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Carlucci Leads Highway Cleanup In Congers Carlucci Leads Highway Cleanup In Congers
Carlucci Leads Highway Cleanup In Congers CONGERS -- State Sen. David Carlucci, D-Rockland/Westchester, partnering with Keep Rockland Beautiful, will hold his annual highway cleanup Wednesday morning along Route 304. Joining Carlucci will be 55 volunteers, including members of the New City Cub Scout Pack 46 and the Rockland County Civil Air Patrol. They will meet at Dr. Davies Farm, 306 Route 304, Congers. The cleanup will take place from 9-11 a.m.

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Tuckahoe's Koala Park Daycare Collects Food Donations Tuckahoe's Koala Park Daycare Collects Food Donations
Tuckahoe's Koala Park Daycare Collects Food Donations TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- Koala Park Daycare in Tuckahoe is collecting food for needy Eastchester families for Thanksgiving.Koala Park is seeking the following general food items to donate to the Eastchester Community Action Partnership: canned tuna, salmon, ham, chicken and beef; hot and cold cereal; dry or canned beans; pasta and pasta sauce; rice; pancake mix; macaroni and cheese; and canned fruits.  Donations of holiday-specific items are also being sought, including: turkeys, hams and oven-stuffer chickens; stuffing; canned vegetables; salt, pepper and seasoning packets; cranberry sauce; mashed…

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Fairfield GOP Lawmakers Call For State Budget Revisions Fairfield GOP Lawmakers Call For State Budget Revisions
Fairfield GOP Lawmakers Call For State Budget Revisions FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- State Reps. Brenda Kupchick, R-132, Laura Devlin, R-134, and state Sen. Tony Hwang, R-28, are supporting House and Senate Republican leaders and their proposals to close the state budget deficit. In June, House and Senate Republicans said the state budget passed was too reliant on higher taxes, fundamentally flawed and wasn't fully vetted.  “We stand at the ready to work with both the governor and the Democratic majority to balance state budget and reverse the terrible course set three months ago, which included the second-highest tax increase in our state’s history, “ De…

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Two Events Recognize Norwalk's Creative Economy Two Events Recognize Norwalk's Creative Economy
Two Events Recognize Norwalk's Creative Economy NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Arts Commission will hold two events Wednesday recognizing Norwalk’s creative economy.Everyone in the community is invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served. The opening reception at 6 p.m. will feature remarks from Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling. At 6:30, the Norwalk Redevelopment Agency will host a Community Conversation to discuss "Made in Norwalk: Recognizing Norwalk's Creative Economy."  Elizabeth Stocker, director of economic development in the mayor's office, will serve as moderator for this panel-style talk. Panel participants include L…

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Westchester Accepts Applications For Heating Assistance Westchester Accepts Applications For Heating Assistance
Westchester Accepts Applications For Heating Assistance WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Westchester County Department of Social Services is now accepting applications from income-eligible people who need help paying heating bills, County Executive Rob Astorino announced. The funds are available through the Home Energy Assistance Program, a federally funded initiative. The maximum regular benefit an eligible household can receive is $625 for homes that heat with oil, kerosene or propane, and $400 for all others.  A family of four can have a household income of up to $51,792 annually and still qualify for a HEAP benefit. "Last winter, more t…

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Police & Fire
Police: Bridgeport Man Caught Watching Teen Girl Shower Police: Bridgeport Man Caught Watching Teen Girl Shower
Police: Bridgeport Man Caught Watching Teen Girl Shower BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A Bridgeport man was arrested after police said he was caught watching a teenage girl shower last week.Rickardo Rhoden, 35, of Bridgeport, was charged with public indecency, breach of peace and trespassing and was held on $5,000 bond after his arrest on Thursday.  Officers responded to a report of an assault involving two men at Beechwood and Laurel Avenue. A male witness told police that while at his girlfriend’s house sleeping, he was alerted by his girlfriend’s daughter that someone was looking in the bathroom window as she was taking a shower. The man said he ran to t…

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Business
Rye Decorators Owner Notes New Homeowner Trends Rye Decorators Owner Notes New Homeowner Trends
Rye Decorators Owner Notes New Homeowner Trends RYE, N.Y. -- When it comes to decorating a home today, young couples moving to Rye are looking for contemporary design, according to Valerie Rubeo, owner of Rye Decorators at 36 Purchase St. “It’s clean, sparse, less cluttered, and it usually involves shades of gray and beige,” says Rubeo. “And to go with this color combination, grass cloth wallpaper by Phillip Jeffries, is in huge demand. Customers bring in their favorite Pinterest boards or home magazines for inspiration.”  Rubeo notes that her clients seem to be entertaining less and, as a result, are investing less in expensive home furn…

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Man Arraigned In Dutchess On Child Predator Charges Man Arraigned In Dutchess On Child Predator Charges
Man Arraigned In Dutchess On Child Predator Charges PAWLING, N.Y. -- A Putnam Lake man is facing charges of predatory sexual assault against a child and rape after being arrested Saturday in incidents that took place in Pawling. New York State Police at Dover Plains arrested Abner D. Alonzo-Santos, 30, of Putnam Lake, on Saturday, on the charges of predatory sexual assault against a child, a class A-II felony as well as two counts of third-degree rape, a class E felony. The charges stem from incidents occurring in Pawling, where it is alleged that Alonzo-Santos had sexual contact with a female child on multiple occasions over the course of y…

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Politics
New York Legislature Will Convene For 57 Days In 2016 New York Legislature Will Convene For 57 Days In 2016
New York Legislature Will Convene For 57 Days In 2016 ALBANY, N.Y. -- The New York State Legislature will meet for 57 days next year, according a report in nystateofpolitics.com. Lawmakers will convene for the first time in 2016 on Jan. 6, the day Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to deliver his annual State of the State address, nystateofpolitcs reported.  The calendar indicates the legislature will put in two four-day workweeks during March, the same month the Legislature's budget is due, according to nystateofpolitics.  To read the full report, click here. 

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Bridgeport Police: Driver Charged With Nearly Hitting Two Officers Bridgeport Police: Driver Charged With Nearly Hitting Two Officers
Bridgeport Police: Driver Charged With Nearly Hitting Two Officers BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Milford man is facing reckless endangerment charges after he nearly hit an officer with his Cadillac on Fairfield Avenue on Thursday, Bridgeport police said. An officer reported the incident over the radio, and said the car drove onto Interstate 95 northbound at Pine Street, police said. Officers checked the plate number of the vehicle and determined it belonged to David Brandman, 47 , according to police.  Bridgeport police notified State Police and Milford police, who were able to track down Brandman in Milford, police said. As officers attempted to pull his 2006 Cad…

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