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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Rye, NY
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Rye May Add Senior Affordable Housing On Theodore Fremd Rye May Add Senior Affordable Housing On Theodore Fremd Rye May Add Senior Affordable Housing On Theodore Fremd
Rye May Add Senior Affordable Housing On Theodore Fremd RYE, N.Y. -- A  company is working with city, county and federal officials to build a senior affordable housing development in Rye. The proposal calls for 54 units of affordable housing on a two-acre property near the intersection of Theodore Fremd Avenue and North Street. The property is owned by the county, and there has been talk about adding senior affordable housing there since the 1980s. The units will be built by Lazz Development, the company that built the new affordable housing project on Cottage Street. The project would consist of two buildings, each with 27 units, according to…

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Rye, NY
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Rye To Provide Tax Incentives To Preserve Historic Homes Rye To Provide Tax Incentives To Preserve Historic Homes Rye To Provide Tax Incentives To Preserve Historic Homes
Rye To Provide Tax Incentives To Preserve Historic Homes RYE, N.Y. -- Rye has established a new law that will provide tax incentives for homeowners who renovate or restore historic buildings rather than tear them down and build new structures. The law was proposed by the Landmarks Advisory Committee, and would also allow the committee to establish historic districts in the city. Under the new law, for the first five years after a renovation to a building built before 1904, the homeowner will not have to pay any additional taxes that may result from an increase in assessed value to the property. City Council member Laura Brett, who brought the b…

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Pleasantville, NY
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Pleasantville's Will Shortz Marks 100th Anniversary Of Crossword Puzzle Pleasantville's Will Shortz Marks 100th Anniversary Of Crossword Puzzle Pleasantville's Will Shortz Marks 100th Anniversary Of Crossword Puzzle
Pleasantville's Will Shortz Marks 100th Anniversary Of Crossword Puzzle PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- New York Times crossword editor and Pleasantville resident Will Shortz will be celebrating the 100th birthday of the crossword puzzle on Saturday. Shortz discussed the history and enduring popularity of the crossword puzzle in an interview with "Q with Jian Ghomeshi" on Canada's CBC Radio. The first crossword puzzle appeared in the December 21, 1913 issue of New York World. It was created by editor Arthur Wynne, who first dubbed it the word-cross. The first book of crosswords was released in 1924. "It became a national bestseller and then an international craze, and…

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Mount Pleasant, NY
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Santa Gets Secret Service Protection At Arc Of Westchester In Hawthorne Santa Gets Secret Service Protection At Arc Of Westchester In Hawthorne Santa Gets Secret Service Protection At Arc Of Westchester In Hawthorne
Santa Gets Secret Service Protection At Arc Of Westchester In Hawthorne HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- Santa Claus was under the protection of a full Secret Service detail and Westchester County Police officers as he made a special visit to Arc of Westchester in Hawthorne on Friday as part of Operation Sleigh Bells. Santa made his first stop at Arc of Westchester's Children's School for Early Development, where he arrived in a presidential limo. He was accompanied by a motorcade that included police cruisers, motorcycle, the Westchester County Police Department's helicopter, and two police dogs. U.S. Secret Service agents flanked him as he entered the school to deliver pre…

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Rye, NY
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Fired Rye Basketball Coach Wins Lawsuit Against District Fired Rye Basketball Coach Wins Lawsuit Against District Fired Rye Basketball Coach Wins Lawsuit Against District
Fired Rye Basketball Coach Wins Lawsuit Against District RYE, N.Y. -- Former Rye High School girls basketball coach Brian Lavelle has won a lawsuit against the school district that fired him after accusing him of stealing from a student. Under the settlement, the Rye City School District was ordered to publicly apologize to Lavelle for his termination. Lavelle was hired as the new coach of the girls varsity basketball team for the fall 2010 season. Before the team played its first game, the district accused Lavelle of stealing $30 cash and two credit cards from a student's bag. The district claimed that it had video surveillance of Lavelle comm…

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Armonk, NY
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Westchester Target Shoppers React To Credit Card Scam Westchester Target Shoppers React To Credit Card Scam Westchester Target Shoppers React To Credit Card Scam
Westchester Target Shoppers React To Credit Card Scam WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The news that the credit and debit card information of 40 million Target customers had been compromised did not stop shoppers from visiting the store Thursday. "I just used my card," said Miriam Verna of New Rochelle as she finished shopping at the Mount Vernon Target. She said that the news did not make her nervous about visiting the store. "I checked my bill. I only spent $17. I needed to buy three sweatshirts, where else am I going to get them?" The Mount Vernon store, located on East Sanford Boulevard, is one of three Target locations in Westchester County.…

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Port Chester, NY
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County Tables Law That Could Cost Rye Brook Tax Money County Tables Law That Could Cost Rye Brook Tax Money County Tables Law That Could Cost Rye Brook Tax Money
County Tables Law That Could Cost Rye Brook Tax Money RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Westchester's Board of Legislators has tabled a resolution that could potentially cost the village of Rye Brook and the Blind Brook School District hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue. The Board held a public hearing at its meeting Monday night on a local law granting lease agreements to Signature Flight Support. Signature had filed a lawsuit last year against the county, claiming exemption from property and school taxes. The original law that was to be discussed allowed lease agreements with a stipulation that Signature drop its lawsuit. But at the last minut…

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Harrison, NY
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Harrison Police Charge Three Burglary Suspects Harrison Police Charge Three Burglary Suspects Harrison Police Charge Three Burglary Suspects
Harrison Police Charge Three Burglary Suspects HARRISON, N.Y. -- Three suspects in a White Plains burglary were arrested in Harrison Tuesday afternoon, according to police. White Plains police responded to an interrupted residential burglary on Devonshire Drive in White Plains at 12:02 p.m. on Tuesday and put out a hotline message to the county within five minutes, according to Harrison police. While responding to the area, Harrison police stopped a car that matched the description of the suspect vehicle, and which matched the description of a car that had previously been seen leaving locations of residential and commercial burglaries t…

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Rye, NY
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Questions, Uncertainty Linger Over Plan For Playland In Rye Questions, Uncertainty Linger Over Plan For Playland In Rye Questions, Uncertainty Linger Over Plan For Playland In Rye
Questions, Uncertainty Linger Over Plan For Playland In Rye RYE, N.Y. -- County legislators and other parties involved in the reinvention of Playland Amusement Park still have questions regarding Sustainable Playland Inc.'s plans to take over and upgrade the park. Members of the Board of Legislators' Government Operations Committee met on Tuesday, Dec. 17, with representatives from Central Amusements International, the company hired to operate the amusement portion of the reinvented Playland. The CAI officials said they are still waiting on some information such as an updated parking study, which could impact attendance and revenue projections. "W…

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Rye, NY
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Rye Decreases 2014 Budget, Cuts Police Station Upgrades Rye Decreases 2014 Budget, Cuts Police Station Upgrades Rye Decreases 2014 Budget, Cuts Police Station Upgrades
Rye Decreases 2014 Budget, Cuts Police Station Upgrades RYE, N.Y. -- Rye has decreased its proposed budget for 2014 and reduced funding for capital improvements at the police station and courthouse. The tax rate that was originally proposed in November was 2.52 percent. After making some adjustments, the new tax rate will be 1.99 percent, according to Deputy Comptroller Joseph Fazzino. Early in December the city reached a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Rye Manor HDFC, an entity created to renovate and preserve Rye Manor as a site for affordable housing. That 32-PILOT agreement decreased the tax rate to 2.38 percent, according to Fazzi…

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