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Cindy Capitani

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Sports

Hen Hud Coach Will Be Inducted Into Westchester County Hall Of Fame CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Diane Swertfager will be inducted into the 2015 Westchester Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 22 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains.The Westchester Sports Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding professional and amateur sportsmen and sportswomen who have gained prominence in their fields and made substantial contributions to sports in Westchester County. Swertfager, who has coached the Sailors’ varsity volleyball team for 27 years, has more than 500 victories and 12 Section 1 championships under her belt. This year’s six inductees were selected from a pool of 70 nomi…

by Cindy Capitani

10/16/2015

Lifestyle

Fort Lee's Queen Of Salsa Explored By Telemundo FORT LEE, N.J. -- The life and times of Queen of Salsa Celia Cruz, who died in her Fort Lee home of a brain tumor in 2003, is being explored by Spanish-language network Telemundo in an 80-part series, the Washington Post reports. The station began airing "Celia," on Tuesday, says the Washington Post, and the fictionalized story spans her 1925 Havana birth, to her death at age 77. It includes her performance at the 2002 Latin Grammys. For the full story see washingtonpost.com.

by Cindy Capitani

10/16/2015

Police & Fire

Paterson Man Sentenced In $1M Heroin Trafficking Bust PASSAIC, N.J. -- Ronald Carter, 38, of Paterson, will serve 12.5 to 26 years in state prison for trafficking more than $1 million worth of heroin, according to nj.com. He was sentenced Tuesday in Monroe County, Pa. for a January 2014 incident in which police stopped the rental car he was riding in and found about 65,000 individual packets of heroin in the truck, packaged for sale, nj.com reports. The driver was acquitted of all charges, according to nj.com. See nj.com for the full story.

by Cindy Capitani

10/16/2015

Events

Ridgefield Park's Rag-a-muffin Parade Set For Halloween RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. -- The Ridgefield Park Board of Recreation presents its annual Rag-A-Muffin Parade at 11 a.m. on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31. Registration is no later than 10:30 a.m. sharp. The rain date is 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1. Registration is no later than 1: 30 p.m. sharp. The parade kicks off at Euclid Avenue and Hobart Street. There will be first, second, third and fourth prizes in each division. Special also prizes will be awarded. First Division - Birth to 3 years of age Second Division - 4 and 5 years of age Third Division - 6 and 7 years of age Fourth Division - 8 year…

by Cindy Capitani

10/16/2015

News

Decision Delayed On New Hempstead's Matterhorn Nursery NEW HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – A special meeting to discuss possible changes to zoning laws in New Hempstead, that had been set for Monday, Oct. 26 at Village Hall is cancelled, according to the village's website. Changes to zoning laws could affect the fate of the 34-acre property at 227 Summit Park Road purchased in July 2014 by New Jersey businessman Joseph Kazarnovsky, who formed Summit Hempstead LLC, lohud.com reports. The site of the former Matterhorn Nursery, residents are worried that high density development is planned, but so far there’s no application, Lohud says. See lohud.com for the f…

by Cindy Capitani

10/15/2015

News

No Rockland County Taxes Used For Buses Added To Fleet CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Four new buses are now in service in Rockland County's Transport of Rockland (TOR) fleet. The total cost for the purchase of the four buses, related equipment and warranties is approximately $1.5 million, County Executive Ed Day announced. No Rockland County tax dollars were used to purchase the vehicles. The bus purchase was made using 80 percent Federal Transit Administration funds, 10 percent New York State Department of Transportation dollars and 10 percent local transportation funds. The new buses replace some of the fleet's oldest vehicles. The buses — two 29-foo…

by Cindy Capitani

10/15/2015

Lifestyle

Nyack's Elmwood Playhouse Announces Cast for 'Good People' CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack, N.Y., announces the cast and crew for “Good People,” written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Bobbi Schevitz. The cast is Margie, Carmela Mondello; Mike, Danny Charest; Dottie, Carol Napier; Stevie, Damon Fischetti; Kate, Tsebiyah Mishael Derry; Jean, Donna Fox. The crew is producer, Lori Adelson; assistant to the director, Robin Munderville; Stage manager, Sam Negin; set designer, David Julin; technical director, Crawford Deyo; costume designer, Mara-Lynne Brenner; sound designer, Anthony Munderville; dialect coach, Earle Ziff. Th…

by Cindy Capitani

10/15/2015

News

Redding Elementary School Mourns Staff Member Killed In Crash REDDING, Conn. -- Redding Elementary School teacher Deborah Grockowski was killed in a one-car crash Sunday in Bethlehem, Conn., state police said. Grockowski, 62, of Bethlehem, was driving a 2012 Subaru Forester about 4 p.m. when the car flipped onto its roof near 82 Main St., according to police. Police said she wasn’t wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the car and died at the scene. She was a highly accredited occupational therapist at Reading Elementary School and was a graduate of the School of Occupational Therapy at Colorado State University. She is survived by her mother, Netti…

by Cindy Capitani

10/15/2015

Police & Fire

Police Charge Suffern Man With DWI In Ramapo Crash RAMAPO, N.Y. – Jonathan Elwell, 33, of Suffern, was charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident on Thursday, on Route 202 near Viola Road, lohud.com reports. The head-on crash at 12:48 a.m. closed Route 202 for nearly six hours and sent one man to the hospital with serious injuries, lohud.com says. Elwell also was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injury and a felony count of vehicular assault, lohud.com reports. For the full story see lohud.com.

by Cindy Capitani

10/15/2015

Events

Westchester Federated Conservationists Honor Three At Anniversary Gala SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. – The Federated Conservationists of Westchester County (FCWC) honored one individual and two institutions at its recent 50th anniversary gala. Pace Law School was honored for its pioneering environmental law program it started in1980. In the next 35 years, it became one of the premier environmental law programs in the world consistently ranked among the top four programs in the country. Bedford 2020 is a non-profit organization leading a grassroots effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by the year 2020 in the town of Bedford. Cynthia Rosenzweig is a senior…

by Cindy Capitani

10/15/2015

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