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Yonkers Student's Hard Work Earns Him Title Of 'Watermark Kid' Yonkers Student's Hard Work Earns Him Title Of 'Watermark Kid'
Yonkers Student's Hard Work Earns Him Title Of 'Watermark Kid' YONKERS, N.Y. -- Bryan Diaz, a senior at Riverside High School in Yonkers, was summoned to the counselor’s office recently, but it was for a good reason, and not because he was in hot water. The college-bound senior was surprised to find out that he had been chosen as Westchester’s latest “Watermark Kid” by the nonprofit arm of a company that runs retirement communities around the country. Christine Nazzaro and Stephanie Walters, representatives of Watermark for Kids from The Fountains at RiverVue met Diaz, and members of his family, at the office and presented him with a laptop computer. …

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Neighbors
Probus Club Donates Van To Kennedy Center Clients In Bridgeport Probus Club Donates Van To Kennedy Center Clients In Bridgeport
Probus Club Donates Van To Kennedy Center Clients In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Bridgeport volunteer organization that has been supporting the Kennedy Center for decades has donated a new seven-passenger van for its clients. The Probus Club, which is made up of local business leaders and other professionals, organizes activities and raises funds for the center, a rehabilitation facility for disabled children and adults. Renee East, the center’s vice president of Community Facilities, said that Probus House, the club’s namesake, was using a high-mileage, high-maintenance vehicle that was equipped to carry only one wheelchair. Two of the house’s s…

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Police & Fire
Cortlandt Teen Faces Marijuana Charge After Traffic Stop Cortlandt Teen Faces Marijuana Charge After Traffic Stop
Cortlandt Teen Faces Marijuana Charge After Traffic Stop CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- A Cortlandt Manor teenager faces charges of marijuana possession after he was pulled over in Putnam Valley, according to Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith. Joshua D. Roman, 19, was stopped by sheriff’s deputies on Oscawana Lake Road about 5:50 p.m. Saturday for traffic violations, the sheriff said. The deputy, who reported smelling pot smoke coming from Roman’s vehicle, conducted a search and found a quantity of marijuana, Smith said. Roman was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor, the sheriff said. The teen was processed …

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News
Poughkeepsie Uses $1M Grant To Hire 7 New Firefighters Poughkeepsie Uses $1M Grant To Hire 7 New Firefighters
Poughkeepsie Uses $1M Grant To Hire 7 New Firefighters POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Poughkeepsie has hired seven new firefighters thanks to a federal grant, Mayor Rob Rolison and U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney announced Friday, according to a report by Time Warner Cable News. Money for the firefighters – four of whom are already on duty – came from the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, or SAFER, program, the Time Warner Cable News story said. When the $959,455 grant was announced last summer by U.S. Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Poughkeepsie fire chief Mark W. Johnson said the mu…

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Police & Fire
Fugitive From Justice Arrested In Putnam Valley Fugitive From Justice Arrested In Putnam Valley
Fugitive From Justice Arrested In Putnam Valley PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- A fugitive from justice was arrested this week in Putnam Valley, Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith said. William J. Tucker, 61, of Oscawana Lake Road, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant from Medina County, Ohio, in a probation and child-support case, the sheriff said. Tucker was arraigned in Putnam County Supreme Court and is being held at the Putnam County Correctional Facility without bail pending extradition by Ohio authorities, the sheriff said.

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Spring Valley Man Beat Suffern Woman While Tot Slept Nearby, Police Say Spring Valley Man Beat Suffern Woman While Tot Slept Nearby, Police Say
Spring Valley Man Beat Suffern Woman While Tot Slept Nearby, Police Say SUFFERN, N.Y. -- A 25-year-old Spring Valley man is facing multiple charges after Suffern police said he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house and beat her up while her toddler was sleeping nearby. Police said they responded to a 911 call Thursday from a 25-year-old woman at an apartment building on Oakdale Manor who said the man had suddenly appeared in her bedroom and started punching and slapping her. Her tiny son was sleeping nearby, police said. She also told police that when she tried to call for help, he grabbed the phone out of her hand, threatened to kill her and swung a bottle at …

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Schools
Lakeland High School Principal Lorrie Yurish To Retire Lakeland High School Principal Lorrie Yurish To Retire
Lakeland High School Principal Lorrie Yurish To Retire SHRUB OAK, N.Y. -- Longtime Yorktown educator Lorrie Yurish will be stepping down as principal of Lakeland High School by the end of this month, according to a report by Yorktown News. Yurish, who has been with the school district for more than 20 years, said her love of its students, the school, and the community makes her decision to retire a tough one, but she is looking forward to spending time with family and friends, the Yorktown News reported. According to a previous story in the Daily Voice, Yurish had previously been an assistant principal at the school since 2007 and had been an e…

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Stamford CEO Joins Board At Norwalk-Based Cultural Alliance Stamford CEO Joins Board At Norwalk-Based Cultural Alliance
Stamford CEO Joins Board At Norwalk-Based Cultural Alliance NORWALK, CONN. -- Westport resident Michael Kalman has been appointed to a spot with the region’s top arts and culture organization. According to the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County (CAFC), Kalman will bring his passion for the arts, as well as his professional expertise in digital marketing strategies, to its board of directors. Kalman, as CEO of Stamford-based MediaCrossing, Inc., is perfectly positioned, CAFC said, to help steer its efforts to develop digitally savvy marketing support and programs for its membership. CAFC’s membership consists of more than 200 arts and cultural or…

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Briarcliff Manor Starts Teardown Of Fire-Damaged Park Pavilion Briarcliff Manor Starts Teardown Of Fire-Damaged Park Pavilion
Briarcliff Manor Starts Teardown Of Fire-Damaged Park Pavilion BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Crews have begun to tear down parts of the fire-damaged pool pavilion in Briarcliff Manor’s Law Memorial Park, says Village Manager Philip Zegarelli. The pavilion – which also housed tennis courts and a skating rink – was heavily damaged by a fire in December. The village had hopes of reopening the ice skating rink, but plans were “deep-sixed” by Mother Nature, Zegarelli said in his latest report. Crews will demolish what’s left of the roof, supporting beams, and stone-encased piers, he said, over the next several weeks. For safety reasons, residents are asked to…

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Police & Fire
Mount Vernon Mayor Looks To Emergency Fund For Firefighter Training Mount Vernon Mayor Looks To Emergency Fund For Firefighter Training
Mount Vernon Mayor Looks To Emergency Fund For Firefighter Training MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – Mount Vernon will turn to its reserve fund to pay for training the firefighters it desperately needs, says Mayor Richard Thomas, according to a report by lohud.com. According to the lohud report, Thomas wants to spend $300,000 to send six extra recruits to the county-run academy. Five trainees are already covered by the 2016 budget, the lohud story said. The move is not without opposition. According to lohud's story, the City Council president says Thomas does not have the right to use the reserve fund this way. To read lohud's story, click here.

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