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Bucks
News
New Historical Society In Bucks County Hopes To Save Revolutionary War Landmark New Historical Society In Bucks County Hopes To Save Revolutionary War Landmark
New Historical Society In Bucks County Hopes To Save Revolutionary War Landmark Members of the newly-formed Buckingham Historical Society are raising funds to one day turn General Greene's Inn into a public museum.  The Inn, 4705 York Road in Buckingham, served as General Nathaniel Greene's headquarters during the Revolutionary War, according to the Solebury Township Historical Society.  From there, General Greene is said to have ordered the flat boats used by George Washington in his 1776 crossing of the Delaware River.   "Our ultimate goal is to preserve the General Greene's Inn (...) and convert it into a historical park for the community,"…

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by Mac Bullock
Stamford
Lifestyle
Actors Wanted For Television Show Filming In Stamford: Here Are Available Roles Actors Wanted For Television Show Filming In Stamford: Here Are Available Roles
Actors Wanted For Television Show Filming In Stamford: Here Are Available Roles Prospective actors who don't mind donning 18th-century-era costumes may be interested in auditioning for a television show set to film in Connecticut.  An upcoming show centered around the Revolutionary War and George Washington titled "Revolution" will film in Fairfield County between Monday, March 25, and Friday, April 5 in Stamford, according to a casting call posted by Backstage.  The non-union series, which will play on a major network, is offering $150 for an estimated 10 hours of work for several roles which include:  British and French soldiers, as well as Virginia …

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by Ben Crnic
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park
Business
Dollar General Opening Store In Saddle Brook Dollar General Opening Store In Saddle Brook
Dollar General Opening Store In Saddle Brook Get your George Washington's out. Dollar General is opening a new version of its store in Bergen County. The discount retailer announced they are holding two grand opening celebrations for its Dollar General Market  market  in Saddle Brook and North Arlington on Saturday, August 12. The stores were previously Dollar Generals.  The Saddle Brook event will be held at 8 a.m. at 419 Market St. while the North Arlington event will be held at 10 a.m. at 11 River Road Suite 35 at 10 a.m. Each celebration will include $10 gift cards to the first 50 adult customers and DG tote ba…

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by Sam Barron
Alexandria
News
RBG's Iconic Pegasus Collar Auctioned Off In Alexandria RBG's Iconic Pegasus Collar Auctioned Off In Alexandria
RBG's Iconic Pegasus Collar Auctioned Off In Alexandria One of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's favorite pieces of jewelry is being auctioned off by a Northern Virginia auction house. RBG's iconic Pegasus collar will hit the auction block in September. Ginsburg, who changed the course of history for women’s rights and gender equality, famously became known for her iconic collars and jabots worn on the bench. For the Justice, each had a powerful coded message coupled with a fashion statement. The Pegasus limited edition silver metallic bib by Stella & Dot was one of RBG's favorite collars evoking power and strength with t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Greenburgh
News
NY Awards $500K To Restore Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters In Greenburgh NY Awards $500K To Restore Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters In Greenburgh
NY Awards $500K To Restore Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters In Greenburgh A municipality in Westchester County has been given half a million dollars to restore a historical site that once played a crucial role during the Revolutionary War.  The town of Greenburgh has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the state of New York to restore the Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters at 425 Ridge Rd., according to an announcement by Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner from Sunday, Dec. 18.  The site was once the residence where The Comte de Rochambeau commanded the French-American encampment that aided the Continental Army in 1781 during the Revolutio…

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by Ben Crnic
Nassau
News
Long Island Company Awarded $30.7M Contract To Restore, Protect Montauk Point Lighthouse Long Island Company Awarded $30.7M Contract To Restore, Protect Montauk Point Lighthouse
Long Island Company Awarded $30.7M Contract To Restore, Protect Montauk Point Lighthouse A Long Island company has been awarded a near $31 million contract to restore and protect the Montauk Point Lighthouse. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced this week that a $30.7 million contract has been granted to Bay Shore-based H&L Contracting to “protect the historic Montauk Point Lighthouse and associated cultural resources located on the easternmost point of Long Island.” The project is expected to last approximately two years as crews work to safeguard the lighthouse from shoreline erosion. Work is planned to start in the spring. “The hist…

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by Zak Failla
Worcester
News
Local Wonder - The Balancing Rock - Toppled! Local Wonder - The Balancing Rock - Toppled!
Local Wonder - The Balancing Rock - Toppled! A Massachusetts anomaly that once stymied President George Washington has been felled. But perhaps not for long. The rock at Holliston’s iconic Balancing Rock, a 5 ton stone that seemed to be precariously perched on top of another boulder, has fallen over. The tumbled 20-foot-long rock was first noticed on Tuesday, Sept. 22, morning. It resides in Balancing Rock Village, a retirement community. Holliston, a small town in the state's MetroWest  region, was founded in 1724. People have come forward to offer to rebalance the stone, MetroWest Daily News reported. The legend of Balancing…

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by Kristin Palpini
DV Plus - Westchester
Lifestyle
One Book Unites—Not Divides—Westchester Cities, Towns One Book Unites—Not Divides—Westchester Cities, Towns
One Book Unites—Not Divides—Westchester Cities, Towns Children's interest in reading declines by the age of nine according to the Scholastic 2019 Kids and Family Reading Report. So having children and tweens/teens along with adults included in this year's One Book Westchester is a boost for county families.  The committee decided to offer three reading selections in order to target three different age groups, thus widening the appeal of the project and allowing for families to read together, said Assistant to the County Executive/Operations Roseanne Finizio. The literacy initiative calls upon community members to read the same …

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by Donna Christopher
Morris
Schools
SUP'T: Morris County HS Speaker Told Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader' SUP'T: Morris County HS Speaker Told Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader'
SUP'T: Morris County HS Speaker Told Students Hitler Was 'Good Leader' A good leader with bad moral character and intentions. That's how a guest speaker described Hitler to a room full of Madison High School student athletes over the weekend, NJ.com reports. The speaker was not identified by Superintendent Mark Schwarz in a letter co-signed by three other district officials sent to parents, nor was the presentation screened in advance, he said. Schwartz called the presentation “unnecessarily provocative and insensitive," the news outlet said. The Saturday assembly was aimed at promoting “positive leadership values and a culture of sportsm…

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by Cecilia Levine
White Plains
Politics
Presidents' Day Survey: Here's Who Scholars Rate No. 1, Where Trump Ranks Presidents' Day Survey: Here's Who Scholars Rate No. 1, Where Trump Ranks
Presidents' Day Survey: Here's Who Scholars Rate No. 1, Where Trump Ranks Who is the only president ranked among the Top Five of all time who does not have a 60-foot sculpture of his head on Mount Rushmore?If you guess Franklin D. Roosevelt, you are correct. At least according to the Siena College Research Institute’s (SCRI) Survey of U.S. Presidents, which was released just in time for Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 18. Mount Rushmore features (from left), No. 1-ranked George Washington, No. 5 Thomas Jefferson, No. 4 Theodore Roosevelt and No. 3 Abraham Lincoln. FDR is ranked No. 2 in the Siena survey and took office as president in 1933, six years af…

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by Joe Lombardi
North Orange
Politics
Poll: What Do You Think About New Name For The Bear Mountain Bridge? Poll: What Do You Think About New Name For The Bear Mountain Bridge?
Poll: What Do You Think About New Name For The Bear Mountain Bridge? Just months after the uproar over the new Tappan Zee Bridge being given the official name of the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, residents are up in arms again over the newly enacted name of the Bear Mountain Bridge. The new name, "The Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge," was selected, not by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but by the State Senate which had originally wanted to attach the name to the new Tappan Zee. But before they could make the change, the governor stepped in and named the new bridge after his late father. But unlike the new TZB official name change,  the bill specifies the name c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Peekskill
Lifestyle
Peekskill's 'Revitalized Energy' Cited In New York Times Story Peekskill's 'Revitalized Energy' Cited In New York Times Story
Peekskill's 'Revitalized Energy' Cited In New York Times Story Twenty tobacco boxes, 100 tobacco pipes, 1,000 fish hooks, 40 knives, two swords, eight muskets, three pistols, some rum and some beer were among the enticements the Kitchawank tribe accepted in 1685 to surrender their land — now Peekskill — to six Dutchmen, according to this feature article appearing on Sunday, Sept. 16 in The New York Times. The small city hugging the Hudson River inherited its name from Jan Peeck, an early Dutch trader. In Dutch, "kill” means creek. Peekskill’s strategic position on the river made it valuable for shipping and proved an important military base during…

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by Daily Voice
Briarcliff
News
Investigation Launched After 'Liberty Tree' Cut Down, North Castle Police Say Investigation Launched After 'Liberty Tree' Cut Down, North Castle Police Say
Investigation Launched After 'Liberty Tree' Cut Down, North Castle Police Say Police in North Castle are investigating a suspicious incident in North White Plains that saw the famed “Liberty Tree” cut down near the Miller House. The North Castle Police Department was advised by North Castle Town Councilman Barry Reiter on Thursday morning that a suspect had cut down the Liberty Tree at Miller Hill Park overnight. The tree was first reportedly planted in 1976 to commemorate the Bicentennial, near the historic home that was used by George Washington during the Revolutionary War during the Battle of White Plains. Officers responded to the park, and confirmed that the t…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains
News
Latimer Announces Refurbishment Plan For Miller House In North White Plains Latimer Announces Refurbishment Plan For Miller House In North White Plains
Latimer Announces Refurbishment Plan For Miller House In North White Plains Joined by state legislators, local lawmakers and Miller House advocates, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced on Thursday, April 26 county plans to refurbish and upgrade the historic Elijah Miller House site in North White Plains.  The house was used during the Revolutionary War by General George Washington as a headquarters command post during the Battle of White Plains.  Before falling into disrepair, the site was used as a public museum. The nearly $2 million project will provide for repairs as well as construction of a new visitors’ center for students and residents t…

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by Jon Craig
Bergenfield
Sports
March Madness: Three Bergen County Players To Watch For In NCAA Tournament March Madness: Three Bergen County Players To Watch For In NCAA Tournament
March Madness: Three Bergen County Players To Watch For In NCAA Tournament The area has no shortage of players going dancing for March Madness. Here are standouts from Bergen and Passaic counties to watch for in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and when you can see their first-round games. Paul Jorgensen, Butler: The New City, N.Y. native graduated from Don Bosco Prep. The guard played two seasons at George Washington helping lead them to the NIT title last year with an average of 15.7 minutes per game. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining at Butler. (10.5 PPG, 3.2 RPG). March 16 vs. Arkansas at 3:10 p.m. Markis McDuffie, Wichita State: The …

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by Cecilia Levine
Armonk
Lifestyle
Westchester Locale Among Top 100 Places To Live In New National Ranking Westchester Locale Among Top 100 Places To Live In New National Ranking
Westchester Locale Among Top 100 Places To Live In New National Ranking It's no surprise to Mayor Tom Roach and others living or working in and around White Plains that the hip-hop city and Westchester County's seat of government made the latest Top 100 ranking of best places to live in the United States.The up-and-coming metropolis -- best known for its shopping, major corporate presence (Heineken USA is headquartered there), downtown farmer's market, fine arts and annual New Year's celebrations -- continues to boom.  A major new bus/train transit hub is in the planning stages, top-notch hotels continue to relocate there and its shopping districts have always t…

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by Jon Craig