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Adult Job Search, Networking Group NhN Meeting In Nanuet Adult Job Search, Networking Group NhN Meeting In Nanuet
Adult Job Search, Networking Group NhN Meeting In Nanuet NANUET, N.Y. – Networking group Neighbors-helping-Neighbors USA (NhN) will host a meeting on Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Avalon Gardens Clubhouse in Nanuet. NhN is a weekly job search support and networking group based on a pay-it-forward model. Meetings are designed to help attendees advance their career including the unemployed, underemployed, recent college graduates, veterans and those preparing for a job change or in volunteer work. The meeting will be led by community volunteer Lisa Schuetz, and will offer job search strategies, support and networking opportunities. Click her…

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Rockets Soar At Kent Library Science Show Rockets Soar At Kent Library Science Show
Rockets Soar At Kent Library Science Show KENT, N.Y. – The Kent Public Library is hosting a Mad Science Rocketry Show, presented by Mad Science of the Mid-Hudson, on Monday, July 25, from 4-5 p.m. Take to the skies as this introduction to rocketry explains how and why rockets fly. Attendees will witness real model rocket launches that soar several hundreds of feet into the air and deploy parachutes for their return. Brian Crandall, an archeologist, and Erik Maldonado, with a background in theater, began Mad Science of the Mid-Hudson in 1998, when they realized the need to engage children at a younger age through making learning s…

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Police & Fire
Con Ed Work Causes Traffic Delays On Bedford Road Con Ed Work Causes Traffic Delays On Bedford Road
Con Ed Work Causes Traffic Delays On Bedford Road BEDFORD, N.Y. -- There will be heavy traffic delays through Tuesday at Bedford Road and Green Lane  due to Con Edison working in the area, according to Bedford police.  Con Ed will be working in the area until approximately 4 p.m. Monday and from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Tuesday.  Drivers should use alternate routes if possible.

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Westchester Women's Agenda Holds Forum In Yonkers On Paid Family Leave Westchester Women's Agenda Holds Forum In Yonkers On Paid Family Leave
Westchester Women's Agenda Holds Forum In Yonkers On Paid Family Leave YONKERS, N.Y. – Assembly member Shelley Mayer and the Westchester Women’s agenda will host “Making Work Work for Families: A Forum on NYS Paid Family Leave and Minimum Wage Increase” on Thursday, July 28 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Yonkers Riverfront Library in the community room. Learn about the measures, how they will affect employees and employers, and the next steps that can be taken to improve them. Speaking will be Janel Quarless of the nonprofit Working Families Organization and Sherri Leiwant, co-president and co-founder of A Better Balance. The forum is free and open to the public. RSVP i…

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Police & Fire
New Castle Police Issue New Warning On IRS, Other Scams New Castle Police Issue New Warning On IRS, Other Scams
New Castle Police Issue New Warning On IRS, Other Scams NEW CASTLE, N.Y. – The New Castle Police Department issued a new warning Tuesday about phone scams after experiencing an increase in reports of scams involving a Federal Magistrate and/or the Internal Revenue Service. During the last 24 hours, many New Castle residents reported getting calls from an individual identifying himself/herself as an agent of the Federal Magistrate and that the resident owed back taxes. The caller states that if the taxes are not paid immediately by phone or wire, they or their spouse will be arrested or sued within the next few hours. Any one of the following fi…

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Neighbors
Car Show Honoring North Rockland Student In Fourth Year Car Show Honoring North Rockland Student In Fourth Year
Car Show Honoring North Rockland Student In Fourth Year VIOLA, N.Y. – All are invited to the fourth annual Anthony Amoros Car Show at Rockland Community College on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Amoros died on Jan. 29, 2013 in a one-car accident on Thiells-Mount Ivy Road after he lost control of his car on the icy road while driving to work in Stony Point.  Amaros was enrolled in Rockland Community College’s automotive technology program at the time of his death. His parents, Ivette and Al, along with other family and friends, began the annual car show to honor Amoros’ interest in cars and invite the community to join them at a fun eve…

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Neighbors
Museum Leaders From Bridgeport Speaking At National Conference Museum Leaders From Bridgeport Speaking At National Conference
Museum Leaders From Bridgeport Speaking At National Conference BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Robbin Zella, executive director and curator of the Housatonic Museum of Art, and Janet Zamparo, the museum’s curator of education, will speak at this year’s Turnaround Arts Summer Leadership Retreat in Warrenton, Va. Turnaround Arts is an initiative of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, which uses arts education to help turn around America’s struggling schools. Zella and Zamparo will present the Housatonic Museum of Art's Peer Docent program, which teaches students to observe and discover local architecture and to be trained as docents. The five…

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Schools
Peekskill Names Ellen Hackett Director Of Special Services Peekskill Names Ellen Hackett Director Of Special Services
Peekskill Names Ellen Hackett Director Of Special Services PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – Ellen Hackett has been named the director of special services for the Peekskill City School District. Hackett will be working in the district full time and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the special education department and clinical and health services. She has more than 15 years experience in the education, mental health and social service fields. Hackett comes to Peekskill from the Haldane Central School District, where she most recently worked as the director of pupil personnel services and innovative instructional practices. Previously, she …

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News
I-684 Lane Closures Will Last Through September I-684 Lane Closures Will Last Through September
I-684 Lane Closures Will Last Through September WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Overnight single- and double-lane closures are planned for northbound and southbound Interstate 684, between Exit 6 (Route 35) and Exit 8 (Hardscrabble Road) from Sundays through Thursdays starting Saturday, July 16 and will last through Sept. 30, officials said. The closures are so crews can perform construction activities, weather permitting. Single-lane closures will start at 9 p.m. with double-lane closures expected to begin at 11 p.m. All lanes are expected to re-open by 6 a.m. each morning. Motorists should anticipate delays and seek alternate routes when p…

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Neighbors
Liberation Programs' Spirit Of Hope Dinner In Stamford Raises $135K Liberation Programs' Spirit Of Hope Dinner In Stamford Raises $135K
Liberation Programs' Spirit Of Hope Dinner In Stamford Raises $135K STAMFORD, Conn. – Liberation Programs’ ninth annual Spirit of Hope Benefit netted $135,000 in funds on Thursday, April 28, to provide important resources to help save lives of young people and neighbors struggling with addiction who cannot otherwise afford treatment. The night kicked off with remarks by Greenwich First Selectman Peter J. Tesei. Pitney Bowes was recognized as one of Liberation Programs’ founding partners and the Rev. Dale Rosenberger was honored as a longstanding community partner who has worked alongside Liberation to save the lives of those struggling with drug and alcohol…

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