Lewisboro, NY
Obituaries
Westchester County Office For The Aging Hall-Of-Famer Marie C. Williams, 92 Westchester County Office For The Aging Hall-Of-Famer Marie C. Williams, 92
Westchester County Office For The Aging Hall-Of-Famer Marie C. Williams, 92 Longtime Lake Oscaleta resident Marie Williams was a tireless asset to the South Salem community. For many years she was the treasurer of the Lake Oscaleta Association and for over 40 years she was an active member of her beloved Lewisboro Seniors. She served as Vice President and Treasurer and helped plan trips, parties and events. Marie and her husband Bob volunteered every year for the Lewisboro Library Fair. Marie would stand proudly at her Attic Treasures booth that she would meticulously display and price. Marie and her twin brother were born in 1928 in New York City. Her father w…

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by Daily Voice
Pleasantville, NY
Obituaries
Alda Haravon, 91, Was Vital Part Of Pleasantville Community For Years Alda Haravon, 91, Was Vital Part Of Pleasantville Community For Years
Alda Haravon, 91, Was Vital Part Of Pleasantville Community For Years It is with both gratitude for a life well-lived and great sadness for our loss that Anita Haravon and the Haravon Collins family announce the death of Alda Haravon. Surrounded by family members, the angels took Alda peacefully on Nov. 10 at Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City, Iowa. Alda was born on Dec. 4, 1928, in Bucharest, Romania, to Beatrice Berkowitz Saporta and Senor Saporta. She was baptized as a child to escape Nazi persecution.  Despite fears of the impending war, Alda was an honor student at her Catholic School, Our Lady of Zion in Bucharest. She was finally able to leav…

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by Daily Voice
Lewisboro, NY
Obituaries
Jeanne Greenebaum, Longtime South Salem Resident, Lover Of Lake Truesdale, Dies At 98 Jeanne Greenebaum, Longtime South Salem Resident, Lover Of Lake Truesdale, Dies At 98
Jeanne Greenebaum, Longtime South Salem Resident, Lover Of Lake Truesdale, Dies At 98 Jeanne Greenebaum, a longtime resident of South Salem, died on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the age of 98.  Known for her colorful winter coats and long walks around Lake Truesdale, her greenhouse on Lake Shore Drive on top of a long hill bordering the lake and her love of the South Salem Library, she will be missed by friends, family and neighbors. She and her husband Ira donated two Adirondack chairs to the Gilbert Street beach to remain by the lake when they moved away in 2003. Jeanne is survived by daughter Nancy, son Edward, grandchildren Karen (Hazel), Juliana, Rebekah, and Adam, and Adam…

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by Daily Voice
Amherst, MA
News
Why We Have Daylight Savings Time (It's Not Because Of Farmers) Why We Have Daylight Savings Time (It's Not Because Of Farmers)
Why We Have Daylight Savings Time (It's Not Because Of Farmers) As we’ve all set our clocks back an hour, many people are left wondering - Why are we still doing Daylight Savings Time? Daylight Savings Time, or DTS, ended on Nov. 1. Clocks were officially set back an hour at 2 a.m. that day. On March 8, Daylight Savings Time will begin again and we’ll set our clocks an hour forward. BUT WHY? To save money - that's the idea anyway.  DST began in the U.S. in 1918, according to TimeandDate, a time-tracking site. Some credit Benjamin Franklin with the idea of changing clocks to take better advantage of an extended summer evening light by starting the…

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by Kristin Palpini
White Plains, NY
Weather
New Round Of Snow Could Be Coming To Region New Round Of Snow Could Be Coming To Region
New Round Of Snow Could Be Coming To Region A sharp drop in temperatures has ushered in the Halloween weekend which started after much of the region saw the first snowfall of the season. Now, more snow could be coming to the area in just a matter of days. Halloween Day, Saturday, Oct. 31 will be bright and sunny with a high temperature in the low to mid 40s. For just the first time since World War II, a Halloween blue moon will be visible to the entire world Saturday evening. (A blue moon is when there is more than one full moon during a month.) After that, it will be time to "Fall Back" and set clocks back an hour with the end of …

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by Joe Lombardi
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Bomb Squad Called After Grenade Turns Up In Bergen Goodwill Donations Bomb Squad Called After Grenade Turns Up In Bergen Goodwill Donations
Bomb Squad Called After Grenade Turns Up In Bergen Goodwill Donations A once-active hand grenade that turned up in the donations to a Goodwill store in South Hackensack caused a stir but turned out safe. The decommissioned World War II-era pineapple grenade apparently had been used as a paperweight, Deputy Police Chief Robert Kaiser said Tuesday. One of the workers at the Goodwill NYNJ Outlet Center on Huyler Street called police Monday night, he said. They responded along with firefighters and the Bergen County Bomb Squad, which collected the device and deemed it harmless.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
News
COVID-19: New York State Fair, Which Drew 1.3M Last Year, Called Off For First Time Since WWII COVID-19: New York State Fair, Which Drew 1.3M Last Year, Called Off For First Time Since WWII
Covid-19: New York State Fair, Which Drew 1.3M Last Year, Called Off For First Time Since WWII The show will not go on this year. Much to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s chagrin, the annual State Fair in Syracuse has been called off due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “Really … this is a tough one for me,” Cuomo said during a COVID-19 briefing in Manhattan on Monday, July 6. “Fairs across the nation are not reopening, and we have to cancel ours.” Cuomo said that the state fair saw a record 1.3 million visitors last year, and the state has invested money into a new 11,000-square-foot expo center in Syracuse. The fair was to run for 18 days for the first time this year, wi…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
Lifestyle
Vatican's Opening of Holocaust-Era Papal Archives Could Better Catholic-Jewish Relations Vatican's Opening of Holocaust-Era Papal Archives Could Better Catholic-Jewish Relations
Vatican's Opening of Holocaust-Era Papal Archives Could Better Catholic-Jewish Relations A week before (COVID-19) dominated every headline, the Vatican announced it would open up the papal archives of the controversial Holocaust-era Pope Pius XII.  Over 150 scholars of "all faiths and nationalities" applied for review of these secret documents covering Pius XII's papacy from 1939 to his death in 1958. Historians have been particularly interested in studying the documents from the World War II period. While the Vatican was officially neutral during the war, there has long been public criticism that Pope Pius XII remained silent over the fate of the Jews and did not do enoug…

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by Donna Christopher
Ridgewood, NJ
News
An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers
An Original 'Rosie' Inspires Ridgewood Kids' Sign Of Appreciation For Healthcare Workers A Ridgewood brother and sister reached back generations to show their appreciation for health care workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. Olivia Yevchak, 15, and Christopher Yevchak, 12, posted a sign on their family’s front lawn featuring a retouched image of “Rosie the Riveter” to thank the doctors, nurses and others on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle. The kids’ grandmother, Margaret Elizabeth, was one of 6 million or so original “Rosies” who took up tools during World War II -- a time when munitions and other factory-produced goods were vital. America’s entry into the Second Wor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monroe, NY
News
Number Of COVID-19 Related Orange County Deaths Reaches 19 Number Of COVID-19 Related Orange County Deaths Reaches 19
Number Of Covid-19 Related Orange County Deaths Reaches 19 In just a matter of days, the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Orange County has jumped to 19. Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus made the announcement on Monday, March 30, during his daily update on the county's website.  In addition to the jump in the number of deaths, the county is also low on ICU beds with only 14 percent of the county's 199 total beds available for use, Neuhaus said. "It's just staggering," Neuhaus said. " This information should wake up anyone who is not paying attention to social distancing." In total, Orange County has 1,432 c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Retired 23-Year Police Chief In Bergen Finally Gets World War II Medals Retired 23-Year Police Chief In Bergen Finally Gets World War II Medals
Retired 23-Year Police Chief In Bergen Finally Gets World War II Medals More than seven decades after he served in World War II, a 92-year-old Bergen County native who served as a local police chief for 23 years received the medals he earned for his service in Okinawa. Thomas Simpson received his medals Monday at the Sunrise of Old Tappan assisted living facility – where lives with his wife of 70 years, Dorothy -- from U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer. There was the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Honorable Reserve Discharge Button and the Ruptured Duck Honorable Service Lapel Pin. The Congressman also …

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by Jerry DeMarco
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Schools
Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor
Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor Here's a New York first: Mahopac High School now offers its students the Substance Abuse, Addiction & Recovery course leading to counselor certification.  It is a viable career in New York, which is fourth, to California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, for having the most employment options for substance abuse counselors. The elective will start in January and be open to juniors and seniors. It teaches students the facts on substance abuse, addiction, and recovery in their local environment, "so they have a stake in the vitality of it," said the district, noting the philosophy beh…

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by Donna Christopher