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Sandra Diamond Fox

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Sandra Diamond Fox has been a journalist since 2005, working for The News-Times and The Redding Pilot prior to coming to the Daily Voice. She has a bachelor's degree in English from Stony Brook University and a Master's degree in publishing from Pace University. She married with four teenage children and is a competitive runner and avid exerciser.

Sandra was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Events
Learn How To Get Into College And Pay For It In New Canaan Library Event Learn How To Get Into College And Pay For It In New Canaan Library Event
Learn How To Get Into College And Pay For It In New Canaan Library Event NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Join HTG Investment Advisors at the New Canaan Library for a series of financially geared programs.The event is at at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Plaut Room. This panel discussion will address parents' concerns about college admissions and financing. Learn strategies for successful academic positioning and preparing to pay the rising cost of higher education.  The talk is geared toward parents of middle and early high school students.  The panel will include Alan Haas of Educational Futures, Jane Kurz Klemmer of Klemmer Educational Consulting and Allison Donaldson of HT…

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Lowey Attends Meeting In Valhalla To Advocate For Year-Round Pell Grants Lowey Attends Meeting In Valhalla To Advocate For Year-Round Pell Grants
Lowey Attends Meeting In Valhalla To Advocate For Year-Round Pell Grants VALHALLA, N.Y. – U.S. Rep. Nita M. Lowey, D-Westchester/Rockland, the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, will be joined by students and administrators at Westchester Community College in Valhalla to call on Congress to expand the federal Pell Grant program to cover the summer semester.The event will take place Monday at noon in the Hartford Hall boardroom at WCC. Belinda S. Miles, WCC president, will also attend. The president’s budget, to be released on Tuesday, Feb. 9, includes a Pell summer semester expansion proposal.  Currently, low-income, full-time college students…

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News
Poughkeepsie Mayor Creates Team To Identify Properties That Need Help Poughkeepsie Mayor Creates Team To Identify Properties That Need Help
Poughkeepsie Mayor Creates Team To Identify Properties That Need Help POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Poughkeepsie is pushing to clear out abandoned buildings in the city. In light of this goal, Mayor Rob Rolison has established a Neighborhood Stabilization Team to help identify properties in the city that need help, according to a story on twcnews.com.He said 11 properties are going to be inspected and cleared out in the next few weeks, twcnews.com said. According to Second Ward Councilman Mike Young, Poughkeepsie has over 700 abandoned properties, twcnews.com said. Rolison explained owners who have abandoned their properties will be financially responsible for cleani…

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Learn To Speak Italian At Red Hook Public Library Learn To Speak Italian At Red Hook Public Library
Learn To Speak Italian At Red Hook Public Library RED HOOK, N.Y. -- Italian classes will be offered at the Red Hook Public Library.Beginning Italian will be offered Thursdays at 6 p.m. from Feb. 18 to April 28. Intermediate Italian will be Thursdays at 5 p.m. from Feb. 18 to April 28. Teaching the classes will be Red Hook Library assistant Ms. Patrizia. Call to reserve a spot at 845-758-3241. The Red Hook Public Library is at 7444 S. Broadway, Red Hook. For more information, click here.

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Ridership On Metro-North Railroad Breaks Record In 2015 Ridership On Metro-North Railroad Breaks Record In 2015
Ridership On Metro-North Railroad Breaks Record In 2015 New York transit officials say ridership increased on the nation’s two largest commuter railroad systems last year, according to a story on lohud.com. There were a record number of riders on the Metro-North Rail Road in 2015. More than 86 million people rode on the commuter rail system that connects New York City, its northern suburbs and Connecticut, lohud.com said. In addition, there was also an increase of riders on the Long Island Rail Road. The LIRR saw the highest number of riders since 1949 with a total of 87.6 million commuters last year, lohud.com said. MTA Chairman Thomas Prender…

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Business
Ossining Chamber Event Focuses On 'Doing Business With Local Government' Ossining Chamber Event Focuses On 'Doing Business With Local Government'
Ossining Chamber Event Focuses On 'Doing Business With Local Government' OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast event called "Doing Business with Local Government."It will be Tuesday from 8-10 a.m. at the Ossining Elks Lodge, 118 Croton Ave. Meet local government officials and learn the ins and outs of working with local government offices. Featured presenters include: Westchester County Legislator Catherine Borgia. Town of Ossining Supervisor Dana Levenberg. Village of Ossining Mayor Victoria Gearity. Village of Briarcliff Mayor Lori Sullivan. Cost for chamber members is $15 and $25 for future members and gu…

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Huge Gun, Drug Raid, Surprise Snow Tops Week's News In Bridgeport Huge Gun, Drug Raid, Surprise Snow Tops Week's News In Bridgeport
Huge Gun, Drug Raid, Surprise Snow Tops Week's News In Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Here's a look at the top stories in Fairfield County from last week: A cache of 21 handguns and rifles, marijuana plants worth “tens of thousands” of dollars, anabolic steroids, growth hormone and ammunition were seized from a Bridgeport home in what Mayor Joseph P. Ganim called “one of the largest single arrest results anyone can remember.” A surprise storm dumped more snow than expected across Fairfield County on Friday, with up to 9 inches in some spots. The road conditions were so bad that the Merritt Parkway was closed for a time due to crashes. Gov. Dannel Mall…

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Obituaries
John L. Tishman, Master Builder From Westchester, Dies At 90 John L. Tishman, Master Builder From Westchester, Dies At 90
John L. Tishman, Master Builder From Westchester, Dies At 90 BEDFORD, N.Y. -- John L. Tishman, a master builder of the 20th century whose firm, Tishman Realty and Construction Company, constructed buildings throughout Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and New York, died Saturday at his home in Bedford. He was 90. Tishman supervised the construction of three 100-story-plus skyscrapers: the John Hancock Center in Chicago, completed in 1970, and the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, completed in 1973, according to a story in The New York Times. Tishman's company worked on Madison Square Garden in New York, for which the original Penn…

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Owner Of Missing Cat Zack Of Tarrytown Seeks Help In Locating Him Owner Of Missing Cat Zack Of Tarrytown Seeks Help In Locating Him
Owner Of Missing Cat Zack Of Tarrytown Seeks Help In Locating Him TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Lost Pets of Westchester County has posted on Facebook that it is seeking the whereabouts of Zack, a cat who has been missing since Feb. 1 from Tarrytown.Zack is 10 months old and neutered. He is larger than in this picture. Call Paula at 914-559-8023 with any information.

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Black History Month Tops Harrison Library Events For February Black History Month Tops Harrison Library Events For February
Black History Month Tops Harrison Library Events For February HARRISON, N.Y. -- The Harrison Library will be hosting many events for the month of February.Celebrate Black History Month with the following films: "W.E.B. Du Bois: A Man for All Times" on Sunday at 2 p.m. This is an M&M Production about the life and times of civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois. It is sponsored by the Friends of the Harrison Public Library. "Selma" on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m. This is a chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march. It stars David Oyelowo. It's rated PG 13 and is 128 minutes. Watch an O…

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