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Come To Fisher Center In Annandale For Mother's Day Concert Come To Fisher Center In Annandale For Mother's Day Concert
Come To Fisher Center In Annandale For Mother's Day Concert ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Fisher Center for the Performing Arts will hold a special matinee concert featuring soprano Dawn Upshaw on Sunday, May 8. Upshaw will perform Alban Berg's "Seven Early Songs," and students from The Orchestra Now and Bard College Conservatory of Music will perform Gustav Mahler's "Symphony No. 6." The Mother's Day concert will take place in the Fisher Center' Sosnoff Theater at 3 p.m. The suggested donation for tickets is $15-20.  Ticket sales will benefit the Conservatory's Scholarship Fund. Click here for additional information or to purc…

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Meteor Showers Will Light Up Skies Over Brookfield, New Fairfield, Sherman Meteor Showers Will Light Up Skies Over Brookfield, New Fairfield, Sherman
Meteor Showers Will Light Up Skies Over Brookfield, New Fairfield, Sherman FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Meteor showers will light up area skies in the predawn darkness on Thursday, May 5, and Friday, May 6. The May 6 new moon guarantees darkness ideal for viewing the most Eta Aquarid meteors, especially in the predawn period, Earthsky.org said.  Skygazers do not need special equipment to view the shower, which will come in spurts in the early morning hours before twilight, reported Earthsky.org. Click here for additional information at Earthsky.org.

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Woodglen Students Observe Earth Day With Week-Long Celebration Woodglen Students Observe Earth Day With Week-Long Celebration
Woodglen Students Observe Earth Day With Week-Long Celebration CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The kindergartners of Woodglen Elementary School recently celebrated Earth Day with a week of activities.  Festivities kicked off as North High School science students helped the kindergarten class learn about protecting and preserving earth with outdoor centers. Next, the kindergartners created earths, had a garbage relay, played nature bingo survival tag and more.  On Tuesday, April 26, the class participated in the Keep Rockland Beautiful program and cleaned the school environment.  The students took a class trip on Wednesday, April 27, to the Hillburn Transfer Stati…

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Poughkeepsie Fire Department Tests City Hydrants This Week Poughkeepsie Fire Department Tests City Hydrants This Week
Poughkeepsie Fire Department Tests City Hydrants This Week POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The city of Poughkeepsie Fire Department is serving and testing the fire hydrant system throughout this week.  Residents are advised that water is safe during the testing period, but should be run until it is clear. Laundry should be done 24-48 hours after the testing has been completed in the neighborhood.  The following areas will be tested on the following days. Monday: Wilbur Boulevard (from Spratt Park Pool to Christo’s Restaurant). Stone Bridge. Spratt Avenue. High Ridge Road. Philmore Drive. Tuesday: Whittier Boulevard. Wilmot Terrace between Whittier Boule…

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Poughkeepsie Police Investigate Shooting Of 47-Year-Old Man Poughkeepsie Police Investigate Shooting Of 47-Year-Old Man
Poughkeepsie Police Investigate Shooting Of 47-Year-Old Man POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A 47-year-old man was shot in the right hand and leg on Tuesday, May 3, according to Time Warner Cable News.  The shooting occurred near the area of 99 Thompson St., Time Warner Cable News reported. Poughkeepsie police are seeking information regarding the suspect, said Time Warner Cable News.  The victim is expected to recover, Time Warner Cable News reported. Click here for the Time Warner Cable News article and a surveillance video picture.

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Ossining Fire Department Prepares For Annual Parade Ossining Fire Department Prepares For Annual Parade
Ossining Fire Department Prepares For Annual Parade OSSINING. N.Y. --The Ossining Fire Department will hold the annual fireman's parade on Saturday, May 21.  The parade will begin at Croton Avenue and Pleasantville Road and continue down Croton Avenue to Main Street. and concluding at the waterfront.  More than 30 fire departments from the area will participate in the parade. The parade will begin at 4 p.m.

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Teens Display Baking Skills In Cupcake Challenge At Somers Library Teens Display Baking Skills In Cupcake Challenge At Somers Library
Teens Display Baking Skills In Cupcake Challenge At Somers Library SOMERS, N.Y. -- Local teenagers will showcase their cupcake-making skills at the Teen Cupcake Challenge at Somers Library on Saturday, May 7.  Teens will work in teams to create a perfectly presented cupcake that tastes as good as it looks.  Competitors will face challenges such as themes and secret ingredients. Supplies are paid for by the Friends of the Somers Library. Registration is required by visiting the online events calendar at www.somerslibrary.org. The challenge begins at 2:30 p.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. 

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Montrose Business Association Celebrates Season With Spring Fest Montrose Business Association Celebrates Season With Spring Fest
Montrose Business Association Celebrates Season With Spring Fest MONTROSE, N.Y. -- Montrose Business Association's Spring Fest and Craft Fair will take place at Hendrick Hudson High School's front lawn on Saturday, May 7.  Spring Fest will feature the following activities: Car Show: 9 a.m. to noon Face Painting: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wacky Inflatables: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Music and Performances by Jessica Star and the Hen Hud Cheerleaders at noon Blood pressure screening and demos by the CCVAC all day Food by Firedogs all day Raffles, vendors, booster clubs and more The fest runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The rain date is Saturday, June 4.

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Hip Hop Poet Preaches Hope, Forgiveness To Students In County Penitentiary Hip Hop Poet Preaches Hope, Forgiveness To Students In County Penitentiary
Hip Hop Poet Preaches Hope, Forgiveness To Students In County Penitentiary VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Renowned hip hop poet and spoken word artist J. Ivy recently preached hope and forgiveness to incarcerated teens at Westchester County Penitentiary's Sprain Brook Academy.  “Where do you see yourself in 20 years?” Ivy asked the group. “Because this ain’t it.” Ivy has appeared three times on "Russell Simmons Presents HBO Def Poetry" and won a Grammy award for his contribution to Kanye West's "The College Dropout." Ivy told the teens about his early life, moving away from Chicago's Southside and getting hooked on the standing ovations performances of his…

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Connecticut Lawmakers Grapple With Budget Vote As Deadline Nears Connecticut Lawmakers Grapple With Budget Vote As Deadline Nears
Connecticut Lawmakers Grapple With Budget Vote As Deadline Nears FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- As the midnight deadline to adjourn looms, Democratic legislators and Gov. Dannel Malloy have put forward a budget deal to close a massive state deficit, according to the Connecticut Mirror.  The package would close a nearly $1 billion gap in the fiscal year that begins July 1, but the line-by-line details were not available, CTMirror said.  The newest budget plan calls for salary cuts and likely layoffs of hundreds of state workers but would scrap a controversial deferral of business tax credits, Connecticut Mirror reported. If the budget is not passed by midnig…

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