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Top Stories- Chuck Scarborough to Step Down as WNBC News Anchor After 50-Year CareerThe celebrated broadcaster, who started at the New York station in 1974, announced that he would wrap up his anchoring career on Dec. 12.
- Police in New Jersey’s Capital Violate Residents’ Rights, U.S. FindsOfficers in Trenton have caused the deaths of innocent people, a Justice Department report found, citing a fatality that occurred after officers pushed a man’s face into the ground.
- N.Y.C. Housing Plan Moves Forward With an Unexpected $5 Billion BoostA City Council committee passed a major proposal that would ease restrictions on housing growth in New York. The full Council is likely to approve it next month.
- New York City Gets Some Rain, but Not Enough to Ease Its DroughtAbout two inches were forecast to fall through Saturday. Officials say it won’t be enough to fully replenish the city’s reservoirs.
- New N.Y.P.D. Boss Takes Over a Department With ‘Phenomenal Problems’Jessica Tisch will oversee top officials who have behaved questionably in public and private. Her supporters say she does not put up with posturing or incompetence.
- An Immigrant Family’s Dreams, Shattered by a Random Stabbing SpreeOn Sunday, Angel Lata Landi, a construction worker, called his mother in Ecuador, whom he helped support. The next day, he was one of three people stabbed to death on the street in Manhattan.
- Anthony Weiner’s Latest Redemption Tour Starts With a HaircutThe disgraced New York politician is considering a run for City Council. But even in an era of political comebacks, this might be pushing it.
- Rudy Giuliani’s New Lawyer Takes His Case to the StreetsMr. Giuliani has not turned over his apartment and other items to two women he defamed. His new counsel, a Staten Island divorce lawyer, held a sidewalk news conference.
- Homes for Sale in Connecticut and New YorkThis week’s properties are a three-bedroom in Norwalk, Conn., and a four-bedroom in Irvington, N.Y.
- Homes for Sale in Manhattan and BrooklynThis week’s properties are in Turtle Bay, Hell’s Kitchen and Greenpoint.
- Chuck Scarborough to Step Down as WNBC News Anchor After 50-Year Career
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Author Archives: Land Steward
Pound Ridge Land Conservancy Workshop
‘Putting Plants to Work in your Garden and Homestead’. Learn how to analyze and gage specific sites for specific-type plantings. Also on hand will be community experts on green roof design and uses as well as rain water gardening- the … Continue reading
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Pound Ridge Land Conservancy Summer Intern Presentations
PRLC’s summer student interns present to the community their field studies and garden projects over the past several months. This is a great event for middle and high school students and their families who are interested in local ecology, possible future internships … Continue reading
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Protect Rare Habitat with Pound Ridge Land Conservancy
This is the best time of year to target Phragmites in order to prevent its spread into new areas of this globally rare fen habitat. Please call 205-3533 for directions to our meeting place off Donbrook Road in Pound Ridge. Wear … Continue reading
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Guided Hike and Search for Reptiles and Amphibians
This is a free and family-friendly event sponsored by the Pound Ridge Land Conservancy. Guided by naturalist Krista Munger, you will be introduced to a beautiful nature preserve and some of the amazing reptiles and amphibians that share our woodlands. Saturday June 29, … Continue reading
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Community Volunteer Work Session: Timber Stand Improvement at the Clark Preserve
Lend a hand and learn forest stewardship practices at the Clark Preserve, Autumn Ridge Road, Pound Ridge NY. The time is now to complete thinning this young sugar maple stand and to limit the spread of invasive Japanese barberry. July 13, … Continue reading
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Making the Most of Your Garden Space.
Location: Armstrong House and Education Center, 1361 OId Post Rd, Pound Ridge 10576. Time 10am to 12pm A free event open to families Join the Pound Ridge Land Conservancy this Saturday, June 15th from 10-12noon for a spring gardening workshop: … Continue reading
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