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White Plains Overhauls Taxi Ordinance White Plains Overhauls Taxi Ordinance
White Plains Overhauls Taxi Ordinance WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The White Plains Common Council approved an overhaul of the City's Taxi Ordinance at its meeting on Monday.  “This legislation comprehensively updates the City’s Taxicab Ordinance to better meet the needs of our growing city,” said Mayor Tom Roach. “We focused on the customer experience and have included a broad range of changes that I believe will make for a better overall experience for passengers.”  The overhaul: Authorizes five additional White Plains taxicab medallions to be assigned to accessible vehicles only, which makes White Plains the first Westchester mun…

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Greenwich Library Presents Business Programs Greenwich Library Presents Business Programs
Greenwich Library Presents Business Programs GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich Library will host several business programs about financing college, SEO, nonprofit funding and more in April.  A representative from ReferenceUSA will present "Lead Generation Marketing" to help business owners identify their clients' vertical markets and how to target those markets from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, April 11. Holly Cao, CFA, TransAmerica Financial Advisors, will present "Family Financial Planning Series: College Tuition Planing" from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14. Instructor David Hoffman will lead a website SEO workshop fr…

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Obituaries
Ruth Ella Strange, 102, Port Chester Native Ruth Ella Strange, 102, Port Chester Native
Ruth Ella Strange, 102, Port Chester Native PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Port Chester native Ruth Ella Strange died on her birthday on Friday, March 25. She was 102.  Strange was born March 25, 1914, in Port Chester. After graduating from Port Chester High School, Strange attended Syracuse University.  She met her husband George W. Strange, Jr. while working as a bank teller in Port Chester. After her husband's death during World War II, Strange returned to her family's farm on Beech Grove Road in Prompton, Pa., where she resided for the rest of her life. She is survived by her daughter Christy Ann Strange of Virginia City, Nev., a grandda…

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Route 53 In Redding May Close Earlier Than Planned For Bridge Repairs Route 53 In Redding May Close Earlier Than Planned For Bridge Repairs
Route 53 In Redding May Close Earlier Than Planned For Bridge Repairs REDDING, Conn. -- Route 53 may be closed at its Umpawaug Road intersection for bridge repairs as early as June, according to The Redding Pilot. The close would come just after schools let out for the summer and earlier than its initially predicted 42 day period from July to August, The Redding Pilot reported. Route 53 will be converted to an alternating one-lane road at the intersection before it is closed completely, The Redding Pilot said. Click here to read the The Redding Pilot article.

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New Rochelle Boys And Girls Club Honors Members Of The Month New Rochelle Boys And Girls Club Honors Members Of The Month
New Rochelle Boys And Girls Club Honors Members Of The Month NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The New Rochelle Boys and Girls Club held its March Member of the Month ceremony at the Mascaro Clubhouse on April 1. Certificates of Merit from the County Board of Legislators were distributed to Torch Club members who participated in a Mock Debate during National Boys and Girls Club Week.  The Member of the Month award honors members who exemplify the club's mission of being productive, caring citizens. 

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Bridgeport Could Lose Two Schools, Dozens of Faculty Bridgeport Could Lose Two Schools, Dozens of Faculty
Bridgeport Could Lose Two Schools, Dozens of Faculty BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport may lose two schools and dozens of teachers, counselors and aides and get a shorter academic year if the district receives no new funding next year, according to Connecticut Post. Interim Schools Superintendent Fran Rabinowitz proposed 18 cuts on Monday to keep the 2016-17 budget at $245.6 million, reported Connecticut Post. Rabinowitz warned that the cuts would be disastrous for kids enrolled in Bridgeport schools and that the district needs an additional $15.1 million to break even, Connecticut Post said. Around a quarter of the district's operating budget…

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Support Connection Hosts Walking Club For Women With Cancer Support Connection Hosts Walking Club For Women With Cancer
Support Connection Hosts Walking Club For Women With Cancer YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Support Connection, Inc. will host a free walking program along the North County Trail for people living with breast, ovarian or gynecological cancer on April 13 and 25.  Pre-registration for "Walking Club: Put Your Best Foot Forward" is required by calling 914-962-6402 or 800-532-4290. The April 13 walk will take place from 4 to 4:45 p.m., and the April 25 walk runs from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. For more information on Support Connection, visit www.supportconnection.org.

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West Nyack Free Library Celebrates With Haiku-A-Thon West Nyack Free Library Celebrates With Haiku-A-Thon
West Nyack Free Library Celebrates With Haiku-a-thon WEST NYACK, N.Y. -- West Nyack Free Library is giving a special gift for kids to patrons who visit the Children's Room for National Library Week and share why they love the room. National Library Week is April 10 through 16.  The Children's Room will also hold a "Haiku-a-thon." Patrons can write their haikus on special sheets available at the library. The library hopes to place all the entries inside a book.  A haiku is a three-line poem consisting of five, seven then five syllables on each respective line.

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Monroe Library Offers Workshop On Gardening To Attract Birds Monroe Library Offers Workshop On Gardening To Attract Birds
Monroe Library Offers Workshop On Gardening To Attract Birds MONROE, Conn. -- The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library will host a gardening workshop April 6.  UConn master gardener Julia Cencebaugh will discuss how to attract birds using structural diversity for shelter, cover and nesting.  The workshop is from 6:30-7:30 p.m.  Registration is required by calling the library at 203-452-2850.

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Norwalk Public Library Launches 'Life Talk' Series Norwalk Public Library Launches 'Life Talk' Series
Norwalk Public Library Launches 'Life Talk' Series NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Public Library will offer the "Life Talk" series of roundtable discussions beginning Thursday. The series will launch with "Personal Fulfillment and Happiness" presented by Mariette Kammerer, radio broadcaster with WICC-600 and director of KES Inc. Kammerer will discuss how the milestones in our lives define who we are today and how to harness the knowledge of the nature and cycle of these events to live how we want. "Personal Fulfillment and Happiness" is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. David Gagnon, radio personality, financial adviser and…

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