Police Investigate Thefts From Parked Cars In Northern Westchester

Putnam County Sheriffs, along with detectives from Yorktown and the State Police, are investigating a series of thefts from parked vehicles in Putnam Valley, Yorktown and Somers, according to officials. Putnam Sheriffs reponded to a call of suspicious activity on Cindy Lane on Nov. 25 which turned up GPS systems, credit cards, cellular telephones, laptop computers and other items which authorities believe were stolen, police said.

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Gingerbread Festival Kicks Off Holiday Season In Somers

The Elephant Hotel and Wright Reis Homestead kicked off the holiday season Sunday with a host of festive activities including the annual Gingerbread Festival, singalong with the Girl Scouts, toy drive, toy exhibition and tree lighting.

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Senior Hall Of Fame Honoree Tops Somers News Last Week

Forty-seven senior citizens, including J. Donna Sullivan of Somers, were inducted into the 32nd annual Westchester Senior Citizens Hall of Fame at a luncheon Friday, Dec. 5, at the Westchester Marriott Hotel in Tarrytown. The MTA is asking commuters who purchase the Mail & Ride Unlimited MetroCard to buy new December tickets before their Tuesday commute.

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Greenwich Town Administrator John Crary To Retire

... back to an exercise program, reading and trying to get my cooking skills to where they should be." The resident of Somers, NY said he also is looking forward to renovating the Venice, FL condo he and his wife purchased last year. Have a news tip? ...

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Somers 'Cookie Swap' To Fund High School Scholarships

SOMERS, N.Y. The Crystal Hall at Somers Community Center is hosting "Cookie Swap for a Cause" on Dec. 15 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. to raise money for Somers High School Scholarships and Camp Sunshine. Guests are invited to bake and bring five different cookies to trade for five other recipes.

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County Board's Budget Committee Making Final Changes To Astorino Proposal

... and the restoration of some curator positions at the county's nature preserves. Board Chairman Michael Kaplowitz (D-Somers), attributed the productive negotiations to bipartisan cooperation which has been his primary objective since becoming board ...

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Somers Library, Rotary Buy New Display Screens

Somers Library Foundation President Rose Corbett and Foundation Treasurer Susan Petroccione approached the Northeastern Westchester Rotary about buying two new program announcement screens to showcase the many children's, teen and adult programs offered at the library. Rotarian Doug Abdelnour, owner of Bedford Photo-Graphic in Somers, purchased the two large screens, programmed them to format JPEG files, trained staff to update both screens and networked the screens so that updating could be easily done.

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