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Drop Boxes Offer Danbury Residents A Place To Dispose Of American Flags Drop Boxes Offer Danbury Residents A Place To Dispose Of American Flags
Drop Boxes Offer Danbury Residents A Place To Dispose Of American Flags FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – In honor of Flag Day, residents will able to retire their old or worn American flags at two locations in Danbury from June 1 to June 13 at Danbury City Hall or the Danbury War Memorial.State Reps. Janice Giegler (Danbury, New Fairfield and Ridgefield), Dan Carter (Bethel, Danbury, Newtown and Redding), Richard A. Smith (New Fairfield, Sherman, New Milford and Danbury) and Stephen Harding (Brookfield, Bethel and Danbury), in cooperation with the Danbury Council of Veterans and Catholic War Veterans Post #1042, are hosting the event. The U.S. Flag Code specifies that …

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Educators Learn How To Help Teens, Tweens With Their Emotions Educators Learn How To Help Teens, Tweens With Their Emotions
Educators Learn How To Help Teens, Tweens With Their Emotions YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Teachers and psychologists from across the region, and as far away as Spain came to Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES in Yorktown recently to learn how to teach emotion regulation and problem solving skills to help middle and high school students develop better coping strategies and decision-making abilities.The three-day training session led by James Mazza, a professor in the school psychology program at the University of Washington-Seattle, and Elizabeth Dexter-Mazza, a licensed psychologist, was aimed at teaching school psychologists, school social workers, school counsel…

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Buster, Hi Tor's Pet Of The Week, Seeks New Rockland Home Buster, Hi Tor's Pet Of The Week, Seeks New Rockland Home
Buster, Hi Tor's Pet Of The Week, Seeks New Rockland Home POMONA, N.Y. -- The Hi Tor Animal Shelter in Pomona is looking for a home for Buster, a 6-month-old male hound/terrier mix who was surrendered to the shelter due to personal issues of his owner who could no longer take care of him.  According to shelter officials, Buster is still in puppy mode and will need someone who has the time to continue with his ongoing training. Currently, he doesn't do well with other dogs and will need to work on his socialization skills more. He also does not care for cats.  Because he is so active, it would be best if Buster was in a home with older children.  …

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Sign Up For Email Updates From Mount Vernon School District Sign Up For Email Updates From Mount Vernon School District
Sign Up For Email Updates From Mount Vernon School District MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Parents and community members can now receive email updates on important topics from the Mount Vernon City School District.The school district emails its weekly Week In Review, its monthly Knight Times newsletter, bond project updates, superintendent messages, urgent messages and weather alerts, among other notifications.  The information goes out to both parents of students and other residents in Mount Vernon interested in receiving school district news.  Currently, it's an important time for the district, with the passage of the $108 million bond in March and the dis…

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Putnam Hospital Center Offers Free Skin Cancer Screening Putnam Hospital Center Offers Free Skin Cancer Screening
Putnam Hospital Center Offers Free Skin Cancer Screening CARMEL, N.Y. -- To help Putnam County residents protect themselves from skin cancer, Putnam Hospital Center, in cooperation with the American Academy of Dermatology, will host a free skin cancer screening on Wednesday, June 15, at the hospital in Carmel.The event, from 4:30-8 p.m. in the hospital’s Wagner Cancer Pavilion, 670 Stoneleigh Ave., will include three dermatologists on the medical staff at Putnam Hospital Center conducting the screenings. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S., with more than 8,500 Americans diagnosed each day, according to the American Academy o…

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DEEP Honors Boating Officer Who Patrols Candlewood Lake DEEP Honors Boating Officer Who Patrols Candlewood Lake
Deep Honors Boating Officer Who Patrols Candlewood Lake BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Officer Alexander Johnston, a three-year veteran with the Environmental Conservation Police Officers, recently received the Boating Officer of the Year Award from the State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for his efforts in boating safety and boating safety enforcement of Candlewood Lake.Prior to joining the division, Johnson worked as an emergency dispatcher for DEEP, as a seasonal worker for both the Wildlife and Parks Divisions, as a lake patrol officer for the Candlewood Lake Authority, and as a National Parks Service Law Enforcement Ranger on Lake R…

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Darien Police Warn Of Traffic Delays During Memorial Day Parade Darien Police Warn Of Traffic Delays During Memorial Day Parade
Darien Police Warn Of Traffic Delays During Memorial Day Parade DARIEN, Conn. -- Darien police are warning residents to expect traffic detours and restrictions during the town's annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 30.The parade will step off from Goodwives Shopping Center on Old Kings Highway North at 10 a.m., proceeding up Brookside Road and turning left onto Post Road. The parade will proceed westbound on Post Road and end in the area of Spring Grove Cemetery.  In order to provide a safe environment and to accommodate parade participants and spectators, Darien police advise the following: There will be no on-street parking on Sedgwick Avenue, M…

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Police Demonstrate DWI Perils At Ramapo High Event Police Demonstrate DWI Perils At Ramapo High Event
Police Demonstrate DWI Perils At Ramapo High Event RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Students at Ramapo High School learned what can happen when they drive drunk or under the influence of drugs during an educational event presented by the Ramapo police.Organized by the department's school resource officers and assisted by the patrol division and the traffic safety unit, the event demonstrated to students what happens when an accident occurs and what it takes for the victims to be removed from the vehicles and treated. Helping during the demonstrations included were from the Hillcrest Fire Department, Monsey Fire Department, Rockland Paramedic Services and the…

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Bridgeport Man Charged In Westport Thefts Bridgeport Man Charged In Westport Thefts
Bridgeport Man Charged In Westport Thefts WESTPORT, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man was arrested by Westport police and charged with larceny in two different cases in which he stole money from unsuspecting victims.Ronald Garafalo, 61, was charged with two counts of sixth-degree larceny on May 26 after Westport Detectives responded to Norwalk Court to serve an arrest warrant on Garafalo for a larceny he committed in October, police said.  According to police, Garafalo was seen throwing a wallet in the parking lot of the Westport Tennis Club. A witness picked up the wallet and returned it to the victim, who left the wallet in her duffle bag…

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Tompkins Mahopac Bank Donates $8,000 To Maria Fareri Children's Hospital Tompkins Mahopac Bank Donates $8,000 To Maria Fareri Children's Hospital
Tompkins Mahopac Bank Donates $8,000 To Maria Fareri Children's Hospital VALHALLA, N.Y. -- More than three-dozen employees and friends of Tompkins Mahopac Bank’s Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester County branches joined thousands of others in May for the "2016 Go the Distance Walk" and fundraiser for the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla.During the 12th annual event, which featured a one-mile walk and family activities on the campus of Westchester Medical Center, the Tompkins Mahopac Bank team raised $8,000 for the children's hospital, with additional contributions ongoing. 

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