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Harrison Police Open House Includes Fire, Diving Displays Harrison Police Open House Includes Fire, Diving Displays
Harrison Police Open House Includes Fire, Diving Displays HARRISON, N.Y. -- The Harrison Police Department will host its annual Open House from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday at police headquarters.The event at 650 North St. will offer attendees the chance to learn about the department's special services and will feature a number of officials from the Harrison, Purchase and West Harrison fire departments and Harrison Emergency Medical Services. Officers from the Mount Pleasant Police Department's Scuba/Dive Team will be on hand along with officers from the Westchester County Aviation and Hazardous Devices units. New York State troopers also will be featured…
Colliers Finds New Norwalk Home For Cottages And Gardens Publications Colliers Finds New Norwalk Home For Cottages And Gardens Publications
Colliers Finds New Norwalk Home For Cottages And Gardens Publications NORWALK, Conn. -- A luxury design magazine publisher has made a new home in a 6,000-square-foot office on Richards Avenue in Norwalk, officials said.Colliers International recently secured a long-term lease for Cottages & Gardens Publications, which publishes magazines covering design, art, antiques, architecture and real estate. The publishers’ titles include CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens), HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens), NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens), and SFC&G (San Francisco Cottages & Gardens). The move was referred to as a "big…
Book By Westchester Native Details Hillary Clinton's Alleged Abuse Of Bill Book By Westchester Native Details Hillary Clinton's Alleged Abuse Of Bill
Book By Westchester Native Details Hillary Clinton's Alleged Abuse Of Bill CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Allegations that Hillary Clinton regularly physically abused her husband, former President Bill Clinton, are rife in a book due out next week called "The Clintons' War on Women," according to the New York Post.The book, by political strategist and Westchester native Roger Stone, details numerous accounts in which the presidential hopeful and Chappaqua resident is believed to have physically harmed the former president, drawing blood in some cases through beating, scratching and throwing hard objects at him, according to the report. Stone, who grew up in Lewisboro…
Riders Could Get Stuck Covering $9.8B MTA Funding Gap, Says DiNapoli Riders Could Get Stuck Covering $9.8B MTA Funding Gap, Says DiNapoli
Riders Could Get Stuck Covering $9.8B MTA Funding Gap, Says DiNapoli ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warns that mass transit riders could get stuck holding the bag should the Metropolitan Transportation Authority not receive the $9.8 billion in funding it seeks from the New York City and New York state governments. In his report, released Tuesday, DiNapoli questions whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, or MTA, will be able to limit future fare and toll increases to 4 percent when there is a multi-billion gap in its five-year capital program. "While we don’t yet know how the gap will be closed, we do know that the…
New Tappan Zee Bridge Girders To Be Placed By Year's End New Tappan Zee Bridge Girders To Be Placed By Year's End
New Tappan Zee Bridge Girders To Be Placed By Year's End TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The girders of the new Tappan Zee Bridge are being assembled and will soon be installed, according to lohud.com.According to the report, the girders leading from the Westchester side of the span are being assembled and are expected to be in place by the end of the year while those leading from the Rockland side are scheduled to be placed next month. The blue girders, which, according to lohud, total 30 miles in length, will rest upon concrete columns and support the $4 billion bridge's deck. Read the full story at lohud.com.
Westchester Security Camera Law Part Of National Trend Westchester Security Camera Law Part Of National Trend
Westchester Security Camera Law Part Of National Trend YONKERS, N.Y. -- A city law set to go into effect in January will require certain businesses to install high-quality security cameras and to turn the footage over to police upon request, according to lohud.com.The law, which is already operating in White Plains and has been discussed in Peekskill, will affect any city store that sells alcohol, pharmacies, pawn shops, precious metal dealers, check-cashing businesses and any stores that operate between midnight and 4 a.m., lohud said. According to the report, the law is part of a growing movement across the country to require certain businesse…
Bedford's Donald Trump Will Debut At Lionheart Gallery In Pound Ridge Bedford's Donald Trump Will Debut At Lionheart Gallery In Pound Ridge
Bedford's Donald Trump Will Debut At Lionheart Gallery In Pound Ridge POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- A portrait of presidential candidate and Bedford resident Donald Trump made from filed bankruptcy petitions will be among the many works featured in an art exhibition set to open this month.The portrait, to be displayed alongside works from a variety of artists at The Lionheart Gallery's Paper Space exhibition, was created by Geoffrey Stein, of Pound Ridge. Other exhibiting artists include Karen Vogel of Darien, Connecticut; Barbara (Babs) Owen of Rhode Island; Roxanne Faber Savage of Fairfield, Connecticut; Liz Dexheimer of Litchfield County, Connecticut; Margaret Noel …
Banning Gun Shows Won't Address Problem, Astorino Says Banning Gun Shows Won't Address Problem, Astorino Says
Banning Gun Shows Won't Address Problem, Astorino Says WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A spokesman for Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino said Monday that there are no plans to ban firearms and gun shows at the Westchester County Center, according to lohud.com.Speaking on behalf of the Republican county executive's office, Ned McCormack told lohud.com that banning gun shows at the county building would not address the underlying causes of gun violence in America. There hasn't been a firearms show at the county center since 2012, according to the report, but a resident-driven petition to ban such events has garnered more than 1,200 signatures sin…
Stamford Attorney Gets Prison For Mortgage Scheme, Will Repay $8 Million Stamford Attorney Gets Prison For Mortgage Scheme, Will Repay $8 Million
Stamford Attorney Gets Prison For Mortgage Scheme, Will Repay $8 Million STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford attorney has been sentenced to 14 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $8 million in restitution after admitting to his role in mortgage fraud scheme.Christopher Brecciano's extensive scam involved dozens of homes in Bridgeport, Norwalk and Stamford, according to a statement from Deirdre Daly, the U.S. attorney for Connecticut. Brecciano, 37, served as the closing attorney during at least 50 mortgage loan transaction in which he or a co-conspirator provided lenders with false documentation, Daly said. In some cases, Brecciano distributed the mortgage loa…
Blotting Pizza Can Cut Thousands Of Calories Blotting Pizza Can Cut Thousands Of Calories
Blotting Pizza Can Cut Thousands Of Calories NEW YORK, N.Y. -- New York style pizza is arguably the most delicious in the world, but it can also be among the greasiest. According to the New York Daily News, blotting that grease with a napkin can save calories and, ultimately, lives.Citing a study in LabDoor magazine, the newspaper says that taking a napkin to your slice before eating it can save you about 6,600 calories a year, or the equivalent of 20 pizza slices. The end result can be good for your waistline. The report says that cutting the calories, which also cuts down on annual fat intake, can spare up to 2 pounds over the course…
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