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, NY
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Port Chester Leaders Talk Taxes, Unfunded Mandates at Forum Port Chester Leaders Talk Taxes, Unfunded Mandates at Forum Port Chester Leaders Talk Taxes, Unfunded Mandates at Forum
Port Chester Leaders Talk Taxes, Unfunded Mandates at Forum PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Several of Port Chester’s state, county and local government leaders said they feel that the village has made a lot of progress, but still faces a lot of pressure from taxes and unfunded mandates. The Port Chester-Rye Book-Rye Town Chamber of Commerce brought together officials in an annual forum Wednesday night at the Port Chester Senior Community Center. Among the Port Chester leaders in attendance were Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, County Legislator David Gelfarb, State Sen. George Latimer, Assemblyman Steve Otis, Port Chester Trustee Joseph Kenner and R…

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Port Chester May Extend Amnesty Program Into 2016 Port Chester May Extend Amnesty Program Into 2016 Port Chester May Extend Amnesty Program Into 2016
Port Chester May Extend Amnesty Program Into 2016 PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Port Chester may extend its building permit amnesty program by more than two years due to the high number of people enrolled in the program. Due to issues in the village's building department for several years, many of the village's buildings are not up to code or lack proper permits and paperwork. During the last three years, the department has attempted to crack down on these code violations and created the permit amnesty program as an incentive for people to bring their homes into compliance without facing penalties and fees. The program originally was supposed to e…

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Port Chester Grocery Store Robbed At Gunpoint Port Chester Grocery Store Robbed At Gunpoint Port Chester Grocery Store Robbed At Gunpoint
Port Chester Grocery Store Robbed At Gunpoint PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- A Port Chester grocery store was robbed at gunpoint Monday afternoon, according to police. Police received a panic alarm from El Paisano on Grace Church Street at around 3:30 p.m. Monday, according to Lt. James Ladeairous. When officers arrived, the manager told them a man had entered and forced her to open the cash registers. He took the money, which Ladaeirous said totaled between $2,000 and $3,000, and then ran out of the store.  Nobody was hurt in the robbery. A 15-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were in the store when the robbery occurred and were ordered to…

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Rye, NY
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Rye Makes Progress On School Construction Project Rye Makes Progress On School Construction Project Rye Makes Progress On School Construction Project
Rye Makes Progress On School Construction Project RYE, N.Y. -- The Rye City School District has completed around $2 million worth of construction on the middle and high schools this summer, and officials say that right now the project is set to be completed on schedule and within budget. "We are successfully working through all the challenges that take place when you dig in the ground, and we're moving along pretty nicely at this point," said Kevin Sawyer of Triton Construction, the company working on the project.  Several classrooms inside the high school were renovated, including new casework, floors and ceilings. A new classroom was c…

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Rye, NY
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City Extends Rye Arts Center's Lease 25 Years City Extends Rye Arts Center's Lease 25 Years City Extends Rye Arts Center's Lease 25 Years
City Extends Rye Arts Center's Lease 25 Years RYE, N.Y. -- The Rye Arts Center does not have to worry about finding a new location until at least 2041 after the city extended its lease for 25 years. The Arts Center's lease was set to expire in 2016. The $1 a year lease was first signed back in 1986 to last for 30 years. Mayor Doug French said that he was approached by members of the Arts Center back in 2010 and began a discussion about extending the relationship. "We all came to the same conclusion, which is the Arts Center is good for Rye," French said. "It brings people here, it allows our residents to go from the Nature Center to …

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Blind Brook District, Teachers Reach Contract Agreement Blind Brook District, Teachers Reach Contract Agreement Blind Brook District, Teachers Reach Contract Agreement
Blind Brook District, Teachers Reach Contract Agreement RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- The Blind Brook school district has approved a new contract with the teachers union after more than two years of negotiations. The district signed a memorandum of agreement with the Blind Brook-Rye Federation of Teachers, which represents 147 teachers, teaching assistants, guidance counselors, occupational therapists and speech pathologists. The two parties have been negotiating over a new contract since the last one expired at the end of June 2011. Later that year the union filed a grievance claiming that the district refused to conduct a review of the health-insurance c…

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Rye Searches For New Heads Of Police Dept., Golf Club Rye Searches For New Heads Of Police Dept., Golf Club Rye Searches For New Heads Of Police Dept., Golf Club
Rye Searches For New Heads Of Police Dept., Golf Club RYE, N.Y. -- City officials are beginning the process of searching for a new general manager for the Rye Golf Club as well as a new commissioner for the Rye Police Department. City Manager Scott Pickup has been meeting with professional headhunting firms in an effort to contract one to find the Golf Club a new general manager. The club's previous manager Scott Yandrasevich was fired after he was accused of misappropriating funds and having a conflict of interest. Jim Lopolito has served as the interim manager. Once a firm is hired and identifies some possible candidates to take over the p…

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Rye, NY
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Rye's Parker Defeats Murphy In District 7 Primary Rye's Parker Defeats Murphy In District 7 Primary Rye's Parker Defeats Murphy In District 7 Primary
Rye's Parker Defeats Murphy In District 7 Primary RYE, N.Y. -- Rye's Catherine Parker defeated Tom Murphy of Mamaroneck in Tuesday's Democratic primary election by 22 votes. Parker and Murphy were running for the chance to represent the Democratic ticket in the election for the county legislator's District 7, which represents Rye, Mamaroneck, Larchmont, New Rochelle and parts of Harrison. The election was too close to call Wednesday, with only 44 of 55 districts reporting. By Thursday morning, the county Board of Elections reported results from all districts. Parker won with 1,089 votes, or 51 percent, and Murphy had 1,067, or 49 percent. …

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Port Chester Pays Tribute To Victims Of 9/11 Attacks Port Chester Pays Tribute To Victims Of 9/11 Attacks Port Chester Pays Tribute To Victims Of 9/11 Attacks
Port Chester Pays Tribute To Victims Of 9/11 Attacks PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – The residents of Port Chester gathered at the 9/11 Memorial in Lyon Park Wednesday evening to mark the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11 and pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the attacks. “As we all think back on the events of 9/11, 12 years ago, our sorrow over the loss of so many good people should be tempered by the example shown by so many who died, and yet also so many who lived,” said Mayor Neil Pagano in his remarks. “They taught us through their actions that day what it means to be human. They showed us the value of duty, loyalty, self-sacrifice and love. …

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Blind Brook High School May Limit Public Use Of Track Blind Brook High School May Limit Public Use Of Track Blind Brook High School May Limit Public Use Of Track
Blind Brook High School May Limit Public Use Of Track RYE BROOK, N.Y. --  Blind Brook High School may limit the hours when the public can access its track and field following a vandalism incident this summer. For the past few weeks the track has been locked during the hours between dusk and dawn. During the summer somebody went out onto the grounds and sprayed graffiti onto the track area and the adjoining walls, said Schools Superintendent William Stark. "It was rather significant, and it took almost three days to remove." Unlike the baseball field, which is locked, the track area is left open to the public. Stark said that the Board of Edu…

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