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Pardess Center Holding Annual Hanukkah Celebration In Wappinger Pardess Center Holding Annual Hanukkah Celebration In Wappinger
Pardess Center Holding Annual Hanukkah Celebration In Wappinger FISHKILL, N.Y. – The Pardess Center for Jewish life is holding its annual Hanukkah festival Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Adams Fairacre Farms in Wappinger. There will be a menorah lighting, a fire show, latkes, donuts, hot drinks and chocolate gelt. The festival will also feature a fire eating, fire blasting juggling and balancing act by Keith Nelson. This event is free. Adams Fairacre Farms’ Wappinger location is at 160 Old Post Road, Route 9.

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Scarsdale Library Offers Make It Monday, Mother Goose Storytime Scarsdale Library Offers Make It Monday, Mother Goose Storytime
Scarsdale Library Offers Make It Monday, Mother Goose Storytime SCARSDALE, N.Y. – Make it Monday, an advanced crafts program for children ages 7 and up, starts off the week of children’s programs at the Scarsdale Public Library on Monday at 4 p.m. Registration is required. On Thursday, Dec. 10, the weekly Mother Goose for Walkers up to age 2 will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The language enrichment program uses rhymes, songs and stories to stimulate listening, learning, speaking and reading skills.  Mother Goose for Walkers is limited to the first 20 appropriately aged children. Attendees must have tickets, which are distributed on a first come,…

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Neighbors
GoFundMe Campaign Helps Deceased Fireman's Family In Tappan GoFundMe Campaign Helps Deceased Fireman's Family In Tappan
GoFundMe Campaign Helps Deceased Fireman's Family In Tappan TAPPAN, N.Y. – A Go Fund Me account has been set up to help the family of the former chief of the Tappan Fire Department who died Thanksgiving morning. The page has raised nearly $20,000 for the family of Lenny Sullivan.  Sullivan, 50, a lifelong resident of Tappan, was also a master carpenter and a trained stationary engineer who was an active member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local #68. Most recently, he worked as manager of facilities for the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University in Palisades. Sullivan is survived by his wife, Barbara, and his t…

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Sports
White Plains Student Dante Palombo Named To Rangers Pee Wee Hockey Team White Plains Student Dante Palombo Named To Rangers Pee Wee Hockey Team
White Plains Student Dante Palombo Named To Rangers Pee Wee Hockey Team WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Dante Palombo, a sixth grader at Eastview School in White Plains, was named to the 2015-16 New York Rangers Pee Wee Quebec Ice Hockey team. He is one of only three players from Westchester selected for this international tournament, which will take place in February 2016.  Selection is based not only exceptional skill but also on character, dedication and focus, both on the ice and in the classroom. A tryout process began Saturday, Aug. 1 and ended Monday, Nov. 16, with over 22 hours of highly competitive on-ice sessions as well as off-ice work. Ninety students from a …

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Schools
Vassar Math Professor Shares In Grant From National Science Foundation Vassar Math Professor Shares In Grant From National Science Foundation
Vassar Math Professor Shares In Grant From National Science Foundation POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has given a $2.1 million grant to a team of edicators, including Charles Steinhorn, the principal investigator of the project and a professor of mathematics at Vassar College, for a new summer program for undergraduates to help answer the call for science and mathematics teachers in U.S. public schools. Other members of the team were from the faculty of Barnard College, Brown University, Bryn Mawr College, Trinity College and Vassar College Over the next five years, the NSF grant will enable 120 undergraduate majors in the STEM fiel…

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Sports
New York State Fish, Wildlife App Surpasses 100,000 Downloads New York State Fish, Wildlife App Surpasses 100,000 Downloads
New York State Fish, Wildlife App Surpasses 100,000 Downloads New York has reached more than 100,000 downloads of the free New York Fish and Wildlife Smartphone app, according to the State Department of Environmental Conservation. The app, which launched about 18 months ago, allows users to quickly and easily locate places to hunt, fish, view wildlife and enjoy other outdoor activities in New York.  Launched as part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's NY Open for Fishing and Hunting Initiative, this download milestone highlights the growing interest in outdoor recreation opportunities throughout the state and the economic importance of fishing and hunting-related…

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White Hills Voluntary Fire Company Preps For Santa’s Tour Of Shelton White Hills Voluntary Fire Company Preps For Santa’s Tour Of Shelton
White Hills Voluntary Fire Company Preps For Santa’s Tour Of Shelton SHELTON, Conn. – The White Hills community tree lighting and Toys 4 Kids drive will be held Sunday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. at the White Hills Fire Company in Shelton. All are welcome to join members of the fire company for a cup of hot chocolate after the tree lighting. Each year through the generosity of Shelton residents, the fire company provides truckloads of new, unwrapped toys for families in need through programs like Toys 4 Kids. The following weekend, Santa and his helpers will be escorted through the White Hills of Shelton on a fire truck Saturday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The…

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News
Stratford Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Boy Returns To Court Stratford Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Boy Returns To Court
Stratford Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Boy Returns To Court STRATFORD, Conn. – Former Stratford schoolteacher Michelle Sulzicki, who is accused of having a sexual relationship with a male student, will return to court Jan. 14, 2016, reports the Stratford Star. Sulzicki, 28, appeared in Superior Court briefly on Tuesday, and her case was continued, according to the Star. She has pleaded not guilty to first-degree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, illegal sexual contact with a minor and risk of injury to a minor. Sulzicki, an Oxford resident and former teacher at Chapel Street Elementary School, turned herself in to police Oct. 14. Police…

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Trumbull Illuminates Town Hall Gazebo With Tree Lighting Ceremony Trumbull Illuminates Town Hall Gazebo With Tree Lighting Ceremony
Trumbull Illuminates Town Hall Gazebo With Tree Lighting Ceremony TRUMBULL, Conn. – The Trumbull tree lighting will take place Friday at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall gazebo. The Trumbull Center Lions Club will be collecting nonperishable food items at the event.  Attendees can also expect to see Santa when he arrives on a Trumbull fire truck. 

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Police & Fire
Amid Terror Attacks, Sheriff Urges Residents In Ulster To Carry Firearms Amid Terror Attacks, Sheriff Urges Residents In Ulster To Carry Firearms
Amid Terror Attacks, Sheriff Urges Residents In Ulster To Carry Firearms ULSTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Less than 24 hours after the shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., left 14 dead, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office is urging residents to carry firearms, according to a statement by Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum posted on Facebook. “In light of recent events that have occurred in the United States and around the world, I want to encourage citizens of Ulster County who are licensed to carry a firearm to PLEASE DO SO," Van Blarcum said in a post labeled "ATTENTION LICENSED HANDGUN OWNERS."  "I urge you to responsibly take advantage of your leg…

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