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Casey Donahue

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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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Port Chester Student Works To Win $10,000 Scholarship Port Chester Student Works To Win $10,000 Scholarship
Port Chester Student Works To Win $10,000 Scholarship PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Port Chester High School senior Astrid Vargas needs your help to win a $10,000 scholarship and another $10,000 to improve her community. Vargas is one of 17 semifinalists in the MetroPCS #makechange competition. She and her fellow semifinalists have already each won a $2,500 college scholarship and are now competing for another $7,500 in tuition money and a $10,000 community grant. If she wins, Vargas would donate the $10,000 to create a swim team at Port Chester High School. She is an avid swimmer, but the school has no swim team. She would like students who follow …

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Politics
Paul Rosenberg Is Elected Mayor Of Rye Brook Paul Rosenberg Is Elected Mayor Of Rye Brook
Paul Rosenberg Is Elected Mayor Of Rye Brook RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Paul Rosenberg was elected the mayor of Rye Brook in an uncontested election Tuesday. Incumbent Jeffrey Rednick and newcomer Jason Klein were elected to the Board of Trustees. The election had a relatively low turnout as Rosenberg, the current deputy mayor, received 156 votes. Rednick earned 161 votes, and Klein received 156. All three will serve three-year terms beginning in April. A swearing-in ceremony will be held April 9 at 7 p.m.

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Sports
Hundreds Gather In Rye For Funeral Of Coach Jack Curran Hundreds Gather In Rye For Funeral Of Coach Jack Curran
Hundreds Gather In Rye For Funeral Of Coach Jack Curran RYE, N.Y. – The influence of legendary high school coach Jack Curran could be felt as hundreds packed into the Church of the Resurrection in Rye for his funeral Wednesday. The service was celebrated by the Rev. Frank Shannon, a graduate of Archbishop Molloy High School, where Curran coached basketball and baseball for 55 years. “He had a great influence on an incredible number of kids. He was like a father to so many of us,” Shannon said of Curran. “You made our four years an incredible four years, but you made us people that would go out into life and really be ready to enjoy it and live…

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Neil Pagano Elected Mayor Of Port Chester Neil Pagano Elected Mayor Of Port Chester
Neil Pagano Elected Mayor Of Port Chester PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Republican Neil Pagano defeated incumbent Dennis Pilla in the race for mayor of Port Chester in Tuesday's village election. Pagano, who was also running on the Conservative and Independent party lines, received 1,585 votes. Pilla, a Democrat, received 1,347 votes. Pilla served three terms as mayor. Pagano, the chairman of the Port Chester Industrial Development Agency, was making his first run at public office. Elected to the Board of Trustees were: Luis Marino (D), Daniel Brakewood (D), Gene Ceccarelli (Pride in Port Chester), Saverio Terenzi (R, C, I), Gregory Adam…

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Nurses Protest At Purchase As SUNY Closes Hospital Nurses Protest At Purchase As SUNY Closes Hospital
Nurses Protest At Purchase As SUNY Closes Hospital PURCHASE, N.Y. -- A crowd of nurses, doctors and patients protested at Purchase College in Harrison Tuesday as the SUNY Board of Trustees voted on whether to shut down Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn. The board unanimously decided to close the hospital. Shouts of "The vote is fixed, don't close LICH" rang through the Purchase Performing Arts Center before the board was set to meet. One by one nurses and patients who have received their care stood up and spoke to how the hospital has served its community for more than 150 years. Loreto Gasmen has been an operating room nurse at th…

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MSG Varsity To Air Tribute To Rye Coach Jack Curran MSG Varsity To Air Tribute To Rye Coach Jack Curran
MSG Varsity To Air Tribute To Rye Coach Jack Curran RYE, N.Y. -- MSG Varsity will host a 90-minute tribute to late basketball coach Jack Curran of Rye Tuesday night. Curran died last week at the age of 82. The special, "Remembering a Legend," will be hosted by Mike Quick and will look back over Curran's 55 years coaching baseball and basketball at Archbishop Molloy High School. During that time Curran had the best record in New York State history, and won the Catholic High School Athletic Association title 25 times for baseball and 22 times for basketball. The special will include appearances by several people who Curran coached, including…

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Justice Department To Monitor Port Chester Elections Justice Department To Monitor Port Chester Elections
Justice Department To Monitor Port Chester Elections PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The U.S. Department of Justice will monitor Port Chester's election Tuesday to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the department announced Monday. Federal observers will monitor polling places and watch and record activities during voting hours to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act, which is designed to prohibit discrimination based on race, color or membership in a minority group. Civil rights attorneys will coordinate with the federal activities and maintain contact with local election officials. In 2008 a federal district court found t…

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Rye Kids Run For Cure For Brother's Cerebral Palsy Rye Kids Run For Cure For Brother's Cerebral Palsy
Rye Kids Run For Cure For Brother's Cerebral Palsy RYE, N.Y. - Finn Kelly of Rye was born with cerebral palsy, which prevents him from walking or talking. His siblings have raised nearly $35,000 for cerebral palsy research and will run for Team Finn in the Sleepy Hollow Half Marathon on Saturday. Finn's brother Dillon, a junior at Rye High School, will be running the race, along with Eleanor and Tim. His sisters Tatum, 15, and Shane, 10, will be running the last mile, and Ellie will push 8-year-old Finn for the last mile. They have 12 people running on Team Finn and expect about 75 people to come out and cheer them on. "We wanted to do so…

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Politics
Polls Open Tuesday In Uncontested Rye Brook Election Polls Open Tuesday In Uncontested Rye Brook Election
Polls Open Tuesday In Uncontested Rye Brook Election RYE BROOK, N.Y. - Polls will be open Tuesday for voting in Rye Brook's village elections, which are uncontested this year. Deputy Mayor and Trustee Paul Rosenberg is running unopposed for mayor. After the election, his three-year term will begin the first Monday in April. Current Mayor Joan Feinstein is not seeking re-election. Two spots are open on the Board of Trustees. Incumbent Jeffrey Rednick and new candidate Jason Klein are both running unopposed. Current Trustee Toby S. Marrow is not seeking re-election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Here are the polling places: …

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Doctors, Nurses To Speak Out At Purchase College Doctors, Nurses To Speak Out At Purchase College
Doctors, Nurses To Speak Out At Purchase College PURCHASE, N.Y. - Doctors, nurses and patients will speak out at SUNY-Purchase College in Harrison on Tuesday before state officials vote on whether to close Brooklyn's Long Island College Hospital. The State University Board of Trustees will be voting at 12:30 p.m. on whether to close LICH. The board had previously voted in favor of closing the hospital, but the decision was overturned Thursday by State Supreme Court Justice Johnny Baynes, who said that the trustees violated the state's Open Meetings Law. Doctors, nurses and caregivers from the hospital will gather with members of the Cob…

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