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Dover Union Free School District Group Splits $50K Powerball Prize POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Seventy-one teachers, administrators and staffers at the Dover Union Free School District were just one number away from winning the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, according to Poughkeepsie Journal. The union of Powerball players purchased 177 tickets, and one ticket featured four of the five numbers and the correct Powerball number. The ticket in question had the number 9 instead of the winning 19, Poughkeepsie Journal reported. Each member of the group will receive around $700 of the $50,000 prize before taxes, said Poughkeepsie Journal. Click to read the article …

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01/19/2016

Neighbors

Greenwich's Global Lyme Alliance Awards Nearly $1 Million In Grants GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich's Global Lyme Alliance has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to researchers focused on post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome. “Although GLA’s scientific agenda—the identification, treatment and cure of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases—remains the same, this grant cycle we strove especially to award exceptional researchers advancing the science of post-treatment Lyme,” said Harriet Kotsoris, M.D., GLA’s Chief Scientific Officer. “Even with 21 to 28 days of antibiotic treatment, nearly 20 percent of Lyme patients exhibit persistent and debilitating symptoms su…

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01/19/2016

Schools

Darien's Middlesex Middle School Welcomes New Mascot DARIEN, Conn. -- Middlesex Middle School's dragon mascot has gone blue after a makeover from the school's Student Council. “Middlesex has always had a dragon mascot," "said Jacqueline Luginbuhl, an MMS teacher and student council co-adviser. "As our colors are blue and silver, we thought a blue dragon mascot was an appropriate choice.“ The mascot's makeover comes from a design contest sponsored by the student council. Aqua team student Keely O'Shea's winning design will be featured on shirts and advertisements. "Blue" is played by rotating members of the student …

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01/19/2016

Events

Ambler Farm Offers Maple Syrup Program, Valentine's Tea WILTON, Conn. -- Ambler Farm's Tap-a Tree Maple Syrup Program and Valentine's Tea return to Wilton in February. Training sessions for Tap-a-Tree will be offered on Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The program will cover the science and history of syruping. Participants will choose a tree and hang a bucket for sap collecting. Ambler Farm will keep families posted on their sap progress so they can return to collect the sap. The sap will then be boiled down in the farm's sugar shack to make a bottle of maple syrup for each family to take home. Participation is $65 for non-member families and…

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01/19/2016

Sports

Gatorade Names Staples' DeBalsi As Cross Country Runner Of The Year WESTPORT, Conn. -- Hannal DeBalsi of Staples High School was named the 2015-16 Gatorade Connecticut Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year. “Hannah possesses a rare maturity, and has even since she was a freshman,” said Staples High head coach Amanda Parrish. “Her healthy, balanced attitude about training and racing has been inspirational.” A senior at Staples, DeBalsi is now a finalist for the Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Award. The winner will be announced later this month. The award honors students for their athletic achievements as well as their academic a…

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01/19/2016

Schools

Chappaqua Schools Launch Mobile App CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua Central School District has launched its new Chapp App for mobile devices. The Chapp App provides the information available on the district's website in a mobile-friendly format. Key features include push notifications, calendar events, cycle days, news, lunch menus, directories, board of education information and community links. The free app is available for download for iOS and Android.

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01/19/2016

Events

Business Breakfasts Return To Concordia College In Bronxville BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The Business Breakfast series will return Concordia College with a discussion on creative entrepreneurship on Jan. 26. Steve Landsberg, Founding Partner and Chief Creative Officer of Grok, will discuss "The Business of Creativity: One Man’s Advertising Career as a Creativepreneur." Landsberg founded the full service advertising agency Grok in 2008 with Julie Bauer and Tod Seisser. Grok was named one of America's fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine three years in a row. It currently features 25 employees and $75 million in revenue. Landsberg previously…

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01/19/2016

News

White Plains Library Airs Documentary On Health Care Crisis WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Public Library will screen the health crisis documentary “FIX IT: Healthcare at the Tipping Point" on Jan. 24. The film looks at health care from a businessman’s perspective and shows how the inefficiencies of the present system is damaging the economy, suffocating businesses, discouraging physicians, and negatively impacting the nation’s health, while remaining unaffordable for a third of the population. After the film, New York State Assembly member Amy Paulin and Dr. Elizabeth Rosenthal from Physicians for a National Health Program will lead a pa…

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01/19/2016

News

Passaic County Awarded $3.5 Million In Grants To Improve High Risk Roads PATERSON, N.J. -- The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority approved $3.5 million in federal grants this week to improve roadways throughout Passaic County. “These grants will help us address dangerous road conditions throughout Passaic County, reducing the risk of crashes at curves and helping drivers remain alert on the roads,” said Freeholder John Bartlett, who represents Passaic County on the Transportation Planning Authority board of trustees. The grants will provide for the application of horizontal curve high friction surface treatment and rumble strips to high risk roads th…

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01/19/2016

Neighbors

White Plains LWV Honors Dorothy Schere For Volunteer Work WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The League of Women Voters of White Plains will honor Dorothy Schere for her extensive volunteer work, at the Annual Winter Dinner Party on Jan. 31. Schere has given many hours of her time to various White Plains organizations. The Abington, Penn. native worked in New York as a social worker before moving to Hartsdale in 1968, when she first joined the League of Women Voters. Schere and her husband Jonathan moved to White Plains in 1971. She served as president of Meals on Wheels from 1978 to 1983. Schere's career of service to the White Plains School District include…

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01/19/2016

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