Unitarian Universalist Association approves fossil fuel divestment

By Christopher L. Walton 6.25.14 Follow 2014 UUA General Assembly with UU World Keep up with the latest news from the UUA's annual meeting, in Providence.

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Hillary Clinton's Chappaqua Event Draws Supporters, Protesters

Shortly before Hillary Clinton's book signing at the Chappaqua Library started, several individuals across the street showed up either in support or in opposition to her.

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Peekskill Housing Authority's Measures To Curb Debt Tops Week's News

The Peekskill Housing Authority is $500,000 in debt and is considering drastic measures to help fill the financial shortfall, according to LoHud.com.

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Work On Senior Living Community In Greenburgh Tops Week's News

Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Greenburgh, Edgemont, and Hartsdale last week: The foundations are being placed for Brightview Tarrytown, a new senior living community at the corner of Old White Plains Road and Benedict Avenue in Greenburgh .

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Irvington Student Struck By Motorist Tops News This Week

Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and Irvington this week: A sixth-grade student was taken to a hospital after being struck by a motorist June 19 on busy North Broadway after leaving the Irvington Middle and High School campus, the Irvington School District reported.

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UUA divests from fossil fuels

On Saturday afternoon General Assembly delegates overwhelmingly approved divesting the Unitarian Universalist Association of most of its investments in companies that produce or process fossil fuels, including oil, natural gas, and coal.

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Fossil fuel divestment passes first test

The hottest topic at General Assembly--whether the UUA should divest itself of investments in major producers and processors of fossil fuel, and invest in clean energy technologies--sailed through a miniassembly Friday evening without amendments, clearing the way for it to be voted on by the full delegate body Saturday afternoon.

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New HBO Series 'The Leftovers' Filmed Often In Mount Vernon Locations

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. For the past six months, a new HBO series about a post-Rapture world has been filming all over Westchester County, including locations in Harrison, Hastings-on-Hudson and Mount Vernon, where it has set up shop at Haven Studios.

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Eastchester Siblings Deliver Bagels To HBO Series Set In Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. For the past six months, a new HBO television series about a post-Rapture world has been filming all over Westchester County, including locations in Harrison, Hastings-on-Hudson and Mount Vernon, where it has set up shop at Haven Studios.

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Westchester Legislators OK Flood Plans For Saw Mill, Pocantico Rivers

The plan will pave the way for more specific recommendations for physical projects and other actions to address flooding around Westchester and in the municipalities located within the Saw Mill River and Pocantico River watersheds.

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Hastings Police Institute Anonymous 411 Tip Line

Hastings-on-Hudson Police Chief Anthony Visalli announced on Tuesday, June 24, that the department has launched a new anonymous tip line that can be used to report past crimes and assist in ongoing investigations.

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Westchester Legislators OK Flood Plans For 2 Rivers

The plan will pave the way for more specific recommendations for physical projects and other actions to address flooding around Westchester and in the municipalities located within the Saw Mill River and Pocantico River watersheds.

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Man, 33, Who Died After Being Found On Croton Aqueduct Trail Is Identified

The Hastings-on-Hudson man who died after he was found on a stretch of the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail in Hastings early Monday has been identified as Matthew Siegfried, 33, according to the Westchester Medical Examiner's office.

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Legislators Call For Completion Of Yonkers Pool Design

Westchester legislators are calling on County Executive Rob Astorino and his administration to provide updates on the delay regarding new design plans for the Sprain Ridge Park pool renovations.

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Ferncliff Manor school in Yonkers hosts 'Roaring 20s' prom

Kids at the School for Adaptive and Integrative Learning, or "SAIL," held their fifth annual prom at the Westchester Manor in Hastings-on-Hudson.

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8 Minturn St. Is The Rivertowns Daily Voice House Of The Week

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. A four-bedroom home at 8 Minturn St. in Hastings-on-Hudson listed at $1.15 is The Rivertowns Daily Voice's house of the week.

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Hastings, Nearby Towns See Dramatic Rise In Real Estate Activity

HASTINGS, N.Y. Real estate sales in Hastings on Hudson rose more than 21 percent in the past year, and Houlihan Lawrence Realtor Douglas Tricarico says more city dwellers are moving to the town and nearby Rivertown communities.

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Mother Falcon Updates Classical Music At Hastings' Purple Crayon

HUDSON, N.Y. The Purple Crayon Center in Hastings-On-Hudson will host musical act Mother Falcon on Saturday, June 21, at 8:00 p.m. Mother Falcon is a 17-piece collective of classically trained musicians that combine rock, jazz and hip-hop with the sounds of a full orchestra.

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Edmund Phelps dines with Martin Wolf

I have arranged to meet Edmund Phelps, director of the Center on Capitalism and Society at Columbia University, at the Kongress Hotel in Davos during the World Economic Forum.

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Assemblyman Abinanti Announces State Grant To Rivertowns Libraries

State Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, who represents Mount Pleasant, Ardsley and Hastings-On-Hudson, announced Thursday that the New York State Library had awarded construction grants to three public libraries in his 92nd Assembly District.

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Assemblymember Abinanti: Ardsley, Hastings Libraries to Receive Grants

The following announcement is from Assemblymember Tom Abinanti: Assemblyman Tom Abinanti announced that the New York State Library has awarded construction grants to three public libraries in the 92nd Assembly District: Ardsley , Hastings-on-Hudson and Mount Pleasant .

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Hastings Pitch Contest Offers Young Innovators A Chance To Discuss Ideas

Meet a superhero, celebrate the history of the American flag and take a beautiful nature walk this week in Westchester County.

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New Rochelle Fire Protection Surcharge in Effect

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Six Westchester communities now have a Municipal Public Fire Protection surcharge listed as a separate charge on their bills, which started June 1. These charges were previously paid by the municipality.

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1992 Ford Mustang LX - Mean Green Sleeper

"When I was 10 or 11, my uncle had a '92 black hatchback. I thought it was so fast, even though it was mostly stock.

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Hastings Purple Crayon's 'PitchOn!' Welcomes Inventive Ideas

The Purple Crayon in Hastings-on-Hudson will host its first-ever "PitchOn!" event, an innovative evening of song and crowd funding on Saturday, June 14 that invites "inventive geniuses" to the stage to sing karaoke and pitch their ideas for imaginative projects that are in need of sponsoring.

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Village of Hastings-on-Hudson Now Streaming Online with Swagit...

The Village of Hastings-on-Hudson recently selected Swagit Productions, LLC to stream all of their government meetings and information online.

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As Essex County scales back deer hunt, conservationists grow vocal in defense of hunt

Essex County set a goal to cull a total 52 deer at South Mountain Reservation in January and at Hilltop Reservation next month .

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Operation Prom Teams Up With Local Businesses To Fund A Prom

Jun. 2, 2014 - YONKERS, N.Y. -- June. 5, 2014 - Yonkers, New York - Operation PROM a national non-profit organization has been making dreams come true since 2005 by providing dresses, tuxedos and more to students who otherwise could not afford them.

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Con Edison Gas Line Replacement Begins In Hastings-On-Hudson

Residents and visitors to Hastings-on-Hudson will experience some inconvenience in its busy downtown over the next three months as Con Edison begins replacing major sections of the natural gas pipeline this week.

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Young Westchester Musicians On Display At Battle of the Teen Bands

Chappaqua's Dan and the Pelicans took first-place honors in the third annual Battle of the Teen Bands held at Purple Crayon Center for Learning and Social Innovation in Hastings-on-Hudson on Saturday.

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Hastings Purple Crayon Stages Third Westchester Battle Of The Teen Bands

Chappaqua'a Dan and the Pelicans took first-place honors in the third annual Battle of the Teen Bands held at Purple Crayon Center for Learning and Social Innovation in Hastings-on-Hudson on Saturday.

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