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Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre Ranked Among Most Beautiful Movie Theaters BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Bijou Theatre has been voted the 14th-most beautiful movie theater in the world, as ranked by the website Boredpanda.com. The rankings are determined by public votes. The Bijou Theatre is one of the oldest buildings in the country used as a movie house. It originally opened in 1909 and continued to run as a movie house until 1996. The space remained vacant for nine years, until it was purchased and renovated into what it is today. The theater re-opened its doors in 2011 as the new Bijou Theatre. Aspects of the original Bijou Theatre still remain and add to the…

by Cassandra Huerta

02/05/2015

Police & Fire

Signup Begins For Ridgefield Citizen Police Academy RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- If you want to help catch speeders, sign up for the Citizen Police Academy that begins Tuesday, March 31, and learn about laser and radar speed enforcement, and more. In an effort to connect the community and the police, the RPD Citizen Police Academy educates students about various aspects of police work. The nine-week program may include classes such as Crime Scene Investigation, Computer Crimes, Laws of Arrest and Firearms Safety. Applicants must live or work in Ridgefield and be at least 18 years old at the time of registration. The academy provides a forum for…

by Cassandra Huerta

02/05/2015

Events

Galef Invites Public To Attend Historical State Penitentiary Event OSSINING, N.Y. -- Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, along with the Friends of the Sing Sing Historic Prison Museum and Historic Hudson River Towns, invite the public to listen to experts share the history of Sing Sing Prison and Eastern State Penitentiary and the early rivalry that existed between the two penal systems' philosophies. Featured speakers will be Roger Panetta, Ph.D., from Fordham University and Sean Kelley, from Eastern State Penitentiary. The event will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Ossining Boat and Canoe Club, 1 Westerly Road, Ossining. The event is the culmination of …

by Cassandra Huerta

02/05/2015

Events

College Of New Rochelle Hosts Art Exhibit Thursday NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The Castle Gallery at The College of New Rochelle is hosting “'Not Really:' Fictive Narratives in Contemporary Art," an artistic exploration of the illusory, fabricated and contrived nature of our mediated and digitalized contemporary world. The exhibit runs through Sunday, April 19 with an opening reception on Thursday, Feb. 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and a closing reception to be held Sunday, April 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Castle Gallery is located on the New Rochelle campus at 29 Castle Place. A panel discussion featuring some of the “Not Really” artis…

by Cassandra Huerta

02/05/2015

Business

Peekskill's Wheelabrator Westchester Facility Marks Major Milestone PEEKSKILL, N.Y.— Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. celebrated a major operational milestone on Wednesday, Jan. 28 when the total volume of trash processed at the Wheelabrator Westchester energy-from-waste plant surpassed the 20 million ton mark. As a truck from City Carting rolled onto the check-in scale at the Wheelabrator Westchester entrance, employees gathered to congratulate driver Mike McKenzie and to observe more than 30 years of helping Westchester County convert its residential and commercial waste into clean, renewable energy. For Plant Manager Brett Baker, crossing the 20 million …

by Cassandra Huerta

02/05/2015

Neighbors

Yorktown Letter To The Editor: Vote Bob Giordano YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Send letters to yorktown@dailyvoice.com. Dear Editor: I am writing to urge all Yorktown voters to participate in the upcoming special election on March 10 to fill two vacancies on the Town Board. In the race to fill the seat of former councilman Nick Bianco, I am endorsing Bob Giordano. I’ve known Bob for more than 10 years. In that time, Bob has been fully engaged in the civic life of Yorktown. He’s volunteered countless hours of his time to make our town a better place, including service on the Plann…

by William Kellner

02/05/2015

Schools

Women's Leadership Institute Launches In Harrison HARRISON, N.Y. – The Manhattanville School of Business celebrated the launch of its Women’s Leadership Institute Thursday, Jan. 29, in Manhattanville’s historic Reid Castle. The institute, supported by founding sponsor PepsiCo, is the first center of its kind offered at a world-class academic institution in Westchester and surrounding areas to meet the leadership and professional development needs of women in the workplace. More than 200 powerful female business leaders, community members, and local dignitaries attended the launch event, which included a “speed networking” session and for…

by Cassandra Huerta

02/05/2015

Events

Get Cooking Tips At Ossining's Down To Earth Markets' Learning Center OSSINING, N.Y. -- Down to Earth Markets invites popular food makers to share their secrets in the 2015 Learning Center series. Starting on Wednesday, Feb. 11, the monthly events will be held on Wednesday evenings at the Down to Earth Markets office in Ossining. Tickets are $15 per event or $40 for three events and are available now at DowntoEarthMarkets.com. “The emphasis of this series will be on how-to instruction,” explained Miriam Haas, founder of Down to Earth Markets. “It’s a way to get behind the scenes with talented food makers and learn their techniques and insights.” The …

by Cassandra Huerta

02/05/2015

Sports

Bronxville Girls Hoops Team Celebrates Fan Appreciation Game BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The Bronxville High School Athletic Council and basketball programs invites elementary and middle schools to join in the fun at a girls varsity basketball game. Students can cheer the Broncos onto victory with their own designated student section and enjoy other fun-filled entertainment. Free Bronco water tattoos and other great giveaways will take place during the event as well as fun contests, autographs from players after the game and dancing along with music. The girls varsity basketball game, the senior night event, will be at 4:45 p.m. on Friday versus Sleepy…

by Cassandra Huerta

02/05/2015

Neighbors

Letter: Rye School Reassignment Is A Waste Of Taxpayers' Money RYE, N.Y. -- The Rye Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Send letters to rye@dailyvoice.com. To the editor: Osborn Elementary School teacher Carin Mehler is still reassigned. The district’s handling of the case was flawed from the beginning and its lack of resolution is costing Rye taxpayers dearly. So far, our board has wasted $243,720 (excluding legal costs) and if we don’t tell them to stop, they will continue to add $13,540 each month. (Editor's Note: Read about the lawsuit at Rye Daily Voice.) It is an irresponsible use of our tax money to keep such a highly q…

by Boukje van den Bosch-Smits

02/05/2015

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