our …

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Putnam Hospital Center Teens Receive Volunteer Service Awards Putnam Hospital Center Teens Receive Volunteer Service Awards
Putnam Hospital Center Teens Receive Volunteer Service Awards CARMEL, N.Y. -- Two local teens recently received the President’s Volunteer Service Award after collectively volunteering more than 700 hours at Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel.Michelle Piazza, Putnam Hospital Center’s director of volunteer and pastoral care service, presented Emma Hauser and Carolyn Brandt with their gold awards.  Hauser, 19, and Brandt, 19, both started volunteering at the hospital in the transport department in 2013.  Hauser, a Carmel High School graduate who just completed her first year at Dutchess Community College, has completed 410 hours of volunteer service.  “I …

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