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Cindy Capitani

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Police & Fire

Fire Damages Laundry Room In Westport Home WESTPORT, Conn. — An automatic smoke detector in a home's laundry room alerted the resident and the Westport Fire Department to a fire that was brewing Tuesday, the Westport Fire Department reports. Smoke was billowing out the Roseville Road house when the first engine company arrived, and the occupant was already outside, Assistant Fire Chief Michael Kronick says. The alarm came in at 1:51 p.m. The incident was upgraded to a building fire, with 25 firefighters and officers responding, including three Westport engines, one Fairfield engine, one ladder truck and two additional chiefs. The…

by Cindy Capitani

11/18/2015

Events

Don't Miss Albert Einstein Documentary At Nyack Library NYACK, N.Y. — Learn about the life of Albert Einstein Thursday at the Nyack Library. The feature documentary film “Reflections of Einstein” is based on personal interviews with friends and colleagues of Einstein, including research assistants and several Nobel Laureates. The film is presented by producer/director Wally Glickman from 7-8:45 p.m. in the library’s community/meeting room. The library is at 59 S. Broadway, Nyack. To register, click here.

by Cindy Capitani

11/18/2015

Real Estate

Scarsdale Native Robert Durst's Former NorthernWestchester Home Up For Sale WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — A cottage in Lewisboro once belonging to notorious alleged murderer Robert Durst is on the market, streeteasy.com reports. It's located at Truesdale Lake in South Salem, a hamlet in Lewisboro. Durst, 72, was jailed in March on murder charges after the HBO miniseries “The Jinx” aired chronicling his connection—and admittance—to three murders, the article says. The jailed Manhattan real estate heir was first questioned by police in connection with the 1982 disappearance of his wife Kathleen from that home. The house is located at 62 Hoyt St. in South Salem, and is …

by Cindy Capitani

11/18/2015

Events

Patrons Share Voices In Tenafly Library's Poetry Circle Events TENAFLY, N.J. — Members of The Poetry Circle will gather at the Tenafly Library on Thursday, Nov. 19, to read from their favorites or express other forms of art and learn from others. The group meets at 7 p.m. in the Friends Room on the second Thursday of each month. MORE INFO: (201) 568-8680 or CLICK HERE

by Cindy Capitani

11/18/2015

Schools

Agency Collects Toys To Brighten The Holidays For Those In Need YONKERS, N.Y. — Toys are being collected by Leake & Watts in Yonkers for holiday distribution to area low income children and teens. Leake & Watts, an award-winning nonprofit agency, serves children from birth through age 21, with dozens of programs. Services range from foster care and special education, to early education programs, for children from low-income families and teens with developmental disabilities. Donate new, unwrapped toys and gift cards for children and teenagers by bringing the gifts to the Leake & Watts main campus, 463 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers. Companies or…

by Cindy Capitani

11/17/2015

News

Palen Road In East Fishkill Will Close Overnight For Bridge Work EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. — Palen Road in East Fishkill will close overnight tomorrow due to work on Bridge E-9, according to the Dutchess County Department of Public Works. Palen Road, or County Road 31, will close Wednesday, Nov. 18 at approximately 9 p.m. and reopen at 5 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19. New beams will be installed on one side of the Bridge E-9 as part of ongoing rehabilitation work. When Palen Road reopens, Bridge E-9 will be reduced to one-lane of traffic through the use of a controlled traffic signal. The county DPW anticipates Palen Road will require one additional road closur…

by Cindy Capitani

11/17/2015

Neighbors

Ossining Scientist Rolande Hodel Saves Lives In Africa OSSINING, N.Y. – Hiking enthusiasts have trouble keeping up with the three-mile-an-hour pace of Ossining scientist Rolande Hodel as she leads people through the Rockefeller Preserve in Pleasantville. As seriously as she takes her commitment to head the Tuesday evening Meetup group, is her devotion to her life’s mission: saving lives. Hodel is president and founder of AIDSfreeAFRICA, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Africans become more self-sufficient by producing essential, generic HIV/AIDS drugs. Her goal is to facilitate the access of medicine to infected African women. S…

by Cindy Capitani

11/17/2015

Police & Fire

Two Homes Burglarized, Car Stolen In Greenwich Neighborhood GREENWICH, Conn. — After two houses and a car were burglarized in the same neighborhood, Greenwich Police are reminding residents to lock doors, keep alarms activated and call police about anything suspicious, said Lt. Kraig Gray, Public Information Officer for the Greenwich Police Department. The suspects are still at large, Gray says, and additional patrols remain in the area while detectives continue to investigate several leads. Police first learned about the burglaries after a Greenwich family returned to their Pheasant Lane home Saturday night to find it had been broken into and burgl…

by Cindy Capitani

11/17/2015

Events

Leonia Library Teaching All About Thanksgiving Pies LEONIA, N.J. — Learn all about Thanksgiving Day pies at the Leonia Public Library on Thursday, Nov. 19. The discussion about these delectable treats is appropriate for students in the fifth grade and above. Registration is required. The event takes place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. For more information call 201-592-5770 or click here.

by Cindy Capitani

11/17/2015

Police & Fire

Police Seek Suspects In Car Break-Ins At Greenwich Park, Boys & Girls Club GREENWICH, Conn. — Thieves were caught on video breaking into cars parked at the Greenwich Boys & Girls Club and a playground at Bruce Park on Sunday, Nov. 8, Greenwich Police say. The video shows two black men and their dark blue or black Jeep Grand Cherokee with orange New York plates. Police released photos of the suspects and their cars and posted them to the Greenwich Police Department’s Facebook page. One suspect is wearing a black jacket and dark pants. The other is wearing a blue zipper hoodie and sweat pants. At least four cars were forcibly entered at the club and park that d…

by Cindy Capitani

11/17/2015

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