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Darien Native Launches Campaign Against Distracted Driving Darien Native Launches Campaign Against Distracted Driving
Darien Native Launches Campaign Against Distracted Driving DARIEN, Conn. - The Darien Police Department has teamed up with Darien native Whitney Ball in her campaign effort to end distracted driving in the community. Ball, frustrated by how often she has observed people driving with their hands off the wheel, using their phone or texting, felt she needed to do something to increase public awareness in the community of the dangers of distracted driving.  “Using a multi-tiered community wide approach involving the police department and politicians we can come together as a town and recognize how dangerous this is and prevent tragedy before it has a ch…

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Events
First 'Westchester Farmhouse' Ale Competition Scheduled First 'Westchester Farmhouse' Ale Competition Scheduled
First 'Westchester Farmhouse' Ale Competition Scheduled YONKERS, New York - The Yonkers Brewing Co. has paired up with Harpers Restaurant and Bar to host the first annual Westchester Farmhouse Ale competition where home brewers from around Westchester compete. On Sunday Oct. 11 from 1-6 pm all are welcome to a day of beer, delicious food, more beer and live music. Over 20 local homebrewers have been hard at work this summer perfecting their take on a Farmhouse Ale.  The brewers will be at Harper's pouring you their final product and competing for an array of prizes - the grand prize being an opportunity to have their winning recipe brewed profes…

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Business
Byram Hills Graduate Offers Water-Free Car Wash At Home Byram Hills Graduate Offers Water-Free Car Wash At Home
Byram Hills Graduate Offers Water-Free Car Wash At Home ARMONK, N.Y. -- With the last of the summer dust kicking up onto cars, a Byram Hills graduate is offering a water-free car wash brought directly to your home. Owner of Redline Auto Styling and Greenwich resident, Gregory Lee, founded the automotive performance parts and accessories retailer during his sophomore year. Since then, he has expanded Redline Performance into Redline Auto Styling to bring car-owners a new kind of car wash. In the Armonk Daily News, Lee said his new service is like cleaning and waxing your car at the same time. He added that a traditional car wash can use between 50…

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News
Mahopac Spirits Company Receives Praise From New York Times Mahopac Spirits Company Receives Praise From New York Times
Mahopac Spirits Company Receives Praise From New York Times PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Lithuanian spiced honey liqueur called Krupnikas made by Mahopac company KAS Spirits, received a nod from The New York Times earlier this month with a write up in the Foods section. The drink made by Mahopac resident, Kestutis Katinas and his wife, Marushka Osman, is crafted with New York State honey, a combination of 10 spices and citrus to create an 80 proof liqueur that is popular with not only the Lithuanian community but also all craft spirit enthusiasts.  "We are extremely flattered,” says Katinas, whose KAS Spirits recently celebrated their one-year anniv…

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Schools
Nearly 100 Irvington Students Named AP Scholars Nearly 100 Irvington Students Named AP Scholars
Nearly 100 Irvington Students Named AP Scholars IRVINGTON, N.Y. - - The College Board has acknowledged nearly 100 current and former Irvington High School students as AP Scholars after receiving their scores on the Advanced Placement exams. Students took the AP exams in May 2015 after completing in at least one of the college level courses over the year. The district provides its students with the opportunity to take any of the following AP courses: English Language, English Literature, US History, World History, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Spanish, French…

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Police & Fire
Four Face DWI Charges In Separate Incidents In Putnam Four Face DWI Charges In Separate Incidents In Putnam
Four Face DWI Charges In Separate Incidents In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Putnam County Sheriff's Department stopped and charged four people for driving while intoxicated between Sept. 18 and Sept. 20. On September 18 at 3:12 p.m., a deputy sheriff responded to a report of an erratic vehicle on Peekskill Hollow Road in the Town of Putnam Valley. The caller reported having observed the vehicle nearly collide with a school bus in traffic.  The deputy observed the vehicle in the vicinity of Peekskill Hollow Road and New Hill Road, and reported seeing the driver commit a traffic violation. Upon stopping the vehicle, the deputy reported beli…

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News
Croton Falls Road Closed Most Of Day Croton Falls Road Closed Most Of Day
Croton Falls Road Closed Most Of Day CROTON FALLS, N.Y. -- Drivers will need to find a different route if their usual route takes them on Croton Falls Road, as the both the eastbound and westbound lanes between Route 100/202 and Route 22 will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday.  The closure is due to the rehabilitation of the Croton Falls Road Bridge over the Croton River. Detour signs will be posted. Police will be in place to direct motorists.

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New York Pays $450,000 To Family of Inmate Beaten In Prison New York Pays $450,000 To Family of Inmate Beaten In Prison
New York Pays $450,000 To Family of Inmate Beaten In Prison DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - The Poughkeepsie Journal has released an investigation in which it found two dozen cases locally and 175 cases statewide where inmates said they were beaten by corrections officers received money from the state in lawsuit settlements.  The state paid the family of Steven Ostane $450,000, the highest amount paid in one of these cases since 2010, the Journal says.  Read more about the investigation here. 

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Indian Point Siren Test Scheduled Indian Point Siren Test Scheduled
Indian Point Siren Test Scheduled CORTLANDT, N.Y -- The alarm sirens at Indian Point will be tested between 10:30-11 a.m. Thursday.The sirens may be heard in the Croton-on-Hudson and in the vicinity of New York Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt. If there were an emergency at the nuclear power plants, the sirens would be sounded continuously at full volume for four minutes, followed by an activation of the Emergency Alert System on radio and television stations to broadcast important information and instructions.  The sirens are not a signal to evacuate, rather they are intended to alert the public to tune to …

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Schools
Greenwich High Junior Wins Global Google Science Fair Grand Prize Greenwich High Junior Wins Global Google Science Fair Grand Prize
Greenwich High Junior Wins Global Google Science Fair Grand Prize GREENWICH, Conn. -- After the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Africa, Greenwich High School junior Olivia Hallisey was determined to find a way to help.That is what helped her win the grand prize at this year's Global Google Science Fair.  “Winning (will) enable me to continue to develop my Ebola Assay Card as a multiple disease diagnostic assay and to make a meaningful impact on global health through the early detection of often fatal diseases. I am inspired by Dr. Kent Brantly, who showed the global community our collective moral obligation to act with courage and compassion,” said Hallisey in her …

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