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Putnam NCADD Marks 30th Alcohol Awareness Month Putnam NCADD Marks 30th Alcohol Awareness Month
Putnam Ncadd Marks 30th Alcohol Awareness Month PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Every April for the past 30 years, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) has sponsored Alcohol Awareness Month to increase public awareness and understanding, reduce stigma and encourage local communities to focus on alcoholism and alcohol-related issues. Putnam County is no exception with various events planned for the month.  With this year’s theme, “Talk Early, Talk Often: Parents Can Make a Difference in Teen Alcohol Use,” the month of April will be filled with local, state, and national events aimed at educating people about the trea…

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State Workers Protest Closure Of Bridgeport Juvenile Facility State Workers Protest Closure Of Bridgeport Juvenile Facility
State Workers Protest Closure Of Bridgeport Juvenile Facility BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- More than two dozens employees of the state juvenile facility in Bridgeport received pink slips on Thursday, April 14, sending other state employees to the streets to protest the closure of the facility and the pending layoff of thousands of state workers due to budget cuts, according to the Connecticut Post. The local union representative told the Connecticut Post that 55 employees received layoff notices; the facility employs a total of 133 people. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, faced with cutting $922 million from the state budget, proposed closing the juvenile detention cent…

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Stamford's On-Site Shredding Acquires City Confidential Shredding Stamford's On-Site Shredding Acquires City Confidential Shredding
Stamford's On-Site Shredding Acquires City Confidential Shredding STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford's On-Site Shredding has successfully acquired City Confidential Shredding as of April 1, the company announced. On-Site Shredding offers daily, weekly, and monthly route services as well as one-time purge services for both paper and computer hard drive destruction.  With 15 years in business, On-Site has grown organically by servicing the local communities of Fairfield and Westchester County, and will continue to service the clients of City Confidential Shredding.  "Keeping the privacy and safety of our clients is priority,” said Russ Liner who is a Stamfor…

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Dutchess United Way Kicks Off Volunteer Week Dutchess United Way Kicks Off Volunteer Week
Dutchess United Way Kicks Off Volunteer Week POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- This year’s National Volunteer Week sponsored by the Dutchess-Orange United Way, runs through Friday and there are a variety of opportunities in the Hudson Valley for residents to volunteer and support the community. A nationwide celebration, National Volunteer Week draws people together with one common goal; taking action and encouraging individuals and their respective communities to be the center for change.  There will be 10 different nonprofit agencies and organizations participating in National Volunteer Week in the Hudson Valley:  Hudson Valley Seed will have v…

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Ossining Earth Day Showcases 'Living Building' Ossining Earth Day Showcases 'Living Building'
Ossining Earth Day Showcases 'Living Building' OSSINING, N.Y. -- Something Good in the World (SGITW), a local leader in sustainability education, will showcase their Earth School Envirapod mobile education trailer at Green Ossining’s 6th annual Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 16 at Louis Engel Park.The event, which runs from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., will offer festival goers the chance to tour the building and learn more about its green technologies: composting toilet, wood pellet stove, solar panels, and rainwater catchment system.  After focusing their educational programs on outdoor sustainability for the last 15 years, SGITW education…

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Ossining Issues Call For Volunteers For Boards, Committees Ossining Issues Call For Volunteers For Boards, Committees
Ossining Issues Call For Volunteers For Boards, Committees OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Village of Ossining is actively seeking residents to fill several open seats on a variety of leadership councils and boards. While each of the nine volunteer councils are unique in their scope and function, they share a common mission: To use volunteer time and talent to make the Village of Ossining a place in which all residents are proud to live, learn, work, and play.  Volunteers are needed on the following:  Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals Historic Preservation Commission Environmental Advisory Council Civilian Police Complaint Review Board Board of Ethics L…

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Yorktowners Want $1.5 Million Spectra Payment Spent On Infrastructure Yorktowners Want $1.5 Million Spectra Payment Spent On Infrastructure
Yorktowners Want $1.5 Million Spectra Payment Spent On Infrastructure YORKTOWN, N,Y. -- Yorktown residents overwhelmingly want the $1.5 million Spectra  money to pay for needed infrastructure projects, according to an online survey hosted by former supervisor and councilwoman Susan Siegel. Given the choice of doing nothing with the money, using it to reduce taxes, or spending it on infrastructure projects, 69 percent of the survey respondents said the money should be spent now for infrastructure projects, compared to only 25 percent who said the money should be used to reduce taxes. Six percent said the town should do nothing and leave the money in the town’s f…

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Maria Fareri Children's Hospital Hosting Go The Distance Walk Maria Fareri Children's Hospital Hosting Go The Distance Walk
Maria Fareri Children's Hospital Hosting Go The Distance Walk MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Maria Fareri Children's Hospital is calling all walkers to join them during the 12th annual Go the Distance Walk and Family Fun Day, the largest annual fundraiser for the hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. The event, which includes a casual, one-mile walk and a host of family activities, draws thousands of supporters to the Westchester Medical Center campus each year.  This year’s Go the Distance Walk and Family Fun Day will take place Sunday, May 1, with registration running from 8 to 9:30 a.m. The walk begins at 9:30 a.m. and family…

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Hudson Valley Hospital Center Celebrates 10 Years Of No-Wait ER Hudson Valley Hospital Center Celebrates 10 Years Of No-Wait ER
Hudson Valley Hospital Center Celebrates 10 Years Of No-Wait ER CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Forget about waiting in the emergency room if you visit New York-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor as it celebrates the 10th anniversary of “No-Wait” Emergency Room and a decade of success in emergency medical care.To mark the occasion, the hospital's leadership joined the Emergency Department’s board-certified physicians, magnet nurses and staff for a celebration in the Main Lobby on Tuesday, April 12, attended by 150 well-wishers.  Two Westchester County mothers were on hand to share recent experiences their young sons had when treated by the …

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Sandy Hook Suit Against Gun Manufacturer Upheld By Superior Court Judge Sandy Hook Suit Against Gun Manufacturer Upheld By Superior Court Judge
Sandy Hook Suit Against Gun Manufacturer Upheld By Superior Court Judge NEWTOWN, Conn. -- A lawsuit filed by the families of the Sandy Hook victims will move forward following a decision by Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis, according to the Connecticut Post. Bellis ruled that the that the federal law protecting gun makers doesn't supersede the "legal sufficiency" of the claims made by the families that the gun shouldn't have been sold to civilians, the Connecticut Post reported.  The suit will continue and that both sides are to appear for a status conference on Tuesday, April 19.  The suit, by the families of 10 of the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook…

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