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Cindy Capitani

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Lifestyle

Happy Birthday To Poughkeepsie's G. Gordon Liddy POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to George Gordon Battle Liddy, who formerly lived in Poughkeepsie.The FBI special agent and politician was born in Brooklyn on Nov. 30, 1930 and turns age 86 on Wednesday. He was known as G. Gordon Liddy and was the chief operative in the White House Plumbers unit that existed from July to September 1971, during Richard Nixon's presidency. Liddy directed the burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate building in May and June 1972. Investigations of the Watergate scandal led to Nixon's resignation in 1974. He was convict…

by Cindy Capitani

11/30/2016

Neighbors

Fairfield Fifth-Graders Go Extra Mile In Candy Buy Back FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Troops aboard the USS WASP are digging into 300 pounds of candy, courtesy of a Fairfield dentist's office and the help of some fifth graders. The annual Halloween candy buy-back program run by Kids First Dentistry & First Impressions Orthodontics of Fairfield, Norwalk and Monroe, caught the attention of one of their patients who wanted to help the effort. As a result, the office collected another 100 pounds of treats. Riverfield School student Grace Palumbo, along with her friend Christina Wrobel, sent a letter to classmates and coordinated a candy collection for th…

by Cindy Capitani

11/30/2016

Neighbors

Westchester Stakeholders Join 'Real Men Wear Pink' Breast Cancer Fight Men in Westchester Counties showed their true colors and went pink in support of breast cancer awareness, raising $64,957. The first ever Real Men Wear Pink campaign was held in support of Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Westchester and Rockland counties.. Westchester and Rockland’s first fundraising winner of the Real Men Wear Pink campaign was Nick Siciliano of Nationwide Maintenance & General Contracting in Bedford Hills. Siciliano was one of 25 prominent area men who participated in the movement, raising funds and encouraging community members to take action to fight and …

by Cindy Capitani

11/30/2016

Events

View Masterpieces From Local Artists At Redding's Champagne Gala REDDING, Conn. -- The community is invited to preview art and sip champagne at the Mark Twain Library in Redding. The Art Show Champagne Preview Gala takes place 7-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2 at the library and is considered one of Redding's most celebrated fundraisers, organizers said. General ticket pricing is $75 for individuals and $55 for seniors. The theme of this year's juried show is art deco. The show is headed by Rochelle Williston and Angela Matsuoka and juried by artist Claudia Seymour. Seymour decided which pieces to feature this year. A widely collected artist, she has juried mu…

by Cindy Capitani

11/30/2016

Lifestyle

Will You Give On GivingTuesday, Wyckoff? Invest some of the savings you scored on Black Friday and Cyber Monday by donating to a worthy cause on #GivingTuesday. A global day of donating time, skills, money or goods, #GivingTuesday is set aside so people will be encouraged to give back to the community. It's also the unofficial launch of the charitable giving season nonprofits rely upon for a large portion of their annual total donations, according GivingTuesday's website. Last year, over 700,000 people donated online in over 70 countries raising $116 million nationwide, said to Lisa Tomasi, CEO of YouGiveGoods. "From the st…

by Cindy Capitani

11/29/2016

Events

Sweet Deal: Life-Sized Candy Land Game Coming To Mahwah Library MAHWAH, N.J. -- A favorite childhood game is coming to life at the Mahwah Library on Tuesday, Dec. 13. Staff are turning a room of the library into a giant Candy Land board where kids and parents will be the actual game pieces. Game play takes place from 4:15-5:15 p.m. There will be fun things along the way, like a life-sized candy cane forest and larger-than-life lollipops. Registration is required to participate by calling the Children's Department of the library, 201-529-7323 ext. 230, or going to the library's website. There is no charge. Candy Land is a simple racing board game publ…

by Cindy Capitani

11/29/2016

Events

Pitch Your Peers Of Greenwich To Award $30,000 To Local Nonprofit GREENWICH, Conn. -- A local nonprofit providing counseling, educational programs and advocacy for more than 60 years in Greenwich will be awarded the first ever Pitch Your Peers grant. Steviann Martines of Pitch Your Peers (PYP) will award Community Centers, Inc. (CCI) with a check for $30,000 at the inaugural grant reception on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Innis Arden Golf Club in Old Greenwich. "I put a lot of hard work into the pitch, and it paid off. To have my $1,000 turn into $30,000 and for CCI to be the recipient is extremely rewarding" Martines said. PYP is a…

by Cindy Capitani

11/28/2016

News

Broadway Actor ID'd As Dutchess Crash Victim Tops Week's News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the week's top stories from around Dutchess County. The victim of a single car crash that led to the death of a man whose car burst into flames earlier this month in Hyde Park was identified Monday as an actor both on and off Broadway. Residents who live around the Route 82 bridge near All Angels Hill Road in Wappingers Falls - and businesses that count on traffic flow - are breathing a sigh of relief now that the lengthy bridge project is nearly completed. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau reports the investigation into a larc…

by Cindy Capitani

11/27/2016

News

Substitute Teacher's Firing Over Donald Trump Debate Top's Westchester News NORTHERN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The following are the top stories of the week for northern Westchester County. A substitute teacher in the the White Plains School District claims he was asked to leave his job over a classroom Trump discussion in October. An 81-year-old Westchester woman was killed Saturday after a two-vehicle crash near a shopping center in the area of 2550 Central Park Ave. in Yonkers. A Rye Neck High School teacher is facing Federal child pornography charges after his arrest Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District announced. A group of seasona…

by Cindy Capitani

11/27/2016

Business

Shop, Dine 'Small' for Small Business Saturday, Ramapo ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- After the rush of the big box and mall crowds on Black Friday, local businesses are hoping people will tackle their shopping lists by shopping Small Business Saturday on Nov. 26. This year marks the 7th Annual Small Business Saturday, a celebration of America’s local business community, coordinated by Small Business Administration in partnership with American Express, Women Impacting Public Policy and others. Small Business Saturday 2015 saw more than 95 million Americans spending a combined $16.2 billion at independent neighborhood retailers and restaurants. Locall…

by Cindy Capitani

11/26/2016

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