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Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips
Community Health Center Movement Mourns Leading Advocate Rev. Jeannette J. Phillips The Reverend Jeannette J. Phillips, a powerful force for change in community health care, died on Tuesday evening, surrounded by loved ones, after a lifetime of distinguished service. A visionary leader, pastor, Community Health Center network founder, and the matriarch of a large and growing family, she helped guide the emergence of patient-led community health care in New York State from its roots in the civil rights movement into the modern era. Rev. Phillips opened the Peekskill Area Ambulatory Health Care Center in 1975 along with three other African American founding mothers: the late…

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Police & Fire
Raging Brush Fire Requires Use Of Over 1K Feet Of Hose In Northern Westchester Raging Brush Fire Requires Use Of Over 1K Feet Of Hose In Northern Westchester
Raging Brush Fire Requires Use Of Over 1K Feet Of Hose In Northern Westchester A brush fire that erupted in Northern Westchester in the midst of elevated fire risk conditions took firefighters from several departments hours to put out.  The fire occurred on Thursday afternoon, April 13 in the hamlet of Montrose in the woods near Washington Street, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  As the fire began to quickly spread, firefighters from numerous departments were called to the scene.  Croton-On-Hudson department members remained at the blaze from around 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., then returned to the fire station to repack the over 1,000 feet of hose tha…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
Hundreds Of Drivers Shown Passing School Buses At District In Northern Westchester Hundreds Of Drivers Shown Passing School Buses At District In Northern Westchester
Hundreds Of Drivers Shown Passing School Buses At District In Northern Westchester A pilot program employed by a Northern Westchester school district has found that nearly 400 drivers illegally passed stopped school buses over the span of two months.  The program, used by the Hendrick Hudson School District which serves over 2,000 students in Buchanan, Verplanck, Crugers, Montrose, Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, and Peekskill, came from a partnership with technology provider BusPatrol, officials from the company announced on Tuesday, Nov. 1.  Through cameras installed on 49 school bus stop arms, the company captured a total of 367 il…

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by Ben Crnic
Lifestyle
Northern Westchester HS Teacher Advances To 'Jeopardy!' Tourney Of Champions Finals Northern Westchester HS Teacher Advances To 'Jeopardy!' Tourney Of Champions Finals
Northern Westchester HS Teacher Advances To 'Jeopardy!' Tourney Of Champions Finals A high school teacher in Northern Westchester who lives in Ulster County has now advanced to the finals of the "Jeopardy!" Tournament of Champions. In May, Francois Barcomb, of New Paltz, an 11th-grade physics teacher at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, earlier took home the $100,000 "Jeopardy!" Teachers Tournament. In July, Barcomb was one of the game show's 15 top competitors invited back to compete for the much-anticipated Tournament of Champions and a chance for a $250,000 grand prize. Barcomb prevailed in his semifinal-round battle that aired on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The two-d…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Northern Westchester HS Teacher Will Vie In 'Jeopardy!' Tourney Of Champions Semis Northern Westchester HS Teacher Will Vie In 'Jeopardy!' Tourney Of Champions Semis
Northern Westchester HS Teacher Will Vie In 'Jeopardy!' Tourney Of Champions Semis A teacher in Northern Westchester who lives in Ulster County and was the winner of the 2019 "Jeopardy!" Teachers Tournament has now advanced to the semifinals of the popular game show's Tournament of Champions. In May, Francois Barcomb of New Paltz, an 11th-grade physics teacher at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, took home $100,000 with the big win during the Teachers Tournament. In July, Barcomb was one of the show's 15 top competitors invited back to compete for the much-anticipated Tournament of Champions and a chance for a $250,000 grand prize. The semifinals run from Monday,…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Northern Westchester HS Teacher Will Be Back On 'Jeopardy!' For Tournament Of Champions Northern Westchester HS Teacher Will Be Back On 'Jeopardy!' For Tournament Of Champions
Northern Westchester HS Teacher Will Be Back On 'Jeopardy!' For Tournament Of Champions A teacher in Northern Westchester who was the winner of the 2019 "Jeopardy!" Teachers Tournament returns to battle against the show's top competitors after being invited to show just how smart he is in the Tournament of Champions. In May, Francois Barcomb of New Paltz, an 11th-grade physics teacher at Hendrick Hudson High School in Montrose, took home $100,000 with the big win during the Teachers Tournament. In July, Barcomb was one of the show's 15 top competitors invited back to compete for the much-anticipated Tournament of Champions and a chance at a cool $250,000 grand prize. Fran…

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by Kathy Reakes