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Horace Greeley High Honors Class Of 2016 At Senior Awards Assembly CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Horace Greeley High School hosted the Chappaqua Central School District's 2016 Senior Awards Assembly on Tuesday, June 7. The ceremony honored members of the class of 2016 for outstanding accomplishments in academics and service to school and the community. The following students were recognized as valedictorian: Tara Anand Graham Blair Jake Klein Alexander Kogan Anna Lampe Molly Lesser Sara Shapiro Isabella Weiner Jordan Schmolka Students were also presented with the following community and service awards: American Association of University Women (AAUW) Westcheste…

by Frank Mojica

06/10/2016

Schools

Millbrook High School Students Raise Funds For Food Bank MILLBROOK, N.Y. -- National Honor Society members at Millbrook High School recently raised $400 for the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. The money raised will help feed local families. Teachers, community members and fellow students sponsored the National Honor Society members for the fundraiser.

by Frank Mojica

06/10/2016

Police & Fire

Clarkstown Police Release 1960s Letter For Throwback Thursday CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Clarkstown Police Department posted a scanned photo of a letter from the 1960s to social media for Throwback Thursday with the hashtags #TBT and #readyclarkstown. Titled "Who Is Your Clarkstown Policeman?," the note describes an officer as someone who waves people through busy intersections, saves children with an inhalator, gives parking tickets and more. "He's the bearer of sad tidings...the untangler of traffic in blizzards...the Solomon who settles squabbles between neighbors," said former Chief of Police Ernest Wiebicke in the letter. Accor…

by Frank Mojica

06/10/2016

Police & Fire

Pearl River Man Charged With Felony Assault On Rockland County Officer CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- A Pearl River man was arrested and charged with assault on an officer, according to the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. Raymond Dennison Jr., 32, was arrested on a warrant for assault on an officer and faces new charges that include assault on an officer in the second degree, resisting arrest, criminal possession of a controlled substance and obstructing governmental administration on June 6. The warrant charge stems from 2015 when Dennison was arrested on a family court warrant and allegedly assaulted a sheriff's officer during the arrest. Dennison was out on bail …

by Frank Mojica

06/10/2016

Police & Fire

Man Charged After Flooding Taconic Parkway With 5K Gallons Of Water YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A Yorktown Heights man was arrested and charged for allegedly flooding the Taconic State Parkway. According to Yorktown Police, Robert Schulhafter, 54, a pool service worker, drained a swimming pool at 2192 Mohansic Ave. in the direction of the parkway, resulting in the accumulation of around 5,000 gallons of water in the southbound travel lanes during morning rush hour. Schulhafter was arrested and charged with depositing material on a public highway for allegedly creating the heavy water condition. He is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Justice Court on July 12 …

by Frank Mojica

06/10/2016

News

Thiells Mount Ivy Road Will Be Resurfaced Friday MOUNT IVY, N.Y. -- The Rockland County Highway Department will resurface Thiells Mount Ivy Road on Friday, June 10. The road will be resurfaced from the Palisades Interstate Parkway to Buckingham Court, weather permitting. Residents will experience temporary closures and detours due to the resurface work beginning at 7 a.m. Flagmen will assist the traveling public during the work.

by Frank Mojica

06/10/2016

Events

Putnam Valley Grange Hosts Putnam After Dark PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- The Putnam Valley Grange will host a discussion on soulmates for the next Putnam After Dark series program on Friday, June 10. Psychic spiritual consultant Zhenya Amditis discuss the phenomenon of past life connections and soulmate connections at "Wisdom from Past Lives." One random audience member will be chosen for a free soulmate reading. The suggested donation is $10. The program will begin at 7 p.m. The Putnam Valley Grange Hall is located at 128 Mill St.

by Frank Mojica

06/10/2016

Schools

Fox Meadow Students Learn About Safe Driving YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Fox Meadow High School students recently learned about safe driving with two special tests during Prevention Day. Students donned "drunk vision" goggles and attempted to walk in a straight line with one foot in front of the other. Each student failed. Next, the students played a video game-like driving simulator to take a virtual drive home. They went off the road, drove too slowly on the highway and local roads and narrowly escaped crashing into guardrails and road signs in the drunk driving simulator. “It was fun and eye-opening,” said one student. “I didn’…

by Frank Mojica

06/10/2016

Neighbors

Fairfield Neuropsychologist Dishes Up Ice Cream Challenge To Fight Cancer FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A Fairfield woman looking for a fund way to raise money for metastatic breast cancer research is preparing to dish up ice cream for the Saugatuck Scoops Challenge Fundraiser on Friday, June 17. Fairfield neuropsychologist Rebecca Timlin-Scalera founded The Cancer Couch Foundation after she herself was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Teams of four will attempt to eat as many scoops of ice cream as they can in five minutes for the Scoops Challenge to benefit her foundation. Participants will make teams of four, pick a team name and their favorite ice cream fla…

by Frank Mojica

06/08/2016

Schools

Norwalk's Jefferson Science Magnet Earns Grant To Hold 'JA In A Day' NORWALK, Conn. -- Jefferson Science Magnet School has received a grant from First Niagara Bank to fund Junior Achievement's "JA in a Day" program. The event is June 8. “First Niagara has partnered with Junior Achievement for the past five years in support of this popular and effective program,” said First Niagara’s New England Regional President Jeff Hubbard. “Financial literacy in an important tool to understand at any age, and our employees really enjoy spending the day teaching this skill to students across the state.” The Norwalk school is one of three in the state to recei…

by Frank Mojica

06/07/2016

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