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Putnam County Moves Forward On Butterfield Hospital Center Development Putnam County Moves Forward On Butterfield Hospital Center Development
Putnam County Moves Forward On Butterfield Hospital Center Development COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- The redevelopment of the former Butterfield Hospital Center is moving forward with a newly selected architectural firm.Todd Zwigard Architects (TZA) has been awarded a contract to redesign the Lahey Pavilion, which will house a new, state-of-the-art senior center, according to Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell. The firm is based in Skaneateles, N.Y., a town of more than 7,000 people in the Finger Lakes region southwest of Syracuse. According to Odell, the first round of draft plans from TZA will be submitted to the county early next month. The county executive ant…
Pit Bull Owner Sought After Glenmere Lake Attack Leaves Terrier Dead Pit Bull Owner Sought After Glenmere Lake Attack Leaves Terrier Dead
Pit Bull Owner Sought After Glenmere Lake Attack Leaves Terrier Dead FLORIDA, N.Y. -- Police are searching for the owner of a black and white pit bull that attacked a killed a 14-year-old terrier at Glenmere Lake, according to Time Warner Cable News. Ester Donohue, the terrier's owner, was walking her pet at the lake when the pit bull came running from about 300 feet away, according to TWC News. The larger dog attacked, breaking Wallace the terrier's pelvis, biting his jaw and tossing him into the water, according to TWC News. The terrier, who used to bring comfort to the sick at an area doctor's office, later succumbed to his injuries, according to TWC New…
Fireworks To Return To Mount Vernon After 60-year Absence Fireworks To Return To Mount Vernon After 60-year Absence
Fireworks To Return To Mount Vernon After 60-year Absence MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – After more than 60 years, the city of Mount Vernon is set to welcome a fireworks display on Thursday, June 23. The show, designed to serve as a “toast to our graduating high school seniors and in tribute to our nation’s independence,” is to take place at Mount Vernon High School, according to Mayor Richard Thomas. Featuring food vendors, entertainers and DJ Myte of Hot Skull DJs and DJ Cranberry, the event is to open at 5:30 p.m. At 6:15 p.m., the Mount Vernon Police Department is scheduled to begin its Running Man Challenge. Anyone wishing to participate should meet d…
Pelham Memorial High School's Chamber Chorus Takes Stage At Carnegie Hall Pelham Memorial High School's Chamber Chorus Takes Stage At Carnegie Hall
Pelham Memorial High School's Chamber Chorus Takes Stage At Carnegie Hall NEW YORK -- It took practice, practice, practice, but the Pelham Memorial High School Chamber Chorus finally made it to Carnegie Hall.According to a post on the school district's Facebook page, the choral group under the direction of Maria Abeshouse sang the Mozart "Requiem" at the famed classical music hall on Monday, June 13, as part of the Masterworks Festival Chorus. Along with the Chamber Chorus and Abeshouse, staff members Pamela Brinkman, Irene Gruber and Megan Rice attended the event, according to the post. Located in mid-town Manhattan, Carnegie Hall is a world-renowned c…
Sleepy Hollow H.S. Alum Ben Parens Named Lacrosse All-American Sleepy Hollow H.S. Alum Ben Parens Named Lacrosse All-American
Sleepy Hollow H.S. Alum Ben Parens Named Lacrosse All-American NEW LONDON, Conn. – A Sleepy Hollow High School graduate has become the first Connecticut College lacrosse player to make the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s All-American First Team, according to a statement. Ben Parens, 19, a rising college junior who graduated Sleepy Hollow High School in 2014, won New England Small College Athletic Conference first-team honors earlier this month, according to the statement. This past lacrosse season, Parens won 214 of 325 faceoffs for a .658 winning percentage – 18th in the country, according to the statement. He also scored five goa…
New Rochelle Youth Tackle League Offers Free Registration Through July New Rochelle Youth Tackle League Offers Free Registration Through July
New Rochelle Youth Tackle League Offers Free Registration Through July NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The New Rochelle Youth Tackle League is offering free on-line registration through July.Those who register for the upcoming fall season on or after Aug. 1 will be charged a $100 fee, according to the league. The league has worked to "nurture positive values, self esteem, self discipline and teamwork," since 1957 and is "dedicated to the youth in our community who participate in Pop Warner Football & Cheer," according to the league. Over the years, many college and professional athletes have gotten their start in the youth league, including Ray Ri…
Puppet Artist To Bring WWI Futurist's Work To Bard College's Fisher Center Puppet Artist To Bring WWI Futurist's Work To Bard College's Fisher Center
Puppet Artist To Bring WWI Futurist's Work To Bard College's Fisher Center DUTCHES COUNTY, N.Y. – The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College is to offer “Demolishing Everything with Amazing Speed,” a performance based on four plays written at the height of World War I by Italian Futurist Fortunato Depero. The show, a “puppet noir” from award-winning puppet artist Dan Hurlin, is “hallucinogenic, fast-paced, and shot through with dark humor,” according to a statement from the Fisher Center. The show aims to celebrate “the energy and possibility of technology, while revealing the chilling parallels" between WWI and today according to th…
Demolition In Yonkers To Make Way For 442-Unit Apartment Complex Demolition In Yonkers To Make Way For 442-Unit Apartment Complex
Demolition In Yonkers To Make Way For 442-Unit Apartment Complex YONKERS, N.Y. – Demolition that has begun along Larkin Plaza, Nepperhan Street and Main Street will be completed in about three months, clearing a space for a new 442-unit apartment complex, according to lohud.com. Contractors hired by RXR Larkin Tower LLC are razing properties at 16, 20, 38-40 Larkin Plaza; 22 Nepperhan St.; and 41 and 45-49 Main St. to construct two 25- and 17-floor towers and a 539-space parking garage, according to lohud.com. Officials with the developers have said the apartments will be available for rent at market rate, but would provide no further details, according …
Briarcliff's Jack Zimmerman Named NYS Division II Shot Put Champion Briarcliff's Jack Zimmerman Named NYS Division II Shot Put Champion
Briarcliff's Jack Zimmerman Named NYS Division II Shot Put Champion SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Briarcliff High School student Jack Zimmerman took the top spot recently in the New York State Track and Field Division II Championships' shot put competition, according to a statement from the school district.Zimmerman, along with teammates Caroline Pennacchio and Ryan Gallagher, competed against other high school track athletes at the tournament in Syracuse on June 10-11, according to the district. "Please join me in congratulating our state qualifying athletes on a fantastic spring track season," said Coach Wendi Bean. "Jack, Caroline and Ryan competed aga…
Pine Plains' Mashomack Polo Club Hosting 19th Annual Tournament Pine Plains' Mashomack Polo Club Hosting 19th Annual Tournament
Pine Plains' Mashomack Polo Club Hosting 19th Annual Tournament PINE PLAINS, N.Y. – The 19th annual Mashomack International Polo Challenge is set for Saturday at the Mashomack Polo Club, a private polo and shooting club at 7435 Rt. 82. The event is to benefit the Pine Plains Fire Hose & Rescue Company, Ronald McDonald House and the New York State Trooper Foundation, according to organizers. The challenge is to begin with a champagne reception at noon. A luncheon and the polo match are to follow at 1 p.m. An awards ceremony is to follow at 3 p.m. A silent auction is scheduled between noon and 3:30 p.m. In the past, teams representing the United Stat…
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