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Purchase Woman Charged With DWI In Yorktown Purchase Woman Charged With DWI In Yorktown
Purchase Woman Charged With DWI In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Purchase woman was arrested for driving while under the influence by Yorktown Police after crashing her car at the intersection of Blinn Road and Journey's End Road.According to Yorktown Police, Marlina Gomez, 21, was arrested for driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated, failure to maintain lane and failure to keep right, after they responded to a single car accident in which police found Gomez at the scene of the accident intoxicated. Gomez was processed at the Yorktown Police headquarters and released on her own recognizance to a responsible p…

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NY Restricts Public-Employee Travel To North Carolina Over LGBT Law NY Restricts Public-Employee Travel To North Carolina Over LGBT Law
NY Restricts Public-Employee Travel To North Carolina Over LGBT Law In reaction to a new law in North Carolina aimed at transgender individuals, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed an executive order banning all non-essential state travel to North Carolina.  The order requires all New York State agencies, departments, boards and commissions to immediately review all requests for state funded or state sponsored travel to the state of North Carolina, and bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and safety. The ban, which takes effect immediately, follows North Carolina’s enactment of a law which bars …

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Paterson Hospital First In Nation To Stop Using Opioid Painkillers Paterson Hospital First In Nation To Stop Using Opioid Painkillers
Paterson Hospital First In Nation To Stop Using Opioid Painkillers PATERSON, N.J. — St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson recently announced it is the first hospital in the country to begin managing emergency room patients' pain without the use of opioid drugs such as oxycodone and vicodin, according to PIX11.com.The hospital said it took the step to help prevent patients going from painkillers to addiction and hopes others will follow by helping to come up with other forms of pain management, said PIX11.com. St. Joseph’s Emergency Department told PIX11 that they have already treated some 250 patients with alternative medicine or treatments. Opio…

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Hutchison River Parkway Closing For Electrical Upgrades in Mount Vernon Hutchison River Parkway Closing For Electrical Upgrades in Mount Vernon
Hutchison River Parkway Closing For Electrical Upgrades in Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Con Edison plans to close the Hutchison River Parkway between Lincoln Avenue and Wolfs Lane to vehicular traffic from 10 p.m., Saturday, April 2 to 6 a.m. Sunday, April 3, for an electric upgrade project. Con Edison officials said detour signs will be posted and are committed to working closely with residents and city officials to minimize disruptions due to the project. 

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Website Labels Pelham Manor One Of Most Boring Small Towns In America Website Labels Pelham Manor One Of Most Boring Small Towns In America
Website Labels Pelham Manor One Of Most Boring Small Towns In America PELHAM MANOR, N.Y. -- Oh no, according to AreaVibes website, Pelham Manor is one of the top 10 most boring small towns to live in.Of course, people who live in Pelham Manor are probably perfectly happy and not bored at all.  But according to the website's survey -- yes, they used science and data -- Pelham Manor came in at number seven out of the 10 places that are a real snooze fest.  In fact, the survey found that most American small towns are boring; you know, they are the places where everyone seems to have an AARP card, and Facebook is a resident's big excitement for the day.  But don…

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Schools
In New Rochelle HS Film Class, iPhones, iPads Are Encouraged In New Rochelle HS Film Class, iPhones, iPads Are Encouraged
In New Rochelle HS Film Class, iPhones, iPads Are Encouraged NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- In most classrooms students are told to put away their cell phones and other electronic devices, not so in Anthony Stirpe's film class at New Rochelle High School, according to the Wall Street Journal. Instead, once class begins the students get busy with cell phones and iPads as part of their daily routine in a classroom dedicated solely to making films, documentaries, and other projects with Apple products, said The Wall Street Journal. Started two years ago by Stirpe, the class is a way to integrate new technology with the arts, as school budgets for arts shrink. The…

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Dutchess County Executive Praises Vassar College Chief Dutchess County Executive Praises Vassar College Chief
Dutchess County Executive Praises Vassar College Chief POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Following the announcement Tuesday by Vassar College President Catharine Bond Hill that she will retire at the end of the 2017 school year, Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro joined others in thanking Hill for her years of service.“We join with the Vassar College community in thanking President Hill for her dedicated years of service and wish her the best in her future endeavors. Her contributions have undoubtedly led to the continuation of Vassar’s rank amongst the nation’s top schools for higher education," Molinaro said. "Dutchess County is gratefu…

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Brewster Theatre Company Hosts Auditions For One-Acts Plays, Spring Cabaret Brewster Theatre Company Hosts Auditions For One-Acts Plays, Spring Cabaret
Brewster Theatre Company Hosts Auditions For One-Acts Plays, Spring Cabaret BREWSTER, N.Y. -- It's time to come out of hibernation and audition for one or all in a series of one-act plays and musical cabarets sponsored by the Brewster Theater Company in April.The one acts include "An Evening of the Outrageous and Absurd," by Christopher Durang."  Auditions: Friday, April 1, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hudson Valley Cerebral Palsy Center, (HVCP), second floor, 15 Mount Ebo Road; Saturday, April 2, - 2 to 5 p.m.at St. Andrew's, 26 Prospect St. Callbacks - to be announced. Performance dates for the one acts will be Thursday, May 19, and Friday, May 20, at 8 p.m.…

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Stamford Wins Battle To Shut Down Rock-Crushing Business Stamford Wins Battle To Shut Down Rock-Crushing Business
Stamford Wins Battle To Shut Down Rock-Crushing Business STAMFORD, Conn. -- After five years of legal battles, the City of Stamford announced Tuesday it has won a judgement to shut down a rock-crushing business.The city first issued a cease-and-desist order in June 2010 in an effort to shut down a rock-crushing operation in the South End operated by Ten Rugby Street LLC.  “This is an important win for the City of Stamford in enforcing land use regulations," said Corporation Counsel Kathryn Emmett. The city’s complaint was that the business was crushing rock and non-rock material in violation of city regulations, as well as operating recyclin…

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Events
Fundraising Ride, CPR Sessions To Benefit Post 53 At Darien's JoyRide Fundraising Ride, CPR Sessions To Benefit Post 53 At Darien's JoyRide
Fundraising Ride, CPR Sessions To Benefit Post 53 At Darien's JoyRide DARIEN, Conn. -- JoyRide Cycling Studio in Darien will host a special 50-minute fundraising ride Sunday, April 3 to benefit Post 53, led by instructor Dina Fay.All donations will support Post 53, which for more than 40 years has provided Darien with emergency medical services, in addition to providing local high school students with an exceptional opportunity to serve their community. The dedicated volunteers of Post 53 operate three fully-equipped state-of-the-art ambulances, 24/7.  “We are excited to host this event, which is about fundraising for our organization, but also to raise awaren…

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