HARTSDALE, N.Y. -- The Hartsdale-based Westchester Community Foundation has appointed Tara Seeley as program officer.Seeley will be developing and implementing the overall grant making strategy, goals and activities in the areas of community development, environment, health and technical assistance. She served on the grants team at Central Indiana Community Foundation from 2004 through ...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A science teacher from Ursuline School in New Rochelle has been selected for an educational fellowship focused on sea turtles and marine ecology in Baja Mexico.Robyn Summa been selected by the non-profit organization Ecology Project International (EPI) to participate in an eight-day research and education fellowship.Summa will be immersed in the diverse ecology of ...

REDDING, Conn. -- Take a peek into the future to see what people will be watching, reading, playing, and listening to at the Mark Twain Library in Redding on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Richard Taub, a Redding resident and senior VP with Media Audits International, a company that collects data from most major media outlets, will discuss how media consumption of apps, books, TV, and music is ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. --  Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Send letters to southwestdutchess@dailyvoice.com.To the editor:I recently attended an advocacy day in Albany sponsored by the Alliance for Quality Education. As a teacher in the Poughkeepsie City School District for 11 years, along with being active in local and state politics, it was important for me to urge our ...

NORWALK, Conn. -- A Norwalk man, with lawyer and actor on his resume, has a role in a commercial for Chevy that is a nominee on the CBS show, “Greatest Super Bowl Commercials," according to The Hour. Robert Sciglimpaglia plays the father of a recent graduate who thinks he received a yellow Chevy Camero as a present in the 2012 Super Bowl commercial, "Happy Grad". The ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Bridgeport-based company will be closing the doors to its downtown McDonald's on Main Street, across from the Holiday Inn, according to the Connecticut Post. Treft Corp., which owns 43 McDonald's in Connecticut and New York, will transfer all of the employees at this location to other locations, the Connecticut Post said. The four other McDonald's in Bridgeport ...

STAMFORD, Conn. -- The 8th Annual Chocolate, Dessert & Wine Lover’s Evening, which benefits the Pacific House Emergency Men’s Shelter, will be Monday, Feb. 8 at the Stamford Marriot Hotel & Spa.Guests will indulge in a selection of dessert and chocolate flavor combinations, ranging from traditional to exotic from more than 70 food, dessert and fine wine purveyors. The evening ...

TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Decorate cookies for that special someone at a free Valentine's Day cookie event at the Trumbull Nature and Arts Center on Sunday, Feb. 7. Create frosted and sprinkled masterpieces with Valentine’s Day themes. Supplies are limited and registration required. The event will be held from 1:30-3 p.m. at the Trumbull Nature and Arts Center, 7115 Main St.Click here to ...

BETHEL, Conn. -- The Bethel Police Department will hold a car seat clinic at the Stony Hill Fire Station on Saturday, Feb. 6.Officers who are Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will work with parents and caregivers to check that car seats are installed properly. The clinic will be held by appointment only. To schedule an appointment time call 203-744-7900, ext. 246 for Sgt. ...

MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- The Mahopac Special Education PTO meeting will feature a presentation on preparing for children's IEP meeting.Chrisanne Petrone, from the Hudson Valley Special Education Parent Center will provide parents with strategies and tools to prepare for their child’s CSE meeting. Parents will leave workshop with the tools to effectively participate in their child’s annual ...