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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Harrison, NY
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Westchester Philharmonic Performs At Purchase College Westchester Philharmonic Performs At Purchase College Westchester Philharmonic Performs At Purchase College
Westchester Philharmonic Performs At Purchase College HARRISON, N.Y. -- The Westchester Philharmonic will perform a concert Saturday afternoon at Purchase College in Harrison. The performance will be conducted by Tito Munoz and feature Jeremy Denk on the piano. The program includes performances of Beethoven's overture to the ballet "Creatures of Prometheus," Robert Schumann's piano concerto in A Minor and Beethoven's "Pastoral" symphony. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road. Tickets cost between $30 and $97 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center or by calling 9…

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Rye, NY
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Check Out Open Houses In Rye This Weekend Check Out Open Houses In Rye This Weekend Check Out Open Houses In Rye This Weekend
Check Out Open Houses In Rye This Weekend RYE, N.Y. -- House hunting in Rye? There will be several open houses in the city this weekend. Options range from a three-bedroom home on Midland Avenue, listed for $859,000, to a five-bedroom home on Roger Sherman Place, listed for $2,950,000. Check out our Real Estate page for more open houses and to see homes that have recently been sold in your neighborhood.

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Harrison, NY
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Cuomo In Westchester To Share Tax-Free College Community Plan Cuomo In Westchester To Share Tax-Free College Community Plan Cuomo In Westchester To Share Tax-Free College Community Plan
Cuomo In Westchester To Share Tax-Free College Community Plan HARRISON, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced his plan to turn SUNY college campuses into tax-free communities at his End of Session Report at Purchase College in Harrison Thursday. The plan would allow businesses to move into the communities and operate without paying taxes for 10 years. That would include income tax for employees, sales, property and business taxes. The initiative has been dubbed SUNY Tax-free Areas to Revitalize and Transform UPstate NY, or START-UP NY. "I believe this has the potential to be a game changer for the parts of the state that are struggling," Cuomo said. …

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Harrison, NY
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Harrison High School Athletes Make College Choices Harrison High School Athletes Make College Choices Harrison High School Athletes Make College Choices
Harrison High School Athletes Make College Choices HARRISON, N.Y. – Harrison High School graduates Robert Waldman and Bryan Pon have announced that they will continue to play sports at the college level in the fall. Waldman will be attending Ohio State University, where he will play lacrosse. Waldman was a long-stick middie defensman for the Harrison High Huskies. Ohio State is part of the Big Ten Conference, and was the number three seed in the most recent NCAA Lacrosse Tournament. Pon will swim for Johns Hopkins University. Pon’s strength is breas tstroke, and he qualified for the New York State Boys Swimming and Diving Championship thi…

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Rye, NY
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Rye Schools, Teachers Reach Agreement On New Contracts Rye Schools, Teachers Reach Agreement On New Contracts Rye Schools, Teachers Reach Agreement On New Contracts
Rye Schools, Teachers Reach Agreement On New Contracts RYE, N.Y. – The Rye City School District and the Rye Teachers Association have reached an agreement that extends teacher contracts for the next two years. Teacher salaries will not increase during the 2013-14 school year under the new contract. Teachers will receive a 1.5 percent increase during the 2014-15 school year that would go into effect on Feb. 1, 2015. Salary steps will be frozen for the first seven months of each year. Teachers who reach step 15 on the salary schedule will receive a one-time payment of $1,750. School officials announced the deal Wednesday after the district and …

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Port Chester, NY
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Port Chester Joins 2,900-Mile East Coast Greenway Port Chester Joins 2,900-Mile East Coast Greenway Port Chester Joins 2,900-Mile East Coast Greenway
Port Chester Joins 2,900-Mile East Coast Greenway PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Port Chester will become part of a 2,900-mile trail from Maine to Florida as part of the East Coast Greenway. The East Coast Greenway project was started in 1991 by a group of cyclists and long trail enthusiasts. The goal is to link trails all along the East Coast that are used for non-motorized exercise and recreational activities such as biking and hiking. The East Coast Greenway Alliance, a Rhode Island-based nonprofit that is spearheading the project, first got approval from the Board of Trustees to make Port Chester part of the path back in January 2011. Since th…

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Harrison, NY
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Harrison High School Awarded For Scholar Athletes Harrison High School Awarded For Scholar Athletes Harrison High School Awarded For Scholar Athletes
Harrison High School Awarded For Scholar Athletes HARRISON, N.Y. -- Harrison High School has been named a Scholar-Athlete School of Distinction by the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. For the first time in the school's history, all 29 of the school's varsity sports teams have won Scholar-Athlete awards by having team grade point averages of 90 percent or higher. “This is an extraordinary achievement to have every team in all three seasons achieve this recognition,” said Pat Seligman, Harrison High School's athletic director. “To give you an idea of the selectivity of this prestigious award, last year 24 school dist…

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Rye, NY
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Rye Considers Outsourcing Management Of School Crossing Guards Rye Considers Outsourcing Management Of School Crossing Guards Rye Considers Outsourcing Management Of School Crossing Guards
Rye Considers Outsourcing Management Of School Crossing Guards RYE, N.Y. -- The City of Rye is considering hiring a California-based company to handle the management of all school crossing guards. The city currently has eight crossing guards, and is budgeted for 10 total. It is looking to hire two additional crossing guards, whose duties have been handled by parking enforcement officers and other police personnel. "It's always been consistentyly difficult for us to get people," said Police Commissioner William Connors. Rye police put out a couple online advertisements in an effort to hire the two additional guards, and received about 86 applications.…

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Harrison, NY
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Harlem Globetrotters Draft Harrison's Mariano Rivera Harlem Globetrotters Draft Harrison's Mariano Rivera Harlem Globetrotters Draft Harrison's Mariano Rivera
Harlem Globetrotters Draft Harrison's Mariano Rivera HARRISON, N.Y. -- Yankees closer and Harrison resident Mariano Rivera was among five athletes selected Tuesday in the annual player draft of the Harlem Globetrotters. Other players selected include Brittney Griner, the first pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft, College Slam Dunk Champion Doug Anderson of the University of Detroit Mercy, NAIA All-American Tyrone Davis of Northwood University, and Corey Law of High Point University. “Brittney Griner is a great ambassador for the game of basketball and a terrific player. We fully support her WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury,” said Harlem Globetr…

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Harrison, NY
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Harrison Library Receives State Grant For Renovations Harrison Library Receives State Grant For Renovations Harrison Library Receives State Grant For Renovations
Harrison Library Receives State Grant For Renovations HARRISON, N.Y. -- The Harrison Public Library has received a $73,607 grant from the state to help with the cost of the library's upcoming renovation. The grant money will be used to transform the lower level of the library into a teen center. The current teen center consists of a small area in the basement that is little used. The renovation plans call for a 1,400 square foot space with computers and room for students to study and socialize together. “Keeping up-to-date with new technology is a challenge, and with this funding we will be able to improve our Teen Center with innovative new…

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