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State Comptroller Affirms Rockland Budget Projections ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's review of the Rockland County budget for the 2016 fiscal year found that "the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable." In accordance with the comptroller's recommendations, County Executive Ed Day plans to reduce the audited year-end General Fund unreserved deficit fund balance each year by a minimum of 10 percent. Day's office says he will accomplish this via conservative budgetary practices and running government more efficiently, which has already yielded impressive savi…

by Robert Mikulak

11/21/2015

Events

Darien Y Offers Yoga And Holiday Nutrition Workshops DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien YMCA is offering two new health and wellness workshops: a mother-daughter yoga workshop and a “Healthy Holiday Season” nutrition workshop. The mother-daughter yoga workshop will be held Sunday from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Instructed by Danielle Brown and her daughter Gigi, the workshop will focus on mindfulness training and the fundamentals of yoga, including sun salutations, standing poses, balancing postures, seated and reclining poses, and core isolation and strengthening. The workshop is for mothers and daughters ages 7 and older. The cost for each mother and daughter …

by Robert Mikulak

11/21/2015

Neighbors

Letter: Yorktown Supervisor A Tax Scofflaw YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor. Email them to yorktown@dailyvoice.com. To the editor: At the October Yorktown Board Meeting, Supervisor Michael Grace said he owed more than $30,0000 in unpaid town and school taxes. Grace was indignant that taxpayers had "lifted up his dirty sheets for public view." Grace mentioned his son's multiple arrests and drug addiction, his two failed marriages and a bout with cancer 40 years ago as the reasons he can't pay his taxes. Grace was unapologetic and offered an impassioned challenge for anyon…

by David Witkowich

11/20/2015

Events

Westport Library Celebrates International Games Day Saturday WESTPORT, Conn. -- The Westport Library will celebrate International Games Day on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.International Games Day is a worldwide annual library event that includes games for the entire family, popular tabletop games and a tournament for the board game Revolution! Prizes and giveaways will be available. The schedule is as follows: The Great Hall (main level), all day: tabletop games. Play classics such as Scrabble or new hits like Settlers of Catan. Bring your own games or play from the library's selection. Children's Department, all day: games for families and kids…

by Robert Mikulak

11/20/2015

News

Malloy: Upgrading Metro-North Would Boost Economy FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says an economic analysis performed on his proposed upgrades to the Metro-North New Haven Line shows his plan would bring almost $10 million in benefits to Connecticut. Malloy claims the study demonstrates that the economic benefits of replacing the Metro-North Railroad commuter system is more than twice the cost of the project upgrades and will be a major factor in being able to attract and retain businesses and grow jobs. The analysis determined that while the proposed upgrades have an estimated cost of $3.9 billion, its future benefits amou…

by Robert Mikulak

11/20/2015

News

New Bridge Construction Results In Reduced Metro-North Service Metro-North Railroad is reducing late-night Hudson Line train service after 9 p.m. Friday, as workers building the new Tappan Zee Bridge install 700-ton girder assemblies over the tracks at Tarrytown. There are no schedule changes on Saturday morning. Similar work will done on one more date in December. The exact date will be announced later. To see the revised schedule, click here. For more information about the movement of the girder assemblies, or the project overall, including fact sheets and video, visit the New NY Bridge website, http://www.newnybridge.com.

by Robert Mikulak

11/20/2015

Events

Norwalk Library Celebrates International Games Day Saturday NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Public Library will host International Games Day on Saturday from 1-5 p.m. in the Main Library auditorium. The event is for ages 8 and older. The library will have board games available to play all afternoon to celebrate the nation's love of games. Games will include Apples to Apples, Bingo, Candyland, Catchphrase Chutes & Ladders, Jenga, Pictionary, Scrabble and more. For more information, call Lisa at (203) 899-2780, ext. 15136, or email estory@norwalkpubliclibrary.org.

by Robert Mikulak

11/20/2015

Events

Light Hanukkah Lights At Field Library PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Children of all ages are invited to celebrate Hanukkah at the Field Library in Peekskill at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9. Kids can make a special Hanukkah craft, get creative with Hanukkah stamps and learn to play with dreidels. Refreshments will be served. For more details, contact the library at 914-737-0847 or check our Frog Blog (www.fieldkids.wordpress.com) for more information. The Field Library is at 4 Nelson Ave.

by Robert Mikulak

11/20/2015

Police & Fire

Pedestrian Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Cortlandt CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- A pedestrian is in stable condition after being struck by an automobile Thursday night in Cortlandt, police said. New York State Police from the Cortlandt barracks responded to a car/pedestrian collision about 8:20 p.m. Thursday on East Main Street, near Baker Street. A police investigation revealed a 2007 Volvo operated by Mark Marmer, 66, of Putnam Valley, was traveling east on East Market Street. An unidentified and uninvolved vehicle suddenly swerved in front of Marmer’s vehicle, cutting him off in an aggressive manner, police said. Marmer then observed a person pushi…

by Robert Mikulak

11/20/2015

Events

Poughkeepsie's Bardavon Presents Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Opera POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Bardavon in Poughkeepsie will present two classical music events this weekend. The Hudson Valley Philharmonic will perform "A Toast to WMHT" at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Bardavon, 35 Market Street. At 1 p.m. Sunday, the Bardavon will host a screening of "Lulu" as part of The Met: Live in HD series. The HVP performance on Saturday will feature Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion, Celesta; Ravel's piano concerto in G major withSean Chen, Van Cliburn Competition crystal medalist; and Sibelius' Symphony No. 1. Ticket holders are invited to a pre-…

by Robert Mikulak

11/20/2015

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