57°

Tuesday, may 13

James O'Rourke

Curator

james.orourke01@gmail.com

James O'Rourke's Contributions

Schools

Peekskill High School Band Performs At Veterans Day Ceremony PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Students with the Peekskill High School band performed Wednesday at the city's Veterans Day Ceremony. The event was held at the American Legion Hall at 963 McKinley St. Check out a full photo gallery of the ceremony at the city school district's Facebook page.

by James O'Rourke

11/12/2015

Events

BBQ Night Comes to Katonah Firehouse KATONAH, N.Y. -- The Katonah Fire Department will be holding a BBQ Night from 4:30 - 8 p.m. Saturday at the firehouse at 65 Bedford Road.Included on the menu are pulled pork, barbecue beef and chicken, macaroni and cheese, soda and ice cream. Entry to the dinner cost $12 for adults and $7 for children under the age of 12. For more information, call the fire department's non-emergency telephone line at 914-232-4570.

by James O'Rourke

11/12/2015

Lifestyle

Pet Protectors Sponsors Santa Photo Day In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. -- Fairfield-based Pet Protectors is set to host a Santa Photo Day on Saturday at Pet Supplies Plus, 675 Bridgeport Ave. in Shelton. The event, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, will enable pet owners to have their pets' photos taken by photographer Avery Wham. A CD with the owner's favorite photos can be purchased for a $12 donation that will help Pet Protectors fun animal rescue efforts. Dogs much be leashed and cat held in carriers. For more information, call 203-330-0255 or visit Pet Protectors' website.

by James O'Rourke

11/12/2015

News

Port Chester's Putnam Avenue Closed For Construction PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- A long-term construction project will force the partial closure of eastbound Putnam Avenue (Route 982C) between Main Street (Route 1) and Riverdale Avenue starting Friday, according to the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT).The project, which will force one lane of the roadway to close until Dec. 23 (weather permitting), and will require police control of traffic in the area, according to the DOT. Drivers are urged to follow all street signs and traffic signals and to exercise caution in the work zone. Authorities also reminded drivers Thursday that fine…

by James O'Rourke

11/12/2015

Neighbors

White Plains Resident Unhappy About Anti-fasny Effort WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The White Plains Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor and community leaders. Please send letters to ridgefield@dailyvoice.com. This past election, I was faced with a very distressing situation. Despite being a staunch, lifelong Democrat, I could not, in good conscience, support any of the three current Democratic candidates for White Plains Common Council. Why? In a word, FASNY (the French-American School of New York). I live right in the heart of the area affected, for better or worse, by FASNY. When the very first signs went up in our Gedney Farms neighb…

by Elizabeth J. Kurth

11/12/2015

Police & Fire

Philipstown Man Charged After Fight With Son, 20, Cops Say PHILIPSTOWN, N.Y. -- A 55-year-old Philipstown man is facing misdemeanor charges after he was arrested during a fight with his son, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. David G. Cashman, of the Continental Village section of town, was taken into custody about 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, according to the sheriff's office. A sheriff's deputy arrived to the Cashman home on reports of a domestic dispute and found that the 55-year-old had assaulted his 20-year-old son. While the deputy tried to make the arrest, Cashman resisted, ignoring police commands and physically struggling against …

by James O'Rourke

11/11/2015

Schools

Board of Finance Approves Expansion, Renovation of Saxe Middle School NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan Board of Finance voted Tuesday to approve an expansion and renovation of the Saxe Middle School campus, according to NCadvertiser.com. The unanimous vote provides the project with $18.6 million to renovate the 58-year-old auditorium and provide a net gain of 12 classrooms, according to the report. The plan now goes to the New Canaan Town Council on Nov. 19, the Advertiser said. The project would go to bid in January with construction to start in June, according to the report. Full full coverage, visit NCadvertiser.com.

by James O'Rourke

11/11/2015

News

Kingston Dentist Facing Murder Charge Released on $1M Bail KINGSTON, N.Y. -- An Ulster County judge Tuesday ordered a Kingston dentist accused of second-degree murder be released on $1 million bail, according to Time Warner Cable News. Gilberto Nunez, who is accused of forcing Thomas Kolman, 44, of Saugerties, to take the substance that killed him in November 2011, according to media reports. Nunez was arrested last month in connection with the death, the story said. Judge Donald Williams ordered Nunez, a Poughkeepsie resident who practices in Kingston, be released on bail, but that he must wear a GPS-monitoring device on his ankle, according to th…

by James O'Rourke

11/11/2015

Neighbors

Wilton's Boucher Remembers Veterans With Gratitude WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor. To submit your letter, email wilton@dailyvoice.com. To the editor: It is a privilege to honor our veterans, our men and women who served in the military. We must remember our freedom did not come easy. On battlefields across the globe, America’s finest men and women have shed their blood and their tears. In 1926, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution establishing Veterans' Day as an official holiday to commemorate the end of World War I in 1918. The resolution instructed that “the recurring anniversar…

by State Sen. Toni Boucher

11/11/2015

Police & Fire

Yorktown Man Faces Felony DWI Charge YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A 47-year-old Yorktown man was arrested early Sunday after police accused him of felony drunken driving. Viktor Curanovic, of 106 Stonewall Court, was taken into custody about 12:10 a.m. near the intersection of Route 118 and Underhill Avenue, according to Yorktown police. Officers had responded to the area minutes earlier on reports that a man was unconscious in a car, according to police. Curanovic, who has at least one driving while intoxicated conviction within the last 10 years, was found behind the wheel of a 2008 Dodge, according to police. The Yorktown man faces …

by James O'Rourke

11/10/2015

Prev Page 195 of 215 193 194 195 196 197 Next

1,941 - 1,950 of 2,150 articles