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Greenburgh's Feiner Urges County To Hold Buyback At Gun Show Greenburgh's Feiner Urges County To Hold Buyback At Gun Show
Greenburgh's Feiner Urges County To Hold Buyback At Gun Show GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner, who says he’s very disappointed that a gun show is likely to return to White Plains, is calling on the county to hold an amnesty buyback program on this same day ... at the same place. Nine of the 17 members of the Westchester County Legislature voted this week to ban the controversial event, set for Saturday, Jan. 21 and Sunday, Jan. 22, at the County Center, according to lohud.com. County Executive Rob Astorino, told cbslocal.com that gun ownership is a “constitutional right,” adding that the gun and knife show has been among the most …
Trump Eyes Bedford's RFK Jr. As Chair Of Commission On Vaccines Trump Eyes Bedford's RFK Jr. As Chair Of Commission On Vaccines
Trump Eyes Bedford's RFK Jr. As Chair Of Commission On Vaccines BEDFORD, N.Y. – Bedford's Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist and reported vaccine conspiracy theorist, said Tuesday that he has been asked by Bedford estate owner and president-elect Donald J. Trump to head a commission on federal immunization policy, according to multiple media reports. The Washington Post reported that Kennedy, who is a lawyer and author but who does not have a medical degree, wrote an article for the Rolling Stone and Salon.com in 2005 about the dangers of thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative in certain vaccines, claiming that the government covered up e…
Fishkill Cancer Survivor Turns Fundraising Efforts Into Fine Art Fishkill Cancer Survivor Turns Fundraising Efforts Into Fine Art
Fishkill Cancer Survivor Turns Fundraising Efforts Into Fine Art FISHKILL, N.Y. -- Fishkill resident Dawn Fortis was lying on her couch in 2015 watching The Wendy Williams Show while recovering from a double mastectomy. She was in so much pain, she could barely move, much less contemplate taking part in a 39-mile two-day walk to end breast cancer that the TV personality was talking up, urging audience members to “be a hero.” But that was then and this is now. Less than two years later, while still continuing to receive treatments, Fortis has managed to morph into a fundraising phenom with the strength – and a schedule – that would put any Superwoman to …
Nyack Forum Targets Teen Substance Abuse Nyack Forum Targets Teen Substance Abuse
Nyack Forum Targets Teen Substance Abuse NYACK, N.Y. -- A local group is hoping to clear up a lot of misconceptions about young people and substance abuse at a public forum in Nyack this month. The Our Community Against Drug Abuse (OCADA) event, which will feature a panel of experts, is set for Thursday, Jan. 17, at Nyack Seaport, 21 Burd St. The town hall-style event is titled: “A Perfect Storm: Battling Misconceptions and the Health Crisis of Underage Drinking and Substance Use Disorders Among Youth.” It is one of several OCADA plans to host in 2017. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation begins at 7 p.m. Leading the di…
Nanuet Chamber Of Commerce Acts As 'Voice' For Businesses, Residents Nanuet Chamber Of Commerce Acts As 'Voice' For Businesses, Residents
Nanuet Chamber Of Commerce Acts As 'Voice' For Businesses, Residents CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- If you’ve been admiring the new trash can corrals or the pretty holiday lights in downtown Nanuet, you can thank the hardworking folks at the Clarkstown hamlet’s Chamber of Commerce. They are also the behind-the-scenes elves who organize community events such as street, art and health fairs and the wildly popular Halloween Spooktacular. When they aren’t doing that, they are throwing networking parties for fledgling entrepreneurs, awarding scholarships to local students and holding ribbon-cuttings for new businesses. All that is fine, says one of its founding members, Su…
Galef Presents Forum On Popular Vote, Electoral College In Croton Galef Presents Forum On Popular Vote, Electoral College In Croton
Galef Presents Forum On Popular Vote, Electoral College In Croton CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – Longtime Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, D-Ossining, will be leading a panel discussion on the Electoral College and the popular vote in Croton this week. The public meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Croton Free Library, 171 Cleveland Drive. Interest in the way the Electoral College works, and how it affects the outcome of races, has been revived in the wake of a presidential battle where the person who had handily walked away with the popular vote is not the one who will be taking office on Friday, Jan. 20. According to media reports, former secreta…
Alleged Punching, Napping In Car Top Mount Kisco Police Reports Alleged Punching, Napping In Car Top Mount Kisco Police Reports
Alleged Punching, Napping In Car Top Mount Kisco Police Reports MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A Mount Kisco man was charged with assault after police accused him of punching someone in the face. Matthew Brewster, 20, of St. Marks Place, was arrested around 8:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 6, following an alleged altercation at his home, police said. He was charged with second-degree assault and third-degree criminal mischief, both felonies, police said. Brewster was accused of hitting another person and smashing a window and other things during the altercation, police said. Two Westchester County police were slightly injured while arresting Brewster, police said. In ot…
Convicted Greenburgh 'Fatal Attraction' Killer Warmus Up For Parole Convicted Greenburgh 'Fatal Attraction' Killer Warmus Up For Parole
Convicted Greenburgh 'Fatal Attraction' Killer Warmus Up For Parole WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A former Edgemont school teacher and convicted killer is about to get her first chance to get out of prison, according to a report by lohud.com. Carolyn Warmus, now 53, was sentenced to 25 years to life in 1992 for fatally shooting Greenburgh resident Betty Jeanne Solomon, the wife of her lover, Paul Solomon, who she had met when they both were teaching at the Greenville Elementary School in Edgemont. She was 27 at the time; her victim was 40. Warmus’s first parole hearing is set for Monday and a decision could be rendered by the board as soon as Tuesday, Jan. 17…
Teatown Nature Program Nurtures Pocantico Hills Preschoolers Teatown Nature Program Nurtures Pocantico Hills Preschoolers
Teatown Nature Program Nurtures Pocantico Hills Preschoolers POCANTICO HILLS, N.Y. -- When you can’t get the kids out into nature, what do you do? You bring nature to the kids. The Teatown Lake Reservation, a nonprofit nature preserve in Ossining, has been packing up every critter from rabbits and turtles to snakes and frogs and bringing them to visit Pre-K students at the Pocantico Hills School in Tarrytown. Teatown’s “Nurtured by Nature” program is intended to familiarize children with the animals, plants and trees that live right in their own backyards. The partnership, which began this year, backs up classroom instruction and helps children ge…
Opera Star Helps Sing Sing Inmates Find Freedom Through Music Opera Star Helps Sing Sing Inmates Find Freedom Through Music
Opera Star Helps Sing Sing Inmates Find Freedom Through Music OSSINING, N.Y. -- When opera singer Joyce DiDonato walked past a group of prisoners during her first visit to the Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, she kept telling herself: “Don’t make eye contact. Don’t make eye contact.” But little did she know, she also told Cynthia McFadden, a senior legal and investigative correspondent for NBC News, that less than an hour later, she would not only be looking into their eyes, but into their souls as well. The interview was presented by McFadden on the Today Show, with hosts Matt Lauer and Katie Couric looking on. The mezzo-soprano started …
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