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Golf Digest Leaves Wilton, Abandons Office's Famous Putting Green WILTON, Conn. -- There will be no more putting in Wilton, at least for the folks who worked -- and played -- at Golf Digest. The Conde Nast magazine has moved to the Big Apple, according to the magazine itself. The "Royal Wilton," as the office green was called, was the focal point of friendly competition for the 12 years the magazine was headquartered at the Wilton Woods Corporate Campus on Westport Road, the Golf Digest said. Golf Digest packed up and moved to its new digs at 1 World Trade Center in lower Manhattan in December, Golf Digest reported. But the green was left behin…

by Carol Reif

01/13/2016

Police & Fire

Trumbull Rocked By Overdose Death, Emergency Workers Say TRUMBULL, Conn. -- In the wake of a recent overdose death in Trumbull, local officials have released a statement on the heroin scourge that is rocking local communities all over New England, according to a report in The Trumbull Times. A 24-year-old Stratford man died of an apparent heroin overdose on Wednesday, Jan. 6, after being found unconscious in the bathroom of a Starbucks in Trumbull. Opiate use is happening at an unprecedented rate, police told the Trumbull Times. Trumbull police and emergency officials said in the statement that the incident in Starbucks was the first time they h…

by Carol Reif

01/13/2016

News

Curb-zilla Devours Dozens Of Tires During Westport Road Project WESTPORT, CONN. -- Drivers happily swooping down on those rare empty parking spots in downtown Westport are getting nasty surprises, according to a report in the Westport News. The renovation of the town’s Main Street has – temporarily – left its sidewalk curbs a tad sharp, and tires are being shredded right and left, the Westport News story said. The annoying and costly problem should be fixed when the street is finally milled and the curb reveal shortened, the Westport News reported. To read the Westport News article, click here.

by Carol Reif

01/13/2016

Politics

Assemblywoman Galef Sets Town Meetings For Cold Spring, Other Communities COLD SPRING, N.Y. – State Assemblywoman Sandy Galef (D-Ossining) is hosting five town meetings in January throughout the 95th District, which includes Ossining, Peekskill, Cortlandt and parts of Putnam. They are: Cold Spring. 10 a.m. - 12 noon. Saturday, Jan. 16. Julia L. Butterfield Library, 10 Morris Ave. Kent Lakes. Saturday, Jan. 16. 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Kent Public Library, 17 Sybil’s Crossing. Ossining. Thursday, Jan. 21. 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Ossining Public Library, 53 Croton Ave. (2nd floor conference room). Montrose. Saturday, Jan. 23. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Hendrick Hudson Free Library,…

by Carol Reif

01/13/2016

Events

Atka The Wolf To Visit Chappaqua's Sherry B Dessert Studio CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Pastry chef Sherry Blockinger, the owner of sherry b, a dessert studio in Chappaqua, is cooking up a new way to help wildlife. And she will be getting a little help from one of the creatures she is striving to protect: Atka, an “ambassador” from the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem. On Sunday, Jan. 24, sherry b’s will host a “Stand For Wolves” educational event in an effort to increase awareness and to raise funds for the center. The event runs from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Atka will make an appearance at the end of the event, Blockinger said. Joining Blockinger and Atka …

by Carol Reif

01/13/2016

Schools

Eastchester Parents, It's Time To Cram For Your School-Closing Policy Tests EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wintry weather seems to be catching up to us at last, and the Anne Hutchinson Elementary School in Eastchester wants parents and students to be prepared. The school has issued to following tips for keeping up with closings, delays and dismissals: If a two-hour delay has been announced, parents are asked not to send their children any earlier than 15 minutes before the official opening; there will be no one available at the school to supervise them. A delayed opening means school begins at 10:33 a.m. On those days, there will be no band, orchestra, or chorus. On early d…

by Carol Reif

01/12/2016

News

Lowey Calls For Fair Elections In Haiti On 6th Anniversary Of Earthquake WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- U.S. Rep. Nita M. Lowey (D- Westchester/Rockland) using the sixth anniversary of Haiti’s catastrophic 2010 earthquake as a focal point, said Tuesday that a political crisis is the last thing the struggling country needs. Lowey said the political quagmire surrounding its presidential runoff and second round of legislative elections is distracting Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, from its attempts to recover from the disaster which killed more than 100,000 people. Lowey, the ranking member of the House of Representatives' State and Foreign Operations Appropria…

by Carol Reif

01/12/2016

News

Crews Start Razing Old Retaining Wall By Thruway In Rockland NYACK, N.Y. -- Crews began tearing down a retaining wall along the state Thruway in Nyack on Monday as part of the Tappan Zee Bridge project, according to a report in lohud.com. Work will continue on new noise barriers along the highway between River Road and the South Broadway bridge in Orangetown, lohud.com reported. The bridge’s on-ramp from Exit 10 will be closed Wednesday night to allow for work on the span’s new toll-collection system, reported lohud.com. To read the lohud.com story, click here.

by Carol Reif

01/12/2016

News

Community Conversation Held On Future Of Mahopac's Fire Services MAHOPAC, N.Y. – A community conversation, led by Journal News columnist David McKay Wilson, recently delved into the embezzlement scandal dogging the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. Wilson, who has been covering the investigation into allegations that millions are mysteriously missing from the department’s coffers, was among several people participating in the Monday, Jan. 11 meeting that addressed the future of the community’s fire services. Also meeting with the public at a local library was Bill Young, counsel to the Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York, according to…

by Carol Reif

01/12/2016

Politics

North Castle Resident Pushes For Term Limits On November Ballot NORTH CASTLE, N.Y. -- North Castle residents may get the chance to vote on term limits for local officials if one retiree has his way, according to a report in theexaminernews.com. Anthony Futia, the town’s former water and sewer superintendent, says he plans to petition to get the issue on the November ballot, theexaminernews.com reported. North Castle Supervisor Michael Schiliro disagreed with Futia’s contention that some local officials can become entrenched and complacent, saying that, if residents are unhappy with a particular person, they can vote him or her out, theesaminernews.com s…

by Carol Reif

01/12/2016

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