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Cindy Capitani

Deputy Editor/Content Curator

ccapitani@dailyvoice.com

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Politics

Taste NY Initiative Triples Sales in 2015 Gross sales for participating Taste NY vendors tripled from about $1.5 million to more than $4.5 million in 2015, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "The momentum behind Taste NY continues and is helping to expand New York's thriving food and beverage industry faster than anyone thought possible," said Cuomo. "I'm proud that our ambitious sales goal has been reached and that these efforts are helping to create jobs, support farmers and small businesses, and get the word out about the world-class products made right here in New York." The increase comes after Cuomo called f…

by Cindy Capitani

01/09/2016

Police & Fire

State Trooper Hospitalized After Crash On I-87 In Westchester YONKERS, N.Y — A crash near Costco and Stew Leonards in Yonkers Jan. 8 sent a state trooper and a New City man to the hospital, reports News 12. Police said the officer was going north around 9:30 a.m., then made a U-turn to head south on Interstate 87, according to News 12 Westchester. A Honda came out of an EZ-Pass lane on the southbound side of the Thruway and struck the trooper’s vehicle, reports News 12 Westchester The driver of the Honda, 31, is facing a traffic violation. The trooper and the New City man were sent to the hospital with minor injuries. Read the story on News 12 Westc…

by Cindy Capitani

01/08/2016

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie Man Charged With Burglarizing Wappinger Home Twice POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y – A convict was transported to Wappinger Court from Downstate Correctional Facility on unrelated charges he burglarized a Wappinger home on two separate occasions, according to New York State Police. Troopers recently investigated a burglary at a Wappinger home after the resident told police her vacant house was robbed just weeks apart in August and September. Reported missing were mopeds, tools, copper piping and a television, police said. Following a police investigation, a warrant was issued in December ordering the arrest of Poughkeepsie resident Steven J. Finney, 34.…

by Cindy Capitani

01/08/2016

Events

Learn About Colonial Post Office At Mahwah Museum Exhibit, Discussion MAHWAH, N.J. — A gallery talk about the Colonial and U.S. post offices in Mahwah takes place Sunday, Jan. 17 at the Mahwah Museum. Dick Greene and Carol Wehran Greene, author of “Images of Mahwah" and “The Ramapough Chronicles,” will present the talk “Mail on the Move in Northwest Bergen,” an exhibit currently featured at the museum. Carol Greene is also Mahwah Township Historian and a member of the Mahwah Historical Preservation Committee. The exhibit, curated by the Greenes, presents rare artifacts, such as an 18th century post rider’s saddle and mailbags, authentic Mahwah letters fr…

by Cindy Capitani

01/05/2016

Events

Winter Art Classes Coming Up In Fair Lawn FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Registration is open for youth winter art classes in Fair Lawn. Sponsored by the Art Association and the Fair Lawn Recreation Department, classes are from January through February. Prices vary and checks should be made out to the instructor. The following classes are being offered: Art for Kids: 3:30-5 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18 through April 4, ages 8–11. Cost is $175 plus $5 registration fee and $25 materials fee. The instructor is Candi Feinberg. Information: 201-791-6799. Art for Teens and Portfolio Preparation: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18 through April 4, ages 12 and…

by Cindy Capitani

01/05/2016

Schools

Armonk Penn State Student Proves His Talents With Pre-Broadway Show ARMONK, N.Y. — A pre-Broadway show in Chicago premieres with the help an 18-year-old Penn State freshman from Armonk, reports examinernews.com. Alex Baron is involved in a production of “Gotta Dance,” that tells the of the story of the introduction of the New Jersey Nets’ 60-and-up dance team to the team’s halftime show, says examinernews.com. Baron is on track to become the youngest person with a producer credit for a Broadway show and in the past two years has written and produced a one-act play and produced a full-length Off Broadway show in Manhattan, according to examinernews.com. Wi…

by Cindy Capitani

01/04/2016

Events

Coloring For Adults Will Be Happening At Red Hook Library RED HOOK, N.Y. — Check out the adult coloring craze at the Red Hook Library on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Bring pencils, markers, gel pens, paints. Color with crayons or charcoal if that’s your preference. The event starts at 5 p.m. Click here for more information, call 845-758-3241 or email director@redhooklibrary.org The library is located at 7444 S. Broadway.

by Cindy Capitani

01/04/2016

Schools

Ramapo's Fleetwood Elementary Principal Patricia Simmons Dies At 63 RAMAPO — Patricia Simmons, a popular principal at Fleetwood Elementary School in Chestnut Ridge, lost her battle with cancer Dec. 27, at the age of 63, reports lohud.com. Simmons spent 15 years serving the East Ramapo school community; family and coworkers offered a tribute in her honor Jan. 3, says lohud. A memorial service is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 at First Baptist Church, 56 South Broadway, in Tarrytown, according to lohud.com. Simmons was remembered as being student-focused and being an integral part of bringing a troubled district together, according…

by Cindy Capitani

01/04/2016

News

Rockland Boy Seeks Chance To Again Use VGo For Home Schooling STONY POINT, N.Y. — An 11-year-old boy with hydrocephalus is campaigning with his family to get back the remote robotic education tool that connected him to the classroom while at home, reports lohud.com. Vinny Forzono became the first student in the North Rockland school district to participate in a pilot program using a "VGo" robot through his home laptop to interact with teachers and students, according to lohud.com. The pilot program is now over and cost factors have prohibited the robot’s continued use despite the amount of school Forzono misses due to his illness, says lohu…

by Cindy Capitani

01/04/2016

Police & Fire

Two Men Stabbed At Yonkers Deli, Witnesses Say YONKERS, N.Y. — There is no police confirmation, but witnesses say two men were stabbed at a Yonkers deli on Saturday, Jan. 2 following a dispute just before midnight, reports News 12. Witnesses said around 11:45 p.m., the men got into an argument the day after New Years while at the Van Cortlandt Deli-Grocery on Van Cortlandt Avenue, according to News 12. Witnesses say two men got into a fight inside the store and the stabbings happened during the fight, News12 said. Police say both were taken to the hospital and neither was seriously hurt, says News 12. Click here to read the story on Ne…

by Cindy Capitani

01/03/2016

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