Friday, May 18, 2012
Going green can often help sell a home more quickly.
Many households still tend to shy away from adopting green living habits for fear they’ll be too hard, time-consuming, or expensive. In reality, there are many green habits that are easy, inexpensive, and will help you sell your home faster. Cutting down on energy usage is often a great way to save money. Do you know that many buyers today will ask a seller how much they pay each month on their utilities? Some might even go so far as to ask for copies of the homeowners utility bills. In order to make this often large amount of money seem more reasonable, going green can help. Consider “greening” up your appliances. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, getting rid of old and outdated appliances can save thousands of dollars per…
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Small shop owners in Greenwich gird for extending their work week to stay competitive.
For the first time since Prohibition, this coming Sunday marks the first time Connecticut residents will be able to buy alcohol in local package stores. And the owners of smaller mom-and-pop stores say the bill signed into law earlier this week by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is forcing them to work additional hours in order to remain competitive with other local stores and those stores just across the border in Port Chester. At many stores on the CT-NY border in Greenwich, signs announcing Sunday business hours are becoming as common place as sales signs for beer, wine and alcohol sales specials. The new law allows booze sales from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. But that's not to say the operators of those stores are pleased with Malloy …
They're shooting for a chance to win $1,500 in seep capital.
High school students from Port Chester and other economically disadvantaged communities have been challenged by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Fairchester for to use their creativity to learn all about business as part of a year-long program. By the end of the year, they create original business plans and compete for the opportunity to make their plans a reality. On Thursday, May 31, 25 students from high schools in Port Chester, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and Greenburgh will participate in the Westchester County-Wide Business Plan Competition, for a chance to receive $1,500 in seed capital as the first place regional winner. Last year’s countywide winner, Andrew Gomez, was a senior at Port Chester H.S. The competition, which…
“The Jersey Shore” cast-member will be signing copies of her third book at the Barnes & Noble in White Plains on Saturday.
The sixth season of MTV’s “The Jersey Shore” may be a little toned down now that reality TV superstar and New York Times Best Selling Author Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is a mom-to-be. “It will definitely be a different summer for me,” said Polizzi, 24. Fans can still get a taste of what its like to be a guidette at the shore in Polizzi’s latest novel “Gorilla Beach,” which follows cousins Giovanna “Gia” Spumanti and Isabella “Bella” Rizzoli on their escapades to find hot guidos, a.k.a. gorilla juice heads, in Atlantic City. “Gorilla Beach is the sequel to my first book ‘A Shore Thing’— it's basically about two girls who resemble Jenni [Farley, a.k.a JWoww] and I, who get into crazy situations,” said Polizzi. “Gia is me, and Bella is Jenni.” …
The public duked it out at Thursday night's long and heated forum surrounding the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's annual assessment of Indian Point.
Eleven thousand jobs created by a power plant. Eighteen million lives affected in the New York metro area by its demise. Those were the main numbers the protestors – of which there were many at Thursday night's annual public hearing on Indian Point – were throwing around. The protestors were louder, or least more organized, than the pro-nuclear folks. They were also more colorful. There were the Raging Grannies with their purposely frumpy clothes and song (a gimmick, admitted one, but anything to get the message heard). Some Japanese people wore hazmat suits emblazoned with red nuclear symbols, a powerful reminder of the Fukushima disaster and the fact that Japan's gone fully non-nuclear since. As of two weeks ago, the country closed its…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The recall is nationwide.
Thousands of crib tents sold by several major retailers are being recalled due to a "serious safety risk," state and federal officials said Thursday. The state Department of Consumer Protection is alerting consumers about a nationwide voluntary recall announced by The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and five major retailers. Refunds will be made available to consumers who have purchased any of the recalled crib tents or play yard tents made by Tots in Mind, Inc., officials said. According to CPSC, infants and toddlers are at risk of serious injury or death due to strangulation and entrapment by the products, and agency officials are urging parents and caregivers to stop using these crib tents and play yard tents immediately. Do not…
The former City Chow House was transformed into NoMa Social.
The newly renovated restaurant at the Radisson Hotel New Rochelle held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, attended by local officials, residents and hotel workers. NoMa Social—NoMa means North of Manhattan—was designed to bring a little Manhattan chic to the Queen City, said Food and Beverage Director Colby Brock. The revamped menu was created by Executive Chef Bill Rosenberg, a Culinary Institute of America graduate and former executive chef of F.I.S.H. Restaurant and Two Moon in Port Chester. The Mediterranean menu provides a wide selection of small plates for sharing including a potato tortilla with sour cream and chives; garlicky beans and meatballs prepared with veal, ricotta and tomato-roasted pepper ragu. The dinner entrees include …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The days of interns being office gophers are a thing of the past. Employers need to be aware of the rules for interns.
Need someone to do your filing, sort your mail, fetch your coffee and other grunt work? An unpaid intern is not the answer. Many may remember summer intern experiences where they had hoped to learn about business and a particular industry but instead spent their time being the office errand boy or girl. Woe to the company that tries that now. New federal guidelines for internships were released in 2010 in response to the uptick in the number of unpaid internships over the last few years. The concern was that some employers were bringing in unpaid labor to help them through tough economic times. One of the issues is having unpaid interns perform tasks that displace paid workers. For example, if an intern performs work that the firm would…
Friday, May 11, 2012
Rockland Boulders play 2 exhibition games, host MLB Pitch, Hit and Run competition for kids.
There's lots of action at Provident Bank Park this Mother's Day weekend as the Rockland Boulders play two exhibition games and the team hosts a MLB Pitch, Hit and Run competition for kids. Saturday, May 12 – Charity Exhibition Game Boulders vs. NYPD plus kids can run the bases after the game and a Gala Fireworks Display! 6:00 P.M. – free tickets on-line www.rocklandboulders.com The team says he can get tickets at the box office on Saturday, but the stadium is expected to be packed for the game with much of the large NYPD contingent in Rockland County expected to attend. And in the morning.... Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run Competition And on Mother's Day ... Sunday, May 13 – Happy Mothers’ Day! Exhibition Game Boulders vs. N.J. …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Calls That Discount Place "a great concept."
Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla said he was saddened to hear that a discount grocery business that opened in the village last year is closing its doors. "I was saddened to hear That Discount Place is closing," Pilla said. "Jane Stout was pioneering a great concept that is new to our region. It's too bad that it did not catch on quicker." Stout said that she's planning to close the store at the end of the month, unable to keep the cash flow necessary to operate the business. She has announced a Going Out of Business sale. "I wish Jane success in all her future untertakings," Pilla said. "I am extremely confident that she will be successful in whatever she pursues."
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Dan Seidel
11:48 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
Speaking of public relations, how about that 1991 p.r. piece for Obama stating he was born in Kenya? Dontcha think he okay'ed that one? Everyone else did for theirs! HIS book and creds startle and amaze everyday with new revelations - the fabrication of Julia was a hit - POTUS will go to all lengths.... and so will my segues. Snooky's book is a little different than POTUS's - at least she comes … more ›