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Yorktown Holding Fundraiser For Family Of Two Children Battling Disease Yorktown Holding Fundraiser For Family Of Two Children Battling Disease
Yorktown Holding Fundraiser For Family Of Two Children Battling Disease YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Yorktown is coming together Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at the Elks Club to help the family of a former Yorktown resident whose two small sons, ages two and three, have both been stricken with a rare genetic disorder. The Paint the Night Event will be held to raise funds for Lori and Mike Adams and her two sons, Cadence, 3, and Asher, 2. Both boys have been diagnosed with MPSII Hunter's Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that causes permanent and progressive damage affecting appearance, mental development, organ function and physical abilities. The disorder occurs when an enzyme a…

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Danbury Music Centre Celebrates The Season With Handel's 'Messiah' Danbury Music Centre Celebrates The Season With Handel's 'Messiah'
Danbury Music Centre Celebrates The Season With Handel's 'Messiah' DANBURY, Conn. -- The Danbury Concert Chorus and members of Danbury Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christine R. Howlett, will perform Handel’s “Messiah” Friday at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational Church. The performance features soloists Regina Krawiec, soprano; Drew Minter, countertenor; James Ruff, tenor; and Paul M. Speiser, baritone. Krawiec is a recent graduate from Vassar College where she majored in music, focusing in vocal performance. At Vassar, she was a member in all three of Vassar’s choral ensembles, and a two-time winner of the music department’s Concerto Competition. She …

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Sound Beach Community Band Playing Greenwich's First Light Festival Sound Beach Community Band Playing Greenwich's First Light Festival
Sound Beach Community Band Playing Greenwich's First Light Festival GREENWICH, Conn. – The Sound Beach Community Band, led by its conductor and music director Zachary Kampler, will perform its last event for 2015 at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Old Greenwich Merchants’ First Light Festival at the Sound Beach Firehouse in Old Greenwich. The performance will feature best-loved holiday music and carolers. Bundle up in your warmest clothing and come stroll Sound Beach Avenue to celebrate the start of the holiday season with the music of Old Greenwich’s community band, which has been entertaining the community for 60 years. Known as the Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Dep…

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Solo Travelers Invited To Talk At Fairfield Library Solo Travelers Invited To Talk At Fairfield Library
Solo Travelers Invited To Talk At Fairfield Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield Woods Branch Library is hosting “Solo Travel 101,” a talk about traveling alone from 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Does the idea of traveling alone scare you? Indulging in one's own interests whims, and schedule without compromise shouldn’t be scary – it should be considered a gift of discovery about the world and oneself. Nina Lesiga, who has traveled extensively by herself for work and pleasure, will share her experiences about places, developing trip strategies and lessons learned that contribute to having an engaging, authentic and safe experience. Lesiga is a …

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Two Craft Events Planned For Fairfield Woods Library Two Craft Events Planned For Fairfield Woods Library
Two Craft Events Planned For Fairfield Woods Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Saturdays are often craft days at the Fairfield Woods Branch Library, and two craft events will be held this Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Participants will make a fabric bird at the Craft Salon with Ellen from 10 a.m. to noon. Make a charming winter bird with fabric, felt and beads. The finished bird can be a brooch or it can perch in a window or on a holiday tree. Sew Crafty will be held from 1-3 p.m. The simple Log Cabin Square is one of the easiest – and one of the best loved – quilting designs. It was a favorite quilting pattern among the thrifty stitching pioneer wom…

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Elmwood Playhouse Members Bring Country Music To Rhodes North Tavern Elmwood Playhouse Members Bring Country Music To Rhodes North Tavern
Elmwood Playhouse Members Bring Country Music To Rhodes North Tavern SLOATSBURG, N.Y. – Elmwood Playhouse members Allison Cipris Hirsch and Bridget Fenton Clark will perform with their band Country Fresh Thursday at 9 p.m. at Rhodes North Tavern in Sloatsburg. Country Fresh will play the best in contemporary country throughout the evening. Rhodes North Tavern is at 40 Orange Turnpike, Sloatsburg. 

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Rockland Community College Screens 'Hudson Valley Honor Flight' Rockland Community College Screens 'Hudson Valley Honor Flight'
Rockland Community College Screens 'Hudson Valley Honor Flight' SUFFERN, N.Y. – A benefit screening of the documentary film “Hudson Valley Honor Flight: Generation Bridge” will be presented in Rockland Community College Cultural Arts Theater on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Hudson Valley Honor Flights provide air transport and other support for local Rockland and Orange County World War II veterans to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C. The documentary covers the relationship bridge built when local veterans discuss their experiences with local high school students. The director, Joe Allen, will host a Q & A session after the film. All proceeds benefi…

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White House Fence Jumper Denied Re-Entry To University Of Bridgeport White House Fence Jumper Denied Re-Entry To University Of Bridgeport
White House Fence Jumper Denied Re-Entry To University Of Bridgeport STAMFORD, Conn. – The Stamford man who jumped a fence at the White House on Thanksgiving Day has been barred from the University of Bridgeport where he was studying criminal justice, reports the Stamford Advocate. Joseph Caputo, 22, is being refused re-entry to the university based on the school’s argument that he committed a community standards violation, according to the report. He pleaded not guilty Monday to unlawful entry onto restricted grounds, reports the Stamford Advocate. Click here to read the full article in the Stamford Advocate. 

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Polar Express Train Ride Takes Kingston Kids To North Pole Polar Express Train Ride Takes Kingston Kids To North Pole
Polar Express Train Ride Takes Kingston Kids To North Pole KINGSTON, N.Y. – Thanksgiving is over, but the holidays have just begun with the Polar Express Train ride in Kingston, reports Time Warner Cable News Hudson Valley. The ride, put on by Catskill Mountain Railroad, runs through Sunday, Dec. 27, according to the report. Click here to read the full article.

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Cheryl Reynolds Appoined Interim Yorktown School Board Member Cheryl Reynolds Appoined Interim Yorktown School Board Member
Cheryl Reynolds Appoined Interim Yorktown School Board Member YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Cheryl Reynolds, a longtime leader of the Yorktown schools Parent Teachers Association, has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Yorktown Board of Education. The seat became available when Trustee Peter Bisaccia resigned last month citing conflicts with his work schedule. Reynolds has a long history of service with Yorktown schools. She is president of the PTA at Yorktown High School, president-elect at the Mildred E. Strang Middle School and was president at Crompond Elementary School. “The current Board of Education and administration work together sharing stron…

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