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Rye Neck High School Taps Longtime Educator As Interim Principal Rye Neck High School Taps Longtime Educator As Interim Principal
Rye Neck High School Taps Longtime Educator As Interim Principal RYE, N.Y. -- Rye Neck High School will be getting a new principal next month. Briarcliff resident Dr. Scott Mosenthal was officially appointed to the interim position by the Board of Education on Wednesday, Dec. 7. He will be replacing Dr. Barbara Ferraro who will head the 1,575-student school district at the end of the year when Superintendent Dr. Peter Mustich retires. Principal Ferraro is also the current assistant superintendent for curriculum. She will be reportedly paid $260,000 a year as superintendent. Mosenthal was a principal for 15 years in the Irvington Union Free School Distr…

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News
Westchester Coyote Run-Ins Increase Interest In 'Wild Dogs' Westchester Coyote Run-Ins Increase Interest In 'Wild Dogs'
Westchester Coyote Run-Ins Increase Interest In 'Wild Dogs' Recent serious run-ins between people, coyotes and pets in the Hudson Valley have piqued the public’s interest in – or even fear of – the wild dog. But contrary to what one local official suggested in a weekly report to residents, or what may have been posted on community chat boards, there are no offspring from present-day coyote-wolf dalliances prowling around the countryside, say wildlife experts. First of all, there are no wild wolves in New York. Secondly, the likelihood of coyotes getting together with wolves, or ordinary dogs, is highly unlikely since the animals have different matin…

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Obituaries
Dr. John F. Salimbene, Scarsdale Physician, 85 Dr. John F. Salimbene, Scarsdale Physician, 85
Dr. John F. Salimbene, Scarsdale Physician, 85 SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Dr. John F. Salimbene, a longtime Scarsdale family physician, died Sunday, Dec. 4, at his home. He was 85. Salimbene was killed in a fire at the Boulevard residence, where he also had his medical offices. His wife of 60 years, Marie, was seriously injured during the blaze but is recuperating in the hospital. The couple worked together professionally to serve the community for more than 55 years. He was an USAF veteran and had served as a flight surgeon for four years at various bases, finally settling in at SAC Base in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The son of Italian immigrants V…

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Events
Blue Christmas? Mamaroneck Church Holds Service For Folks Feeling Down Blue Christmas? Mamaroneck Church Holds Service For Folks Feeling Down
Blue Christmas? Mamaroneck Church Holds Service For Folks Feeling Down MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Acknowledging that the holidays aren’t always happy for everyone, a church in Mamaroneck is extending a hand to folks who may be feeling lonely or sad. St. Thomas Episcopal Church will be holding “Blue Christmas” services at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec.11. There will be sacred music, readings from the Bible, prayers and a homily. Those attending will be invited to share their loss, sorrow or grief by writing messages on index cards and placing them in a basket at the back of the church. The messages will be read during the service and candles will be lit for each prayer inte…

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Police & Fire
Two Ketcham Students Charged In Theft Of Drugs Two Ketcham Students Charged In Theft Of Drugs
Two Ketcham Students Charged In Theft Of Drugs DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two Wappinger teens are facing charges of drug possession after police accused one of stealing prescription medication and giving it to the other. The unnamed boys, both students at Roy C. Ketcham High School in Wappingers Falls, were arrested Wednesday, according to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. According to police, the first teen stole the medication from a friend while off school grounds. He then gave it to the other student at the high school, police said. The first boy is facing charges of fifth-degree criminal possession of a c…

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Neighbors
Pleasantville Entrepreneurs Re-Think Chickpeas With Pasta Perfection Pleasantville Entrepreneurs Re-Think Chickpeas With Pasta Perfection
Pleasantville Entrepreneurs Re-Think Chickpeas With Pasta Perfection PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Two Pleasantville natives seem to have found the recipe for business success: Take a passion for pasta, mix with social media savvy, toss in some tenacity and – voilà – you’ve got an up-and-coming food brand. Brothers Scott and Brian Randolph’s company, Banza, has been rolling out high protein, gluten-free rotini, penne, elbows and shells made with chickpeas for about two years now, according to a recent article in The New York Times. Their product, introduced on a reality restaurant start-up show, hit a few bumps along the way -- before the Ruldolphs adjusted the for…

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News
New Traffic Pattern Installed At Major Bedford Intersection New Traffic Pattern Installed At Major Bedford Intersection
New Traffic Pattern Installed At Major Bedford Intersection BEDFORD, N.Y. -- A new traffic pattern had been instituted at the intersection of Guard Hill Road and Route 22  in Bedford. Local police were alerting motorists to the change this week. Drivers going east on Guard Hill Road as they approach Route 22 must now stay to the right of the traffic island, police said. Once at the intersection, they can still make a left or right onto Route 22, police said. New signs and road markings are already in place, police said.

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Events
That's A Wrap: Stamford Volunteers Come Together For Those In Need That's A Wrap: Stamford Volunteers Come Together For Those In Need
That's A Wrap: Stamford Volunteers Come Together For Those In Need STAMFORD, CONN. -- Hundreds of volunteers have signed up to wrap Christmas gifts for children in need this weekend, but there’s still room for more, says the Stamford-based nonprofit coordinating the annual effort. Inspirica, a nonprofit with the mission to break the cycle of homelessness by helping people achieve – and maintain – permanent housing and stability in their lives, is partnering with corporate sponsors Eversource, a Fortune 500 energy company based in Hartford. Inspirica's "Holiday Gift Collection" initiative, now in its 27th year, gathered together 6,000 personalized…

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Schools
DEC Probes Source Of Oil Spill In Vassar College Stream DEC Probes Source Of Oil Spill In Vassar College Stream
DEC Probes Source Of Oil Spill In Vassar College Stream POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- An oil spill that befouled a stream at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie is under investigation by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. DEC spokeswoman Wendy Rosenbach said absorbent booms have been placed in Fonteyn Kill to soak up the oil, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Also known as Fountain Kill or Mill Cove Brook, the urban stream is about a mile long and believed to be fed by a spring in Arlington, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. The Casperkill runs 11.6 miles from Peach Hill Park, a 159-acre pass…

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Obituaries
Tuckahoe Police Mourn Tragic Loss Of Longtime Surgeon Tuckahoe Police Mourn Tragic Loss Of Longtime Surgeon
Tuckahoe Police Mourn Tragic Loss Of Longtime Surgeon TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- Tuckahoe police this week were mourning the death of the man who had been their department’s surgeon for half a century. John F. Salimbene, a beloved Scarsdale doctor, was reported missing after a fire broke out at his home Sunday afternoon. His wife, Marie, was seriously injured but is recovering in the hospital, according to a report by lohud.com. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The 85-year-old family physician’s medical offices were located in their 174 Boulevard home. Condolences poured in from friends, colleagues, patients and others after it was …

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