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Wilton's Trackside Teen Center Could Face Cuts To Funding Wilton's Trackside Teen Center Could Face Cuts To Funding
Wilton's Trackside Teen Center Could Face Cuts To Funding WILTON, Conn. -- Trackside Teen Center in Wilton will need to tighten its purse strings for the next fiscal year after First Selectman Lynne Vanderslice said she is reconsidering the $154,000 the town appropriated for the center's operating expenses next year, according to the Wilton Bulletin. The center is a popular spot for teens that features gaming tournaments, dances, and other teen-related events. The center also makes money by renting space for corporate and special events, said the Wilton Bulletin. Vanderslice said during a May 16 meeting that she is considering the cutbacks because…
Briarcliff HS Senior Earns Chemical Society Award Briarcliff HS Senior Earns Chemical Society Award
Briarcliff HS Senior Earns Chemical Society Award BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Briarcliff High School senior and Class of 2016 salutatorian Aishwarya Sritharan was recently honored with the Westchester Chemical Society’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in High School Chemistry. “Aishu’s record during two years of classes with me was exemplary and she richly deserves this honor,” said BHS chemistry teacher Robert Saar.  Sritharan was honored at the Westchester Chemical Society’s awards night at Pace University in Pleasantville. The evening involved award presentations, dinner and a lecture delivered by Stephen Cooke, a SUNY Purchase College p…
Vendors, Sponsors Wanted For Mount Vernon Proud Day Vendors, Sponsors Wanted For Mount Vernon Proud Day
Vendors, Sponsors Wanted For Mount Vernon Proud Day MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Mount Vernon Recreation Department is gearing up for its annual Mount Vernon Proud day on Saturday, June 4, at the Doles Community Center. Currently, they are in need of vendors and co-sponsors to help make the day of fun and celebration a success.  Events already planned include a diabetes walk, health screenings, games, food, a children's village and music.  All non-profits welcome. To register for a vendor spot or to act as a co-sponsor for the event, call Ric Wright, director of athletics at 914-665-2425. 
Norwalk Symphony Teams With Pantry At NCC Norwalk Symphony Teams With Pantry At NCC
Norwalk Symphony Teams With Pantry At NCC NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra will continue to collect food for The Pantry at Norwalk Community College during the final concert of its 76th season Saturday.The Pantry provides food to students so they can remain in school and, ultimately, earn their degree.  Data shows 39 to 59 percent of college students experience food insecurity, with community college students being at a higher rate This has a negative impact on their grade point averages, levels of energy,and concentration.  “Norwalk Community College has been a valuable partner with the symphony, and we are pleased…
Expect Road Closures In Norwalk For Police Memorial Expect Road Closures In Norwalk For Police Memorial
Expect Road Closures In Norwalk For Police Memorial NORWALK, Conn. -- Residents should take note that the streets around the police department will be temporarily closed from 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, until noon for the annual Norwalk Police Memorial Ceremony that is held each year during May to remember fallen officers across the country.This year's event begins at the Norwalk Police Department at 11 a.m. with a flag raising ceremony. Roads that will be closed:  South Main Street from Haviland Street to Raymond Street Monroe Street from Martin Luther King Drive to South Main Street  Hanford Place from Water Street to South Main Street Chestnut…
Big Gay Hudson Valley Founders Grow Gay Events With Website Big Gay Hudson Valley Founders Grow Gay Events With Website
Big Gay Hudson Valley Founders Grow Gay Events With Website POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Stephan Hengst, one of the founders of the Big Gay Hudson Valley website, is on the run getting ready for Queen City Pride 2016 in June, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have time to talk about how the website has changed the face of gay life in Poughkeepsie and throughout the area. Hengst, and his husband, Patrick Decker, started BGHV eight years ago. "Our first platform was on Facebook, and then we launched the website more formally later in 2008," Hengst said. " We started the site because we realized that so many of the gay events that we wanted to at…
Ulta Beauty Plans Store In Jefferson Valley Mall Ulta Beauty Plans Store In Jefferson Valley Mall
Ulta Beauty Plans Store In Jefferson Valley Mall YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Jefferson Valley Mall will welcome ULTA Beauty to its retail mix this fall as part of the mall’s ongoing renovation program.  “This is an exciting time for Jefferson Valley Mall as our multifaceted renovation program is underway and we enhance our shopping experience with more great retailers,” said David Napolitan, general manager at Jefferson Valley Mall.  Shoppers in search of premier beauty products and services will have the opportunity to take advantage of ULTA Beauty’s cosmetics, fragrance, skin, hair products and full-service salon featuring hair, skin and …
White Plains Historical Society Celebrates City Centennial With Ball White Plains Historical Society Celebrates City Centennial With Ball
White Plains Historical Society Celebrates City Centennial With Ball WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- As White Plains says goodbye to its first 100 years, it seems the city is facing many of the same issues that it did when it was first incorporated in 1916, according to The Examiner News. During its Centennial Ball held by the White Plains Historical Society on May 5, many attendees commented that taxes, zoning issues, growth, crime and more remain the same as they did in 1916.  To get the point across, the society created a souvenir flier describing Mexican Revolutionary forces attacks on U.S. soil as terrorist raids, and another souvenir poster said, “Repeal the Inf…
GOP Registrar Sues Brookfield Over Legal Fees GOP Registrar Sues Brookfield Over Legal Fees
GOP Registrar Sues Brookfield Over Legal Fees BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Thomas Dunkerton, Brookfield's Republican Registrar, is suing the town seeking $15,000 in legal fees he incurred fighting a lawsuit filed against him by resident Jane Miller, according to the News-Times.MIller unsuccessfully sued Dunkerton after he kicked her out of the local Republican Party under a little-known state statue, said the News-Times. The city said that taxpayers should not have to pay for a party issue, but Dunkerton counters that he was working as a town official, added the News-Times. Click here to read the News-Times story. 
Esty, DeLauro Introduce Bill to Help Remove Lead from Residents Homes Esty, DeLauro Introduce Bill to Help Remove Lead from Residents Homes
Esty, DeLauro Introduce Bill to Help Remove Lead from Residents Homes DANBURY, Conn. -- U.S. Reps. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) introduced the Healthy Homes Tax Credit Act on Tuesday, which would provide a $5,000 tax credit to help homeowners rehab properties to reduce or remove threats of contamination from lead, radon, and asbestos. The bill, which is the House companion to legislation introduced in the Senate by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), would help residents replace old plumbing in their homes as well as cover the abatement of lead paint and dust.  Esty and DeLauro announced the bill introduction Tuesday at a press conference at the New Hav…
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