Arrest Of Two Women On Prostitution Charges In Somers Tops Week's News

Two employees from a massage business in Somers , Xiaomeizheng, 44, and Qiumei Zhang, 44, have been arrested, according to state police. Somers Chamber of Commerce is launching networking opportunities and promotion of the community through its new networking opportunity "Biz After Biz," scheduled to launch in 2015.

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Somers Library Teams Compete In Inaugural Battle Of The Books

The Lightning Books and Lightning Books Jr prepared for the event by reading five books per team. The teams from Somers went up against other Westchester teams to quickly answer detailed questions in a quiz show set-up.

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12/04 Astorino Announces Older Driver Safety Week Programs in New Rochelle 1 PM

... and their families, contact Beverly Carter at bdc1@westchestergov.com or (914) 813-6188. Monday, Dec. 1 - Town of Somers, 98 Primrose St., Somers, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Call Barbara Taberer, director, (914) 232-0807. Discussion leader: Anna Wyganowska of ...

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Somers Resident Gives Back Through Pajamas, Buses, And Turkey Trot

Somers resident Dave Kucera knows what it's like to live without. Which is why he's so big into giving.

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Black Ice Advisory Issued For Northern Westchester

... on untreated surfaces, warns the weather service. A total of 3.1 inches of snow was recorded in Armonk, 3.8 inches in Somers, 4 inches in Shrub Oak and 4.2 inches in Hartsdale. There is a chance of snow showers before noon Thursday. The rest of the ...

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Remembering Yonkers, A Somers Businessman Gives Back

Somers resident Dave Kucera knows what it's like to live without. Which is why he's so big into giving.

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What's Open/Closed In Somers On Thanksgiving

Here's a look at what will be open and what will be closed in Somers on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, a federal holiday. Metro-North 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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Coldwell Banker In Somers Hosts Toys For Tots Program

SOMERS, N.Y. The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Somers has been designated a local collection site for the Toys for Tots program, an annual event sponsored by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and local Marine Corps detachments. Donated toys can be dropped off at the Somers office at 338 Route 202 through Sunday, Dec. 21. Once the reception area of the office is full of toys, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage staff and affiliated sales associates will provide the items to the local Marine Corps for distribution.

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Businessman Gives Back Via Port Chester Race

Somers resident Dave Kucera knows what it's like to live without. Which is why he's so big into giving.

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Anne C. Taylor, 83, Longtime Resident Of Somers

... s of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26 at St. Joseph's RC Church, 95 Plum Brook Road, Somers. Interment will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery, Somers.

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Doris Catherine Atwell, 87, Longtime Resident Of Somers

Atwell was born in 1927, in Newburgh, to James and Dorothy Fitzpatrick. She graduated from White Plains High School in 1945.

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Westchester State Trooper, Her Partner Graduate From Canine Handler School

SOMERS, N.Y. A New York State Police trooper from the Somers barracks and her canine partner have graduated from the 2014 Canine Handler Basic School. Meredith Govoni of the Troop K division and her canine, Lexie, were honored during a ceremony held at the New York State Police Academy in Albany on Nov. 20. The canines and their handlers underwent 20 weeks of training at the New York State Police Canine Training Facility in Cooperstown, N.Y. During the sessions, canines were taught skills such as tracking fugitives and detecting explosives and narcotics.

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Arrest Of 26-Year-Old On Heroin Possession Charges Tops Week's News

... burglary on Friday, Nov. 14, police officials said. New York State Police arrested, Patricia Romero, 45, a Somers woman Sunday, Nov. 16, on a charge of driving while intoxicated in Bedford. Former Alexander Hamilton High School standout Tiffany ...

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New Rochelle Thanksgiving Parade's New Grand Marshal Tops News Last Week

... to beware of a new telephone scam demanding money or bank information from taxpayers. New York State Police in Somers on Tuesday arrested Larisa Y. Voronina, 42, of New Rochelle at about 2:25 a.m. for driving while intoxicated. Even if winter-like ...

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Westchester State Trooper And Her Canine Partner Graduate From Training

SOMERS, N.Y. A New York State Police trooper from the Somers barracks and her canine partner have graduated from the 2014 Canine Handler Basic School. Meredith Govoni of the Troop K division and her canine, Lexie, were honored during a ceremony held at the New York State Police Academy in Albany on Nov. 20. The canines and their handlers underwent 20 weeks of training at the New York State Police Canine Training Facility in Cooperstown, N.Y. During the sessions, canines were taught skills such as tracking fugitives and detecting explosives and narcotics.

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Westchester State Trooper, Canine Partner Graduate From Training

SOMERS, N.Y. A New York State Police trooper from the Somers barracks and her canine partner have graduated from the 2014 Canine Handler Basic School. Meredith Govoni of the Troop K division and her canine, Lexie, were honored during a ceremony held at the New York State Police Academy in Albany on Nov. 20. The canines and their handlers underwent 20 weeks of training at the New York State Police Canine Training Facility in Cooperstown, N.Y. During the sessions, canines were taught skills such as tracking fugitives and detecting explosives and narcotics.

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Westchester State Trooper Govoni, Canine Partner Graduate From Training

SOMERS, N.Y. A New York State Police trooper from the Somers barracks and her canine partner have graduated from the 2014 Canine Handler Basic School. Meredith Govoni of the Troop K division and her canine, Lexie, were honored during a ceremony held at the New York State Police Academy in Albany on Nov. 20. The canines and their handlers underwent 20 weeks of training at the New York State Police Canine Training Facility in Cooperstown, N.Y. During the sessions, canines were taught skills such as tracking fugitives and detecting explosives and narcotics.

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Photography, Artifacts Exhibit Is On Display At Lasdon Park

A photography and artifacts exhibit will mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest American land battle in World War II, beginning Friday, Dec. 12 at the Westchester Veterans Museum at Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial in Somers. The exhibit will be open from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends from Saturday, Dec. 13 through Friday, Dec. 28 and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays from Friday, Dec. 12 through Tuesday, Dec. 30. The exhibit features dozens of photographs of the intense battle, during which the war's outcome hung in the balance.

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Mahopac Homeowner Is Thankful For Response To Fire

... ding assistance to Mahopac's fire department, Daily Voice reported , were firefighters from Mahopac Falls, Carmel and Somers.

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Serious Accident Reported On I-684 In Brewster

Further south, an accident at Tomahawk Street and Mancini Drive on the border of Somers and Mahopac is causing delays. The accident, which occurred around 2:45 p.m., was on the southbound side just south of the interchange to I-84.

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Somers Historical Society Seeks Gingerbread Contest Entries

The Somers Historical Society is calling residents to participate in its Gingerbread Festival, featuring a gingerbread contest, on various dates throughout December. Gingerbread houses must be completed and delivered to Wright Reis Homestead from noon to 3 p.m Dec. 5 or 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 6. To participate in the gingerbread contest, enter by Dec. 1. There is a $10 registration fee per category.

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Somers Fire Department Assists In Battling Mahopac Blaze

Firefighters from Carmel, Mahopac Falls, Somers and Mohegan Lake are assisting the Mahopac Fire Department on the scene, where an ambulance was also reportedly called to care for a subject with non-life threatening injuries.

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Goldens Bridge FD Assists In Battling Two-Alarm Blaze In Somers

The Somers Fire Department is being assisted by the Bedford Hills, Croton Falls, Goldens Bridge, Katonah, Mahopac, Millwood and Yorktown fire departments.

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Two Hen Hud Sophomore Swimmers Head to State Finals

Hendrick Hudson High School is sending a pair of sophomore swimmers to the New York State Girls Swimming Championships in Ithaca on Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22. Lauren Siegel and Emily Sullivan currently are swimmers on the Hen Hud-Croton-Somers merged team coached by Kevin Flynn. Emily and Lauren have participated on the varsity team since their middle school years.

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Croton Falls FD Assists In Battling Two-Alarm Blaze In Somers

The Somers Fire Department is being assited by the Bedford Hills, Croton Falls, Goldens Bridge, Katonah, Mahopac, Millwood and Yorktown fire departments.

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Police Canine Officer from Somers Graduates from State Police Academy

"Lexy," a state police canine trooper, and her handler Trooper Meredith Govoni graduated from Canine Handler Basic School Thursday and will be stationed at the Somers headquarters, officials announced. A total of 14 dogs graduated from the 20-week school, marked by a ceremony at the New York State Police Academy in Albany.

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Brookfield Senior and Baseball Player Signs Letter of Intent

Tom Brady of Brookfield, a senior at John F. Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers, NY has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Brady's signup with the Newark, NJ college was announced with those of three fellow members of the high school's baseball team.

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Assessor Charged With Fraud In Ossining

... a report bearing the purported signature of Arthur Parrish, a certified assessor and assessor for the Town of Somers, according to the criminal complaint. Offenberg received a commission which represented 50 percent of the property tax savings in ...

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Somers Library Hosts Joey D. Jazz Band Holiday Concert

Friends of the Somers Library is hosting a holiday concert and singalong with the Joey D. Jazz Ensemble on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. The group has been featured at Le Fontane Ristorante and has delighted audiences of all ages. The band currently hosts a talent showcase once a month for kids at Piccolo's Restaurant in Ridgefield, Conn.

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Frigid Wind Chills Will Continue In Somers

Westchester County residents will have to deal with brutal cold and single-digit wind chills through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Wednesday will remain mostly sunny with temperatures struggling to reach 30 degrees, but a 10 mph wind will make those temperatures feel at least 10 degrees colder.

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Accidents Cause Delays During Morning Commute

... s reported at White Plains Road and Winter Hill Road in Tuckahoe at 8:30 a.m. Accidents also occurred on Route 100 in Somers at Plumbrook Road and nearby on Route 202 at Tomahawk Street in Somers as well as on Route 22 at Route 33 in Patterson.

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Legislators Express Concern Over Pipeline's Impact On Parkland In Cortlandt

... about what will ensue if a green light is given to Spectra," said Board of Legislators Chairman Michael Kaplowitz (D-Somers). The committee members were troubled to learn that Spectra Energy only met with the county's professional Parks Department ...

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Accidents Causes Delays During Morning Commute

... s reported at White Plains Road and Winter Hill Road in Tuckahoe at 8:30 a.m. Accidents also occurred on Route 100 in Somers at Plumbrook Road and nearby on Route 202 at Tomahawk Street in Somers as well as on Route 22 at Route 33 in Patterson.

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Accident Results In Closure Of Bronx River Parkway

... s reported at White Plains Road and Winter Hill Road in Tuckahoe at 8:30 a.m. Accidents also occurred on Route 100 in Somers at Plumbrook Road and nearby on Route 202 at Tomahawk Street in Somers as well as on Route 22 at Route 33 in Patterson.

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Accidents Slow Down Morning Commute

... d in Tuckahoe at 8:30 a.m. with emergency responders on the scene. An accident has also been reported on Route 100 in Somers at Plumbrook Road and nearby on Route 202 at Tomahawk Street in Somers as well as on Route 22 at Route 33 in Patterson.

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Accidents Slow Down Morning Commute

... n accident reported at 7:45 a.m. that has taken out the left lane. An accident has also been reported on Route 100 in Somers at Plumbrook Road and on Route 22 at Route 33 in Patterson.

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It's 'Hail To The Tuskers' As Somers Celebrates Girls Soccer State Title

Members of Somers High School's varsity girls soccer team sit in a row facing a packed crowd at an assembly in their honor for having won a state title. Somers High School Principal Mark Bayer addresses an assembly in honor of the varsity girls soccer team's state title victory.

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Brewster Man Faces Felony DWI Charges

Brian E. Tiller, 41, of Brewster, faces felony charges of driving while intoxicated and first degree aggregated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle due to an incident at 2:40 a.m. Nov. 16. New York State Police from the Somers barracks stopped the car Tiller was driving on Route 6 for failing to maintain its lane of travel. As they interviewed him, they picked up clues that he was intoxicated.

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Somers Woman Charged With DWI On I-684 In Bedford

BEDFORD, N.Y. New York State Police arrested a Somers woman Sunday, Nov. 16, on a charge of driving while intoxicated in Bedford. Patricia Romero, 45, was stopped for speeding about 2:44 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 684 in Bedford.

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McCullough, Goldberger and Staudt Celebrates 30 Years in Community

... corridor. The firm has counseled PepsiCo for decades in relation to its Westchester County real estate in Purchase, Somers and Valhalla. MGS most recently represented the Purchase-based multinational food and beverage company in connection with the ...

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You make the call: Does this warrant penalty kick against Jamesville-DeWitt?

Somers High School won the Class A girls state tournament soccer championship on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Rockville Centre South Side at SUNY Cortland. Somers scored twice in the final nine minutes of the game to hand the Red Rams the first and last loss of the season.

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Somers HS Girls Soccer Nets First State Title

The Somers High School girls soccer team won the program's first-ever Class A state championship game 3-1 against Rockville Center South Side on Sunday, Nov. 16, according to LoHud. com. Somers opened the scoring in the fifth minute when Hannon Eberts found the back of the net off of a Ciara Ostrander pass, LoHud.com reported.

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Somers Woman Arrested on DWI, Speeding Charges in Bedford

Patricia Romero, 45, of Somers was arrested on driving while intoxicated and speeding charges early Sunday on I-684 in Bedford, according to state police. Romero was pulled over at about 2:44 a.m. after being spotted allegedly traveling 89 mph in a 65 mph zone.

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'Super Lawyers' Honors For Somers Attorneys Tops Week's News

Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano in Somers and White Plains, has announced managing partner Anthony J. Enea and partner Sara E. Meyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in New York Metro Super Lawyers 2014 in the field of elder law. Yorktown Police chargedm Louis Paladino, 45, a Somers man with criminal mischief on Friday, Nov. 7, officials said.

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Kathleen Griffin

... on November 29, 1928 and came to the U.S. in 1949. Kathleen worked at the Rainbow room and then later at PepsiCo in Somers. She married John Joe Griffin in 1953 and had 2 children Margaret and John. She is survived by John & wife April and 3 loving ...

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Latino U College Access Holds Benefit In White Plains

... a reality," said Shirley Acevedo Buontempo, Latino U College Access founder and executive director. Buontempo, a Somers resident, was joined by Connie Grossman, Latino U board president, in making a special presentation of the nonprofit's inaugural ...

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Westchester BOL Committee Members Troubled by Possible Environmental...

... facts and details about what will ensue if a green light is given to Spectra," said BOL Chairman Michael Kaplowitz (D-Somers). The BOL committee members were troubled to learn that Spectra Energy only met with the County's professional Parks staff, ...

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Bedford Resident Torres Emcees At Latino U Benefit

... a reality," said Shirley Acevedo Buontempo, Latino U College Access founder and executive director. Buontempo, a Somers resident, was joined by Connie Grossman, Latino U board president, in making a special presentation of the nonprofit's inaugural ...

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Somers' Norman Fulton Honored For Work With Ossining Schools

OSSINING, N.Y. Norman Fulton of Somers, retired executive director of the Charles L. Brieant Center, was honored Nov. 5 at the Board of Education meeting of the Ossining Union Free School District. Raymond Sanchez, superintendent of schools, on behalf of the school district, recognized Fulton for his role with the center and all he has done for the school district and the children in the community.

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White Plains Attorneys Enea, Meyers Named 'Super Lawyers' In Elder Law

SOMERS, N.Y. Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP in Somers and White Plains, has announced managing partner Anthony J. Enea and partner Sara E. Meyers have been selected by their peers for inclusion in New York Metro Super Lawyers 2014 in the field of elder law. Longtime colleagues, Enea and Meyers are highly regarded for their expertise, integrity and fierce commitment to the protection of the rights of seniors, the disabled and their families.

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Mancini Realty In Somers Joins Westchester Real Estate Group

The Westchester Real Estate, Inc. group, a trade organization of independently owned real estate firms in Westchester and Putnam counties, recently welcomed its newest member, Somers-based Mancini Realty. Mancini Realty was founded in 1995 by principal Richard Mancini and his wife and partner, Joan Mancini.

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Yorktown's Katz Criticizes Cuomo Over Veterans Pensions

State Assemblyman Steve Katz, who represents Yorktown, Somers and parts of Putnam County, lashed out at Gov. Andrew Cuomo for vetoing a pension buyback bill that passed both legislative chambers with only one vote against it. "The legislature came together in a bipartisan fashion and helped our veterans, and the governor doesn't seem to care," Katz said in a statement.

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Somers Says 'Thanks' At Veterans Day Ceremony

From left, Miss Peekskill Teen Sophia Pereira; Miss Peekskill Samantha D'Cunha; and Alexis Fernandes, who is Little Miss Peekskill, at the ceremony. The Veterans Day ceremony was held at Ivendell Cemetery in downtown Somers.

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Weschester Dems Vow 'Vigorous Review' Of Astorino Budget

... by 3 percent if the budget is adopted, which pleased Board of Legislators Chairman Michael Kaplowitz, a Democrat from Somers. One consolidation, moving the group that licenses plumbers and electricians from the County Clerk's Office to Consumer ...

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St. Joseph Hill falls to Kennedy Catholic in CHSAA Archdiocesan championship match

... five hours after its volleyball day had begun, Hill's match ended the same way the one on Monday did -- with the Somers, N.Y., school registering a 3-0 victory and this time carrying the city title away. "It was a very tiring, long day," said Hill ...

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Multiple Charges of Underage Drinking, Possession: Recent Police Reports

... drinking after they were contacted by police: Shannon Biscaino, 19, of Belle Harbor, N.Y.; Brittany Lenman, 19, of Somers, N.Y.; and Jeannette Cecchi, 19, of Media. Around 8:15 p.m. Nov. 1 on the Route 202 off-ramp. Frenchie Coleman, 54, of ...

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Cold Temps This Weekend in Bedford and Katonah with a Polar Vortex to Follow

The high temperature in Somers and Yorktown will be in the mid-40s on Nov. 8 and "will struggle" to get into the low 50s on Sunday, says the National Weather Service . Hudson Valley Weather's been tracking a massive storm forming near Alaska called ExtraTropical Storm Nuri that could lead to temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average in parts of the Hudson Valley.

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Somers' Ashley Dineen Earns Spot On Saint Michael's College Ice Hockey Team

Ashley Dineen, a Somers resident and first-year student at Saint Michael's College, has earned a spot on the women's ice hockey team.

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Somers' Ashley Dineen Named To Saint Michael's College Ice Hockey Team

Ashley Dineen, a Somers resident and first-year student at Saint Michael's College has earned a spot on the women's ice hockey team.

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Blackstone's Steven Zelin of Larchmont addresses UJA-Federation's...

... for a number of reasons," said David Singer of Bedford Hills, who chaired the event with Susan Slater-Jansen of Somers. "We come together to network, we come together to form meaningful relationships, and we come together because we share a deeply ...

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Somers Education Foundation Presents Its Wine Tasting Night

Somers Education Foundation will host its annual wine tasting at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6 at Traditions Restaurant The evening will feature a variety of wines and food. The event is held to benefit the children of Somers.

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Somers Firefighter Injured In Large Brush Fire

SOMERS, N.Y. A firefighter was injured during a large-scale attempt to squelch a blaze on Route 100 in Somers, News 12 Westchester reported.

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Rocco Zappia, Sr., 70, Of Stamford, Retired Wendon Corporation Employee

... businesses during his career. Zappia is survived by his children, daughters, Elisabetta "Lisa" Jones (Chris), of Somers, N.Y., Rosa Taulty (William "Bill"), of West Haven; sons, Giuseppe Zappia, of Norwalk and Rocco Zappia, Jr. (Brigid) of Stamford; ...

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724 Westchester Customers Still Without Power: NYSEG at

... 8:31 a.m., while Lewisboro had 369 and North Salem 165, according to NYSEG. Only a few were still out in Pound Ridge, Somers and Yorktown.

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Restaurant Week Begins in North Salem, Somers, Yorktown

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week , which, in reality, is two weeks long, begins on Monday, Nov. 3 and North Salem, Somers and Yorktown have eight restaurants participating. This is HVRW's 11th bi-annual event and each time there are more and more eateries on board.

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Somers Man Charged With Disorderly Conduct Tops News Last Week

Richard Antonucci, a 24-year-old Somers man, was charged with disorderly conduct by Yorktown police on Saturday, Oct. 25, according to police. The mood was lively in downtown Somers on Sunday during an annual Halloween parade and subsequent activities in Bailey Park.

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