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Events

Swimmers To Brave Polar Bear Plunge In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Old Greenwich New Year’s Day Dip will be held at Tod’s Point on Friday at noon. T-shirts will be sold at the event for $20. The proceeds will benefit Kids in Crisis. Hot coffee, cocoa and bagels will be provided to the swimmers. For more information, click here.

12/30/2015

Schools

SoNo Branch Library To Host Norwalk Board Of Education Meeting NORWALK, Conn. -- The SoNo Branch Library, located at 10 Washington St., will continue its Community Conversations series on Tuesday, Jan. 5, by hosting the regularly scheduled Norwalk Board of Education meeting at 7 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to meet the new superintendent of schools, Steven Adamowski, as well as newly elected Board of Education members representing districts A through E. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 203-899-2790, ext. 15123.

12/30/2015

Lifestyle

Leonia Picking Up Christmas Trees Throughout January LEONIA, N.J. -- The Leonia Department of Public Works will pick up Christmas trees at the curb beginning Monday, Jan. 4. The service will continue during weekdays through Friday, Jan. 29. Residents are asked to place their unbagged trees curbside for collection.

12/30/2015

News

Century-Old Gavel Presented To Mayor In Honor Of White Plains Milestone WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains will be celebrating its 100th anniversary on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. In recognition of the milestone, the White Plains Historical Society presented Mayor Thomas Roach with a ceremonial gavel used by the city’s first mayor, Ffarington M. Thompson, at the first Common Council meeting on Jan. 1, 1916. The gavel will remain on loan to the city during the centennial year.

12/29/2015

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie Resident Charged With DWI In Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown police have charged a 42-year-old resident of Poughkeepsie with driving while intoxicated. Police responded to a single-vehicle accident in the area of 2000 Saw Mill River Road at 9:48 p.m. Wednesday, according to officials. While conducting an investigation at the scene, it was alleged that the driver of the vehicle, identified as Joseph P. Cinquegrana, had been driving while intoxicated, police report. It was alleged that Cinquegrana had been operating the vehicle with a blood alcohol content of 0.18 percent or more, had failed to keep the vehicle withi…

12/29/2015

Sports

PGA Gives Top Honor To Golf Professional At Greenwich's Round Hill Club GREENWICH, Conn. -- Tom Henderson, the Professional Golfers' Association head professional at Round Hill Club in Greenwich, was named the PGA Golf Professional of the Year by the PGA of America. Henderson was honored at a ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The award, considered the highest honor one can attain as a PGA of America professional, is based on leadership, moral character and a substantial record of service to both the PGA and the game of golf.

12/29/2015

News

Cuomo Announces Overhaul Of Special Housing Units New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced an agreement that will bring changes to the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s use of special housing units in New York state. Since May 2013, the governor’s office and DOCCS have been negotiating with the New York Civil Liberties Union to settle impact litigation filed in Federal District Court, Southern District of New York, and reform the state’s current discipline practices and policies. In February 2014, the state and the NYCLU entered into an interim agreement to advance a variety of policy initiatives, including creating a…

12/29/2015

News

City Of Danbury To Pick Up Discarded Christmas Trees DANBURY, Conn. -- The Highway Department will begin picking up discarded Christmas trees on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Pick-up will continue until Friday, Jan. 29, weather permitting. Residents must place their trees curbside for pick-up. All items, including decorations, tinsel, lights and tree stands, must be removed from the trees. Artificial trees will not be included in the pick-up service. There is no set schedule for the free program. The city is encouraging residents to place their trees curbside as close to Jan. 4 as possible, to ensure they are picked up. Christmas trees can also…

12/29/2015

Neighbors

Teaneck Author To Discuss Memoir Of Life At The Met TEANECK, N.J. -- Longtime resident John Grande will discuss his new book, "Scorekeeper for the Met: Stories of the Chief Music Librarian of the Metropolitan Opera," on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at 3 p.m. Grande's book, a memoir of his four-decade career at the famed venue, offers profiles of luminaries such as Leonard Bernstein and James Levine, along with comments on many renowned singers and musicians across the world of opera. The book also includes stories from Grande’s own life and career. Grande will field questions from the audience and offer copies of his book for sale an…

12/29/2015

Events

C.H. Booth Library In Newtown Hosting Dessert Workshop For Teens NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The Cyrenius H. Booth Library is hosting a food challenge event for teens on Friday, Jan. 15, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the meeting room. “Just Desserts Friday” will give students in grades six through 12 the chance to create desserts from ingredients supplied by the library. No cooking will be involved. A $3 supply fee will be charged, and the event is limited to 12 participants. Early sign-up is requested. The library is located at 25 Main St. For more information, click here.

12/29/2015

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