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Jay Waitkus

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Events

Swimmers To Brave Polar Bear Plunge In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Old Greenwich New Year’s Day Dip will be held at Tod’s Point on Friday at noon. T-shirts will be sold at the event for $20. The proceeds will benefit Kids in Crisis. Hot coffee, cocoa and bagels will be provided to the swimmers. For more information, click here.

by Jay Waitkus

12/30/2015

Lifestyle

Leonia Picking Up Christmas Trees Throughout January LEONIA, N.J. -- The Leonia Department of Public Works will pick up Christmas trees at the curb beginning Monday, Jan. 4. The service will continue during weekdays through Friday, Jan. 29. Residents are asked to place their unbagged trees curbside for collection.

by Jay Waitkus

12/30/2015

Sports

Paterson Recreation Department Schedules Basketball Day For Children PATERSON, N.J. -- The Paterson Recreation Department will hold a day of basketball for kids 5 to 7 years old on Saturday, Jan. 9. The "Biddy Ball Future Playaz" basketball games will be held at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, 851 E. 28th St., from 9:15 to 11 a.m. For more information, call 973-321-1313.

by Jay Waitkus

12/30/2015

News

Century-Old Gavel Presented To Mayor In Honor Of White Plains Milestone WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains will be celebrating its 100th anniversary on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. In recognition of the milestone, the White Plains Historical Society presented Mayor Thomas Roach with a ceremonial gavel used by the city’s first mayor, Ffarington M. Thompson, at the first Common Council meeting on Jan. 1, 1916. The gavel will remain on loan to the city during the centennial year.

by Jay Waitkus

12/29/2015

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie Resident Charged With DWI In Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police have charged a 42-year-old resident of Poughkeepsie with driving while intoxicated. Police responded to a single-vehicle accident in the area of 2000 Saw Mill River Road at 9:48 p.m. Wednesday, according to officials. While conducting an investigation at the scene, it was alleged that the driver of the vehicle, identified as Joseph P. Cinquegrana, had been driving while intoxicated, police report. It was alleged that Cinquegrana had been operating the vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent or more, had failed to keep the vehicle withi…

by Jay Waitkus

12/29/2015

Sports

PGA Gives Top Honor To Golf Professional At Greenwich's Round Hill Club GREENWICH, Conn. -- Tom Henderson, the Professional Golfers' Association head professional at Round Hill Club in Greenwich, was named the PGA Golf Professional of the Year by the PGA of America. Henderson was honored at a ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The award, considered the highest honor one can attain as a PGA of America professional, is based on leadership, moral character and a substantial record of service to both the PGA and the game of golf.

by Jay Waitkus

12/29/2015

News

Cuomo Announces Overhaul Of Special Housing Units New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced an agreement that will bring changes to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s use of special housing units in New York state. Since May 2013, the governor’s office and DOCCS have been negotiating with the New York Civil Liberties Union to settle impact litigation filed in Federal District Court, Southern District of New York, and reform the state’s current discipline practices and policies. In February 2014, the state and the NYCLU entered into an interim agreement to advance a variety of policy initiatives, including creating a…

by Jay Waitkus

12/29/2015

Events

Women Look To The Future At Closter High Tea Event CLOSTER, N.J. -- LadyDrinks will be holding a high tea in Closter on Saturday, Jan. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is also a “manifest party,” an effort to bring participants together to discuss the lives they envision for themselves two years from now. Adapted from Celina Lee, founder of the organization Give One Dream, such events provide the opportunity for those in attendance to consider exactly what each of them wants in order to bring it about. LadyDrinks, which is holding the party, is a NewYork-based women's networking initiative supporting South Asian female entrepreneurs. It wa…

by Jay Waitkus

12/29/2015

Schools

Scholarship Available For High School Seniors In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Volunteer Center of the United Way of Western Connecticut is seeking applications from seniors attending a Stamford high school for its annual Roberta K. Eichler Heart of Gold Scholarship. The scholarship awards $5,000 to support the continuing education of an outstanding local student volunteer. Students from both public and private schools are eligible. The Volunteer Center will accept nominations for the scholarship from local schools, nonprofit organizations, religious institutions and businesses. The center’s scholarship selection committee will review and ev…

by Jay Waitkus

12/29/2015

Events

SoNo Branch Library Hosting Daytime New Year's Eve Celebration NORWALK, Conn. -- The SoNo Branch Library, 10 Washington St., will be hosting a daytime New Year’s celebration. “Noon Year’s Eve” will be held on Thursday, Dec. 31, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The all-ages event will feature dancing, live entertainment from musical duo Jay and Ray and a “countdown” to the stroke of noon. Snacks will also be served during the festivities, which will culminate in a New Year's scavenger hunt. The event is free and open to the public. To register, call 203-899-2790, ext. 15903.

by Jay Waitkus

12/29/2015

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