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Carlucci Seeks Emergency Funds To Fix Ramapo High School's Leaky Roof Carlucci Seeks Emergency Funds To Fix Ramapo High School's Leaky Roof
Carlucci Seeks Emergency Funds To Fix Ramapo High School's Leaky Roof RAMAPO, N.Y. -- A state lawmaker is vowing to seek emergency funding to fix Ramapo High School’s leaky roof after students and staff there complained of an unbearable moldy smell, according to a report by lohud.com. Sen. David Carlucci, D-Rockland/Westchester, who posted pictures of the leaks on Twitter, said the repairs could cost $1 million, lohud reported. Residents of the struggling East Ramapo school district defeated a bond last year to spend $40 million on repairs districtwide, and the high school was cited two years ago for mold and vermin, the lohud story said. According to News12…

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News
Coonhound Missing From Millwood Coonhound Missing From Millwood
Coonhound Missing From Millwood MILLWOOD, N.Y. -- An American coonhound needs someone to help hunt her down and return her to her owner. According to Lost Pets of Westchester's Facebook page, the black and tan female went missing in Millwood on Monday, Feb. 1. She is small, skittish, and does not answer to a name, her owner says. Anyone with any information about the dog’s whereabouts is asked to call Kathy Musial at (845) 661-3433. To access the Lost Pets’ Facebook page, click here.

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Sports
Astorino Honors Westlake's Football Team For Taking Regional Title Astorino Honors Westlake's Football Team For Taking Regional Title
Astorino Honors Westlake's Football Team For Taking Regional Title MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. -- Westlake High School's football team earned a big congrats from County Executive Rob Astorino recently. The Mount Pleasant school's Wildcats won the Section 1 Class B football championship last fall and are regional champs as well, according to principal Keith Schenker. Astorino, an alumnus of Westlake, declared Friday, Jan. 29, Westlake Football Day and posed for pictures with members of the football team that he then posted on Twitter. County Legislator Margaret A. Cunzio also congratulated the school and its team. Schenker -- saying the school is "so proud o…

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Neighbors
Fairfield Concert To Help Raise Funds For Disabled Children Fairfield Concert To Help Raise Funds For Disabled Children
Fairfield Concert To Help Raise Funds For Disabled Children FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Jazz and rock musicians will be getting together for a Fairfield concert to support a good cause – programs for children with disabilities and special needs, say the fundraiser’s sponsors. The Kennedy Center, a Trumbull-based nonprofit that serves hundreds of children and young people in Connecticut, is debuting its JACKS Benefit Concert on Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne.  The concert will help the Kennedy Center's Children's Services, which are housed in Stratford. The pre-concert party starts at 7 p.m. and after some food, drinks, mingli…

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News
No-Show Spring Valley Trustees Face Possible Arrest No-Show Spring Valley Trustees Face Possible Arrest
No-Show Spring Valley Trustees Face Possible Arrest SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- A bloc of Spring Valley trustees, who have been at odds with the village’s mayor, may face arrest if they don’t show up at the next board meeting, according to a report by lohud. Trustees Vilair Fonvile, Asher Grossman and Sherry McGill were all no-shows at a meeting at which the possible suspension of longtime building inspector Walter Booker was to be discussed, the lohud report said. McGill told lohud that she was attending a relative's funeral; the other trustees have refused to comment. Booker is facing grand larceny and other charges in connection with the issui…

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Schools
Mentoring Program Links Stamford Students Of All Ages Mentoring Program Links Stamford Students Of All Ages
Mentoring Program Links Stamford Students Of All Ages STAMFORD, CONN. – The Stamford Public Education Foundation announced recently that students from the Roxbury and Julia A. Stark elementary schools have wrapped up their service-learning experience as part of a mentoring program. Students took part in community service projects aimed at helping them learn about the joy and importance of giving back to their community, SPEF said. Stark fifth-graders made a trip to the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County with their mentors from Stamford High School. The group spent an hour there helping the food bank receive and organize food donations. The m…

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Events
Peekskill Film Festival Seeks Submissions For May Event Peekskill Film Festival Seeks Submissions For May Event
Peekskill Film Festival Seeks Submissions For May Event PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Submissions are being sought for Peekskill’s annual film festival in May, according to organizers. It is an important opportunity, they say, to catch new works from emerging filmmakers, animators, and students. This year’s fest will focus on black and Hispanic filmmakers and themes. Among the works to be screened at the Paramount Theater at 1008 Brown St. on May 13-14 is “But Not For Me,” which tells the story of Will, a young writer living in the big city and barely scraping by. It stars Marcus Carl Franklin, a Peekskill resident and award-winning actor. The fest will …

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News
Has Your Clock Lost Its Tick-Tock? Bring It To Poughkeepsie's Repair Café Has Your Clock Lost Its Tick-Tock? Bring It To Poughkeepsie's Repair Café
Has Your Clock Lost Its Tick-Tock? Bring It To Poughkeepsie's Repair Café POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Has the oomph finally gone out of your vacuum cleaner? Are there gaping holes where the moths munched on your favorite cashmere twin-set? These, and other minor woes of day-to-day life, can be remedied by a quick trip to Poughkeepsie’s Repair Café, say reports by Time Warner Cable News and the Poughkeepsie Journal. The café started as an interesting concept in the Netherlands and has spread around the world, the Poughkeepsie Journal reported. The bottom line: repair experts in all sorts of things – from clocks to cars to carpets – meet up with folks who bring along obj…

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Police & Fire
South Nyack Man Faces DWI Charges South Nyack Man Faces DWI Charges
South Nyack Man Faces DWI Charges NYACK, N.Y. – A local man faces charges of driving while intoxicated after he was stopped on Main Street in Nyack, Orangetown police said. Michael J. Cobb, 30, of South Nyack, was pulled over on Thursday, Jan. 28, around 10:34 p.m., authorities said. Police said he failed both a field sobriety test and a breath test. Cobb was released on $100 bail and is to appear in Nyack Justice Court on Tuesday, Feb. 16, police said.

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Politics
Albany Corruption Big Issue With Voters, Siena Poll Finds Albany Corruption Big Issue With Voters, Siena Poll Finds
Albany Corruption Big Issue With Voters, Siena Poll Finds The vast majority of New Yorkers feel corruption in Albany is a serious problem, even among legislators from their own areas, according to the latest poll from the Siena Research Institute. According to the college poll, 89 percent say governmental corruption is a problem. Of those, 53 percent say it is “very serious” and two-thirds point to wrong-doing and double-dealing on the part of their own representatives. Siena pollsters canvassed registered voters who also told them that they want to make the job of state legislator full-time. Sixty percent of respondents also called for a ban on …

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