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In New Ad, Daughter Of Slain Sandy Hook Principal Urges Support for Clinton NEWTOWN, CONN. – The daughter of the school principal killed in the Sandy Hook massacre is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, saying the Democrat has fought hard to reform gun laws and is “someone who can change things.” Erica Smegielski, daughter of Dawn Hochsprung, who died trying to protect school children from gunman Adam Lanza in 2012, appears in an ad that began airing Wednesday in Connecticut and Rhode Island. “No one is fighting harder to reform our gun laws than Hillary Clinton,” said Smegielski in the ad. “She is the only candidate who has what it takes to take on the gun lo…

by Carol Reif

04/21/2016

Lifestyle

Clifton's Plaza Bagel & Deli Snags Honors In DVlicious Best Bagel Contest CLIFTON, N.J. -- It’s impossible to live here and not have a bagel opinion. The New York area, as everyone knows, is the bagel capital of the world. And yes, it’s worth waiting in line on a Sunday morning to get one of these doughy wonders fresh out of the oven. Toasting, as a bagel purist knows, is not necessary when you buy the very best. We asked for your favorites and now have three contestants in the running. Each is being profiled this week as part of our ongoing DVlicious contest. Here’s the lowdown on one who made the cut. Plaza Bagel & Deli, 850 Van Houton Ave., Clifton, (97…

by Daily Voice

04/21/2016

Lifestyle

Rhinebeck Bagels Café Ranks Among DVlicious Bagel Finalists RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- It’s impossible to live here and not have a bagel opinion. The New York area, as everyone knows, is the bagel capital of the world. And yes, it’s worth waiting in line on a Sunday morning to get one of these doughy wonders fresh out of the oven. Toasting, as a bagel purist knows, is not necessary when you buy the very best. We asked for your favorites and now have three contestants in the running. Each is being profiled this week as part of our ongoing DVlicious contest. Here’s the lowdown on one who made the cut. Rhinebeck Bagels Café : 31 West Market St., Rhinebeck, (8…

by Daily Voice

04/21/2016

News

Harriet Tubman To Replace Andrew Jackson On $20 Bill, Treasury Announces American currency will undergo one of the biggest sea changes in modern memory, with abolitionist Harriet Tubman replacing Andrew Jackson as the face of the $20 bill, according to multiple media reports. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew made the announcement Wednesday afternoon that Jackson, a slaveholder who was president from 1829-37, would be on the bill’s flip side. Meanwhile, Alexander Hamilton, the founder of America’s financial system, will get to stay on the front of the $10 bill, according to a statement by Lew's office. Hamilton -- born out of wedlock in the British West Indies an…

by Carol Reif

04/20/2016

Events

Pelham Theater To Screen 'Racing Extinction' During Worldview Series PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center will continue its new film series, Worldview, with an Earth Day screening of the documentary “Racing Extinction.” The film will be followed by a discussion and Q&A with the Natalie Cash, executive producer at Wildlife Conservation Society, organizers said. The show starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 21. Cash creates innovative programming about WCS projects for multiple platforms. Prior to joining WCS, she was a series producer and writer at the award-winning documentary production company Pangolin Pictures. Directed by Oscar-wi…

by Carol Reif

04/20/2016

News

Fall Injures Construction Worker In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A construction worker was injured Wednesday after he fell off a ladder while fixing the roof of a house in White Plains, according to a report by News12. The unidentified man was taken to the Westchester Medical Center and is expected to recover, the News 12 report said. To read the News12 report, click here.

by Carol Reif

04/20/2016

Police & Fire

Cigarette Likely Caused New Rochelle Shed Fire NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A discarded cigarette is being blamed for a garden shed fire in New Rochelle on Wednesday, according to a report on News12. Firefighters told News12 that a homeowner on Robins Road likely put the still-burning smoke in the trash. To read the News12 article, click here.

by Carol Reif

04/20/2016

Police & Fire

Rape Suspect Sought By Clarkstown Police CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. – Clarkstown police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in a rape case. Jorge Mejia-Fuentes, 39, whose last known address was Depew Avenue in Nyack, is described by police as 5 feet 8 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with any information about Fuentes’ whereabouts is asked to call police at (845)-639-5840. Anonymous tips can also be left on the police department’s TIPS line by calling (877)-639-6233.

by Carol Reif

04/20/2016

News

Rockland Prepared For Indian Point Emergency, County Officials Say NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Rockland emergency workers held an exercise recently to rehearse their roles in case something happens at the Indian Point nuclear power plant. More than 100 people took part in a mock drill Tuesday at the Fire Training Center in Pomona. The drill was led by Nicholas A. Longo, Jr., program coordinator at Rockland Fire and Emergency Services. Longo regularly updates County Executive Ed Day on issues concerning Rockland’s disaster preparedness. Day took part in the exercise. According to a post on its Facebook page, the county said it hopes that “those workers never have …

by Carol Reif

04/20/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Business Complex Threat Likely Swatting Target, Police Say STAMFORD, CONN. -- A bomb threat aimed at an office park in Stamford may have been a swatting incident, police told The Stamford Advocate Wednesday. Police searched the High Ridge Park Corporate Center, a 40-acre site off Exit 35 of the Merritt Parkway, but found no explosives, The Stamford Advocate reported. Stamford police said other communities had received similar threats Wednesday, April 20, The Stamford Advocate article said. Swatting is defined as the false reporting of a crime with the intent of drawing a large response from police or emergency crews. In February, thousands of stu…

by Carol Reif

04/20/2016

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