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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Monday, December 29, 2014

Astorino Announces Banner Year for Industrial Development Agency and...

... Ossining, Saw Mill Lofts rental apartments in Hastings-on-Hudson, Rivertowns Square mixed-use retail center in Dobbs Ferry, Hilton Garden Inn in Dobbs Ferry, a new condominium building on Kensington Road in Bronxville and an affordable senior ...

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Saturday, December 27, 2014

Ring In The New Year With This Guide to Rivertowns Restaurants

... deal, call the chef direct at 646-645-9511; otherwise call 914-591-5500, http://www.chutneymasala.com/ . Half Moon , Dobbs Ferry The Deal: For $80, you get a half hour cocktail reception and four course dinner featuring sparkling wine, beer and live music. ...

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Ring In The New Year With This Last Minute Guide to Tarrytown Restaurants

... deal, call the chef direct at 646-645-9511; otherwise call 914-591-5500, http://www.chutneymasala.com/ . Half Moon , Dobbs Ferry The Deal: For $80, you get a half hour cocktail reception and four course dinner featuring sparkling wine, beer and live music. ...

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Thursday, December 25, 2014

Mark Morganelli Is Moving "Jazz Forum Arts" to Tarrytown

After 23 years of living and working in Dobbs Ferry, Jazz Forum Arts' Executive Director Mark Morganelli and his wife Ellen Prior, are purchasing a mixed-use building in Tarrytown which will become his organization's new studio and office and their residence. The building was formerly a bakery.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Dobbs Ferry's Paschall Sparks Fordham Basketball Team

Eric Paschall, a freshman from Dobbs Ferry, leads the Fordham University men's basketball team in scoring entering Monday's game against Manhattan College. Paschall, who played at St. Thomas More in Connecticut in high school, is averaging 18.1 points per game for the Rams .

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Sunday, December 21, 2014

Push for Tappan Zee Funding, Hastings High Boosters Seek Support, Dobbs Ferry Wow House

Police say she strangled him and tossed the body in a culvert before calling her mother with a fake kidnapping report.

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Chabad of Rivertowns Turns Irvington's Main Street Into Hanukkah Village

... Hinda Silverman. These festivities were put together by Chabad of the Rivertowns as well as Silverman, a Dobbs Ferry resident, Paula Payson, an Ardsley resident and Rikkie Winner and Mushkee Raskin. Emily Newschotz, who has participated in other ...

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Rivertowns Residents Turn Irvington's Main Street Into Hanukkah Village

... said Chabad of the Rivertowns Co-Director Hinda Silverman. These festivities were put together by Silverman, a Dobbs Ferry resident, Paula Payson, an Ardsley resident and Rikkie Winner and Mushkee Raskin. Emily Newschotz, who has participated in ...

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Hosting Of Business Workshops By Hastings' Purple Crayon 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: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the release of proposed regulations for the state's medical marijuana program as required by the Compassionate Care Act.

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Friday, December 19, 2014

Schumer Calls For Repairs To Ashford Avenue Bridge

Sen. Chuck Schumer is making a push to get plans in place to repair the Ashford Avenue Bridge in Dobbs Ferry approved. The bridge traverses the Saw Mill River, Saw Mill River Parkway, South County Trailway, and the New York State Thruway, making it a major commuter route.

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Wow House: 'Modern Oasis' in Dobbs Ferry

This 3,022-square-foot sophisticated contemporary home is located on Clinton Avenue in Dobbs Ferry. It boasts five bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms, and it was built in 1965.

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Charles Annicchiarico, 90, Retired From The Village Of Sleepy Hollow

Annicchiarico was born Sept. 7, 1924, in Dobbs Ferry, to Alfonso and Carmela Esposito Annicchiarico.

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Astorino Hails Banner Year For Westchester Industrial, Local Development

... Ossining, Saw Mill Lofts rental apartments in Hastings-on-Hudson, Rivertowns Square mixed-use retail center in Dobbs Ferry, Hilton Garden Inn in Dobbs Ferry, a new condominium building on Kensington Road in Bronxville and an affordable senior ...

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

N.Y. College's Experience Shows Conflicts Around Ed. School Closures

... adjuncts; a full-time professor without an office, a computer, or a telephone." The case of Mercy College, in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., may seem narrow and historical, but it was far from an isolated instance in the Empire State. In six other decisions ...

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Dobbs Ferry Pop Up Store Offers Home Goods, Jewelry

She may no longer have a storefront in downtown Dobbs Ferry, but SoHo East owner Stacy Higgins has found a temporary home for her business just in time for the holidays. SoHo East, a "contemporary tabletop and jewelry retail company," has set up shop at 63 Main St. through Dec. 24. After closing her permanent storefront in 2011, Higgins, a Dobbs Ferry resident, has been setting up pop-ups in her hometown as well as in Manhattan.

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Monday, December 15, 2014

New York Archdiocese Is Likely To Merge More Parishes

The vast reorganization of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York will merge several churches and parishes and could include three churches in White Plains and another four between Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Ardsley, according to The New York Times. The latest proposal released by Cardinal Timothy Dolan would merge St. John the Evangelist the Church of St. Bernard and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in White Plains, with St. John the Evangelist being the parish church, LoHud.com reported.

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Mary Cassetta, 85, Former Resident Of Dobbs Ferry

... in Blawnox (Pittsburgh), Pa. She attended school there. After her marriage she settled with her husband in Dobbs Ferry, to raise a family and then moved to New Port Richey in 1984. She moved to Sloatsburg to live with her daughter Joanne. Cassetta ...

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New York Archdiocese Is Likely To Close More Parishes

The vast reorganization of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York will merge several churches and parishes and could include three churches in White Plains and another four between Dobbs Ferry, Hastings and Ardsley, according to The New York Times. The latest proposal released by Cardinal Timothy Dolan would merge St. John the Evangelist the Church of St. Bernard and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in White Plains, with St. John the Evangelist being the parish church, LoHud.com reported.

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Ante Babaja, 85, Of Dobbs Ferry

Babaja was born in Yugoslavia, to Stipen and File Babaja. He worked as a painter for Hudson-Shatz Painting in New York City prior to his retirement.

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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Approval Of 2015 Westchester Budget Tops Week's News In Briarcliff

Seven local fire departments were called to fight a blaze in Dobbs Ferry when an unoccupied building off the Saw Mill River parkway caught fire.

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Scarsdale's McMurray's Record-Setting Deal On 'Shark Tank' Tops Week's News

... rtment . A man with autism who went missing after leaving his school in Yonkers Wednesday afternoon was found in Dobbs Ferry on Thursday, News 12 Westchester reports.

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Closure Of Roads From Nor'easter Tops Week's News In Pleasantville

... State Police . A fire forced the closure of the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway at Ashford Avenue (Exit 17) in Dobbs Ferry Tuesday night.

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Blaze In Dobbs Ferry Put Out By Seven Fire Departments 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: Seven local fire departments were called to fight a blaze in Dobbs Ferry when an unoccupied building off the Saw Mill River parkway caught fire.

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Arrest Of Man On Heroin Charge In Greenburgh Tops Week's News

Here are some of the stories that topped the news in Greenburgh, Edgemont, and Hartsdale last week: Andrew McMurray, co-owner of Scarsdale's Zachy's and the national wine consultant for Zipz, landed the biggest deal in the history of ABC-TV's "Shark Tank" show in an episode that aired Friday. A fire forced the closure of the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway at Ashford Avenue in Dobbs Ferry on Tuesday night.

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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Museums commence selection process of Richard M. Scaife Art collection gift

... Canvas, 171 2 x 36 inches, Gift from the Estate of Richard Mellon Scaife * John Kensett,Hudson River View From Dobbs Ferry, New York, ND, Oil, 23 x 351 4 inches, Gift from the Estate of Richard Mellon Scaife * Guy Pene du Bois,The Appraisal, 1926, ...

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Fast-Moving Fire Damages Building At Ardsley Country Club

The cause of a fast-moving, two-alarm fire at a building at the Ardsley Country Club in Dobbs Ferry early Saturday morning is under investigation. The building was unoccupied when the fire started at around 4:45 a.m. in the club's kitchen before quickly spreading to the attic, fire officials said.

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Fire breaks out at Dobbs Ferry country club

A two-alarm fire broke out at the Ardsley Country Club in Dobbs Ferry. Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fast-moving blaze that ripped through a building at the Ardsley Country Club in Dobbs Ferry on Saturday morning.

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Crews battle 2-alarm fire in Dobbs Ferry

A two-alarm fire broke out at the Ardsley Country Club in Dobbs Ferry.

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Friday, December 12, 2014

Police Find Missing Man, 20, In Dobbs Ferry

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. A man with autism who went missing after leaving his school in Yonkers Wednesday afternoon was found in Dobbs Ferry on Thursday, News 12 Westchester reports. Officials say Jose Leon, 20, of Queens, disappeared after leaving the Greenburgh Academy on Shonnard Place Wednesday afternoon and was found at about 4 a.m. Thursday on Palisade Avenue in Dobbs Ferry.

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Dobbs Ferry Expert Offers Holiday Fashion Advice

Not sure what to wear for the holidays? Jen Luciani , an author and stylist based in Dobbs Ferry who appears frequently on "The Today Show" offers the following tips. For a Cocktail Party: "A great LBD is always a safe choice.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Fires in New City and Dobbs Ferry, Zachys VP on 'Shark Tank,' SantaCon

Health and environmental advocates went on a shopping spree and found dangerous amounts of toxins in common holiday gift items. The MTA will prohibit Santas attending this year's bar crawl/charity event from drinking on the Long Island and Metro North railroads.

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Dobbs Ferry's Mollie Smith Named Sweet Briar's 'Vixen Of The Month'

Sophomore swimmer Mollie Smith, a Dobbs Ferry resident, has been named the November Vixen of the Month by the Sweet Briar College athletic department. The Vixen of the Month award was created to honor one student athlete each month who has excelled in athletics and leadership at the Virginia college.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Fire Results In Saw Mill River Parkway Closure

A fire has resulted in the closure of the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway at Ashford Avenue in Dobbs Ferry Tuesday night.

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Dobbs Ferry's Slattery Attends Stepinac's Hardwood Club Induction Ceremony

... George Dwyer of Fort Myers, Fla., Bill Kolman of Ossining; Dan Donovan of Vernona, N.J. and Gene Slattery of Dobbs Ferry. As in the past, this year's group of Hardwood Club inductees personifies Stepinac's storied tradition of excellence on the ...

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Stepinac Inducts New Members To Its Hardwood Club

... George Dwyer of Fort Myers, Fla., Bill Kolman of Ossining; Dan Donovan of Vernona, N.J. and Gene Slattery of Dobbs Ferry. As in the past, this year's group of Hardwood Club inductees personifies Stepinac's storied tradition of excellence on the ...

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White Plains' Kyle Walsh Inducted Into Stepinac's Hardwood Club

... George Dwyer of Fort Myers, Fla., Bill Kolman of Ossining; Dan Donovan of Vernona, N.J. and Gene Slattery of Dobbs Ferry. As in the past, this year's group of Hardwood Club inductees personifies Stepinac's storied tradition of excellence on the ...

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Monday, December 8, 2014

Astorino Announces IDA Incentives for $51.9 Million in Projects

County Executive Robert P. Astorino announced Thursday that Westchester's Industrial Development Agency has approved financing and incentives for $51.9 million in new projects in Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry. The two projects -- a new rental apartment building and a Hilton Garden Inn -- will create 318 construction and permanent jobs.

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Sunday, December 7, 2014

Approval Of Tax Breaks For Rivertowns Apartments 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: Westchester County's Industrial Development Agency has approved tax breaks for $51.9 million in new projects in Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry .

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Friday, December 5, 2014

Dobbs Ferry Holding Tree, Menorah Lighting

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. A holiday tree lighting will be held in Dobbs Ferry on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m. at the corner of Cedar and Main streets. The Dobbs Ferry High School chorus octet will sing carols, and pictures with Santa will be available, along with refreshments.

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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, Tarrytown and Rivertowns areas. Sunoco in Ardsley on I-87 North Thruway Milepost 6-N and Ardsley Service Area has gas for $3.39.

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Dobbs Ferry Approves Downtown Residential Project

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. Dobbs Ferry officials have approved a retail and residential project for a vacant lot, lohud reports.

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

New Housing Complexes in Hastings, Dobbs Ferry Receive County Aid

Photo, from left: Martin Berger, principal of Saber Dobbs Ferry, LLC; Jim Coleman, Westchester County IDA Executive Director; Jen Stebbins, XSS Hotels Financial Strategist; Mark Stebbins, XSS Hotels Principal; William M. Mooney III, director of economic development for Westchester County; Deputy County Executive Kevin J. Plunkett; Bruce Lozito, Esq., community planner for Ginsburg Development Companies; Stephen J. Hunt, Westchester County IDA Chairman; and Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino. County Executive Robert P. Astorino today announced that Westchester's Industrial Development Agency has approved financing and incentives for $51.9 million in new projects in Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry.

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Rivertowns Apartments, Hotel Win Westchester Tax Breaks

From left, Martin Berger, Jim Coleman, Jen and Mark Stebbins, William Mooney III, Kevin Plunkett; Bruce Lozito, Stephen Hunt and Rob Astorino. HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. Westchester County's Industrial Development Agency has approved tax breaks for $51.9 million in new projects in Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry.

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Brandywine begins making Scaife choices

... oil paintings: Martin Johnson Heade's New Jersey Salt Marsh (no date); John Kensett's Hudson River View From Dobbs Ferry, New York , (no date); Guy Pne du Bois' The Appraisal (1926); Albert Bierstadt's Coast of California (no date); and Theodore ...

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Dobbs Ferry Plans Holiday-Themed Races

RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Join in the festive holiday atmosphere and feel free to dress up in your favorite holiday costume for the second annual Holiday Hustle 5K and Kids 1K Reindeer Fun Run on Saturday, Dec. 13. The 5K race will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Mercy College parking lot, 555 Broadway, and will end in downtown Dobbs Ferry. The 1K fun run will start at the completion of the 5K, about 10:30 a.m., at the intersection of Broadway and Cedar Street.

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Dobbs Ferry Native Puts On 'A Show Of A Different Variety'

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. Growing up, Dobbs Ferry native Craig Campanaro was attracted to the glitz and glamour of variety shows, and admired performers like Dean Martin or the hijinks involved in "I Love Lucy" and "The Carol Burnett Show." "I loved those sketch shows, and watching the beautiful dancing numbers," recalls Campanaro, who works at his parents store Reader Hardware at 133 Main St. "I wanted to do something like that, and no one is going to pay me to do it so I figured might as well do it myself."

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Monday, December 1, 2014

"Another Night on Christmas" to be Staged at Westchester Broadway Theatre

... writer Bob Fitzsimmons, Music composers Steven Silverstein and Barbara Campbell, Director John Treacy Egan (Dobbs Ferry), Musical director Carol Arrucci (Ossining), and Choreographer Tom Coppola (New Rochelle). Ryan Taylor plays an elf, Jay Howard ...

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