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Great Chappaqua Bake Sale Marks 6th Year With Fight To End Childhood Hunger Great Chappaqua Bake Sale Marks 6th Year With Fight To End Childhood Hunger
Great Chappaqua Bake Sale Marks 6th Year With Fight To End Childhood Hunger CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale's promotional theme this year is “Treats to Beat Childhood Hunger,” Friday, Sept. 25 through Friday, Oct. 2 to increase awareness about the national and local childhood hunger crisis. The group will partner with local restaurants and bakeries on the campaign during the week leading up to the sixth annual Great Chappaqua Bake Sale event Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival. The campaign will raise money for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign. “Treats to Beat Childhood Hunger” partners will donate 100 percent of…

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County Offers Flu Vaccine To Protect Putnam From Illness County Offers Flu Vaccine To Protect Putnam From Illness
County Offers Flu Vaccine To Protect Putnam From Illness BREWSTER, N.Y. – The Putnam County Department of Health is having a public flu vaccination clinic from 2-6:30 p.m. Monday at the Carmel Fire Department. Getting vaccinated as early as possible has advantages since it takes about two weeks for antibodies to develop and provide protection. “Getting a flu shot is important for a host of reasons -- keeping us healthy, saving money on medical and prescription costs and because it is the socially responsible thing to do,” said Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell. “If you receive a flu vaccine, it protects those around you who cannot receive…

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Hearings Begin On Idling Indian Point During Spawning Season Hearings Begin On Idling Indian Point During Spawning Season
Hearings Begin On Idling Indian Point During Spawning Season CORTLANDT, N.Y. – Hearings began Monday in Albany on idling Indian Point nuclear power plant during the spawning season to reduce fish hatchlings killed by a cooling system, reports lohud. Indian Point’s cooling system draws water from the Hudson River, killing more than a billion eggs and small fish each year in the process, the story said. Environmental group Riverkeeper and state officials are proposing a seasonal shutdown between May and August, the story said. The shutdown is one alternative to building cooling towers that Indian Point operator Entergy has opposed due to their large …

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Somers High School Having Homecoming Bonfire Somers High School Having Homecoming Bonfire
Somers High School Having Homecoming Bonfire SOMERS, N.Y. – Somers High School is hosting the third annual townwide homecoming bonfire from 5:45-9:30 p.m. Sunday  in the Somers High School parking lot. The fire will be lit at 7:30 p.m. There will be a DJ, school bands, food, games and more. “Play it forward" by bringing used sporting goods for donation. Somers High School Homecoming weekend is Friday, Sept. 25 and Saturday, Sept. 26. 

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Police & Fire
Putnam Sheriff Seeks Man Wanted On Drug Possession Charge Putnam Sheriff Seeks Man Wanted On Drug Possession Charge
Putnam Sheriff Seeks Man Wanted On Drug Possession Charge PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. – The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man who is wanted on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance. Richard L. Griffeth Jr., 41, is wanted on a bench warrant issued Feb. 5, 2013, in the Town of Southeast Court. He is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs 185 pounds, and has brown hair and blue eyes. His last known location was Pawling, N.Y., according to the sheriff’s office. Anyone with information as to Griffeth’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department at (845)-808-4357.

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Meet Women Entrepreneurs At Fall Expo In Rye Meet Women Entrepreneurs At Fall Expo In Rye
Meet Women Entrepreneurs At Fall Expo In Rye RYE, N.Y. – Network and get inspired by some of the brightest minds around at the Women Entrepreneurs' Fall Expo on Monday from 6-9 p.m. at Serendipity Labs. Meet local women entrepreneurs and business owners, and discover the lessons they have learned while sharing your own. Wine and refreshments will be served at the free public event; both men and women welcome. The event is sponsored by the Women Entrepreneurs’ Network and Connecticut/Westchester Ellevate chapter. Serendipity Labs is at 80 Theodore Fremd Ave., Rye. 

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Schools
North Salem High School Celebrates Homecoming With Fireworks North Salem High School Celebrates Homecoming With Fireworks
North Salem High School Celebrates Homecoming With Fireworks NORTH SALEM, N.Y. – North Salem Homecoming kicks off Friday night to celebrate school and community spirit at the North Salem Middle/High School Campus. Participants will enjoy food, dodge ball, a pep rally and a student athlete recognition ceremony, followed by fireworks at 8 p.m. North Salem Middle/High School is at 230 June Road, North Salem. 

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Putnam Health Commissioner Nominated For State Planning Council Putnam Health Commissioner Nominated For State Planning Council
Putnam Health Commissioner Nominated For State Planning Council BREWSTER, N.Y. – Putnam County Health Commissioner Dr. Allen Beals, has been nominated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo for a seat on the Public Health and Health Planning Council. Beals’ work in Putnam County has received recognition at the state level, which identified him as someone who could be an important asset to the 24-member council.  The council has a broad array of advisory and decision-making responsibilities with respect to New York State’s public health and health care delivery systems. It is responsible for with adopting and amending the Sanitary Code and operating regulations for health…

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Politics
John Diaconis Running For County Board In North Castle John Diaconis Running For County Board In North Castle
John Diaconis Running For County Board In North Castle NORTH CASTLE, N.Y. – John Diaconis is seeking election to the Westchester County Board of Legislators in District 3, reports North Castle Daily News. Diaconis, a lifelong member of the Democratic Party, served on the Town of New Castle’s Town Board for five years, then as New Castle’s Town co-prosecutor for four years before moving to North Castle five years ago, according to the report. District 3 includes North Castle, Mount Pleasant, part of Greenburgh and the villages of Briarcliff Manor, Pleasantville and Sleepy Hollow, according to North Castle Daily News. CLICK HERE to read the f…

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Support Kids In Crisis At Event At Ridgefield's Double H. Farm Support Kids In Crisis At Event At Ridgefield's Double H. Farm
Support Kids In Crisis At Event At Ridgefield's Double H. Farm RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Help Greenwich-based Kids in Crisis by coming to the “Have a Heart Shakes It Up” event Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Double H. Farm. The family-friendly event will feature the Ritzy Chicken Jam Band. Food will be provided by Bodega Taco Truck, Skinny Pines Pizza and Ricky D’s Rib Shack, with desserts by Nature’s Temptation and beer sponsored by Half Full Brewery.  Enjoy beer, wine and a signature cocktail from 6-7 p.m., food trucks from 7-9 p.m. and dessert from 9-10 p.m. All of the money raised will go to the Teen Talk Program at Ridgefield High School run by Kids…

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