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Danbury Street Festival to return June 1
Danbury’s Main Street will be closed from 9am to 7pm on Saturday June 1 for the Danbury Street Festival. “As part of our ongoing revitalization efforts in downtown Danbury, the Danbury Street Festival will shine a spotlight on the gems that are the core components of our community and beyond,” said organizers in a press release.
Enjoying golf at NYMC
Although it’s not in the curriculum at New York Medical College (NYMC) in Valhalla, golf is a subject that occasionally comes up at NYMC as it did at the end of March when a new golf simulator went into service and as the June 17 date approaches for NYMC’s annual golf tournament and reception.
U.S. and world news for May 21
Iran mourns: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has proclaimed five days of mourning for Iran’s President Raisi and the others who were killed in a helicopter crash over the weekend. An election has been scheduled for June 28 to select a new president. Iran blames the crash on an unspecified technical issue. The U.S. State Department sent condolences to the Iranian people and added, “As Iran selects a new president, we reaffirm our support for the Iranian people and their struggle for human rights and fundamental freedoms.” The White House put out a statement criticizing President Raisi for having supported Middle East extremist groups.
A dozen brands set to join The Westchester
The Westchester in White Plains keeps reinventing itself with returning favorites (Anthropologie), new stores (Hobbs and Marc Jacobs) and spots for foodies (Gregory’s, The Wok 360):. Anthropologie – Anthropologie, which once anchored an area on retail level 3 where Arhaus now stands, returns this summer in a new locale...
Shedding light on postpartum depression
During Maternal Mental Health Month, Open Door Family Medical Center, serving the Hudson Valley, wants to draw attention to the risks of postpartum depression (PPD). “Any new mom can get postpartum depression,” said Judy McCarthy Dalton, a midwife at the center. “Yes, there are red flags, like if there is a past history of depression or anxiety, or if there was postpartum depression following previous births. But any new mother is at risk.”
J House completes event room redo
The J House Greenwich, a boutique hotel known for its events spaces as well as its accommodations, has completed a comprehensive renovation of its Riverside Room. Spanning 1,700 square feet, the room has been redesigned to offer an elevated experience for parties, conferences and executive retreats. The upgrades include state-of-the-art lighting fixtures and audio/visual equipment, new flooring, a green wall, floor-to-ceiling retractable glass doors and a built-in bar with Carrara marble – all to ensure seamless presentations and entertainment experiences.
PETS ANDA PACKAGING
Most modern corporations have a pet charity or designated nonprofit organization, which becomes the beneficiary of recurring company fundraising activities. Packaging and Crating Technologies (PACT), a Watertown-based manufacturing company of durable cardboard moving containers for the military, commercial and industrial sectors, is earmarking some funds for a new, actual pet charity that matches stray animals with forever homes. Specifically, PACT recently donated $1,000 to Beacon of Light Animal Rescue to help launch the New Hartford foster-based organization that services dogs and cats around Connecticut.
Hyde Park drive-in may be reopening
The federal government’s National Park Service (NPS), which owns the nine acres that are home to the Hyde Park drive-in movie theater at 4114 Albany Post Road in Hyde Park, is close to signing a lease with a new operator for the theater, the Business Journal was told by the NPS. A representative at the agency said that lease documents are under review but did not have an estimate on when the lease might be signed or when the theater might open for the summer season. The drive-in is one of only about 200 drive-ins remaining in the U.S., down from the approximately 4,000 drive-in theaters that were operating in the 1950s when the outdoor movie theater business peaked.
CT LAW FIRM VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Pullman & Comley LLC, was selected by Pro Bono Partnership as its Connecticut program Law Firm Volunteer of the Year and honored at an awards ceremony April 24 at Real Art Ways in Hartford. Pro Bono Partnership is a nonprofit organization that coordinates the provision of free legal assistance to other nonprofits fulfilling important social and community services needs in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.
BUILD IT, BEAUTIFY IT AND THEY WILL COME
The Corporation for New Milford Economic (CNMED) Development has announced the expansion of its successful Facade Grant Program, helping local businesses enhance their storefronts and facades. Previously restricted to the downtown district, now businesses all over town are encouraged to apply for grants to improve their facades with new signage,...
STRENGTHENING THE REAL ESTATE TEAM
With the expansion of its team and firm’s services in mind, Stenger, Glass, Hagstrom, Lindars & Iuele LLP. Stenger recently welcomed Mary Tokarz who brings 25 years of real estate expertise to the firm. She has dedicated her practice to a range of residential real estate transactions, including the representation of individuals in the purchase and sale of homes, as well as lenders in residential mortgage transactions.
CONGRATULATIONS NWH
Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) recently earned a top ‘A’ rating for its patient safety, ac-cording to The Leapfrog Group. Derek Anderson, execu-tive director, NWH said, “Securing an ‘A’ hospital safety grade from The Leapfrog Group is no easy task. It under-scores our hospital’s dedication to patient safety and person-centered care. This achievement highlights the tireless efforts of our remarkable team, reaf-firming our mission to deliver the highest standard of health-care excellence, while priori-tizing the individual needs of every patient we serve.”
CNN WIRE — Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized: VIDEO
(CNN) — Almost 48 hours after being shown physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 in a surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN, Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized. Just before 1pm ET on Friday, CNN published the video in which Combs is seen grabbing, shoving, dragging...
CNN WIRE — ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants against Sinwar and Netanyahu: VIDEO
(CNN) — The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the October 7 attacks on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza, the court’s prosecutor Karim Khan told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview on Monday.
Your next infusion of capital could come from an SBA “speed dating” event
For small businesses leaders searching for capital is about more than locating a sum of money at the best interest rate. That is important to be sure, but success is built off of more than numbers alone. As much as it is about the numbers, the search for a lender...
Mobile speakeasy skids short of opulent objectives
A Utah businessman who made a deal with an Orange County vintage vehicle renovator to convert an old school bus into a luxurious mobile bar and lounge claims that he got a bus loaded with defective equipment instead. Loren Rothman, of Moab, Utah, accused Hudson Trailer Co., Washingtonville, and president...
$3.44 million in federal funds for Connecticut traffic safety
US Representatives Jahana Hayes and Jim Himes joined Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy on May 17 to announce that the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will provide millions of dollars to improve pedestrian and road safety in four cities across the state through the “Safe Streets and Roads for All” grant program run by the US Department of Transportation.
Playland opens; positions itself as a place for sustainable fun
Playland in Rye opened for the season this past Saturday, with Standard Amusements at the helm under its operating contract with Westchester County. Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins, County Legislators Catherine Parker and David Tubiolo and Natasha Caputo, Director of Westchester County Tourism & Film, were among those joining Standard Amusements’ Nicholas Singer and Evonne Keeler for a noontime ribbon-cutting ceremony.
End of federal program could cut internet to 186,000 Connecticut homes
The Affordable Connectivity Program is set to wind down by the end of May, leaving millions of Americans and thousands of Connecticut households without internet access, according to reporting by Lisa Hagen at CT Mirror. Around 186,000 households in the state were using the program in April, roughly one in eight households.
Secrets of Cross County Center’s 70 years of success
The idea that people would be able to shop from their living rooms or kitchens using a device known as a computer via a data highway called the internet wasn’t even a fantasy back in 1954 when developer Sol Atlas opened the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers. The original anchor stores were Gimbels, John Wanamaker and F.W. Woolworth.
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