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Casey Donahue

Assistant Managing Editor

cdonahue@dailyvoice.com

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Originally from Pennsylvania, Casey graduated from Fairfield University with a major in journalism and a minor in political science. He has covered several towns in Fairfield County since 2010. Case was formerly an assistant managing editor at Daily Voice.

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News

Anti-Bullying Committee Tops Port Chester News This Week PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- A new citizen committee to stop bullying in Port Chester schools tops this week's news. A group of residents have launched a committee to raise money and awareness to stop bullying in the schools. The group plans to host a golf fundraiser this fall to raise money for counseling for both victims of bullying and the bullies themselves. Residents of the Landmark condominium building are upset with the Building Department for not issuing a certificate of occupancy. The certificate is required to sell their homes, and has caused financial and emotional distress f…

by Casey Donahue

08/18/2013

Sports

Applications Open For Harrison Recreation Fall Sports HARRISON, N.Y. -- Applications are now available for Harrison parents to register their children for fall soccer, cheerleading and football. The Harrison Recreation Department is offering cheerleading for grades three through five, football for grades three through seven, kindergarten soccer, first grade soccer and soccer for grades two through eight. The department is also looking for volunteer coaches. Applications can be downloaded online or picked up at one of the recreation centers. Children should be signed up as soon as possible because the soccer draft will begin soon.

by Casey Donahue

08/17/2013

News

Rye YMCA Starts Summer Maintenance Saturday RYE, N.Y. -- The Rye YMCA will begin its annual summer maintenance Saturday, with various areas of the building closed until Sept. 2. The Brookside pool will close Saturday for about a week.The Pa Cope pool will have a limited schedule, but the temperature is expected to be cold while maintenance is performed on the boiler. The gymnasium will close on Monday and will re-open Sept. 3. The gym floor will be refinished and the curtain will be replaced. On Monday, Aug. 26, the fitness center will close for a day while new equipment is added. The Pa Cope pool will close and the Brookside pool …

by Casey Donahue

08/17/2013

Sports

Port Chester Hosts Soccer Fest Saturday PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The Port Chester High School Soccer Booster Club will host a Soccer Fest at Columbus Park on Saturday afternoon. The day of soccer games and activities is designed to foster a spirit of community and friendly competition among the village's youth. The Booster Club is hoping that the event will be an annual occurrence. There will be t-shirts, magnets, water, sports drinks for sale, with proceeds going to college scholarships for Port Chester High School varsity soccer players. The tournament will be held from noon to approximately 4 p.m. Saturday at Columbus Park off …

by Casey Donahue

08/17/2013

Schools

Port Chester Schools To Increase Residency Investigations PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- This year the Port Chester school district will be taking a closer look at students who may be attending village schools but don't actually live in the district. "Residency is an ongoing issue," said Superintendent Edward Kliszus. There has been some concern in the village over the past couple years of students coming from other towns and districts to attend Port Chester schools, leaving Port Chester taxpayers to foot the bill for their education. There has been a similar concern in Greenwich, where school officials have become more stringent about verifying students…

by Casey Donahue

08/16/2013

Obituaries

Services Set For Harrison Woman Killed In Fire HARRISON, N.Y. -- Services will be held Saturday for Arlene Diane Brubacher, 61, who died Tuesday morning in a fire in her Underhill Avenue apartment. Brubacher was born on April 28, 1952 in Yonkers. She was a resident of Harrison for nearly 33 years. She graduated from Saunders Trades and Technical High School in Yonkers, and studied business administration and management at Westchester Business Institute. She was a sales representative for Nabisco Cookie Company and Zee Medical Company, and later worked for Verizon Telephone Company for almost 30 years. She began as a customer service bur…

by Casey Donahue

08/15/2013

News

Landmark Residents Upset With Port Chester Building Dept. PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Residents of the Landmark condominium building in Port Chester are upset over their difficulty to sell their condos due to constraints they feel have been placed on them by the village’s building department. The building and many of its units lack a certificate of occupancy, which is required to sell or refinance a unit. Many buildings in Port Chester lack certificates of occupancy, and the Building Department has been cracking down on violations in the last three years to bring more buildings up to code. Residents of the Landmark believe the village is constantly chang…

by Casey Donahue

08/15/2013

News

Rye To Restore 250-Year-Old Historic Mile Markers RYE, N.Y. -- Hidden throughout Rye are three historic landmarks, which date back to the days of Benjamin Franklin and which the city is working to restore and preserve. The landmarks are sandstone mile markers, which were placed along Boston Post Road in 1763. Their locations were fixed by Franklin, who was serving as deputy postmaster general in the Colonies for the British at the time. A total of 230 were placed along the Boston Post Road by Franklin as he was developing a system of postal routes. The three markers that remain in Rye are Marker 24, which is adjacent to the Jay Heritage …

by Casey Donahue

08/14/2013

Politics

Jovanovich Collects 500 Signatures In Run For Rye Mayor RYE, N.Y. -- Deputy Mayor Peter Jovanovich has collected enough signatures to appear on the ballot as a candidate for mayor of Rye this November. Jovanovich, a member of the City Council, is running for mayor as an independent against fellow City Council member, Republican Joe Sack. The Jovanovich for Mayor campaign had collected more than 500 signatures for his candidacy by Monday. "In just ten days, over 30 volunteers have worked nights and weekends to reach this number," he said. "It's evident that the Rye voters want a choice this November." An independent candidate requires 377 sig…

by Casey Donahue

08/14/2013

Police & Fire

Harrison Woman Killed In Fire On Underhill Avenue HARRISON, N.Y. -- A woman was killed in a fire in her apartment on Underhill Avenue in Harrison early Tuesday morning. The West Harrison Fire Department received a call at 5:01 a.m. about an apartment fire at 154 Underhill Ave. with a possible victim inside, according to West Harrison Chief Steve Mancini. The call was made by the neighbors who lived across the hall. When firefighters arrived, they were able to make entry into the apartment quickly, and put out the fire in about five to ten minutes, Mancini said. When they got into the apartment, they found the woman inside, who was prono…

by Casey Donahue

08/13/2013

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