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Courage To Speak Foundation Marks 20 Years Of Saving Lives In Norwalk Courage To Speak Foundation Marks 20 Years Of Saving Lives In Norwalk
Courage To Speak Foundation Marks 20 Years Of Saving Lives In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- The Courage to Speak Foundation will hold its 12th Annual Courage to Speak Empowering Youth to Be Drug-Free Family Night at West Rocks Middle School on March 14. “Bringing students and parents together to talk openly and honestly about the dangers of drugs is the most important goal of the Courage to Speak Empowering Youth to be Drug Free Family Night,” said foundation CEO Ginger Katz. “By helping our students become outstanding anti-drug advocates and mentors for their friends and younger siblings, we hope to eradicate the problem of drug and alcohol use among young people…

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by Frank Mojica
Politics
Letter To The Editor: Supervisor Grace Has Become A Dictator Letter To The Editor: Supervisor Grace Has Become A Dictator
Letter To The Editor: Supervisor Grace Has Become A Dictator YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email yorktown@dailyvoice.com. Yorktown Republican board members have become the ”Time Bandits.”  By reducing the amount of times for courtesy of the floor, they have cut down the right of free speech at our town board meetings.  At work sessions, the supervisor refuses to turn on the microphones so residents attending the meeting can hear what is being discussed.  In my opinion, Supervisor Michael Grace has become a dictator with his crony board members com…

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by Ed Ciffone
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Montrose VA Participating In Stand Down Day Montrose VA Participating In Stand Down Day
Montrose VA Participating In Stand Down Day MONTROSE, N.Y. -- The VA Hudson Valley will participate in "Stand Down #2: Road to myAccess" on Saturday, Feb. 27.  The Veterans Health Administration's nationwide event is dedicated to reducing the number of patients currently waiting the longest for care, as well as promoting continuous improvements in the VA's health care system.  A team of clinical leaders will be onsite at the Montrose and Castle Point campuses to focus on the backlog in dermatology, neurology, radiology and urology.  After Access Stand Down is finished, the VHA will conduct a review to identify successes, f…

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by Frank Mojica
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Pound Ridge Garden Club Kicks Off 75th Year With Moss Workshop Pound Ridge Garden Club Kicks Off 75th Year With Moss Workshop
Pound Ridge Garden Club Kicks Off 75th Year With Moss Workshop POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- The Pound Ridge Garden Club will hold the first lecture and workshop of its 75th year with "Trampled Under Foot" on Tuesday, March 8.  Taro Letaka, moss expert and director of Conservation at Rye Nature Center, will discuss recognizing and appreciating moss and conduct a workshop.  Participants are asked to bring specimens of moss from their property, a hand lens or loup and a 6 inch saucer to hold a piece of felt. They will take home a mini-moss garden with labeled specimens. The program begins at 10:30 a.m.  To participate, call Deb Benjamin, Club presiden…

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by Frank Mojica
Politics
Greenburgh Letter: Presidential Candidates Should Address Mail Service Greenburgh Letter: Presidential Candidates Should Address Mail Service
Greenburgh Letter: Presidential Candidates Should Address Mail Service GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email greenburgh@dailyvoice.com. To the editor:  An issue that deserves to be discussed during the presidential campaign - - lack of reliable mail service: mail not being delivered; mail delivered to wrong address; financial problems postal service is having; what should be done to restore confidence in the postal service? Recently, I received, at my own house a bill for $2,000 addressed to someone else. I opened up the envelope by mistake and than noticed that it was …

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by Paul Feiner
Schools
Veterans Push For Tax Exemption In Arlington School District Veterans Push For Tax Exemption In Arlington School District
Veterans Push For Tax Exemption In Arlington School District DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Veterans who own homes in the Arlington Central School District will push for a property tax exemption, according to The Poughkeepsie Journal.  The veterans will discuss the issue at the next scheduled Board of Education meeting at West Road Intermediate School on March 8 at 7 p.m., The Poughkeepsie Journal reported.  Eleven of the 13 districts in Dutchess County have incorporated the tax break, said The Poughkeepsie Journal.  The tax exemption would give eligible veterans a 15 percent assessment reduction for wartime service and another 10 percent for service in a…

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by Frank Mojica
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Blumenthal Blasts Republicans For Refusal To Hold Supreme Court Hearings Blumenthal Blasts Republicans For Refusal To Hold Supreme Court Hearings
Blumenthal Blasts Republicans For Refusal To Hold Supreme Court Hearings U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has criticized Senate Republicans for announcing a refusal to hold any hearings on any Supreme Court nominee named by President Obama.  “Senate Republicans’ refusal to do their job is a shameful abdication of constitutional responsibility," Blumenthal said in a statement. "There is a long-standing bipartisan tradition of giving full and fair consideration to Supreme Court nominees – a tradition Republicans dishonor with their absolute obstruction. The rejection of President Obama’s ability to execut…

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by Frank Mojica
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Polar Plunge In Fishkill Benefits Special Olympics Polar Plunge In Fishkill Benefits Special Olympics
Polar Plunge In Fishkill Benefits Special Olympics FISHKILL, N.Y. -- People from across Dutchess County channeled their inner polar bear to dive into the frigid water at the Sharpe Reservation on Sunday, Feb. 21.  The 18th Annual Fishkill Polar Plunge raised funds to benefit the Special Olympics. 

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by Frank Mojica
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Boys & Girls Club Of New Rochelle Accepts $40,000 Grant Boys & Girls Club Of New Rochelle Accepts $40,000 Grant
Boys & Girls Club Of New Rochelle Accepts $40,000 Grant NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle received a $40,000 grant from the 2015 Taco Bell Foundation's Big Apple Charity Golf Classic. The club will support this year's event at the Trump National Golf Club of Bedminster, N.J.. 

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by Frank Mojica
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Lawn, Garden Shows Scheduled In Dutchess, Orange Lawn, Garden Shows Scheduled In Dutchess, Orange
Lawn, Garden Shows Scheduled In Dutchess, Orange POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Adams Fairacre Farms will hold its Annual Lawn & Garden Show in Poughkeepsie and Newburgh from Friday, Feb. 26 through March 6 and in Kingston and Wappinger from March 4 through 13. Adams Landscaping crews design and install a backdrop of patios, ponds and walkways for flowering spring bulbs, annuals, trees and shrubs in Adams' greenhouses for the show annually. The free Garden Show features seminars, giveaways and free raffles. Vendors, staff and garden experts will also be on site to answer any questions. The Poughkeepsie show features a book signing with "…

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