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Mahwah Library Offering Coding Class For Computer Science Education Week Mahwah Library Offering Coding Class For Computer Science Education Week
Mahwah Library Offering Coding Class For Computer Science Education Week MAHWAH, N.J. – The Mahwah Library will celebrate Computer Science Education Week with a one-time "Hour of Code" class Wednesday. Two classes are planned, as second- and third-graders will have class at 4:15 and fourth- and fifth-graders will have one at 5:15 p.m. The class is intended to demystify coding and give everyone a chance to learn how to code. More information is available here at this link. Registration is required, and can be done at this link. The library is at 100 Ridge Road, Mahwah.

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Celebrate The Holidays In Clarkstown With Annual Festival Celebrate The Holidays In Clarkstown With Annual Festival
Celebrate The Holidays In Clarkstown With Annual Festival NEW CITY, N.Y. – The 20th annual Clarkstown Holiday Festival will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. at the Zukor Park Street Community Center in New City. Tommy Gardner of the Uncle Brothers will lead a musical holiday show, and then a special guest will make an appearance. The Rockland County Historical Society will open up their 40th Anniversary Historical Exhibition from 4 to 5 p.m. for free before the Festival begins.

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Obituaries
Grace V. Haslam, 90, Of Poughkeepsie Grace V. Haslam, 90, Of Poughkeepsie
Grace V. Haslam, 90, Of Poughkeepsie POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Grace V. Haslam, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, died Monday, Nov. 30 at Vassar Bros. Medical Center. She was 90. Haslam was born May 26, 1925, in Pleasant Valley, to John Ferguson and Catherine Bradley Ferguson, working for IBM in Poughkeepsie. She was predeceased by her parents, brother William Ferguson and sister Mary Jones. Haslam is survived by her husband Donald, three children, Donna Mucci and her husband Mike of Wappingers Falls, John T. Haslam of Beacon, and Donald M. Haslam of New Hamburg, two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephe…

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News
Dispute Over Taping Erupts At State Sen. Serino's Forum Dispute Over Taping Erupts At State Sen. Serino's Forum
Dispute Over Taping Erupts At State Sen. Serino's Forum PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. – A public forum hosted by Hudson Valley State Sen. Sue Serino turned heated on Tuesday night as a critic of hers tried to record the forum, reported the Poughkeepsie Journal. Mert Melfa of Poughkeepsie has been a vocal critic of Serino's, and was told by Serino and a police officer on site that he couldn't tape the forum. Serino said on Tuesday and also released a statement earlier Thursday that her goal with the forum was to allow the public to talk with her without it being taped, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. She felt that the forum wasn't covered by the st…

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Police & Fire
Man Charged With DWI In Clarkstown Stop Man Charged With DWI In Clarkstown Stop
Man Charged With DWI In Clarkstown Stop CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. – A Yonkers man was arrested by state police on Nov. 25 after driving erratically on I-87 around 11 p.m. Mark O'Connor, 45,  was cited for multiple traffic violations, including aggravated driving while intoxicated, after state police stopped his car. He was processed with a blood alcohol level of 0.21, more than twice the legal limit. O'Connor was turned over to a sober third party and given an appearance ticket for Dec. 16 in Clarkstown Town Court.

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Variety Of Music Will Be Featured At JCC Rockland Holiday Family Concert Variety Of Music Will Be Featured At JCC Rockland Holiday Family Concert
Variety Of Music Will Be Featured At JCC Rockland Holiday Family Concert WEST NYACK, N.Y. – The Jewish Community Center of Rockland County will hold a special holiday concert on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. The Mama Doni Band will perform their interactive family show featuring reggae, rock, disco, Latin and klezmer music. After the concert, Hanukkah activities are planned. Tickets range from $10 in advance to $15 at the door, and registration can be done online at jccrockland.org. The JCC Rockland County campus is located at 450 West Nyack Road in West Nyack. 

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Police, Coast Guard Investigate Sinking Of Two Sailboats At Marina Norwalk Police, Coast Guard Investigate Sinking Of Two Sailboats At Marina
Norwalk Police, Coast Guard Investigate Sinking Of Two Sailboats At Marina NORWALK, Conn. – The Coast Guard and Norwalk Police Department are joining forces to investigate the Monday morning sinking of two sailboats at Shore Point Marina, according to The Hour. The sailboats were discovered sunk by the marina's building manager, Dave Rosenbaum, who immediately contacted the authorities. A technician from the Coast Guard was on site to try to figure out why the boats sank, reported The Hour. She told The Hour that a sheen that appeared to be diesel was found coming out the water, but that the spill has been contained. The technician was working with police and Ro…

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Man Hit By Car Near WCSU Campus In Danbury Man Hit By Car Near WCSU Campus In Danbury
Man Hit By Car Near Wcsu Campus In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. – Police are investigating a car vs. pedestrian accident on White Street in Danbury that sent a man in his 20s to the hospital with head injuries, according to the Danbury News-Times. The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon near the midtown campus of Western Connecticut State University, the report said.  Click here to read the rest of the Danbury News-Times article.

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Upgrades Made At Congers Crossing After Train Crashes Upgrades Made At Congers Crossing After Train Crashes
Upgrades Made At Congers Crossing After Train Crashes CONGERS, N.Y. – Rockland County has re-striped the road around the Lake Road railroad crossing after two train crashes in the past week, according to lohud.com. No one was hurt in either collision, which occurred when each car mistakenly turned onto the CSX railroad tracks and ended up in a ditch, lohud.com reported According to local residents, the crossing has been an ongoing issue for years, reported lohud.com. Both County Executive Ed Day and Clarkstown Town Supervisor-elect George Hoehmann have both said that more improvements may be on the way, lohud said. Click here to read the loh…

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Schools
Wappingers Falls School District Offers Parent Workshop Series Wappingers Falls School District Offers Parent Workshop Series
Wappingers Falls School District Offers Parent Workshop Series WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. – The Wappingers Falls School District will hold a Parent Workshop Series on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Van Wyck Junior High School from 9 a.m. to noon. The workshop will be broken into three 50-minute sessions, as parents will be asked to pick three topics for discussion. Topics include discussion of STEM classes, the importance of arts in education, music, how best to deal with the rapidly changing world of technology as a parent, and much more. More information is available here at the district's website, including registration forms for interested parents. Van Wyck Jun…

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