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Westport Registrars To Conduct Audit Of Voting Machines WESTPORT, Conn. — The election results from the voting machines in Westport's Districts 6 and 7 will be audited a month after the November voting.The Registrars of Voters announced that they will be holding an audit of the optical scan voting machines on Dec. 3 in Town Hall starting at 1 p.m. If required, the audit will be suspended and reconvened at 1p.m. Dec 4, they said. Residents are allowed to observe the process.

11/30/2015

News

Officials Hail Rockland's New Domestic Violence Prevention Program NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Rockland County's Domestic Violence Support program, launched in May 2014, has been declared a success, state and local officials say. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe, joined by County Executive Ed Day, state Sen. William Larkin, Elizabeth Santiago, executive director of the Center for Safety & Change and Haverstraw Supervisor Howard T. Phillips Jr. recently came together to highlight what they call the "extraordinary success of a unique domestic violence victim assistance" program that was piloted in Haverstraw and Stony Point. The program i…

11/30/2015

News

Tappan Zee Bridge Work Might Be Killing Sturgeon ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A federal agency is taking another look into reports that say the construction of the new Tapen Zee Bridge is killing the sturgeon that swim in the Hudson River, according to a report in LoHud.com. Lohud reports that the environmental group Riverkeeper has reported more than 120 sturgeon deaths, 46 so far in 2015, since work on the bridge began in 2012. A spokeswoman with the National Marine Fisheries Service told LoHud that the agency knew about the situation before Riverkeeper raised the issue and was working with the Federal Highway Administration. For more on t…

11/30/2015

News

$15 Minimum Wage Likely To Cost NY Jobs, Report Says ALBANY, N.Y. - A report recently released by the Empire Center for Public Policy and the American Action Forum says that the coming increase of the states minimum wage to $15 will likely cost the New York nearly 200,000 jobs, on the low end. The report looked at the impact on employment for a minimum wage of either $15 and $12, New York State of Politics reported. E.J. McMahon, president of the Empire Center, is quoted as saying that the Center's report shows that the increase to the minimum wage could actually hurt the low-wage, low-skill workers it is designed to help. A brief summary …

11/30/2015

Police & Fire

Saugerties Police Test Body Cameras On Chief, Officers SAUGERTIES, N.Y. -- Seven police officers and the chief will be donning the department's newest purchase -- body cameras, cccording to report from Time Warner Cable News. The department recently purchased eight body cameras and will be testing them for three months to determine if they will ultimately be a useful investment for the department, Time Warner Cable News reported. To read more about what the department is doing with body cameras, click here.

11/30/2015

News

Dutchess County Hosts State Preparedness Training Session DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - In the wake of the attacks in Paris two weeks ago, hundreds turned out for a Citizen Preparedness Training at Dutchess Community College Tuesday night.Some 300 residents attended the session learning how to "Prepare, Respond, Recover" when disaster strikes. The session was two hours, and was intended for residents to have the tools and resources to prepare for any type of disaster, respond accordingly and recover as quickly as possible to pre-disaster conditions. Each family who participated received a free Citizen Preparedness Corps Response Starter Kit. …

11/30/2015

Police & Fire

Westport Police Practice Kindness With Annual Holiday Toy Drive WESTPORT, Conn. - The Westport Police are starting their annual Holiday Toy Drive to benefit underprivileged children across Fairfield County this week. In the past, the program has been very successful, receiving thousands of toys that were able to be distributed to children who might not have had them otherwise. For the third year in a row, the department is working with Newtown Kindness, an organization whose mission is “to promote kindness as a guiding principle of humanity”. "We are honored to work toward such a mission with Newtown Kindness. We ask for your continued support and …

11/30/2015

Business

Account Exec For Bedford Hills HVAC Company Wins 'Milli' Entrepreneur Award BEDFORD, N.Y. — In the inaugural year of the Westfair Communications "Milli" award, Cos Cob resident Tom "Sarge" Barzelatto has taken home the prize.Barzelatto is an account executive at Bedford's Atlantic Westchester Inc. The award honors exceptional millennials, ages 21 to 34, living or working in Fairfield or Westchester counties who are changing the world in the following categories: community "millipreneur" (entrepreneur) nonprofit innovation creative technology medical green Barzelatto has been instrumental in leading the company’s energy efficienc…

11/30/2015

Police & Fire

Former Dutchess County Legislator Appointed Staatsburg Fire Commissioner STAATSBURG, N.Y. - The Straatsburg Fire District has appointed former Dutchess County Legislator Todd Bender to fill an unexpired term as Fire Commissioner on Monday.Bender lives in Golden Meadows with his wife and son has been working in the community and in government for over two decades. Currently, he works as the Legislative Aide for the Town of Pawling. “This opportunity is just one more way I can give back to my community. I look forward to recruiting volunteers to lessen the burden on my friends and neighbors that currently serve around the clock to keep us safe” said Bender.

11/30/2015

Events

Grace Farms Presents Christmas Program In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. - Grace Farms in New Canaan is hosting a holiday concert series featuring more than 40 performers from hit Broadway shows Sunday Dec. 13.The Christmas Joy at the River: Broadway Inspirational Voices Live in Concert aims to celebrate the season with Michael McElroy performers from shows including Les Miserables, Newsies, Wicked, The Lion King, Motown and Rent. These stars will sing gospel choir versions of Christmas classics and other songs from their upcoming record, Great Joy II: Around the World, including McElroy’s arrangement of “Joy to the World,” which earned him a G…

11/30/2015

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