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Vassar Brothers Medical Center Offers Summer Chaplain Training Vassar Brothers Medical Center Offers Summer Chaplain Training
Vassar Brothers Medical Center Offers Summer Chaplain Training POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Vassar Brothers Medical Center will be offering its Clinical Pastoral Education Program in a new format it's calling the Summer Intensive Unit.The new summer session is a full-time, 40-hour a week tuition program offered over 10 weeks starting in June and involving an on-call component, according to program organizers. The program is aimed at clergy, seminarians, deacons, lay minsters and anyone else who is "deeply rooted in their religious tradition who would like to learn the essentials of pastoral care," according to a group statement. “For some, this is t…

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Politics
Former Stratford Town Councilwoman Elected Chairwoman of DTC Former Stratford Town Councilwoman Elected Chairwoman of DTC
Former Stratford Town Councilwoman Elected Chairwoman of DTC STRATFORD, Conn. -- A former Stratford town councilwoman has been elected to serve as the Democratic Town Committee's chairwoman, according to the Connecticut Post. Stephanie Philips defeated Dick Brown, who earlier received support from a number of prominent town Democrats, including outgoing chairman Leonard Petruccelli and former chairman Richard Burturla, according to the Connecticut Post. Philips received 51 votes to Brown's 42 votes, according to the Connecticut Post. Click here to read the full Connecticut Post report.

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News
Corruption Probe Could Yield 'Busload Of Subpoenas' In Rockland Corruption Probe Could Yield 'Busload Of Subpoenas' In Rockland
Corruption Probe Could Yield 'Busload Of Subpoenas' In Rockland NEW CITY, N.Y. -- A pair of corruption investigations could soon net federal authorities multiple indictments extending across multiple levels of Rockland's town and county governments, according to News 12.The report, which cites "a high-ranking source" with knowledge of the investigations, said U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has been quiet on the possibility of multiple arrests, according to News 12. Still, over the course of several years, the FBI has raided numerous government offices and properties and issued dozens of subpoenas -- including a "busload" in Clarkstown, a…

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NWH CEO To Give Presentation At Pound Ridge Town Board Meeting NWH CEO To Give Presentation At Pound Ridge Town Board Meeting
NWH CEO To Give Presentation At Pound Ridge Town Board Meeting POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Pound Ridge Town Supervisor Richard Lyman has invited Joel Seligman, president and CEO of Northern Westchester Hospital and a town resident, to speak to the Town Board at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 10.Lyman has asked Seligman to speak about the happenings at NWH and, more generally, in the health care industry. According to a statement released by the town, Seligman is likely to discuss NWH's recent partnering with Northwell Health and the impact the venture will have on the community. The CEO also may discuss the new hospital facilities opening as NWH celebrates 100 yea…

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Neighbors
Weston Boy Nominated for Young Artist Award for 'The Slap' Weston Boy Nominated for Young Artist Award for 'The Slap'
Weston Boy Nominated for Young Artist Award for 'The Slap' WESTON, Conn. – A Weston teen has been nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance in the NBC miniseries, "The Slap." Owen Tanzer, a 14-year-old Weston student and actor, is nominated in the category of Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries Special or Pilot. Other nominees include Khalid Alzouma for "The Slap," Tate Berney for "The Right Girl," Dalton Cyr for "A History of Radness," Forrest Deal for "Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors, Rio Mangini for "One Crazy Cruise," Isaak Presley for "A History of Radness,"…

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Sports
Stratford Hosts Inaugural Max’s Shamrock 5K To Benefit PAL Stratford Hosts Inaugural Max’s Shamrock 5K To Benefit PAL
Stratford Hosts Inaugural Max’s Shamrock 5K To Benefit PAL STRATFORD, Conn. -- The inaugural Max's Shamrock 5K Run & Walk is set to kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 12 from Maxwell's American Grille at 2415 Main St. The 3.1-mile event, which will benefit the Stratford Police Activities League, is being organized by MS Running Productions. Registration for the event is scheduled for 1-6 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Maxwell's. Those who register in advance will receive a specially-designed tech shirt, a goody bag and post-run/walk food, including corned beer sliders, drinks and beer for those of age. For those who register in advance, the race fe…

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Events
Croton Falls FD Holding Pancake Breakfast Croton Falls FD Holding Pancake Breakfast
Croton Falls FD Holding Pancake Breakfast CROTON FALLS, N.Y. -- The Croton Falls Fire Department is to hold an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. - noon on Sunday, March 20, according to event organizers.The breakfast, which coincides with Palm Sunday, costs $10 for adults and $ 5 for children.  In addition to pancakes, the breakfast will include eggs, sausage, bacon and french toast as well as coffee, hot tea, milk, orange juice and fresh fruit. The Croton Falls Firehouse is located at 1 Sun Valley Drive.

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Expert On Arab/Muslim Issues To Speak At CNR On Thursday Expert On Arab/Muslim Issues To Speak At CNR On Thursday
Expert On Arab/Muslim Issues To Speak At CNR On Thursday NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- An award-winning columnist specializing in Arab and Muslim issues and global feminism is set to deliver a talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at the College of New Rochelle's Romita Auditorium.Mona Eltahawy's lecture "Feminism: The Social and Sexual Revolution Goes Global," has been given since 1987 and is free to the public.   Eltahawy's honors over the years are numerous. She was among those featured in TIME magazine's "People of the Year," in 2012, the same year she was awarded the Missouri School of Journalism's Honor Medial for Distringuished Se…

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News
Union Says Officers Injured During Inmate Attack At Downstate Correctional Union Says Officers Injured During Inmate Attack At Downstate Correctional
Union Says Officers Injured During Inmate Attack At Downstate Correctional FISHKILL, N.Y. -- Three correction officers and a sergeant were injured at Downstate Correctional Facility when a 23-year-old inmate attacked one of the officers with a baton, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Keon Keller was apparently refusing to go to recreation on Feb. 26 when he attacked one of the officers, took his baton and struck the officer's hand, according to the Journal, which cited the state Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association, Inc. Keller is then accused of striking a second officer who attempted to intervene before punching the first officer in the face,…

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Police & Fire
Mount Vernon Officials Used 'Misleading' Stats In Push For Firefighters Mount Vernon Officials Used 'Misleading' Stats In Push For Firefighters
Mount Vernon Officials Used 'Misleading' Stats In Push For Firefighters MOUNT VERNON -- Mount Vernon city officials relied upon flawed figures recently when justifying a "emergency need to hire new fighters," according to lohud.com. Officials had claimed that 29 percent of the city's 119 firefighters were unable to work or on injury leave, but according to an investigation by lohud.com, that figure is not accurate. Calling the 29 percent figure "misleading at best," lohud.com found that less than 10 percent of the department is out on disability -- 7 lieutenants and 3 firefighters who, combined, have been out for 193 months at a cost of $1.4…

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by Still, the city is hampered by long-term disability — including seven firefighters and three lieutenants who have been out of work a total of 193 months at a cost of $1.4 million. That includes one firefighter, Kenyatha Wallace, out since September 2012,
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