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Listen, Learn, Volunteer — A Night To Take Action Will Be Held In Ridgefield Listen, Learn, Volunteer — A Night To Take Action Will Be Held In Ridgefield
Listen, Learn, Volunteer — A Night To Take Action Will Be Held In Ridgefield First it was New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen. Then Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. And, finally, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. These three US Supreme Court decisions, among others, handed down this past June cheered many while galvanizing many others into angry action. Count Glori Norwitt and Jessica Mancini among the latter. The two Ridgefield women have been friends since their children met in preschool some 15 years ago. Mancini is a former member of the Ridgefield Board of Finance and Norwitt is an employment attorney, chair of Ridgefield's E…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
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Ossining HS Wins Most Successful School Award At GENIUS Olympiad Ossining HS Wins Most Successful School Award At GENIUS Olympiad
Ossining HS Wins Most Successful School Award At Genius Olympiad Ossining High School was recognized as the “Most Successful School” award recipient at the ninth annual GENIUS Olympiad, which took place between Monday, June 17 and Saturday, June 22 at SUNY Oswego. The Olympiad included international students submitting a total of 1,657 projects in regional competitions with 789 accepted for the finals. The award is based on the number of participants and the total awards received. All of the 15 OHS juniors who attended the prestigious competition received awards for their science projects and are members of the school’s Science Research Program. OHS’ win…

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by Valerie Musson
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With Garbage Piling Up, Trash Pickup Resumes In Mount Vernon With Garbage Piling Up, Trash Pickup Resumes In Mount Vernon
With Garbage Piling Up, Trash Pickup Resumes In Mount Vernon Garbage is piling up on Mount Vernon streets as DPW crews were grounded for the second straight day due to a lack of fuel, though trash pickup is expected to resume Wednesday. According to Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, the city was down to approximately 800 gallons of fuel for the city’s fleet on Tuesday, June 4, before receiving a new supply. Thomas said that garbage pickup will resume on Wednesday, June 5. DPW crews will begin garbage pickup citywide beginning at 6 a.m. and Thomas vowed that they will run until "all the trash from all sides of Mount Vernon in one shot.” DPW Commis…

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by Zak Failla
Business
New Westchester County Airport Plan Unveiled By Latimer New Westchester County Airport Plan Unveiled By Latimer
New Westchester County Airport Plan Unveiled By Latimer County Executive George Latimer announced new initiatives on Monday, Aug. 13 to reduce noise, water pollution and air emissions at Westchester County Airport.           “Back in May, we announced a series of public meetings, where we heard from everyone who wished to speak, and each had a chance to talk about the challenges facing the airport," Latimer said during a Monday news conference, which can be viewed below or by clicking here. Regarding airport operations, by no small margin, the largest numbers of concerns relayed revolved around noise. In response, the Latimer Administration…

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by Jon Craig