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As Amazon’s Hawthorne Facility Ramps Up, Neighbors are Wary
Local officials and reporters recently got a glimpse inside. Amazon’s massive delivery station in Hawthorne, which the e-commerce giant says is operating at full capacity, handling 50,000 packages a day. The April 5 tour started around 10:30 a.m. on a Friday — a quiet time at the 150,000-square-foot facility...
‘Westport Fine Arts Festival,’ a downtown showcase May 25-26
WESTPORT — Downtown will be transformed into open-air galleries, featuring all kinds of art in a range of different media, on May 25-26 when the “Westport Fine Arts Festival” returns for its 51st year. The two-day event, organized by the Westport Downtown Association, will take place from...
Metro-North service restored after wires become entangled in South Norwalk
Metro-North service on the New Haven Line has been restored after a downed wire across the tracks caused train service to suspend on Monday evening. Service was suspended in both directions after a train carrying passengers became entangled in the overhead wires that supplies power to the train, fire officials said. It happened near South Norwalk.
North Salem High School Announces Valedictorian and Salutatorian for Class of 2024
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - The North Salem Central School District has proudly announced that Valedictorian Cassandra “Cassie” Pelosi and Salutatorian Daniella Freedman have achieved the top academic honors for the Class of 2024. As they prepare to embark on their next adventures, Cassie and Daniella shared heartfelt advice for their younger selves, revealed their cherished memories from their years as Tigers, and the dreams that lie ahead after turning their tassels. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER What are your plans for next year? Cassie: I am heading off to Emory University in Atlanta, where I plan...
Wrong-Way Crash: Bar Receipts, Social Media Lead To Arrest After Woman, 25, Killed In Danbury
The crash happened on Route 7 in Danbury around 2 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10 in the southbound lane just north of Exit 7. Danielle Dempsey, age 25, of Danbury, was driving a gray 2005 Honda Accord when a black 2018 Dodge Challenger driving in the wrong direction struck her vehicle head-on, Connecticut State Police said.
New Canaanites Gather at Lakeview Cemetery To Honor Veterans
Dozens of New Canaanites gathered at Lakeview Cemetery on Saturday to plant more than 1,500 flags honoring every locally interred veteran who has served the United States in both combat and non-combat positions. Organized on behalf of VFW Post 653 by New Canaanites Chris and Frances Wilson, the community event...
Adaptive trail chair adds to mission at newly revitalized Hunt Hill Farm in New Milford
NEW MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Cassondra Prado has multiple sclerosis and is wheelchair-bound. She hasn’t been on a hike in a very long time. “I feel at ease, I feel at peace. It’s great to go on the trip and see the environment in a way that I wouldn’t in a regular wheelchair,” said this 48-year-old mom as she tried out an adaptive trail chair, carried on either end by two other people.
Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests
Three Connecticut men were apprehended after an incident involving a woman in a CVS parking lot in New York led to a police chase and separate crashes.The chain of events began around 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 in Northern Westchester County.The North Castle Police Department received a call from a p…
Danbury Rd. Historic Properties for Sale Offer Glimpses of Wilton’s Black History and Women’s Entrepreneurship
The following article was written by Dr. Julie Hughes, the Wilton History Room Archivist. Two historic Danbury Rd. houses near Town Hall are for sale. Perhaps these buildings have inspired your imagination as you drove by on Rte. 7. If so, here is a bit of history about each. Painted...
2 Westchester high schools to help NYS pilot new ways to assess what students know
Two Westchester high schools will participate in a state pilot program aimed at helping schools shift toward performance-based assessments, which evaluate what students know by having them perform tasks or create something. The state Education Department announced Hendrick Hudson High School and Port Chester High School as two of 23...
Costa Vino Opens Mediterranean, Caribbean Eatery In Norwalk
Costa Vino, located at 36 Westport Ave. in Norwalk, opened at the tail end of 2023. A collaboration between owners (and family members) Andres Diaz and Sandro Toro and Chefs Vladimir Tolentino Collado and Miguel Castillo, the restaurant and bar brings together Mediterranean and Caribbean flavors. “We are thrilled to...
Annsville Circle to Become Hub of Enhanced Waterfront District
The Town of Cortlandt has assembled a $40 million infrastructure package that could transform 40 acres of undeveloped land from the Annsville Circle north into housing, offices, retail shops and a hotel over the next several years. The chance to turn this stretch along Route 9 into a thriving portion...
Middle-schoolers release trout upstate + top wildlife reader photo submissions in our latest ‘Nature Call’
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One day they’re counting eels in Richmond Creek, another day they’re releasing juvenile trout that they raised in their classrooms into the wild in Westchester County. That’s exactly what 58 seventh-graders from St. Clare School did in late April, under the tutelage of...
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