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Party For Marty: Stop & Shop Locations To Celebrate Robots' One-Year Anniversary Party For Marty: Stop & Shop Locations To Celebrate Robots' One-Year Anniversary
Party For Marty: Stop & Shop Locations To Celebrate Robots' One-Year Anniversary Stop & Shop is ready to party with “Marty,” to celebrate the quirky robot’s first year of operation. Last year, Stop & Shop stores introduced more than 300 stores to Marty, who patrols the aisles looking for spills and alerting employees for potential hazardous spots. According to the company, this allows employees to focus on customers, while Marty makes the rounds at certain stores. When the robot detects a potential hazard on the floor, he notifies store associates who take corrective action. There will be a celebration of Marty from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, compl…

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St. Thomas Aquinas College Names New President For First Time In 25 Years St. Thomas Aquinas College Names New President For First Time In 25 Years
St. Thomas Aquinas College Names New President For First Time In 25 Years A veteran energy company executive with a background in education has been named the ninth president of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, succeeding retiring President Margaret Fitzpatrick. Brian D. Daly comes to the college following a 30-year career as an executive with National Grid and its predecessor companies. The president-elect will take over on a permanent basis on July 1, 2020, when Fitzpatrick steps down. “I am sincerely humbled by the opportunity to succeed Dr. Fitzpatrick as the President of St. Thomas Aquinas College after her seminal 25-year leadership of the college,…

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Pace University Students Help Elmsford Fourth-Graders Learn STEM Skills Pace University Students Help Elmsford Fourth-Graders Learn STEM Skills
Pace University Students Help Elmsford Fourth-Graders Learn STEM Skills Students of Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems helped a class of fourth-graders learn various STEM skills during a five-week program at Alice E. Grady School in Elmsford. The fourth-graders utilized fun color combinations to learn basic computer coding skills, and on Monday, May 6, the last day of the program, students gave a drone and robotics demonstration called the “City Within a City” showcase to staff members including the Elmsford Superintendent of Schools Marc P. Baiocco, Ed.D., Alice E. Grady Principal Douglas Doller, Elmsford Mayor Rober…

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Former IBM Campus In Somers Could Become Private High School For 1,800 Students Former IBM Campus In Somers Could Become Private High School For 1,800 Students
Former IBM Campus In Somers Could Become Private High School For 1,800 Students The owners of the former IBM property have begun the process of getting approval from the town for their plan to renovate the behemoth building into a STEM academy boarding school for up to 1,800 students. The academy, which has yet to be named, plans to open off of Route 100 in 2020 --starting with ninth and 10th grades. Evergreen Ridge, a recently formed school campus development company, gave an informal presentation before the Somers Town Board on Thursday, Sept. 20 to share its preliminary plans to the 723-acre office park into a world -class STEM, arts and design boarding and day‐scho…

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