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Robotic Fish And Ice Volcanoes: ‘Camp Invention’ Coming To Hudson Valley Robotic Fish And Ice Volcanoes: ‘Camp Invention’ Coming To Hudson Valley
Robotic Fish And Ice Volcanoes: ‘Camp Invention’ Coming To Hudson Valley A summer camp for kids who like to tinker. That’s one way to sum up Camp Invention, a nonprofit summer enrichment program for kindergarten-through-sixth-graders that incorporates hands-on activities to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning. A partnership between the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the US Patent and Trademark Office, the camps are held each year around the country, including in New York and Connecticut. Though the activities are meant to be educational, that doesn’t mean they’re boring. “Children will discover real space exploration…

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Unemployment Rate Inches Up In Westchester Unemployment Rate Inches Up In Westchester
Unemployment Rate Inches Up In Westchester Westchester County's unemployment rate rose to 5.2 percent in February, up from 4.9 percent a year ago, according to the latest state Labor Department statistics. Rates are calculated using methods prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  New York's area unemployment rates rely in part on the results of the Current Population Survey, which contacts approximately 3,100 households each month. From February 2017 to February 2018, the State’s private sector job count increased by 97,200.  In February 2018, the number of private sector jobs in the State was 8,151,800. The State’s pr…

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