Plan To Boycott Cosby's Appearance In Tarrytown Tops Week's News

Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and Irvington last week: More than two dozen individuals plan to boycott Bill Cosby's Saturday, Dec. 6 show at Tarrytown Music Hall in light of the media attention surrounding allegations that the comedian used his status to sexually abuse women for decades. New York State Police will begin special traffic enforcement checkpoints for speeding, drinking and driving and distracted driving on Wednesday that will continue on through Sunday, Nov. 30, according to officials.

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Thanksgiving Dinner At Hastings HS For 800 Homeless Tops Week's News

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Ardsley last week: More than 800 attended Project SHARE's 25th annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the homeless at Hastings-on-Hudson High School. Two employees from a massage business in Somers have been arrested and charged with unauthorized practice of prostitution, according to state police.

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Best Gas Prices In And Around Dobbs Ferry

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. Before the weekend begins, find out where the best gas prices are in the Greenburgh, Hartsdale, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley and Hastings-On-Hudson areas.

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More Than 800 Attend Thanksgiving Dinner For Homeless In Westchester

HUDSON, N.Y. More than 800 guests attended Project SHARE's 25th annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the homeless at Hastings-on-Hudson High School on Tuesday, Nov. 25. In addition to the numerous guests, hundreds of volunteers from schools and organizations all over Westchester County prepared and served the dinner which included live music in addition to a family-style meal. Project SHARE is a service club for high school students that engage in social justice activities and charitable projects, like Midnight Run where food is delivered to homeless people.

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Afro-Fusion Group H'SAO Comes To Hastings For Performance At Purple Crayon

The Afro-fusion group H'SAO will be performing on Dec. 6 from 8-10 p.m. at The Purple Crayon in Hastings-on-Hudson. H'SAO is defined by the strength of its voices and vocal harmonies as well as its energetic performances.

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800 Attend 25th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner For The Homeless in Westchester

HUDSON, N.Y. More than 800 guests attended Project S.H.A.R.E.'s 25th annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the homeless at Hastings-on-Hudson High School on Tuesday, Nov. 25. In addition to the numerous guests, hundreds of volunteers from schools and organizations all over Westchester County prepared and served the dinner which included live music in addition to a family-style meal. Project S.H.A.R.E. is a service club for high school students that engage in social justice activities and charitable projects, like Midnight Run where food is delivered to homeless people.

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Hastings Library Hosting Holiday Boutique, Bake Sale

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. The Hastings-On-Hudson Public Library is hosting a "giftique" and bake sale on Saturdays, Dec. 6, and 20 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

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What's Open/Closed In The Rivertowns For Thanksgiving

Here's a look at what will be open and what will be closed in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson and Ardsley on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, a federal holiday. Metro-North Railroad will have additional trains running into and out of Grand Central Terminal before and after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook for Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Irvington into Thanksgiving

... have snow totals exceed a foot," reports Accuweather.com. The National Weather Service's forecast for Hastings on Hudson calls for rain, and less than 1/2 inch of snow accumulation during the day Wednesday, though it makes no predictions about snow ...

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Broadway Training Center Presents Big Fish This Weekend

Broadway Training Center of Westchester has announce the Westchester Premiere of the musical BIG FISH with book by John August and Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa . Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton , BIG FISH centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest and then some Edward's incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him - most of all, his devoted wife Sandra.

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Robert Jadkowski, 78, Worked For Tensolite Wire Company In Tarrytown

Jadkowski was born and raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, to John and Stella Jadkowski. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1954.

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Mike Lewis, who served in the Navy, with a drawing of his at the museum.

His artistic sensibilities served Mike Lewis as a sailor - he drew cartoons for the military newspaper on Guam - and in retirement as leader of the Belskie Museum of Art & Science in Closter. "If not for Mike, the Belskie could be just another dusty old museum," said Donald Farrell, a fellow Closter volunteer.

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Record Number of Plungers Were "Freezin' for a Reason" at the...

... Special Olympics athletes, Westchester County Chief of Staff George Oros, New Rochelle Mayor Bramson, Hastings on Hudson Mayor Swiderski, Mamaroneck Deputy Mayor Santoro, in addition to local college students, high schools, police officers, ...

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Legislator From Hastings Questions Backlog In County Capital Projects

County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky asked on Monday, Nov. 17, asked why Westchester's road and bridge budget has built up a $1 billion backlog of unfinished projects when the infrastructure is visibly crumbling. "The amount of backlog has grown tremendously,'' said Shimsky, a Democrat from Hastings-on-Hudson, during a conference call with reporters.

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Legislators Express Concern Over Pipeline's Impact On Parkland In Cortlandt

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Several members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators wrote a letter expressing their concerns about a proposed natural gas pipeline expansion project passing through the town of Cortlandt In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission delivered yesterday afternoon, several members of the County Board's Labor, Parks, Planning & Housing Committee expressed serious concern with the environmental impacts of the proposed Spectra Algonquin Incremental Market natural gas pipeline expansion project within Blue Mountain Reservation, which is public parkland owned by Westchester County in Cortlandt.

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Hastings Teen's Efforts To Help American Legion Tops Week's News

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Ardsley last week: After learning in the local news that the Hastings-on-Hudson's American Legion Post was struggling financially, Zak Armacost rallied his own troops and made sure his local veterans were taken care of. The 21-year-old man who was found on fire while attempting to ride on top of a Metro-North train in Greenwichdied as a result of his injuries.

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Nov. 15: Tardy de Blasio, marijuana fines and Thanksgiving

Morganville, N.J.: Wouldn't it be great if you could come to work late and just tell your boss, "I had a very rough night and woke up sluggish," or I "woke up in the middle of the night" and "felt off-kilter" in the morning? Well, that is what Mayor de Blasio did, except he is the boss. And he did this to the people who gathered to honor the 265 who died in the crash of Flight 587 13 years ago.

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Hastings Teen Saves American Legion With Eagle Scout Project

After learning in the local news that the Hastings-on-Hudson's American Legion Post was struggling financially, Zak Armacost rallied his own troops and made sure his local veterans were taken care of. The 17-year-old Hastings-on-Hudson High School senior handed the keys to the Admiral Farragut Post 1195 back over to local veterans Tuesday, Veterans Day after renovating its lower level.

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Legislator Parker Announces New Bill To Limit Use of Plastic Bags...

Westchester Legislator Catherine Parker announced today the introduction of a new bill she has authored that will limit use of plastic bags and polystyrene foam containers by retail businesses in Westchester County. Plastic bags and polystyrene objects, both of which are nonbiodegradable, are often discarded improperly and end up polluting the environment, clogging sewers and endangering wildlife.

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Kids, Create Thanksgiving-Themed Crafts In Hastings

The Village of Hastings on Hudson Recreation Department invites young children, ages 3 through 5, to create Thanksgiving-themed crafts, listen to stories and decorate treats at its Gobble Gobble Thanksgiving Workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at James Harmon Community Center. Registration is required.

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Legislator Catherine Parker to Propose Countywide Limits on Plastic Bags, Styrofoam Containers

At a press conference Wednesday afternoon in Mamaroneck, Westchester Legislator Catherine Parker and several fellow legislators will introduce a bill to limit the use of plastic bags and styrofoam containers throughout the county, legislative officials announced. Fellow legislators Catherine Borgia , Maryjane Shimsky and Pete Harckham are co-sponsoring the bill and are slated to be on-hand Wednesday afternoon.

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Westchester Legislators Consider Plastic Bag Ban

The Westchester County Board of Legislators is considering a countywide ban on plastic bags, but some have raised questions about the value of the proposal. "These bags and containers are a significant source or pollution throughout the country and cost Americans hundreds of millions of dollars each year in clean up," the draft legislation proposed by Legislator Catherine Parker reads.

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Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins Recognizes New Rochelle Student For...

State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the Democratic Conference Leader, made a special announcement over the public address system to students at the Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle today in honor of Veterans Day, and gave 12-year-old Jake Gallin a Certificate of Recognition for his "Stars for Cars" initiative to assist and recognize military families. Introduced by Principal John Barnes, Senator Stewart-Cousins read the following statement with Jake by her side.

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Should Greenburgh Ban Plastic Bags?

Greenburgh is considering whether to ban the use of plastic bags in the town, and according to Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, there is a recommendation from the Conservation Advisory Council not to ban but to charge a fee to discourage their use. Below is the notice Feiner sent out to residents, officials and staff discussing the issue, and the council's recommendation: Should plastic bags be banned? For about a year the Conservation Advisory Council, made up of Greenburgh residents, has been studying the issue.

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Dine at Hastings-on-Hudson Restaurants To Help Feed the Hungry

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. The national nonprofit hunger relief organization Family-to-Family has joined forces with several Hastings-On-Hudson restaurants to roll out "Let's Do Dinner!," a two-week fundraising effort. Between Nov. 1 and Nov. 15 participating restaurants donate either $1 from each customer's check or a set amount from its proceeds to Family-to-Family.

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United Water Maintenance May Cause Discolored Water On Monday -- Fill Containers Sunday Evening

... Rye and Rye Brook, and the villages of Bronxville, Tuckahoe, Pelham, North Pelham, Pelham Manor, Ardsley, Hastings on Hudson and Dobbs Ferry. Discoloration is caused by a buildup of harmless minerals in the water mains. Despite the discoloration, ...

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Trade group: Hold off on plastic bag ban

A spokesman for the supermarket industry has written the town board urging it to delay any legislation it may be considering to ban plastic bags at local supermarkets.

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Paul Luisi Foundation Hosting Annual Gala

EASTCHESTER, Conn. The Paul Luisi Foundation is hosting its annual gala on Saturday, Nov. 22, at The Riverview, 1 Warburton Ave., Hastings-on-Hudson.

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Hastings Hires Downtown Advocate To Liven Local Business

Barbara Prisament, a 19-year village resident, was selected for the newly created role as the village's downtown advocate. "The first order of business has been to reach out to all the business owners in the village to introduce myself, share insights and discuss how we can best work together to increase the vitality of our downtown," Prisament told Daily Voice.

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Broadway Training Center to Present Big Fish, 11/21-23

Broadway Training Center of Westchester has announce the Westchester Premiere of the musical BIG FISH with book by John August and Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa . Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and the acclaimed film directed by Tim Burton , BIG FISH centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest and then some Edward's incredible, larger-than-life stories thrill everyone around him - most of all, his devoted wife Sandra.

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Visit The Last Hastings Flea Of The Season On Sunday

The Hastings Flea, a curated craft and vintage market, arrives for the last time of the season from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9. The Hastings Flea will be held at the Hastings-on-Hudson Metro-North train station parking lot at 131 Southside Ave. The Hastings Flea features live music, food trucks, vintage clothing and furniture, hand made jewelry, crafts, home goods and fun, family-friendly activities.

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Janet G. Hebert, 77, Of Scarsdale, Retired Gimbels Employee

Hebert was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Dobbs Ferry, to James and Rosaria Pasanella .

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Feds: Contractor lied about using minority businesses at St. George Ferry Terminal renovation

A former manger of a construction firm lied about using minority-owned businesses, as required, on multimillion-dollar contacts for renovations at the St. George Ferry Terminal and the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, allege federal prosecutors. Aaron Tubbs, 43, of upstate Hastings-on-Hudson, was charged with wire fraud stemming from the scheme, which occurred in 2008 and 2009, according to Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

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Eli B. Fine, 93, Former Yonkers Resident, C.P.A.

Fine was born Nov. 13, 1920, in Yonkers, N.Y. He graduated from Yonkers High School and received a Bachelor's degree from New York University. He had a career in the accounting profession as a C.P.A. He was active for many years in the City of Yonkers, Westchester County and Palm Beach County in the business, civic, education and religious community.

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Uncontested Dobbs Ferry Election Tops Week's News

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson and Ardsley last week: Incumbents Donna Cassell and William Flynn along with former Dobbs Ferry Board of Education President Jeffery O'Donnell are running for village Board of Trustees . A Yonkers man has been accused of making false claims that an ex-roommate had threatened to kill the president.

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First Consolidation Of Westchester Churches Announced

Most Holy Trinity Church parishioners learned late Saturday afternoon that their church will merge with St. Vito's Church, also in Mamaroneck, according to LoHud.com, as word of the parish closings and consolidations as the result of a review process by the Archdiocese of New York starts to become public. Holy Trinity's pastor, the Rev.

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