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Convicted Firebomber Marries In New Square After Prison Term Convicted Firebomber Marries In New Square After Prison Term
Convicted Firebomber Marries In New Square After Prison Term NEW SQUARE, N.Y. -- Shaul Spitzer, who served 3 1/2 years in prison for burning New Square dissident Aron Rottenberg, got married in New Square on Monday, March 21, according to lohud.com.Spitzer was released from prison in October for the 2011 attack that occurred during an attempt to firebomb the Rottenberg's house after he decided to pray outside the village's synagogue on the sabbath.  Spitzer, 18, at the time, worked and lived in the home of New Square Grand Rabbi David Twersky, said lohud.com. He married Chava Reitzenstein, whose father is a big supporter of Twersky's, added lohud.com…

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Westchester Community Foundation Announces Year-End Giving Total Westchester Community Foundation Announces Year-End Giving Total
Westchester Community Foundation Announces Year-End Giving Total The Westchester Community Foundation celebrated a successful year in 2015, growing its endowment to $60 million and disbursing $6 million from donor-advised funds and discretionary grants. Through its discretionary grants program, the foundation awarded a total of $1.7 million to 70 local nonprofits throughout the county. Grants ranged in size from $1,100 to $100,000, including support for services for low-income residents, underwriting for artist fellowships and cultural events, and the protection of the region’s watersheds. The organization, one of the major providers to nonprofits in West…

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New Canaan Requests Proposals To Solve Town's Wireless Shortfalls New Canaan Requests Proposals To Solve Town's Wireless Shortfalls
New Canaan Requests Proposals To Solve Town's Wireless Shortfalls NEW CANAAN, Conn. — In an effort to keep the look of cellphone towers aesthetically pleasing, the town of New Canaan recently released a Request for Proposal on March 21 for companies to compete to build and supply wireless services for the town. New Canaan, which has many "holes" in its wireless service, is seeking creative solutions from companies to maximize capacity and increase wireless services in underserved areas, while at the same time keeping with the town’s height and aesthetic preferences for minimal visual impact, the RFP said. The town is also updating its existing wi…

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With New Schedules, Metro-North Cuts Travel Time, Adds Quiet Cars With New Schedules, Metro-North Cuts Travel Time, Adds Quiet Cars
With New Schedules, Metro-North Cuts Travel Time, Adds Quiet Cars FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Metro-North Railroad is implementing new timetables on Sunday, April 3 to help improve performance in peak periods, accommodate track outages for crucial infrastructure work, and accommodate some suggestions from riders. To improve performance, 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 of other late tra…

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FDNY Boat Turning Into Sleepy Hollow Restaurant FDNY Boat Turning Into Sleepy Hollow Restaurant
Fdny Boat Turning Into Sleepy Hollow Restaurant SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- A 129-foot New York City Fire Department boat that performed a major role in the department’s Sept. 11 rescue efforts, was purchased earlier this month by the owners of Purdy's Farmer and Fish in North Salem to become a part of a restaurant in a waterfront development underway in Sleepy Hollow, according to lohud.com.The new owners, Michael Kaphan and Edward Taylor, said the boat would be docked outside their new restaurant in the Hudson Harbor development slated to open by July 4, said lohud.com. Named after John D. McKean, a fallen firefighter and marine engineer Joh…

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Easton Police Report Donkey Attacked By Pit Bull, Bear Sightings Easton Police Report Donkey Attacked By Pit Bull, Bear Sightings
Easton Police Report Donkey Attacked By Pit Bull, Bear Sightings EASTON, Conn. -- Easton police have been busy answering phone calls about bear sightings as the bears wake up hungry and are on the hunt for food, according to the Easton Courier. In addition, police said a donkey belonging to an Easton resident was attacked by a pit bull last week, suffering wound to her jaw area and neck and nose, said the Easton Courier. The dog's owner was given infractions for allowing the dog to roam and for failure to comply with the town's rabies ordinance. The dog is being held for a 14-day quarantine, then will be returned to the owner. The donkey was treated and …

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Belden Hill Road Fire In Wilton Was Accidental Belden Hill Road Fire In Wilton Was Accidental
Belden Hill Road Fire In Wilton Was Accidental WILTON, Conn. -- Fire officials have deemed a recent fire that damaged a Belden Hill Road home as accidental, according to the Wilton Bulletin. Wilton Fire Marshal Rocco Grosso told the Wilton Bulletin that the fire was caused by an electric space heater that was built into the wall that may have been too close to something that caught or fire, or malfunctioned. No one was injured during the fire, said the Wilton Bulletin. Click here to read the Wilton Bulletin story. 

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Learn 3-D Printing At Port Chester-Rye Brook Library Learn 3-D Printing At Port Chester-Rye Brook Library
Learn 3-D Printing At Port Chester-Rye Brook Library PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The Port Chester-Rye Brook Library wants to show off its new 3-D printer.  The library is hosting a workshop from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, to show people how the printer works. The printer really can print just about anything, including jewelry, phone covers, toys and flowers. You come up with a design, and the printer will print it. You can also download designs from the Internet.  If you can't make the workshop, the library will also present special programs on how to use the printer to schools, camps and youth groups. Admission to the workshop is free. The l…

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Lewisboro Land Trust Presents Program On Foraging In Your Own Backyard Lewisboro Land Trust Presents Program On Foraging In Your Own Backyard
Lewisboro Land Trust Presents Program On Foraging In Your Own Backyard LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- For residents who like to pull over when they see a field of greens and pull some to eat, the upcoming annual Leon Levy Environmental Lecture sponsored by the Lewisboro Land Trust on April 10, featuring author Ellen Zachos, will not only help keep them safe, if just might offer some new ideas of things to pick and eat.Zachos, the author of "Foraging in Your Own Backyard: 65 Familiar Plants You Didn't Know You Could Eat," will present the program from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Katonah Village Library’s Garden Room. "Years ago, before I was a forager, I visited Crete…

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Poughkeepsie ‘Think Differently Dash’ Planned For Walkway Marathon Weekend Poughkeepsie ‘Think Differently Dash’ Planned For Walkway Marathon Weekend
Poughkeepsie ‘Think Differently Dash’ Planned For Walkway Marathon Weekend POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. --The Walkway Marathon Race Series is planning the "Think Differently Dash" on Saturday, June 11, which provides people with developmental and physical disabilities a one-mile race of their own through downtown Poughkeepsie.The walk, held along with the Walkway Marathon Race Series popular 5K, Half-Marathon, and Full-Marathon races the following day on Sunday, June 12.  The Think Differently Dash will begin at 10 a.m., and will follow a one-mile route down Main Street to a finish line at Mid-Hudson Civic Center; the race will precede the opening of the Health &am…

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