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Cecil Wolfe Ressler, 87, Hartsdale Resident Cecil Wolfe Ressler, 87, Hartsdale Resident
Cecil Wolfe Ressler, 87, Hartsdale Resident HARTSDALE, N.Y. — Hartsdale resident Cecil Wolfe Ressler, formerly of New Rochelle, died on Wednesday, May 4. She was 87.  She was born in Plattsburgh, N.Y., on Aug. 30, 1928, to Abraham and Helen Wolfe. She is survived by her daughters, Pamela and her husband, Jeffrey, Vicki and her husband, Matthew, and Stephanie and her husband, Michae; and her grandchildren, Andrew, Rebecca, Lissy, Samantha and Joshua.  She was predeceased by her husband, William Benjamin Ressler, brother, Louis E. Wolfe  Ballard-Durand Funeral Home, 2 Maple Ave.,  in White Plains, handled the arrangements.
Arthur H. Boyington, 71, Longtime Yorktown Resident Arthur H. Boyington, 71, Longtime Yorktown Resident
Arthur H. Boyington, 71, Longtime Yorktown Resident YORKTOWN, N.Y. — Longtime Yorktown resident Arthur H. Boyington Jr., died Tuesday, May 3. He was 71. Born Oct. 17, 1944, he was the son of the late Arthur H. & Marion (Silleck) Boyington.  Boyington served in the U.S. Army from 1968-70 and worked as a pressmen at the local PennySaver in Yorktown for the past 46 years.  He is survived by his sisters, Myra Grant, Henrietta 'Peg' Neurauter and Laura Boyington and his brother, Joseph Shaw. He also is survived by four nieces, two nephews, 12 great-nephews, four great-nieces and a great-great-nephew.  He was predeceased by his sister, Mario…
Letter: Is Ethics Reform Yorktown Supervisor’s Achilles’ Heel? Letter: Is Ethics Reform Yorktown Supervisor’s Achilles’ Heel?
Letter: Is Ethics Reform Yorktown Supervisor’s Achilles’ Heel? YORKTOWN N.Y. -- The Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email [email protected] To the editor: For some unexplainable reason Supervisor Michael Grace has refused to move forward on a much needed and long overdue ethics reform program for Yorktown.  Grace probably never will take any action. Is it just stubbornness or a case of political self-preservation? It appears Grace has grown accustomed to all the cronyism, back room deals and influence peddling associated with how Yorktown operates.  Yorktown has bec…
Happy Birthday To Clifton's Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter Happy Birthday To Clifton's Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter
Happy Birthday To Clifton's Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter CLIFTON, N.J. — Happy birthday to Clifton's Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Carter was born May 6, 1937, in Clifton, and died April 20, 2014. He was 76. The fourth of seven children, Carter spent his youth in and out of trouble after being sent to a juvenile reformatory for assault for stabbing a man when he was 11. Carter escaped from the reformatory in 1954 and joined the U.S. Army, where he learned to box and did so for the Army. This spawned his professional boxing career, where he would reach as high as The Ring magazine's No. 3 contender for the middleweight title. Carter finis…
New Bankwell Partnership With Fairfield Museum Aids Local Students New Bankwell Partnership With Fairfield Museum Aids Local Students
New Bankwell Partnership With Fairfield Museum Aids Local Students FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fairfield Museum and History Center announced a new partnership with Bankwell to support the museum’s field trips program. The museum’s exhibitions, walking tours, workshops, and outreach programs offer students and teachers interactive activities that complement curriculum standards. The aim is to help students make local connections with national and global themes, so all students — especially those from underserved communities — can gain an interest and relationship with history. “The company's partnership enables the museum to provide extraordinary learning opport…
New Canaan's Silvermine Arts Center Accepting Applications For Art Exhibit New Canaan's Silvermine Arts Center Accepting Applications For Art Exhibit
New Canaan's Silvermine Arts Center Accepting Applications For Art Exhibit NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Art of the Northeast, now in its 66th year, is seeking artwork for its 2016 competition.The deadline for submission is May 27 with the exhibition set to open on July 9. The Best In Show prize is a solo exhibition at Silvermine Arts Center in New Canaan with a $3,000 stipend for show-related expenses. This year's contest will be curated by Steven Sergiovanni, an art adviser and curator and former director of Mixed Greens, a gallery established in the late 1990s to support emerging artists and offer them a wider audience. Art of the Northeast is intended to highlight the …
Stratford Library Let's The Good Times Roll At Gala, Raises $15K Stratford Library Let's The Good Times Roll At Gala, Raises $15K
Stratford Library Let's The Good Times Roll At Gala, Raises $15K STRATFORD, Conn. — The Stratford Library raised nearly $15,000 at its Board of Trustees’ 13th annual "Let the Good Times Roll" benefit. All proceeds will directly benefit the library's book collection.  “Let the Good Times Roll" was a gala event featuring music from the band East Coast, and included hors d’ouevres, beverages, dinner and desserts for the more than 115 in attendance at the Oronogue Country Club. A silent auction offered more than 40 prizes, including a Hawaiian vacation, a celebrity autographed "Star Wars" poster and several restaurant, spa and wine …
Monroe Library Will Host Red Cross Blood Drive Monroe Library Will Host Red Cross Blood Drive
Monroe Library Will Host Red Cross Blood Drive MONROE, Conn. — An opportunity to make a difference in the lives of many is coming up in Monroe with a blood drive sponsored by the Red Cross on Saturday, May 7.The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, 733 Monroe Turnpike, will host the Red Cross blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. To make an appointment to donate, citizens are encouraged to visit the Red Cross donation website, enter their zip code and follow the link to the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library sign up. It's also possible to make an appointment by calling 1-800-733-2767. The donation process can be expedited by visiting the Red Cross' …
Joseph R. Pisani, 86, New Rochelle Resident Joseph R. Pisani, 86, New Rochelle Resident
Joseph R. Pisani, 86, New Rochelle Resident NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Former New Rochelle resident Joseph R. Pisani died Wednesday, May 4. He was 86.  The former New York State senator was a native of New Rochelle who served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and graduated from Fordham University.  He worked as an attorney for more than 60 years and served in both the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate, where his signature is on hundreds of bills that were signed into law.  Pisani was instrumental in enacting laws, such as the Baby Lenore Bill for Adoptions and the Nursing Bill.  He was a parishioner of Blessed Sa…
Patrick White, 89, Pearl River Patrick White, 89, Pearl River
Patrick White, 89, Pearl River PEARL RIVER, N.Y. — County Cavan, Ireland resident Patrick White died Wednesday, May 4. He was 89.  White was a retired sergeant of the Fighting Irish 69th Regiment.  He is survived by wife, Rose (Brady); children, Margaret, Julie, Patricia, Mary, John, Aileen and Patrick; daughters-in-law, Tina and Cathy; and sons-in-law, Eamon Lynch and John Small. White also is survived by his siblings Kathleen, Margaret, Bea and William; and 13 grandchildren. There will be a viewing from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home, 100 Franklin Ave., Pearl River. The funeral Mass wi…
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