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Letter To The Editor: Jennifer Leeper Is The Ideal Candidate Letter To The Editor: Jennifer Leeper Is The Ideal Candidate
Letter To The Editor: Jennifer Leeper Is The Ideal Candidate Daily Voice does not endorse the content of Letters to the Editor. To the Editor: For many, finding the ideal candidate to run for office can seem a futile exercise. Given the qualifications, characteristics, experience, and values that we want a candidate to possess, it seems like an impossible task. Proving that it is indeed possible, however, is Jennifer Leeper, candidate for the State Rep seat in Fairfield’s 132nd district. Jenn and her husband chose Fairfield as the place to live and raise a family based on our excellent schools, strong local economy, and inclusive community. In 2017…
LAWSUIT: Leaked Shell Station Toxins Caused Cancer That Killed Northvale Girl LAWSUIT: Leaked Shell Station Toxins Caused Cancer That Killed Northvale Girl
Lawsuit: Leaked Shell Station Toxins Caused Cancer That Killed Northvale Girl The family of a late Northvale girl has filed a lawsuit alleging her deadly brain cancer was caused by a contaminant leak from a nearby gas station. Vivienne Knopp, 7, had been living at one of the homes in which toxic chemicals had seeped into the garden soil from an underground Shell station tank, NorthJersey.com reports. The lawsuit was filed last Thursday in Superior Court -- exactly two years after Vivienne's death - and names Shell Oil Co. and the station's owner, Tappan Realty. The Tappan Road gas station is one of the thousands of contaminated New Jersey sites on a list by the…
Aluf Plastics Violated Odor Emissions At Least Five Times, Orangetown Court Rules Aluf Plastics Violated Odor Emissions At Least Five Times, Orangetown Court Rules
Aluf Plastics Violated Odor Emissions At Least Five Times, Orangetown Court Rules The air might smell a little cleaner in Orangetown after a local business was found guilty in a court of violating the town's code of odor emissions on five occasions. On Friday, Nov. 1, Orangetown Justice Court found API Industries, Inc., better known as Aluf Plastics, guilty of violating Orangetown Town Code with respect to odor emissions on five separate occasions, the first convictions against Aluf Plastics with respect to odor emission, said the Orangetown Supervisor's Office. “Today’s decision is a huge win for the residents of Orangetown," said Orangetown Town Supervisor Chris D…
Company Wants To Try Out Flying Car In Jersey City: Report Company Wants To Try Out Flying Car In Jersey City: Report
Company Wants To Try Out Flying Car In Jersey City: Report Ferries, tunnels, a bridge, helicopters, kayaks, jet skis, swimming, walking (when it's been cold enough) -- all have been used to cross the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey.  And now a California startup wants to add a retro-futurist option to the commuter menu: flying cars.  Jersey Digs reports that Kitty Hawk Corp. has sought permission to erect a test hangar and a dock somewhere along Hudson Street in Jersey City for its Flyer, a small fan-driven craft that zips along at a height of about 10 feet.  The company submitted an application with the state Departmen…
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This Mariandale Sister Has Given Many Hope: Disaster Victims, The Homeless, And Now, The Earth This Mariandale Sister Has Given Many Hope: Disaster Victims, The Homeless, And Now, The Earth
This Mariandale Sister Has Given Many Hope: Disaster Victims, The Homeless, And Now, The Earth Beekeeper, peacemaker, fracking protester, advocate for earthquake victims and the homeless. 72-year-old Bette Ann Jaster is not an ordinary woman dressed in a habit. You wouldn't be surprised to hear she is an advocate for Jesus but you would be to hear she is an advocate for the Earth as are the other sisters at Mariandale in Ossining. Sister Bette Ann Jaster says she sees community as a constellation. A lifetime of serving the sick and poor has led her back to spiritual roots. The week after a devastating earthquake in Haiti, Jaster organized the largest-ever public event at Mariandal…
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Democrats Eye Majority Of Greenwich Board Of Selectmen For First Time In 16 years Democrats Eye Majority Of Greenwich Board Of Selectmen For First Time In 16 years
Democrats Eye Majority Of Greenwich Board Of Selectmen For First Time In 16 years Peter Tesei's departure as First Selectman in Greenwich after 31 years of government service leaves his top job open for the first time since 2007. Tesei, who is completing a record sixth two-year term as First Selectman, announced he would not seek re-election. "It's time to finish this journey and begin a new one,'' Tesei said in February. Greenwich, a longtime Republican stronghold, is the boyhood home of the late President George H.W. Bush and longtime home of Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont.  Seeking Greenwich's top government job are Republican Fred Camillo and Democrat Jill Oberland…
Big Fish: Neighboring Governors Cuomo, Lamont Talk Transportation, Tourism, Tolls -- And Trout Big Fish: Neighboring Governors Cuomo, Lamont Talk Transportation, Tourism, Tolls -- And Trout
Big Fish: Neighboring Governors Cuomo, Lamont Talk Transportation, Tourism, Tolls -- And Trout Gone fishin'. Amid their mid-August vacations, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont took time to have a small summit on the waters of Lake Ontario. The two met on Tuesday, Aug. 20, where they discussed topics such as transportation, tourism and tolls -- all while reeling in steelhead trout on the lake in a 31-foot charter boat, “Instigator.”  The governors said that other topics to come up included the potential legalization of marijuana, emergency services, and the environment. Since taking office last year, Lamont has been taking similar meetings with elected …
Here's When Styrofoam Food Packaging Ban Will Take Effect In Nassau County Here's When Styrofoam Food Packaging Ban Will Take Effect In Nassau County
Here's When Styrofoam Food Packaging Ban Will Take Effect In Nassau County Styrofoam packaging will be a thing of the past in Nassau County after lawmakers voted to approve a proposed polystyrene ban. The bill makes it illegal to sell or distribute Styrofoam products. Fines for violating the policy would lead to fines between $500 and $2,500, which would be enforced by the county’s Department of Consumer Affairs and goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020. The bill passed unanimously, 19-0, and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is expected to sign it into law in short order. “The Nassau County Legislature has voted unanimously to approve a ban on the sale of polystyre…
Outerbridge Crossing Rolling Out Cashless Tolls April 24 Outerbridge Crossing Rolling Out Cashless Tolls April 24
Outerbridge Crossing Rolling Out Cashless Tolls April 24 The Outerbridge Crossing connecting Staten Island to Perth Amboy will introduce cashless tolls beginning April 24, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Tuesday.  The new tolls will allow those with EZ Pass accounts to pay tolls without stopping their vehicles. Automatic cameras will take photos of license plates for vehicles not registered with EZ Pass and a bill will be sent to the motorist's home.  In 2017, the Bayonne Bridge became the first Port Authority crossing to employ cashless tolls.  “Cashless tolling has become the new national standard for tol…
Westchester Will Get $800K In Economic Development Grants Westchester Will Get $800K In Economic Development Grants
Westchester Will Get $800K In Economic Development Grants The New York State Regional Economic Development Council has officially awarded Westchester County with almost $800,000 in grants to be used primarily for three major projects: Restoration of the Playland Carousel Updating the Bronx River Watershed Management Plan Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board The grants will allocate $450,000 to the restoration of the Playland Carousel, which was completed in 1928 and damaged in a fire in the summer of 2017. Approximately $245,428 will be used to update the Bronx River Watershed Management Plan, which will comprise a “collaborative, multi…
Dog With Hepatitis Among Pets Prayed For At Wayne Church's 'Blessing Of Animals' Dog With Hepatitis Among Pets Prayed For At Wayne Church's 'Blessing Of Animals'
Dog With Hepatitis Among Pets Prayed For At Wayne Church's 'Blessing Of Animals' Blind dogs, deaf dogs and even one with hepatitis were among the many pets blessed at the Grace United Presbyterian Church's annual "Blessing of the Animals" Thursday. The Wayne church's annual ceremony commemorates the life of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals and the environment, with singing to and praying for all animals. Every year on Oct. 4 (St. Francis Day), the Grace United Presbyterian Church -- and others in the area -- invite pet owners to have their pets blessed, this year by Rev. Andy Smith. 
Make Your Own Soda At Home? Westchester-Based Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B Make Your Own Soda At Home? Westchester-Based Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B
Make Your Own Soda At Home? Westchester-Based Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B Do you want to make your own soda at home? A deal just made by Westchester-based PepsiCo may allow you to do just that. Pepsi announced on Monday it will acquire an Israel-based cola maker. The deal for SodaStream of $144 per share in cash, a transaction valued at more than $3.2 billion. A SodaStream device carbonates water by adding carbon dioxide from a pressurized cylinder to create make carbonated water in which one of more than 100 types of syrups may be added to produce soda. "Today marks an important milestone in the SodaStream journey," Daniel Birnbaum, SodaStream CEO an…