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Band, Cheerleaders Add Spark To Ossining Football Game Band, Cheerleaders Add Spark To Ossining Football Game
Band, Cheerleaders Add Spark To Ossining Football Game OSSINING, N.Y. -- Cheerleaders delivered stunning routines, stunts and a halftime show, and the Ossining High School band "put the spark in the night” says a board member at Ossining Little League Football Saturday Night Lights event Oct. 17.
Scarlsdale Girl Scouts Press Apples, Earn Hiking Badges Scarlsdale Girl Scouts Press Apples, Earn Hiking Badges
Scarlsdale Girl Scouts Press Apples, Earn Hiking Badges SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Scarsdale Girl Scouts in Troop 2100 earned their hiking badge and operated the apple press for some fresh cider at Weinberg Nature Center Saturday, Oct. 17.
Charles Krehel, 84, Of Easton Charles Krehel, 84, Of Easton
Charles Krehel, 84, Of Easton EASTON, Conn. -- Charles A. Krehel, of Easton, died Thursday, Oct. 15. He was 84. He was husband, for 60 years of Teresa M. (Daly) Krehel. Krehel was born to the late John and Mary (Sulik) Krehel. Krehel had a distinguished military service in the U.S Army as an adjutant to a general during the Korean War. He graduated from Fairfield University/B.E.I as a mechanical engineer with post-graduate studies in education. Krehel's career as a business owner and executive spanned several decades across a range of industries, including Olin and Exxon Corporations, and he continued his service p…
Stamford Police Ask For Help To ID Car Theft Suspect In Video Stamford Police Ask For Help To ID Car Theft Suspect In Video
Stamford Police Ask For Help To ID Car Theft Suspect In Video STAMFORD, Conn. -- Police are asking for the public's help in identifying an individual who was caught on video breaking into vehicles on Anderson Street in Stamford.According to police, the incident occurred at 2:46 a.m. Oct. 15. In the video produced by the Stamford Police Department and posted on YouTube, the suspect is described as a white male, either bald or with a closely shaven head, and wearing a striped shirt. He appears to be going from car to car outside houses and rummaging through them. He broke a window on at least one vehicle, police said.  Police anyone who recognizes the m…
New York Times Focuses On Architecture At Grace Farms In New Canaan New York Times Focuses On Architecture At Grace Farms In New Canaan
New York Times Focuses On Architecture At Grace Farms In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. – A generous $120 million budget - thanks to 100 donors -- covered the cost of the development of a community center on an 80-acre site known as Grace Farms now open to the public in New Canaan, according to The New York Times. The complex will be used as a community center with gym, community garden and chapel on its short list of functions, according to The New York Times. The main building, called The River, is modern with glass walls. It was designed by Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, also known as SANAA, according to The New York Times. See the …
Scary Actors Needed For Rockland's Haunted Field Scary Actors Needed For Rockland's Haunted Field
Scary Actors Needed For Rockland's Haunted Field RAMAPO, N.Y. -- A haunted entertainment venue is set to open at Pomona's Provident Bank Park and actors who like to scare people are being invited to audition, according to The Journal News.Read the full story here.
Supermarket Reopening As Acme In New Canaan Supermarket Reopening As Acme In New Canaan
Supermarket Reopening As Acme In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The former Food Emporium in New Canaan bought by Acme Markets is reopening Friday under the new ownership's name, according to The Stamford Advocate.The full story is here
Ruth A. Walter, 92, Of Mount Vernon Ruth A. Walter, 92, Of Mount Vernon
Ruth A. Walter, 92, Of Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Ruth A. Walter, of Mount Vernon, died Sunday, Oct. 18. She was 92. Walter was born March 28, 1923, in Mount Vernon, to George and Antoinette Bruno. She was predeceased by her husband John in 2001 and her sister Dorothy Bruno.  Walter is survived by brother, Richard Bruno; nieces, Marianne Missler, Joanne Antonaccio and Bernadette Goodman; and great nieces, Dorothy Troiano, Joanne Antonaccio, Doreen Antonaccio, Kim Berry and Denise Bongiorno; great nephew, Peter Berry. She enjoyed life with her husband John and was dedicated to caring for her brother Richard. Water …
Peter R. Jones, 57, Of Rye Peter R. Jones, 57, Of Rye
Peter R. Jones, 57, Of Rye RYE, N.Y. -- Peter Robert Jones, of Rye, died Thursday, Oct. 15 from cancer. He was 57. Jones was born in the Bronx, N.Y., in 1958 and grew up in Old Bridge and Northvale, N.J. He later lived in White Plains, where he met his future wife, Diane Gasser, before moving to Rye in 1998. Jones shared his love of travel with his wife. Together, they traveled across Europe, South Africa, Australia and the United States. He was an avid fan of the New York Yankees and New York Giants and enjoyed cycling and golfing throughout his life. Jones was a 1976 graduate of St. Joseph's Regional High School a…
Turn Off Your Kids' Devices, Danbury: Social Media Interrupts Sleep Turn Off Your Kids' Devices, Danbury: Social Media Interrupts Sleep
Turn Off Your Kids' Devices, Danbury: Social Media Interrupts Sleep FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Over 20 percent of the 800 teens responding in a research study revealed regularly awaken at night to look at or write something on social media, according to The Huffington Post. The findings led experts to conclude that consulting social media at night adversely affects teenagers sleep cycles, contributes to fatigue and is otherwise harmful, according to the The Huffington Post. Here’s the full story. 
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