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Metro-North Cuts Travel Time, Adds Quiet Cars With New April Schedule
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Metro-North Railroad's new timetables take effect on Sunday, April 3, with changes to improve performance in peak periods, accommodate track outages for infrastructure work, and make changes suggested by commuters. To improve performance on the New Haven Line, Metro-North looked at peak trains with the highest ridership that lost time en route to their destination due to longer idle times at stations because of ridership increases or bridge plates for track work slowing boarding, temporary speed restrictions, track changes for track outages, or the cascading impact o…
State Offers Safety Seminar On Wild Turkey Hunting In Monroe
MONROE, Conn. -- Wild turkey hunters, especially first-time hunters, might be interested to attend an upcoming safety seminar offered by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Saturday, April 2 in Monroe.Presented by the department's Wildlife Division’s Conservation Education/Firearms Safety Program, the seminars will include safe hunting practices, specialized equipment, calls and decoys, site setup, strategies for harvesting turkeys, and turkey biology and management.
Participants will have an opportunity to pattern their shotguns for turkey hunting following classroom i…
First Friday Kick-Off In Poughkeepsie Promises Lots of Fun
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Residents have a new event to look forward to the first Friday of every month in Poughkeepsie -- First Friday.
To get the party started, a special kick-off event beginning at 5:15 p.m. Friday, April 1, at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St., with brief remarks from Mayor Rob Rolison and County Executive Marcus Molinaro, as well as music, food and much more.
Harold Kimble will provide the music, there will be free cold-brew coffee from Poughkeepsie’s OWN coffee roaster…North River Roasters; free sweets from Caffe Aurora; free donuts from Dunkin' Donuts, and fre…
