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Patch Blogs: Leftovers; Sandy Help From Texas

A recap of recent and popular blog posts in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam.

It's a safe bet that your refrigerator is packed with leftovers—the kind of "packed" where plates are stacked on plates, which sit precariosuly on bowls.

So as you spend the next several days peering though Saran Wrap and figuring out what to reheator eat cold—consider this recipe: chicken biscuits.

Patch blogger Macaroni Kid offers easy instructions on piecing the treats together.

On the post-Sandy front: veteran newspaperman Art Gunther III lauds electrical workers from out of state for pitching in after all the local devastation.

"Utility crews from as far away as the Lone Star State were on hand to restore service in the electrical and communication devastation," he pens. "These people are the best. The ones I saw and met were as neighborly as if I sat daily on a front porch in their communities."

Gunther said in the days following the superstorm, he spotted folks from Texas, Georgia and Connecticut helping get the Lower Hudson Valley back on the grid.

(And also on the topic of Sandy: blogger and psychiatrist John Gerson offers tips on coping with the disaster. "Here is my prescription: don’t do it alone; talk about your stress and your worries with friends and family; rely on each other," he writes.)

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PC Lover May 9, 2013 at 05:50 pm
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Aidan May 23, 2013 at 05:10 pm
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Liz Giegerich (Editor) May 22, 2013 at 10:30 am
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HomeGrown10573 May 15, 2013 at 10:26 pm
Linda T., I would guess Mrs. Brakewood lives in Port Chester if she is running for the Port ChesterRead More Board of Ed. Even if the schools had to impose an austerity budget, your taxes would still go up. The state has more control in these matters than you think.
Aidan May 15, 2013 at 07:09 pm
Linda, the per pupil expenditure in PC schools is the lowest in Westchester and Rockland countiesRead More ... by about $2,000 per student. The issue is two fold. First, our property values are not as strong as our neighbors, so our homes have a higher levy in order to fund the schools. Second, and more important, is that the reliance on property taxes slams moderate income communities like PC. We need for the state to move to an income tax to fund schools. Scream at your legislators ... not the BoE.
Linda Turturino May 15, 2013 at 11:25 am
I am concerned there is not enough attention to detail in the BOE budget overall and Mrs. BrakewoodRead More comment about keeping taxes affordable ... where does she live ? they are out of control and in my opinion the money we pay for taxes we should have the best looking schools anywhere ... just my opinion