Dobbs Ferry Roundup: November 2014

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Thanksgiving Dinner At Hastings HS For 800 Homeless Tops Week's News

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Ardsley last week: More than 800 attended Project SHARE's 25th annual Thanksgiving Dinner for the homeless at Hastings-on-Hudson High School. Two employees from a massage business in Somers have been arrested and charged with unauthorized practice of prostitution, according to state police.

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Friday, November 28, 2014

Payroll boss on vacation, Black Friday checks late

... late because the person in charge of payroll went on vacation and didn't approve an electronic transfer. DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a 19-year-old inspired by a scene in "Gangster Squad" tossed Molotov cocktails in a suburban New York ...

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Cops: Beau who ate holiday meal early gets stabbed

Police: Man tries to silence neighbor's loud dog

... room and stabbed him in the chest because he started eating Thanksgiving dinner while she slept off a bender. DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a 19-year-old inspired by a scene in "Gangster Squad" tossed Molotov cocktails in a suburban New York ...

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Police: Boyfriend stabbed over Thanksgiving meal

Ray Rice wins appeal, 'suspension vacated'

Firefighters control York City house fire

Alabama man dies on flight from Atlanta to Seattle

... public drunkenness in Pennsylvania accidentally dropped a baggie of crack cocaine on the police station floor. DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a 19-year-old inspired by a scene in "Gangster Squad" tossed Molotov cocktails in a suburban New York ...

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LETTER: Foolish rant by head of FOP

York Symphony Orchestra hopes to start new tradition with Saturday concert

What the new 'Star Wars' teaser showed us

... for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at http://ift.tt/1aHXPrF or http://ift.tt/1oGbWEx DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a 19-year-old inspired by a scene in "Gangster Squad" tossed Molotov cocktails in a suburban New York ...

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Huge fire destroys Southern California pallet yard

Yemen's Shiite, Sunni rivals hold rare meeting

Holiday open studios at StewART

Treasures await at holiday book sale

NYC panel nears decision on police chokehold death

Recalls this week: battery packs, doors

... www.proarmor.com and click on "2014 Latch Recall" halfway down the left side of the page for more information. DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a 19-year-old inspired by a scene in "Gangster Squad" tossed Molotov cocktails in a suburban New York ...

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Bringing South Pacific to the Rockies

Cops: Woman drops cocaine baggie in police station

Mother of Boston hit-and-run victim speaks out

Quiz: How much do you know about Black Friday?

School district updates controversial subject guidelines

Town budget carries momentum into 2015

... r public drunkenness in Pennsylvania accidentally dropped a baggie of crack cocaine on the police station floor. DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (AP) -

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Pittsfield: Closing ceremony set for Park of Honor

Barenboim opening West-Eastern academy in Berlin

More art in German trove identified as looted

Breezy conditions to hang on across the Estes Valley

Junior cheer program off to a strong start

Two injured in North Lebanon crash improve

3 tips for using credit wisely during the holidays

'Managing grief,' Dec. 11

Gunman killed after firing on Austin police headquarters

... he was wearing a vest they thought may be rigged to explode. Officers retreated and a bomb squad was called. DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a 19-year-old inspired by a scene in "Gangster Squad" tossed Molotov cocktails in a suburban New York ...

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Scott Stapp put on psych hold earlier this month

Cops: Man inspired by gangster movie uses firebomb

Police say a 19-year-old inspired by a scene in "Gangster Squad" tossed Molotov cocktails in a suburban New York community. Police say Brandon Scerri unleashed a couple of handmade incendiary devices Sunday on streets in Dobbs Ferry after watching a scene in the 2013 movie involving grenades.

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It takes tea

... of tea, the light meal gives reason to slow down and take notice of the world--and the people--around you. DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a 19-year-old inspired by a scene in "Gangster Squad" tossed Molotov cocktails in a suburban New York ...

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The Pumpkin

Police: Woman stabs self in fight over inheritance

Candy distribution center in Ohio ravaged by fire

Russian Navy successfully tests new missile

Cops: Man inspired by gangster movie uses firebomb

Sculpture Invitational ends after 23 years

MBTA ridership surpasses 37M for 1st time

Legal Sea Foods sued by workers over tips

Police: Woman stabs self in fight over inheritance

Barenboim opening West-Eastern academy in Berlin

Cops: Woman drops cocaine baggie in police station

Hanover Northwest Consumer Discount Company grand opening begins Monday

Dobbs Ferry Man Accused Of Throwing Molotov Cocktail Near Hospital

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. A 19-year-old man from Dobbs Ferry threw a Molotov cocktail near St. John's Riverside Hospital Dobbs Ferry Pavilion and another in the parking lot of a condominium complex early Sunday, according to police, lohud.com reports.

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Best Gas Prices In And Around Dobbs Ferry

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. Before the weekend begins, find out where the best gas prices are in the Greenburgh, Hartsdale, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley and Hastings-On-Hudson areas.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

What's Open/Closed In The Rivertowns For Thanksgiving

Here's a look at what will be open and what will be closed in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson and Ardsley on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, a federal holiday. Metro-North Railroad will have additional trains running into and out of Grand Central Terminal before and after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Help Wanted: Pearl River, Find Part-Time Jobs

... Representative on a part time basis to help generate more sales for our fitness services which are provided in Dobbs Ferry, NY. Ideal candidate must be very... The Administrative Assistant spends time assisting financial advisors with ... ...

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Help Wanted: Nanuet and Clarkstown, Find Part-Time Jobs

Help Wanted: Piermont and Nyack, Find Part-Time Jobs

Too Smart for Late 19th Century Scammers: Mrs. Hazen's School for Girls

... pressed for the development of private schools to supplement the public school system. The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York had a star teacher in the 1880's. Her name was Emily Hall Hazen. A few Pelham Manor landowners coveted the teacher's ...

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Yonkers' Urban H2O's 'How About Them Apples' Raises $5,000

... of Armonk's Restaurant North. The couple then turned to local kid turned star chef Peter Kelly (Xavier's) and Dobbs Ferry's Dave DiBari (The Cookery and The Parlor). Backstopped by catering pros Eric Korn (Good Life Gourmet and Wolfert's Roost) and ...

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NYSATA's 2nd Annual "AT Recognition Week" Sports Safety Initiative Goes Viral

... (Hutchinson Technology, South Park & Middle Early College HSs), Cazenovia HS, Central Square HS, Croton HS, Dobbs Ferry HS, East Syracuse-Minoa HS, Eastridge HS, Fairport HS, Garden City SD/HS, Geneseo CSD, Grand Island, Greater Amsterdam SD/HS, ...

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Monday, November 24, 2014

Hazardous Weather Outlook for Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Irvington into Thanksgiving

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for southern Westchester County and a Winter Storm Watch for northern Westchester Wednesday morning through Thursday morning. "Some places across the Hudson Valley and New England could even have snow totals exceed a foot," reports Accuweather.com.

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Sunday, November 23, 2014

Pleasantville Slaying Victim Buried Tops Week's News

... bank information from taxpayers. The male pedestrian who was struck and killed on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry on Wednesday, Nov. 19, has been identified as Hever Letona of Elmsford, according to Westchester County Police . A Bedford ...

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Briarcliff Girl Named To Soccer Program Tops Week's News

... the New York Club Soccer League. The male pedestrian who was struck and killed on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry on Wednesday, Nov. 19, has been identified as Hever Letona of Elmsford, according to Westchester County Police.

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Death Of Pedestrian On Parkway In Dobbs Ferry Tops Week's News

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Ardsley last week: Jose L. Osorio, Jr., a 20-year-old Dobbs Ferry resident , has been charged with strangulation in the second degree, according to Yorktown police. A 60-year-old man has been arrested and accused of hanging 25 dead cats from a tree near his Yonkers home.

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Rejection Of Mount Pleasant's School Bond Tops Week's News

... a pedestrian, according to reports. The male pedestrian who was struck and kill on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry on Wednesday night was identified as Hever Letona of Elmsford, according to Westchester County Police.

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White Plains Honors Youth Of The Year Tops Week's News

... e near his Yonkers home in April. The male pedestrian who was struck and killed on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry on Wednesday, Nov. 19, has been identified as Hever Letona of Elmsford, according to Westchester County Police.

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Yorktown Man Charged After Car Accident At Gas Station Tops News Last Week

... a car accident at a gas station on Tuesday, according to Yorktown police. Jose L. Osorio, Jr., a 20-year-old Dobbs Ferry resident, was charged with second-degree strangulation after he allegedly choked a Phoenix Academy resident, causing the ...

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IRS' Phone Scam Warning To Greenburgh Residents Tops News Last Week

... of a new telephone scam demanding money or bank information from taxpayers . Jose L. Osorio, Jr., a 20-year-old Dobbs Ferry resident, was charged with second-degree strangulation after he allegedly choked a Phoenix Academy resident, causing the ...

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Friday, November 21, 2014

Dobbs Ferry 3 Point Club Holds Annual Alumni Game

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Dobbs Ferry 3 Point Club is holding its third annual alumni game on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 2 p.m., at Dobbs Ferry High School. Come early to watch the boy's team scrimmage.

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Pedestrian Killed On Saw Mill Parkway Is ID'd

... said. He went into cardiac arrest at the scene and CPR was performed by police officers and members of the Dobbs Ferry Volunteer Ambulance Corp. He was taken to St. John's Hospital in Yonkers where he was pronounced dead. The driver of that vehicle, ...

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Elmsford Man, 42, Struck and Killed on Saw Mill River Parkway

Hever Letona, 42, a Peruvian National living in Elmsford, was killed Wednesday night after he was struck by a car as he tried to run across the Saw Mill River Parkway at Lawrence Street in Dobbs Ferry. According to Westchester County Police, witnesses saw Letona run "across the parkway from west to east against the light," making it across the southbound lanes but then being struck by a 2013 Toyota RAV4 which was traveling northbound.

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Pedestrian Killed On Saw Mill River Parkway Is ID'd

Driver, Witnesses Assist Police After Pedestrian Killed In Dobbs Ferry

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. Westchester County Police are continuing their investigation after a pedestrian was killed attempting to cross the Saw Mill River Parkway Wednesday night after he was struck by a car traveling northbound on the parkway. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. when the man was crossing from the west side of the parkway over to the east side at Lawrence Street, according to Westchester County Police.

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Elmsford Man, 42, Struck and Killed on Saw Mill River Parkway

Hever Latona, 42, a Peruvian National living in Elmsford, was killed Wednesday night after he was struck by a car as he tried to run across the Saw Mill River Parkway at Lawrence Street in Dobbs Ferry. According to Westchester County Police, witnesses saw Latona run "across the parkway from west to east against the light," making it across the southbound lanes but then being struck by a 2013 Toyota RAV4 which was traveling northbound.

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Saw Mill River Parkway Is ID'd

Driver, Witnesses Assist Police After Pedestrian Struck, Killed On Saw Mill

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. A pedestrian was killed attempting to cross the Saw Mill River Parkway Wednesday night after he was struck by a car traveling northbound on the parkway. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. when the man was crossing from the west side of the parkway over to the east side at Lawrence Street, according to Westchester County Police.

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed In One Of Three Accidents On Saw Mill Parkway

Multi-vehicle accidents led to the closure of three separates stretches of the Saw Mill River Parkway on Wednesday evening, including an accident in Yonkers that resulted in the death of a pedestrian, according to reports. The pedestrian, an unidentified male was struck by a car and killed while crossing Lawrence Street in Dobbs Ferry, according to LoHud.com.

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St. Christopher's in Dobbs Ferry Serves Thanksgiving Dinner For 200

Marijah Alicea, a 17-year-old resident, has been to the last four St. Christopher's Thanksgiving dinners and said her favorite part is the entertainment DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- Being at St. Christopher's residential treatment center in Dobbs Ferry isn't always the happiest time for the teens with emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities who live there. But on Wednesday night, Nov. 19, residents and their families stopped to joyfully celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and reflect on the things for which they are thankful.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Pedestrian Struck, Killed In One Of Three Saw Mill River Parkway Accidents

Accident Results In Third Saw Mill River Parkway Closure Of Night

Susan Steen, 52, Teacher In Greenwich Schools

... positions at a number of secondary schools, including Brunswick School in Greenwich and The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. She was a substitute teacher in the Greenwich public school system. Steen is survived by her husband, Erick; children, ...

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93 Briary Road Is The Rivertowns Daily Voice House Of The Week

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. A four-bedroom home at 93 Briary Road in Dobbs Ferry listed at $1.399 million is Rivertowns Daily Voice's house of the week.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Susan Partain Steen, 52; Greenwich Art Teacher

... at a number of excellent secondary schools including Brunswick School in Greenwich, CT and The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, NY. After her children arrived, she was a substitute teacher in the Greenwich public school system. Her love of art was ...

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Ashford Avenue Bridge Work To Cause Closures In Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley

There will be a single lane closure of Ashford Avenue in each direction between Southfield Avenue and Saw Mill River Road .

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Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Irvington Commuters' Trains Would Have Cameras ...

Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road today won approval from a committee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board to award contracts totaling $34.6 million for the purchase of inward- and outward-facing cameras in the cabs of their rail fleets. The outward-facing cameras will be used to record track and wayside activities, and the inward-facing cameras will be used to record the engineer's control area while the train is in operation.

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Monday, November 17, 2014

Dobbs Ferry Man, 20, Charged With Strangulation, Police Say

Jose L. Osorio, Jr., a 20-year-old Dobbs Ferry resident, has been charged with strangulation in the second degree after he allegedly choked a Phoenix Academy resident, causing the resident to lose consciousness and sustain facial injuries, on Saturday, Nov. 15, according to Yorktown police. Police say a call was received from Phoenix Academy reporting a past assault.

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

College roundup: UB women win ECC titlevisit|article-5897173|mobile_home_category_body-1690|3

... 2-1 in the second round of the NCAA Division II women's soccer championship tournament on Sunday afternoon in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.. UB's only score came on freshman Halley Marquis' goal with 2:15 left in the game. The Purple Knights finished 14-5-2. ...

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College roundup: UB women win ECC title

Hastings Teen's Efforts To Help American Legion Tops Week's News

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Ardsley last week: After learning in the local news that the Hastings-on-Hudson's American Legion Post was struggling financially, Zak Armacost rallied his own troops and made sure his local veterans were taken care of. The 21-year-old man who was found on fire while attempting to ride on top of a Metro-North train in Greenwichdied as a result of his injuries.

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Happy Birthday To Dobbs Ferry's Jean Guttery Fritz

Fritz, a children's writer best known for American biography and history, was born Nov. 16, 1915 in Hankou , China. She won the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in 1986 for her career contribution to American children's literature.

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Friday, November 14, 2014

UB women soccer advance in NCAA tourney

The Bridgeport women scored two early second-half goals to beat Philadelphia 2-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Division II soccer championship Friday at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. The Purple Knights , the No. 3 seed in the East Region, will play host Mercy, the second seed, on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the second round.

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Dobbs Ferry Recreation Hosts Trip To Westchester Knicks Game

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. The Dobbs Ferry Recreation Department is hosting a trip to a Westchester Knicks game at 7 p.m. Nov. 25, at The Westchester County Center. Tickets cost $15 each and include transportation.

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Schools draw social media line between teachers, kids

Schools draw social media line between teachers, kids School districts wrestle with how to keep teachers and kids segregated on social sites. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1unYacg Christopher Salute, who teaches a social media course at Mercy College, shows the social media notes he gives his students in his office in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Social media is becoming the new focus of school policies as districts that embrace technology try to balance adult and student contact on and off campus.

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Two companions share tenacity, affection, a busy life

... tire of reaching for and picking up items he dropped or couldn't reach. So the couple applied for a program in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., called Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities, which trains service dogs - and the people they are matched with. ...

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Greenburgh's Union Baptist Church Marks 100 Years

... ates at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women and their children, supports the Children's Village in Dobbs Ferry and many more.

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Better Homes And Gardens Rand Realty Names New Manager In New Rochelle

Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty named three new office managers: Anthony Berardi in New Rochelle/Larchmont, Jamie Branigan in Nyack, and Lori Ragette in Dobbs Ferry. "We're thrilled to have Anthony, Jamie, and Lori as part of our growing management team," said Matthew Rand, managing partner of Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow Wolfpack Football Team Takes Youth Championship

The football program starts with children in kindergarten through sixth-grade. This year, the two K-2 teams went undefeated and the third- and fourth-grade team went 6-2. The league is made up of teams from Yonkers, Tarrytown, Greenburgh, Cortlandt, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Armonk and White Plains.

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Dobbs Ferry Resident Featured As Special Guest Artist In White Plains Show

Though Broadway is in his blood, Dobbs Ferry resident John Treacy Egan, an acclaimed actor and singer, says he doesn't live in the city for a reason. "I love Westchester and it's very special to have the opportunity to perform close to my friends and family."

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Rally for Roslyn

... to grow, her doctors have told the family she needs a service dog. Roslyn and her mom went to an interview in Dobbs Ferry, New York last month. She worked with a few dogs and the team at E.C.A.D. ( Educated Canine Assistance Dogs) also agreed and ...

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Greenburgh Players Help Wolfpack Football Win Youth Championship

Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow Wolfpack Football Wins Youth Championship

Monday, November 10, 2014

Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty Welcomes Three New Office...

BHG Rand Realty hires Anthony Berardi in New Rochelle, Jamie Brannigan in Nyack and Lori Ragette in Dobbs Ferry as new office managers. Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty is pleased to welcome three new office managers: Anthony Berardi in New Rochelle/Larchmont, Jamie Branigan in Nyack, and Lori Ragette in Dobbs Ferry.

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Sunday, November 9, 2014

Dobbs Ferry's Approval Of Downtown Project Tops Rivertowns' Week's News

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Ardsley last week: A 64-year-old Dobbs Ferry man escaped without injuries after his car crashed through a guiderail and into a building.

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Saturday, November 8, 2014

Macintosh Electric Corp Promotes from Within

... degree in Marketing at Westchester Community College in the Valhalla, New York. Further on Michael attended Dobbs Ferry's Mercy College for both undergraduate and graduate schooling where he concentrated in Business Administration. The Accredited ...

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Manitas de Plata, superstar of the flamenco guitar, dies at 93

... and newspaper commentaries addressed a complex and often doubting world, died of Parkinson's disease Oct. 24 in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. A monsignor, he was a confidante of two popes. Bernard Mayes, 85, a multifaceted Anglican priest who in 1961 started ...

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Friday, November 7, 2014

Best Gas Prices In And Around Greenburgh

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. Before the weekend begins, find out where the best gas prices are in the Greenburgh, Edgemont, Hartsdale, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry and Ardsley areas.

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Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete, former scientist who became one of the...

Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete, a former scientist who became one of the most visible Catholic theologians in the United States, a defender of faith who in television appearances and newspaper commentaries addressed a complex and often doubting world, died Oct. 24 at a nursing home in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He was 73. The cause was complications from Parkinson's disease, said Louis Giovino, a spokesman for Communion and Liberation, a Catholic lay group with which Monsignor Albacete was associated.

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

November 7-20, 2014

... theologian, physicist, author and a leader of the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation, died Friday in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., after a long illness. He was 73. Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley is scheduled to celebrate a funeral Mass for the ...

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Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete, Catholic theologian, dies at 73

Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete, a former scientist who became one of the most visible Catholic theologians in the United States, a defender of faith who in television appearances and newspaper commentaries addressed a complex and often doubting world, died Oct. 24 at a nursing home in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. He was 73. The cause was complications from Parkinson's disease, said Louis Giovino, a spokesman for Communion and Liberation, a Catholic lay group with which he was associated. A native of Puerto Rico, Monsignor Albacete came to Washington in the 1960s to study aeronautics and physics at Catholic University.

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Robert J. La Salle, 79, J.D., Worked As Manager In New Rochelle

... Rochelle. Calling hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at Edward-Dowdle Funeral Home , 64 Ashford Avenue in Dobbs Ferry. A service will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 10 West Stevens Ave., Hawthorne.

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The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge

... Port Authority of New York and New Jersey planned to build a bridge across the Hudson near the NY-NJ border at Dobbs Ferry NY. This proposal was strongly opposed by the then-New York State Gov. Thomas Dewey. He wanted to construct a bridge to ...

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Dobbs Ferry Mayor Offers Fall Update On Waterfront, Train Station Projects

Dear Residents, Here is a quick fall update to report on recent actions by the Board of Trustees, new projects and ongoing initiatives, and some dates and reminders for village events coming up. Work on the Waterfront Park has made significant process in the past month.

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Scientist turned priest Lorenzo Albacete counted popes as friends

... Communion and Liberation, a lay movement for which Father Albacete worked. Father Albacete, who died Oct. 24 in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., occupied many positions in the Roman Catholic Church, both official and unofficial. He was a theology professor, a ...

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Dobbs Ferry Voters Re-Elect Two Trustee, Welcome New Village Board Member

Donna Cassell and William Flynn were both elected to a third term. O'Donnell, a former Dobbs Ferry Board of Education member, will take over for David Koenigsberg who served four terms and chose not to seek re-election.

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Janet G. Hebert, 77, Of Scarsdale, Retired Gimbels Employee

Hebert was born Sept. 23, 1937, in Dobbs Ferry, to James and Rosaria Pasanella .

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Voters Await Tallies For Dobbs Ferry Uncontested Election

Though the Westchester County Board of Elections' unofficial results showed that all nine of nine districts had reported, the vote tallies were not listed. This will be the third term for both Cassell and Flynn.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Elsewhere

... memory of Fr. Benedict Groeschel goes back to 1964, when he was the Catholic chaplain at Children's Village in Dobbs Ferry, New York.... Friends told us we should attend his Masses there if we wanted to hear good preaching. The children, orphans ...

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ISIS Crisis Will Be Discussed At Mercy College Lecture In Dobbs Ferry

As part of the Visiting Scholar Lecture Series, Mercy College will be hosting David L. Phillips, director of Peace-building and Rights Program Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University on Wednesday, Nov. 5. Phillips is visiting scholar at the Mercy College Center for Global Engagement and will discuss the ISIS crisis from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Lecture Hall in the Main Hall. A reception will follow.

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Monday, November 3, 2014

Dobbs Ferry OKs Downtown Redevelopment Project

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Dobbs Ferry will soon see the redevelopment of two older buildings in the downtown district, at 66-68 Main St. In a Village Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 27, the board approved moving forward in a 4-3 vote, stating that the project is fully compliant with the village zoning code, it meets the desired goals and elements for the Downtown Business District as expressed by the Land Use Committee and the Dobbs Ferry Master Vision Plan, and it provides a new "up-to-code" building that is safer for inhabitants, among other reasons for approval.

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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Uncontested Dobbs Ferry Election Tops Week's News

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson and Ardsley last week: Incumbents Donna Cassell and William Flynn along with former Dobbs Ferry Board of Education President Jeffery O'Donnell are running for village Board of Trustees . A Yonkers man has been accused of making false claims that an ex-roommate had threatened to kill the president.

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First Consolidation Of Westchester Churches Announced

... s many as 50 New York Archdiocese parishes are in danger of being closed or consolidated, including locations in Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-On-Hudson, Irvington, Mount Vernon, Port Chester, Sleepy Hollow and Yonkers in addition to Mamaroneck.

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