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Do You Know Him? Dog Found In Yonkers Do You Know Him? Dog Found In Yonkers
Do You Know Him? Dog Found In Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. -- A little brown dog was found wandering around Yonkers on Thanksgiving Day and is waiting in a local shelter for his family. According to the website, Lost Pets of Westchester County, the male pooch was picked up near the corner of Sterling and Scott avenues around 1 p.m. He was taken to the Yonkers Animal Shelter, 1000 Ridge Hill Blvd. The shelter can be reached by calling (914) 377-6730.

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Obituaries
Retired Event Planner Carmen Domingo Of Mahopac, 87 Retired Event Planner Carmen Domingo Of Mahopac, 87
Retired Event Planner Carmen Domingo Of Mahopac, 87 MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Carmen Domingo, a Mahopac resident and retired event planner, died Tuesday, Nov. 22. She was 87. Domingo was born April 3, 1929, in New York City, to Manuel and Maria Ochoa. A former resident of Flushing, Queens, she had lived in Mahopac for 20 years. Domingo, who was an event planner with General Electric in New York City, having retired in 1996. She was a member of the Lake Mahopac Garden Club and the New Horizons Garden Club and also was a member of the 9th District of New York State Garden Clubs, where she served on its scholarship committee. In addition to her husba…

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Neighbors
New Rochelle Students 'Blessed' To Help Feed The Poor, Teacher Says New Rochelle Students 'Blessed' To Help Feed The Poor, Teacher Says
New Rochelle Students 'Blessed' To Help Feed The Poor, Teacher Says NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Students and faculty members at a New Rochelle school were really “blessed” to be able to help families in need this Thanksgiving, says its assistant director of ministry. Sean D’Alfonso spoke as young volunteers from the Upper and Lower Schools of Iona Preparatory, an all-boys, Roman Catholic institution, loaded turkeys, potatoes and other holiday staples onto a small school bus. Three such busloads of perishable and non-perishable items were delivered to St. Charles Borromeo and St. Mark’s churches in Harlem. The large neighborhood in northern Manhattan known as a ma…

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Politics
Mount Vernon Mourns Death Of Native Son, Baseball Pitcher Ralph Branca Mount Vernon Mourns Death Of Native Son, Baseball Pitcher Ralph Branca
Mount Vernon Mourns Death Of Native Son, Baseball Pitcher Ralph Branca MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas marked the passing Wednesday of one of the city’s own, baseball pitcher Ralph Branca. Branca, a native of the southern Westchester city and a beloved Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, in Rye Brook. He was 90. The whole city is in mourning for the sports legend, Thomas said, referring to Branca as “one of the greatest athletes to ever grace the baseball diamond.” Branca was famous – or infamous – for being the one who threw the ball that became Bobby Thompson’s pennant-winning home run – aka “The Shot Heard Round the W…

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Schools
Mahopac Students Learn About Native American Life Mahopac Students Learn About Native American Life
Mahopac Students Learn About Native American Life MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Mahopac students recently learned what life was like for early Native Americans. Clint “Rides His Horse” Chartier, a Colorado lecturer and expert on the history and culture of the Plains tribes, appeared in traditional buckskin garb at the Fulmar Road Elementary School. He talked to the children about the dangers of buffalo hunting and how Native Americans survived the harsh winters. He also spoke about the ways children were taught the old stories and necessary skills to thrive in a primitive land. Chartier displayed buffalo hides with hand-painted pictographs, handcraft…

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Events
'Trot' Named For Ridgewood Girl Raises Money To Help Special-Needs Kids 'Trot' Named For Ridgewood Girl Raises Money To Help Special-Needs Kids
'Trot' Named For Ridgewood Girl Raises Money To Help Special-Needs Kids RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- It’s Thanksgiving, and after trotting back and forth from the buffet for turkey and pumpkin pie, folks can work off some of those calories jogging to benefit a Ridgewood-based charity. The annual Trotting for Taylor challenge was named after Taylor C. Aguilar, a local girl who passed away at age 7 after battling a chronic lung ailment. Glen Rock firefighter Mike Aguilar said his chubby-cheeked, feisty daughter was always smiling, even when the going got rough the last year of her life. A triplet, the blue-eyed redhead was born with Down syndrome. She was diagnosed with a…

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Police & Fire
It's A Bird ... It's A Plane ... It's A Connecticut State Trooper? It's A Bird ... It's A Plane ... It's A Connecticut State Trooper?
It's A Bird ... It's A Plane ... It's A Connecticut State Trooper? Connecticut State Police will be taking to the skies to keep the roads safe during the holiday rush. Troopers, flying in Cessna 182 Skylanes, will be using their airborne vantage point to spot speeding, aggressive driving, tailgating, unsafe lane changes and other traffic violations, police said. Being up in the air means they can detect situations in difficult areas such as construction work zones, no-passing zones and roads without adequate shoulders or median crossovers. They then pass along what they see to troopers on the ground. There have been about 4,000 motor vehicle accidents in…

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Police & Fire
Car Strikes House In Pearl River Crash Car Strikes House In Pearl River Crash
Car Strikes House In Pearl River Crash ORANGETOWN, N.Y. – A car involved in a collision in Pearl River Tuesday afternoon ran off the road and struck a house, police said. Police said the two-car crash happened near the intersection of Lois Drive and Orangeburg Road around 1:30 p.m. One of the vehicles involved careened into a home on Orangeburg Road, police said. The second motorist called police. A passenger in that car was injured and taken by crews from the Pearl River Ambulance Corps. to Nyack Hospital, about 7 miles away. Also responding to the scene were crews from the Pearl River Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 and Orange…

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Events
Sweet! Somers Gingerbread Contest Winners Get To Show Off Baking Skills Sweet! Somers Gingerbread Contest Winners Get To Show Off Baking Skills
Sweet! Somers Gingerbread Contest Winners Get To Show Off Baking Skills SOMERS, N.Y. -- Gingerbread fans, if you bake, bake as fast as you can, you may be able to display your frosted cookie creations during the holidays at the Somers Library and the Elephant Hotel. The local historical society says entries in its annual festival’s gingerbread decorating contest must be received by Saturday, Dec. 3. The festival takes place from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec 4, and Saturday, Dec.10 at the Wright Reis Homestead on Route 139. Votes will be collected by the end of fest and winners notified the following day. All other entries must be taken home Sunday afternoon. The pi…

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Lifestyle
Trail, Transit Initiatives Provide Paths To Multimodal Future In Stratford Trail, Transit Initiatives Provide Paths To Multimodal Future In Stratford
Trail, Transit Initiatives Provide Paths To Multimodal Future In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. -- Stratford is trying to connect the dots – both literally and figuratively – to form an optimistic picture of its future. One of the long-range, integrated initiatives the historic town is weighing is the linking up of its network of biking and hiking trails to the East Coast Greenway. Stratford, aiming to balance economic development with cultural and natural resources, is working on the second phase of the network. According to Linda Pepin, chair of the Stratford Greenway Committee, the first section of the loop is a ½-mile path along the Housatonic River from Main Str…

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