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Stratford Salutes St. Patrick's Day With Flag Raising, Soda Bread Contest Stratford Salutes St. Patrick's Day With Flag Raising, Soda Bread Contest
Stratford Salutes St. Patrick's Day With Flag Raising, Soda Bread Contest STRATFORD, Conn. — It's almost time to throw on the green and celebrate everything Irish. In Stratford, this year's Irish flag raising ceremony is scheduled at Town Hall on St. Patrick’s Day, Thursday, March 17.  Residents are invited to attend the 9 a.m. ceremony, which will include remarks from Mayor John A. Harkins, elected officials and the “Irish Mayor for the Day,” who will be revealed at the ceremony.  The fun also will include the St. Patrick’s Day Irish Soda Bread Contest, “A For The Fun Of It” activity open to all Stratford residents who think "they" make the best Irish …
BCW Members Network With County Legislators In White Plains BCW Members Network With County Legislators In White Plains
BCW Members Network With County Legislators In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Nearly 100 members of The Business Council of Westchester had a unique opportunity to meet and network with members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators at a special reception held March 1 at the C.V. Rich Mansion in White Plains. During the event, legislators had a chance to introduce themselves and outline their positions in addition to providing a highlight of some of the County Board's key priorities for 2016.  Following the presentations, members enjoyed networking with the lawmakers and other business leaders. The event is part of the council’s ongoing P…
Operating Engineers Recruit Apprentices In Dutchess Operating Engineers Recruit Apprentices In Dutchess
Operating Engineers Recruit Apprentices In Dutchess DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Students on the hunt for an operating engineers apprentice position will want to take part in the New York State Department of Labor recruitment from April 13 through Sept. 15, for five operating engineer (universal equipment) apprentices. The apprentice positions are through the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Operating Engineers, Local 106. Applications can be obtained, in person only, from Local 106, 44 Hannay Lane, Glenmont, N.Y., from 8 to 11 a.m. and from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday and second Thursday of each month, excluding le…
Greenburgh Library Hosts Fun Friday Greenburgh Library Hosts Fun Friday
Greenburgh Library Hosts Fun Friday GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Teens and tweens can blow off some steam from the busy week at school and celebrate the beginning of Spring Break at the Greenburgh Library during their Fun Friday event on March 18.The event, for teens and tweens grades 6 to 12, is a great chance to hang out and play video games, bring your Magic: The Gathering/Pokemon/Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards to battle, play board games, and more. Hours are from 3 to 5 p.m. at the library, 300 Tarrytown Road.  For more information, call 914-721-8200.
Scarsdale High School Drama Club Performs 'Leading Ladies' Scarsdale High School Drama Club Performs 'Leading Ladies'
Scarsdale High School Drama Club Performs 'Leading Ladies' SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Get ready to fill the seat at the Scarsdale High School theater as the school's Drama Club put on a new show, "Leading Ladies," on Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2. The play, a hilarious, gut-busting comedy, features two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, who find themselves down on their luck when they are performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania when they decide to try and pass themselves off as the relatives of a rich woman about to die. The performances will be at 7:30 p.m. a…
Derby Walmart To Close This Summer Derby Walmart To Close This Summer
Derby Walmart To Close This Summer SHELTON, Conn. -- Shelton and Stratford shoppers who frequent the Derby Walmart store will soon have to find a new place to shop once the store closes in July, according to the Connecticut Post. Some 150 employees have been notified of the decision to close the store at 656 New Haven Ave. Store officials told the Connecticut Post that they hoped to help them find jobs at other Walmart stores in Shelton and Stratford, said the Connecticut Post. City officials have also been notified of the company's decision to close the store, added the Connecticut Post. Click here to read the Connecticut …
New Rochelle Lobbying Albany To Restore Education Funding New Rochelle Lobbying Albany To Restore Education Funding
New Rochelle Lobbying Albany To Restore Education Funding NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Parents, residents and even students are being encouraged to send a letter to lobby legislators in Albany to restore education funding to Westchester and Putnam counties. An online site, votervoice.net, part of the two school board's association website, includes a full page letter for all to add their own input to and then email to their legislators.  The letter takes the lawmakers to task for what it says is severely underfunding of schools.  They also point out that despite the promises from legislators, during the 2016-17 school year, schools will need an additiona…
Solarize Hudson Valley Comes To Nyack Solarize Hudson Valley Comes To Nyack
Solarize Hudson Valley Comes To Nyack NYACK, N.Y. -- Solarize Nyack will be hosting an educational workshop for those interested in installing a solar system for their home or small business through the Solarize Hudson Valley group-discounting program on Saturday, March 26.  The workshop, from 11a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Nyack Library, will include a presentation of the program, including financing options available, and state grants for renters and low-income home owners. The focus of the workshop is to make it easier and more affordable for residents and businesses to invest in solar power. Launched by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in De…
Bridgeport Mayoral Aide Pays Tax Debt Bridgeport Mayoral Aide Pays Tax Debt
Bridgeport Mayoral Aide Pays Tax Debt BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim's mayoral aide Danny Pizarro, who was suspended without pay for not disclosing that he owed $55,000 in back taxes, has paid the debt, according to the Connecticut Post. Pizarro, who was hired at $75,000-a-year shortly after Ganim took office, manages several properties that include low-income housing. He was suspended, not for owing the money, but for not telling the mayor about it before he was hired, said the Connecticut Post. The tax issue came to light last week after the Connecticut Post contacted the mayor about the issue. It's not clear…
Three Charged In Danbury With Scamming Elderly In Driveway-Sealing Deal Three Charged In Danbury With Scamming Elderly In Driveway-Sealing Deal
Three Charged In Danbury With Scamming Elderly In Driveway-Sealing Deal DANBURY, Conn. -- Three people have been arrested for scamming an elderly resident in to having his driveway sealed and resurfaced for $2,750, according to the Danbury Police Department.The department began investigating the incident after receiving a fraud complaint from a 91-year-old resident. The man told police that he came home and found workers in his driveway in the process of cleaning the driveway, police said. The workers told the man that his wife hired them to seal and resurface the driveway. The victim paid $2,750 to the workers and it was later learned that the wife never authori…
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