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Hot-Air Balloons To Take To The Sky During Hudson Valley Festival
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce is to host its annual Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival from July 8-10, according to the Chamber.About 125 balloon launches will occur during the weekend event at Barton Orchards, 63 Apple Tree Lane in Poughquag. Two additional balloons will be on hand for Friday and Saturday nights at Migliorelli Farm, 245 Guski Road, Red Hook, according to the Chamber.
This year's festival is to feature a number of new events, including a petting zoo, crafts, hay mazes, hayrides, food trucks and vendors, a tap room, a bakery, a …
Shelton Nurse To Be Honored By State Hospital Association
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A St. Vincent’s Medical Center nurse described as the type of employee who “goes above and beyond what is required for her patients,” is to be recognized as a Connecticut Hospital Association Healthcare Hero.
Sherri Roller, RN, MSN, a staff nurse in St. Vincent’s Family Birthing Center, is to receive the honor on Tuesday, June 28.
Roller, a Shelton resident, has a reputation as someone who goes the extra mile.
As a labor and delivery nurse, she has, on numerous occasions, purchased diapers, baby clothes and car seats for families in need, according to hospital officials…
North Castle Hosting Orientations For Camp Kick-a-Poo, Camp Chippewa
NORTH CASTLE, N.Y. – No more pencils, no more books, but what now?
Each summer, parents grapple with what to do with their children. North Castle is offering a solution.
Camp Kick A Poo, a day camp open to pre-schoolers, and Camp Chippewa, a day camp open to children in grades K-8, are ready to kick off the 2016 season.
Led by Director Elizabeth Holdner and Assistant Director Sarah Kaufman, Camp Kick A Poo is to open for its third summer at Coman Hill School on Bedford Road.
The camp, open to children ages 3-5, is to provide arts and crafts, general sports, music, story time and trips to …
Ex-Bridgeport Detective Shoots Ex-Fiancee, Turns Gun On Self, Cops Say
NORWALK, Conn. – A women was fighting for her life Monday evening after being shot six times by her former fiancée, a former Bridgeport police detective, authorities told News 12.
The suspected shooter was identified as Billy Chase, a once prominent undercover Bridgeport police detective famous for infiltrating organized crime rings in the 1980s and 1990s, according to News 12, which reported that Chase shot himself after firing on Lynn Herriott as she walked to her car in Jacksonville, Florida, on Thursday, June 16.
Chase was said to be in critical condition Monday evening, according to Ne…
