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Walden, Pines Bridge Schools In Yorktown Host Art Show Walden, Pines Bridge Schools In Yorktown Host Art Show
Walden, Pines Bridge Schools In Yorktown Host Art Show YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- More than 200 students at the Walden and Pines Bridge Schools at Putnam | Northern Westchester BOCES participated in the "Everyone Is an Artist" art show. “We didn’t have a vision of what the end result was going to be. No matter how it comes out, it is a representation of the student,” said art teacher Jesse Steiner.  Steiner used empty boxes from dozens of new computers as bases for students to create portraits using string, glue and paint. Each student's silhouette was drawn onto a box, outlined in a string dipped in glue and then decorated with paint …

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Events
Poughkeepsie Schedules Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular Poughkeepsie Schedules Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular
Poughkeepsie Schedules Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The City of Poughkeepsie's annual Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular will take place Saturday, July 2.  Residents can best view the show from Waryas Park for free, or purchase tickets to watch them from the Mid-Hudson Children's Museum or the Walkway Over the Hudson.  The spectacular will begin at dusk at approximately 9:20 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, July 3. 

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Air Quality Alert Issued For Connecticut Air Quality Alert Issued For Connecticut
Air Quality Alert Issued For Connecticut DANBURY, Conn. -- The air quality may be unhealthy for "sensitive groups" from Sunday, June 19 through Tuesday, June 21, according to a forecast by Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “We are expecting air quality that will impact our most vulnerable residents, including children, the elderly and those with respiratory disease such as asthma,” said Commissioner Robert Klee. “Since it is Father’s Day weekend and we’re issuing an air quality alert, we urge all ‘Dads’ to take the weekend off from cutting the lawn – to minimize any health impacts on themsel…

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Easton's South Park Avenue Bridge Narrows To One Lane Easton's South Park Avenue Bridge Narrows To One Lane
Easton's South Park Avenue Bridge Narrows To One Lane EASTON, Conn. -- A lane closure is in effect for the South Park Avenue bridge near Riverside Lane, according to the Easton Courier.  The bridge is currently open only to single, alternating one-lane traffic and will remain that way for the foreseeable future, the Easton Courier reported.  The Easton Public Works Department is analyzing long-term solutions, said the Easton Courier. Motorists are advised to obey stop signs and come to a complete stop before crossing, the Easton Courier reported.  Click here to read the Easton Courier article.

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Waryas Park Hosts Free Pops For Pops Concert Waryas Park Hosts Free Pops For Pops Concert
Waryas Park Hosts Free Pops For Pops Concert POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Bardavon will present a free Pops for Pops concert at Victor C. Waryas Park on Sunday, June 19. The Father's Day concert will feature a choir and orchestra from Memphis, Tenn. Attendees can bring lawn chairs and blankets.  The free concert will also feature prize giveaways just for fathers. Pops for Pops will begin at 5 p.m. 

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Vigil For Orlando Tops Briarcliff Village Manager's Report Vigil For Orlando Tops Briarcliff Village Manager's Report
Vigil For Orlando Tops Briarcliff Village Manager's Report BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- The following is the village manager’s report from Philip Zegarelli: The Briarcliff Congregational Church will have an evening vigil focused on the Orlando massacre at 7 p.m. Saturday.  The 6th Annual Ron Jankowski “Father's Day” 5K Run/Walk through Briarcliff Manor will take place Saturday at Law Park. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the 5K starts at 8 a.m.  The Village Hall's summer hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to noon Fridays. Seasonal hydrant flushing commences Monday and continues until Friday. Flushing will take place fr…

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Mount Pleasant Library Launches Community Portal, Calendar Mount Pleasant Library Launches Community Portal, Calendar
Mount Pleasant Library Launches Community Portal, Calendar PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The Mount Pleasant Public Library has introduced both a community portal and a community calendar to its home page.  “We wanted our patrons to be able to find in one place Mount Pleasant’s community partners, from sports groups to PTAs and school contacts, to services for seniors, to the arts,” said Library Director John Fearon. “A natural complement to the community portal is the community calendar, which we are able to bring to you through our partnership with burbio.com.” The community portal offers a directory of local nonprofit and government organizations, while…

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Life Of 'Bridge of Spies' Figure James Donovan Discussed in New Rochelle Life Of 'Bridge of Spies' Figure James Donovan Discussed in New Rochelle
Life Of 'Bridge of Spies' Figure James Donovan Discussed in New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Beth Amosori and John Donovan, granddaughter and son of author James B. Donovan, recently spoke at Habitat for Humanity of Westchester's "Love Our History" series event.  James B. Donovan wrote "Strangers on a Bridge: The Case of Colonel Abel and Francis Gary Powers," with ghost writer Bard Lindeman.  It tells how Donovan negotiated the release of an American pilot whose spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in exchange for a convicted Soviet KGB spy.  The book was adapted into "Bridge of Spies" an Academy Award- nominated motion …

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Weather
Perfect Weather In Store For Weekend In Bridgeport As Summer Approaches Perfect Weather In Store For Weekend In Bridgeport As Summer Approaches
Perfect Weather In Store For Weekend In Bridgeport As Summer Approaches FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The official start of summer will be previewed this weekend by the perfect weather for cookouts, swimming and more outdoor fun, according to a forecast from the National Weather Service.  The perfect forecast calls for sunny highs of 82 on Saturday, with more sun on Sunday with a high of 80. Temperatures are projected to rise slightly on Monday to a comfortable 85, coinciding with the official start of summer.  Click here for the National Weather Service forecast.

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Briarcliff Pool Opening Tops Village Manager's Report Briarcliff Pool Opening Tops Village Manager's Report
Briarcliff Pool Opening Tops Village Manager's Report BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- The following is the Village Manager’s Report from Philip E. Zegarelli: The Village of Briarcliff Manor's pool is now open. Weekend hours are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., while weekday hours are from 3 to 7 p.m.  Permits may be purchased at the Recreation office weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office will stay open late until 6 p.m. on Monday, June 20.  Permits are required for tennis players for play on all Village courts.  The Village Hall's summer hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday. There will be no hydra…

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