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Dear Daily Voice Plus Reader: In response to your comments—because you want more thoughtful coverage about your community on topics that matter most to you—we are excited to announce new topics on Daily Voice Plus: Politics. All politics is local and that hasn’t changed at Daily Voice Plus. We will continue to hold your local politicians accountable and look behind the stories in your towns to bring you what truly matters to you. Schools. On average, your child spends one-sixth of the year in school, and that’s not counting after-school activities. Friday Night Lights scores matter, but so does bullying, violence in sch…
Greenwich's Stemerman Says He Puts Action Ahead Of Politics In Governor's Race Greenwich's Stemerman Says He Puts Action Ahead Of Politics In Governor's Race
Greenwich's Stemerman Says He Puts Action Ahead Of Politics In Governor's Race This is another in a series of Daily Voice articles profiling candidates for governor.  As a youngster, David Stemerman has fond memories of Connecticut as a state perfectly situated between two major cities -- New York and Boston -- that people didn't just want to drive through, but loved to visit and make a home.  Massachusetts was nicknamed "Taxachusetts," and its tech companies were relocating until a series of Republican governors turned the Bay State's economy around, from Stemerman's perspective. Today's Connecticut, the Republican candidate for governor says, is better-kn…
Latest Update: School Districts Announce Early Dismissals Due To Heat Latest Update: School Districts Announce Early Dismissals Due To Heat
Latest Update: School Districts Announce Early Dismissals Due To Heat Heat Advisory: Steamy Day Will Be Followed By Severe Storms, Gusty Winds With record-breaking temperatures possible and a Heat Advisory in effect, multiple school districts in the Hudson Valley/Fairfield County have announced early dismissals for Monday, June 18. New York Westchester County Mamaroneck Public Schools: All elementary schools and Hommocks Middle School will dismiss at 11:30 a.m. Mamaroneck High School's exam schedule will remain as planned. Peekskill Central School District: Hillcrest's Grade 4 Field Day has been postponed until Wednesday, June 20. Rye City School District…
NY Times Shines Spotlight On Hackensack: 'Billy Joel Is Always Welcome' NY Times Shines Spotlight On Hackensack: 'Billy Joel Is Always Welcome'
NY Times Shines Spotlight On Hackensack: 'Billy Joel Is Always Welcome' HACKENSACK, N.J. — The City of Hackensack is receiving accolades in a recent New York Times article. "Immortalized in an unflattering Billy Joel lyric — 'Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money?'" the article reads. "The Bergen County seat is an ethnically diverse city of 45,000, suburban in feel but with an urban center hugging the Hackensack River."  The Times quotes new neighbors, real-estate agents and city officials praising Hackensack for its affordable housing, close proximity to Jersey City, Hoboken and New York, its sprawling par…
Early Dismissal Monday For New Fairfield Schools Early Dismissal Monday For New Fairfield Schools
Early Dismissal Monday For New Fairfield Schools NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Because of the snowy forecast for Monday afternoon, all schools will be dismissing two hours early in New Fairfield. Afternoon and evening activities in the schools are canceled.