James O'Rourke

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Aldrich Museum Of Art In Ridgefield Serves Up Cocktails, Classes, Music Aldrich Museum Of Art In Ridgefield Serves Up Cocktails, Classes, Music
Aldrich Museum Of Art In Ridgefield Serves Up Cocktails, Classes, Music RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – The gypsy jazz melodies of Django Reinhardt are to grace the halls of The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum on Friday, during the First Fridays: A Contemporary Cocktail Party event. Billed as an “evening of art, live music, cocktails and light fare plus a tour of the Site Lines exhibitions,” the 7 to 9 p.m. event on July 1 costs $20 for non-museum members, $15 for members and is free for those $500+ members, according to the statement. The event is the first of several scheduled for July. From 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, exhibiting artist Peter Liversidge is to guide a …
Kent Public Library To Open Summer Fun-O-Lympics For Children Kent Public Library To Open Summer Fun-O-Lympics For Children
Kent Public Library To Open Summer Fun-o-lympics For Children KENT LAKES, N.Y. -- The Kent Public Library is hosting a day of competition on Wednesday, July 6, during what library staff have named the Summer Fun-O-Lympics.The event from 5-7 p.m., will allow children to compete in games such as jump rope, ball toss, hula hoop, ring toss, and a pancake race. A variety of crafts are also to be offered. According to the library at 17 Sybils Crossing, no registration is required and all ages are welcomed. For more information, visit the library's website or call 845-225-8585.
Irvington Student Wins Grand Prize At Walk Safe Irvington PSA Contest Irvington Student Wins Grand Prize At Walk Safe Irvington PSA Contest
Irvington Student Wins Grand Prize At Walk Safe Irvington PSA Contest IRVINGTON, N.Y. – Irvington Middle School student Aden Malone has been named the grand-prize winner of the Walk Safe Irvington PSA Video Festival, according to a statement from the Irvington Union Free School District.The award was presented in recognition of his creativity, originality and clarity of message, according to the district, which noted that it served as a public service announcement on pedestrian safety.“Aden’s message was spot on,” said Erik Oley, a member of the village’s Traffic Calming Irvington committee, which aims to make Irvington’s streets safer. “No matter where our tho…
White Plains Teachers Union Leader Latest Featured In Undercover Video White Plains Teachers Union Leader Latest Featured In Undercover Video
White Plains Teachers Union Leader Latest Featured In Undercover Video WHITE PLAINS – A controversial group of “journalists” who recently used undercover video to create public outrage directed at teachers union leaders in Yonkers is back at it, this time using a heavily edited video to go after union leaders in White Plains. The video, the third in a series aimed at teachers unions in New York, was released on Thursday and features several teachers union representatives, including White Plains Teachers Association President Caireen Broderick. The videographer, while posing as a friend of a teacher who struck a child “about a month ago,” claims that the incide…
Alexander Hamilton’s Class Of 2016 Urged To Be Leaders Alexander Hamilton’s Class Of 2016 Urged To Be Leaders
Alexander Hamilton’s Class Of 2016 Urged To Be Leaders GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Several Alexander Hamilton High School students were awarded scholarships and all were urged to “do the right thing,” recently during the school’s 2016 commencement ceremony on June 25.Among the students honored were Sarin Itty, the class’s valedictorian, who was awarded the American Association of University Women Westchester Branch’s Outstanding Student Award; Sebastian Bedoya, who was awarded the Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition; Neasha Shuler, who won the Kevin Bass Memorial Scholarship; and Jasmine A. Blanks, who was awarded the American Red Cross Blood…
Bethel Car Owners Warned To Pay Tax Despite DMV Error Bethel Car Owners Warned To Pay Tax Despite DMV Error
Bethel Car Owners Warned To Pay Tax Despite DMV Error BETHEL, Conn. -- Bethel town officials on Monday issued notice to resident vehicle owners, warning that car owners who have not yet received an annual vehicle tax bill are required by law to contact the Assessor's Office to ensure proper payment is made.According to the town, a "well-publicized" error in the state's new Department of Motor Vehicles software caused some vehicle records to go missing while others were mailed with improper addresses or reassigned to the wrong town. "Consequently, you may not receive a tax bill from the town of Bethel," the notice reads, addi…
Local Charity Presents Wounded Dutchess Veteran With Smart Home Local Charity Presents Wounded Dutchess Veteran With Smart Home
Local Charity Presents Wounded Dutchess Veteran With Smart Home DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- He became paralyzed from the waist down after a sniper shot him in Iraq. On Thursday, June 23, a Staten Island-based charity presented Army veteran Stephen Valyou with an accessible smart home, according to Time Warner Cable News. Valyou, who was wounded in 2007, received the new home through the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, according to TWC News. The home is specially designed to allow many of its systems -- including its heating, security and musical sound systems -- to be operated from an iPad, according to TWC News. Valyou told TWC News that the …
17% of Scarsdale Property Owners File Grievances For Property Tax Relief 17% of Scarsdale Property Owners File Grievances For Property Tax Relief
17% of Scarsdale Property Owners File Grievances For Property Tax Relief SCARSDALE, N.Y. – More than 17 percent of Scarsdale’s property owners have filed grievances with the town in the wake of the 2016 property tax revaluation, according to community website scarsdale10583.com. By the June 21 deadline for filing such grievances, 1,030 people (17.5 percent of town property owners) had submitted the necessary paperwork to appeal the revaluation, according to scarsdale10583.com, which reported the number of people to petition the village has risen from the 960 grievances filed after the property tax revaluation of 2014. According to scarsdale10583.com, the Board o…
Search For Missing Yonkers Dog Moves Through 2nd Week Search For Missing Yonkers Dog Moves Through 2nd Week
Search For Missing Yonkers Dog Moves Through 2nd Week YONKERS, N.Y. -- A trio of dog owners from Yonkers are searching for an 8-year-old poodle/Maltese mix missing since Saturday, June 11.According to a post on the Lost Pets of Westchester Facebook page, Max, a "small, black and white dog with short curly hair," was last seen wearing a red collar near Hayward Street and Yonkers Avenue. The animal is said to be unfriendly toward strangers, but anyone who sees him is urged to contact Julissa at 914-979-0554, JC at 646-589-2816 or Reni at 646-977-1076. "We miss him dearly and will appreciate any help we can get," said a flier …
Connecticut Department Of Health Issues Drought Advisory Connecticut Department Of Health Issues Drought Advisory
Connecticut Department Of Health Issues Drought Advisory HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Department of Public Health on Monday issued a drought advisory, warning that the state’s rain fall over the past 90 days is down as much as 6 inches. The advisory calls for the customers of all public water systems in the state to “follow any water conservation recommendations that may be requested,” according to a statement from the department. “I want to emphasize that water levels in Connecticut’s larger reservoirs and water systems are perfectly fine at this point. There are currently no reports of any Community Public Water Systems triggering their em…
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