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Politics

Greenwich Tax, Estimate Board Weighs Project Funding GREENWICH -- A new firehouse, a new school, a relocated sewer line and a $1.5 million shortfall for town employee retirements are among the most pressing issues facing the town as the Board of Estimate and Taxation weighs a nearly $428 million 2016-17 budget, according to greenwichtime.com. The board is expected to vote on the proposed budget Monday, according to greenwichtime.com. The board is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall meeting room and is likely to consider the budget proposal about 6:30 p.m., according to greenwichtime.com. As the board considers the budget proposal…

by James O'Rourke

03/21/2016

News

Dutchess County Executive Molinaro Addresses Regional Chamber of Commerce POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro appeared before the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, March 16, to discuss some of the county's existing and upcoming economic initiatives.Molinaro, currently serving his second term as county executive, spoke to a "full house" during the Chamber's March Contact Breakfast at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, according to the Chamber. The breakfast was sponsored by Marshall & Sterling, a full-service, Poughkeepsie-based insurance and risk management agency with 22 offices in New York, Michigan, Fl…

by James O'Rourke

03/21/2016

Schools

Brewster H.S. Student Designs Website For Local Nonprofit Food Pantry BREWSTER, N.Y. -- A local food pantry is taking a broad step into the 21st century with a little help a Brewster student with a penchant for web design. Max Green, a senior at Brewster High School, recently created a website for the Brewster Community Food Pantry, earning himself the title "life saver," from Sue Burcroff, the nonprofit's co-president. "None of us could create a website ...," Burcroff said. "After contacting the school and requesting assistance, Max - riding his white horse - came onto the scene. We met at the library on a number of occasions and con…

by James O'Rourke

03/21/2016

Schools

Ridgefield Student Honored At Danbury's Wooster School DANBURY, Conn. – Wooster School has selected Kathryn Madaloni of Ridgefield as a senior student worthy of recognition, according to a statement from the school. Madaloni, a “lifer” at the K-12 private college preparatory day school, is widely known for her efforts to make new students and faculty feel welcome. A student leader, she is the student in charge of Wooster’s Lower School and largely responsible for an increased level of communication between the Lower, Middle and Upper schools. Madaloni was described by Upper School Dean of Students Hannah Reed as “almost an extension of the Lo…

by James O'Rourke

03/21/2016

Real Estate

Yankee Great Lou Gehrig's Westchester Home Goes On The Market NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- There are no iron gates, but for $399,999, the Meadow Lane home in New Rochelle purchased by baseball's Iron Horse in the 1930s is up for sale. Lou Gehrig had purchased the four-bedroom home for his parents shortly after being named captain of the New York Yankees, according to lohud.com. A biographer told the news site it was Gehrig's first major purchase. The house at 9 Meadow Lane, a colonial-style home with a living room, formal dining room, fireplace, eat-in kitchen and 2 1/2 baths, is on the market "as is," according to lohud.com. The property's market…

by James O'Rourke

03/21/2016

Police & Fire

Drug, Traffic Arrests Top Stony Point Police Report STONY POINT, N.Y. – Stony Point police arrested several people in connection with various drug- and traffic-related offenses in the past week. Of those charged, all are men and all are to answer for their alleged crimes in Town Court in April. The incidents reported by police include: A 31-year-old Haverstraw man wanted on an arrest warrant turned himself over to police Thursday, authorities said. Alfonso Guayalla-Caguas, of 21 Broadway, was wanted in connection with a March 2 domestic incident, according to police. He was arrested and arraigned in Town Court, where he was charged with sec…

by James O'Rourke

03/20/2016

Police & Fire

New City Man Charged In Connection With Stony Point Domestic Incident STONY POINT, N.Y. -- A 23-year-old New City man is facing criminal mischief and child endangerment charges after being accused of intentionally damaging his girlfriend's apartment door in the presence of a 4-year-old child, police said.Deandre Oden of 11 Balter Road was taken into custody on Monday, police said. Oden is accused of damaging the woman's door during a domestic violence incident, according to police. Police said that after his arrest, he was arraigned in Town Court, where he was charged with third-degree criminal mischief, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a mis…

by James O'Rourke

03/19/2016

Police & Fire

Newtown Theater Director Charged With Sex Assault Of Underage Girls NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The director of a Newtown children's theater company has been charged with a host of sex crimes against underage girls he often contacted through social media, the News-Times website reported citing police reports. The investigation into Matthew Madden, 25, began in November after a student told a Newtown High School resource officer that he had reached out to her through social media and engaged in "inappropriate conversation," according to the News-Times. As the case unfolded, investigators came across several other girls who claimed to have been victimized by …

by James O'Rourke

03/19/2016

Police & Fire

Danbury Man, 89, Killed In Crash On I-84 Exit Ramp DANBURY, Conn. -- An 89-year-old Danbury man died Thursday after his car struck a concrete barrier while exiting Interstate 84, according to the News-Times website. Thomas Finik of Lake Place was driving a Hyundai Sonata east on I-84 when it hit a barrier at Exit 5 about 10 a.m., according to the News-Times. The incident forced the closure of the exit ramp for nearly four hours, the story said. Police told the News-Times that the Hyundai had been traveling "at a high speed" before the crash, which also involved two other cars. Click here for the News-Times story on the crash.

by James O'Rourke

03/18/2016

Sports

Longtime Pascack Valley Football Coach Steps Down HILLSDALE, N.J. -- Craig Nielsen, one of the most successful public high school head football coaches in New Jersey, has stepped down from his position with Pascack Valley High School, according to northjersey.com.Nielsen, declined to get into too many specifics regarding his decision, but told northjersey.com "it's just the right time." During his coaching career at four schools that dates to 1986, Nielsen accumulated 175 career wins, according to northjersey.com. He led the Pascack Valley Indians to North 1, Group 4 sectional titles in 2013 and 2014 and also coached at Tenafly, E…

by James O'Rourke

03/18/2016

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