Thursday, May 17, 2012
Five things you need to know today, May 17.
1. City Wide Tag Sale The city of Peekskill will host a city wide tag sale in about 30 different locations this Saturday, May 19 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Spend the whole day looking for treasures around the city. You can find the list of all participants here. Also, don’t forget to stop by the City Hall tag sale. Pop Warner football is running the tables there to raise funds for this year’s season. The Titans are asking the community to donate items for them to sell. You can also pick up registration packets for your child for the season. If you have something to donate drop off is from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday morning. For more information and if you want to donate contact Bernadette Holliday at 914-218-1131 2. NRC Open House The Nuclear …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Town of Cortlandt honored three employees at their Tuesday night board meeting.
Supervisor Linda Puglisi and Town Board members honored three town employees and thanked them for their service to the town on May 15: Jon Jacoby, Recreation Supervisor; Tim Fisher, Recreation Supervisor and Laura Repicky, who works for the Supervisor and the Justice Court. Supervisor Puglisi, Councilman Frank Farrell, Councilman John Sloan and Councilwoman Ann Lindau took turns reading each employees biographies and presented them with certificates. Director of Recreation, John Palmiotto, said that Fisher and Jacoby "get along wtith everyone," and are a great fit for the recreation department. He noted that they often deal with parents of summer camp kids that have questions or problems and handle both the parents and kids very well. …
Bill Would Provide a Preference in State Contracts for Disabled Veterans
The following is a press release from Senator Greg Ball's Office: The New York State Senate today passed legislation (S.2423), sponsored by Senator Gregory R. Ball (R-C, Pawling), that would give greater access to state contracts to veterans who were disabled during their service. This bill would codify for New York an identical and highly successful program adopted for federal contracting. Given the increase in the number of veterans and disabled veterans due to recent overseas conflicts, this bill would provide a small measure of recognition that this group of selfless men and women deserve. “We must strengthen opportunities in state contracting for service-disabled veteran owned small businesses,” said Senator Greg Ball who currently …
Police were called to "an unattended death" at 1:36 p.m. in an out-building on the property.
Mary Kennedy, the 52-year-old estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead in her Bedford home today. The Kennedy family released a statement to the press Wednesday evening: "We deeply regret the death of our beloved sister Mary, whose radiant and creative spirit will be sorely missed by those who loved her. Our heart goes out to her children who she loved without reservation. We have no further comment at this time." The Westchester County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed her death to Patch. They will be conducting an autopsy Thursday morning to determine the cause. Bedford police responded to the Kennedy residence at 326 South Bedford Road at 1:36 p.m. to investigate what they described as an "unattended death" discovered …
Here are the unofficial final results from the Hendrick Hudson budget vote and elections.
Here are the unofficial final results from the Hendrick Hudson budget vote and elections held May 15. The results will not be made official until the board approves them at their next meeting. The $70,603,156 budget passed, which means the tax levy will be raised by about 1.06 percent for Hendrick Hudson taxpayers. The tax rate will increase by about 1.72 percent for Cortlandt residents and decrease by 1.66 percent for Peekskill residents who pay Hen Hud taxes. * = Absentee ballot
The event, sponsored by Westchester Magazine and The Journal News, features more than 200 wines, 100 restaurants and 18 events from May 17-20.
For four days—White Plains will be the center of the finest food, wine, beer and desserts in the county for the 2012 Westchester Wine & Food Weekend, from May 17-20. The “Burgers, BBQ and Beer Bash” is the opening affair to the weekend—sponsored by Westchester Magazine and The Journal News, that features 200 world-class wines, 100 restaurants and 18 events. “Burgers, BBQ and Beer Bash”—a sold out event, whose proceeds benefit The Westchester Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless—starts at 7 p.m. under a 250 ft. tent at the corner of Court and Main streets, and will feature Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, White Plains Business Improvement District Director Kevin Nunn—along with 23 local chefs, including White Plains’ Anthony …
Fashion Moda’s The Cutting Edge Keeps Collaborative, Accessible Art Alive
During the days when artists adopted a burnt out South Bronx, graffiti began to emerge as an art form and hip-hop was a new genre of music, Fashion Moda was created. Its founder describes Fashion Moda as a “cultural concept,” that manifested in his work space, which was an abandoned storefront in the South Bronx in 1978. “Fashion Moda was the site of exhibitions, performances, film screenings and creative collaborations for more than a decade,” writes the New York Times’ Susan Hodara in a review of a current Fashion Moda show in Purchase. Three decades ago Fashion Moda aimed to make art more accessible to the general population, in contrast to how museums and galleries treated art. Today, founder Stephan Eins believes that concept of …
Items from the Peekskill police blotter.
The following information was provided by the Peekskill Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. County Prisoner Charged with Selling Coke to Undercover Cop A 48-year-old Peekskill man who is in Westchester County Jail on an unrelated charge, was additionally charged with three counts of third degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony, for selling powered cocaine to an undercover police officer on multiple occasions. Detectives Joe McGann and Anthony Malfitano charged te county prisoner, Gordon Smith, following an eight month investigation conducted jointly with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety. Smith was arraigned in Peekskill City Court and returned to the Westchester County Jail. Croton …
Jopling will perform with dozens of students and local musicians on Peekskill’s biggest stage.
Daisy Jopling has been schooling audiences around the world on the range and possibilities of a violin for years. Since she moved to Peekskill a few years ago she has been thrilling audiences with her violin at all kinds of events, from school assembly’s to festivals to the Paramount Center for the Arts. On May 19 she will return to the Paramount to perform music from her new album, a collection of high-energy classical music fused with world music and rock, with her band. Last year, she brought the Paramount crowd to their feet when they gave her a full-house standing ovation. This year, some of the area’s most talented young musicians and performers will join Jopling on stage. Her guests include Hendrick Hudson High School all girls …
See what your local student athletes—and their biggest supporters—are up to today and take this week's poll.
Welcome to Patch's daily snapshot of sports in Peekskill and Cortlandt. Girls Lax Host Hendrick Hudson's Kennedy Sherman tallied six goals and two assists in the Sailors' 15-9 victory against visiting Carmel on May 14 as per Gina Pernicano's post on the LoHud Girls Lacrosse Blog. Softball Hen Hud is "On Deck" in Class A in the latest LoHud Softball Power Rankings. Basketball Peekskill graduate Elton Brand and his Philadelphia 76ers tied the best of seven NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series at one game apiece with a 82-81 win against the Boston Celtics in Boston on May 14 according to ESPN.com. The two teams will play Game 3 of the series tonight at 7 p.m. in Philadelphia, which will be broadcast by TNT. Sports Digest Weekly Poll Should…
Samantha Jones
11:02 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
You know, this article discloses some unecessary information about her arrests, that are so inappropriate in times like these..The lady is now deceased, leaving behind a family, that so happen to be human beings, with feelings. Be a little bit more responsible and sensitive in writing and publishing personal things about people that have died in THAT SAME DAY. Have some respect!! I wish that the … more ›