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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Port Chester's Kennedy School Evacuated as a Precaution

The smell from a small amount of gasoline spilled at Port Chester's John F. Kennedy School prompted the evacuation of one of the school's buildings this afternoon.



via Port Chester Newswire http://portchester.patch.com/articles/port-chester-s-kennedy-school-evacuated-as-a-precaution

Ruth Pell, 91, Longtime Armonk Resident

Pell was born July 18, 1921, in Greenwich, Conn., to Edward and Loretta Kane. She married Frederick Pell on June 14, 1947, in a double ceremony with her sister, Irene, and her husband, Joseph Trefny, at Sacred Heart Church in Port Chester.



via Port Chester Newswire http://armonk.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/ruth-pell-91-longtime-armonk-resident

Port Chester Man: Pope's Declining Health Is Evident

Port Chester resident Dan Stuart thinks Pope Benedict XVI's decision to step down, announced Monday, was the wise thing to do.



via Port Chester Newswire http://portchester.dailyvoice.com/news/port-chester-man-pope-s-declining-health-evident

John Prine schedules 2013 tour dates

... be swinging through our area in April and while there are no shows in NYC, he will play The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester on April 12 and the State Theatre in Ithica, NY on April 13 . Presale tickets are available now. Regular on sale for The Cap ...



via Port Chester Newswire http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2013/02/john_prine_sche_1.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BrooklynVeganFeed+%28brooklynvegan%29

Victoria Hoffman, 84, Of Somers

... by two children, Linda (Michael) Summo and Paul Hoffman, both of Somers; a brother, Guido Zambernardi, of Port Chester; and a granddaughter. She was predeceased by two brothers, Peter and Anthony. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. ...



via Port Chester Newswire http://somers.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/victoria-hoffman-84-somers

Rye, Port Chester Eateries Participate in Restaurant Week

... to choose. Several local restaurants are participating this year; six located in Rye, and three located in Port Chester. Here is a taste of what these top restaurants are offering for the $20.95 prix fixe lunch and $29.95 dinner. Purchase Street's ...



via Port Chester Newswire http://rye.patch.com/articles/rye-port-chester-eateries-participate-in-restaurant-week

Advanced Building Maintenance Offers Cleaning And Organization Tips


Advanced Building Maintenance Was Founded In Port Chester In 1990 And Is Offering Professional Cleaning Tips To Village Residents.

Cleaning is like exercise—people either love it or they hate it. And while cleaning may not be a favorite task of many people, it is essential to prevent illness and infection. Cleaning is even more important when it comes to an office, where cleanliness can instill a sense of professionalism, maturity, and responsibility. When it comes to office cleaning, business owners or organization leaders are often encouraged to create a plan, start small, de-clutter, “work down,” and relax. Finally, individuals who are having an especially difficult time keeping their home or office clean and organized may want to consider hiring an office cleaning service. 

Make a Plan

As with any large project, making a plan is essential to achieving success when it comes to office cleaning. For best results, home owners or business men and women should start by identifying what items need to be cleaned, how often they should be cleaned, and the urgency of the tasks. When cleaning an office, most business owners focus on the areas which are used the most, and therefore receive the highest amounts of traffic.

During office building cleaning, owners should pinpoint the areas in which customers spend the greatest amounts of time. In most cases, cleaning a reception area, bathroom, and other similar spaces should be of utmost importance when it comes to office cleaning.

Start Small

Starting small can also be an effective technique to use during office building cleaning. In many cases, office owners can become overwhelmed when an area appears especially dirty or cluttered. Instead of focusing on the enormity of the project, individuals should start with a few, small, manageable tasks, and gradually work towards projects that are larger or more difficult.

For example, during office building cleaning, owners may want to start by sweeping, mopping, or vacuuming a reception area, dusting coffee and end tables, and straightening up magazines and other reading materials. Once these smaller tasks have been completed, owners can work towards some of the other, larger tasks involved in maintaining a clean office, such as washing windows, shampooing carpets, and cleaning window blinds.

De-Clutter

To maintain a clean office, de-cluttering is essential. Over the course of a professional career or lifetime, it is surprising how many books, pictures, and other knick-knacks a person acquires. Unfortunately, these items are highly detrimental to maintaining a clean office or home. Individuals who are determined to keep their home or work space neat and tidy should consider working through the facility at least once a year, and identifying items that are no longer of use or interest. These items can be donated to other members of the community, who will likely be able to put them to good use.

“Work Down”

While there are a variety of techniques that can be used by office cleaners to maintain a tidy environment, Advanced Building Maintenance recommend the “work down” technique. In this process.

Office cleaners start by cleaning objects or items that are raised or elevated, such as wall-hangings, pictures, windows, mantle places, and bookshelves, and slowly working down towards the carpet or floor. By using this technique, office cleaners can ensure that once an item has been cleaned, it will not be exposed to more dirt or debris. In contrast, if an office cleaner starts with objects on or near the floor, and then “works up,” dust, grime, and other particles from elevated items may fall to the floor—resulting in a need for repeated cleaning.

Relax

A good office cleaner should always remember that while a tidy space is important, it is not life-or-death. Instead, an office cleaner should only do the best that he or she can with the resources and time available. For business owners who are exceptionally concerned about the appearance of their facility, an office building cleaning service may be essential.

Hiring an Office Cleaning Service

Finally, individuals who do not believe that they can keep their office clean and tidy on their own may want to consider hiring an office cleaning service, like Advanced Building Maintenance. In many cases, office cleaning services will not only be effective at cleaning, but may also be faster than an individual who is not accustomed to the task.

Advanced Building Maintenance can be hired on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, and can be available at a variety of different times of the day. Advanced Building Maintenance's office cleaning services are inexpensive, and is essential for busy working professionals.

Advanced Building Maintenance (New York)
333 Mamaroneck Avenue #301
White Plains, NY 10605
(914) 697-0767

Connecticut Phone Number: (203) 358-1269

Blog http://advancedbuildingmaintenance.blogspot.com/

Email: AdvancedBuildingMaintenance@gmail.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Advanced-Building-Maintenance/444586552227715?ref=tn_tnmn

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/GetCleanWithABM

Police: Port Chester Woman Attacked as She Tries to Break Up Fight

An early-morning fight on Soundview Street in Port Chester left a woman injured, led to the arrest of two men and the seizure of two air-powered pistols, according to Port Chester Police.



via Port Chester Newswire http://portchester.patch.com/articles/police-port-chester-woman-attacked-as-she-tries-to-break-up-fight

Port Chester: Snow Clean Up Hampered By Residents On Some Streets

As Port Chester officials look back on this weekend's efforts to remove snow after the blizzard that hit the area , they are finding some residents contributed to local problems pushing snow into the street as they cleaned up their property and cars.



via Port Chester Newswire http://portchester.patch.com/articles/port-chester-snow-clean-up-hampered-by-residents-on-some-streets

Stamford MV Stop Leads to PCP Possession Charges

... a hallucinogen and possession of a controlled substance. Stamford Arrests Jesus Bonilla , 36, of Beach St. in Port Chester, NY, charged early Monday with possession of narcotics. Jorge A. Castillo , of Dora St., charged Sunday afternoon with traffic ...



via Port Chester Newswire http://stamford.patch.com/articles/stamford-mv-stop-leads-to-pcp-possession-charges

Snow Prompts Port Chester To Adapt Schedules

Port Chester drivers will notice some changes on Main Street this week as the village clears out from Friday's blizzard and prepares for more snow on Wednesday.



via Port Chester Newswire http://portchester.dailyvoice.com/news/snow-prompts-port-chester-adapt-schedules

Monday, February 11, 2013

Westchester firefighter trainees graduate Career Fire Academy

... Fire Department Matthew Bruno Matthew Rappe Hartsdale Fire Department Brian Farrell Alexander Vergo Port Chester Fire Department Ryan Cantatore Ryan Iarocci Vincent Lyons New Rochelle Fire Department John Bollettieri Ronald Fraioli ...



via Port Chester Newswire http://www.lohud.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lohud.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013302110067%26nclick_check%3D1

Metro-North's New Haven Line to expand limited service Tuesday

... and that customers should expect cancellations. The New Haven Line makes eight stops in Westchester County: Port Chester, Rye, Mamaroneck, Harrison, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Pelham and Mount Vernon East. The railroad shut down all three of its lines ...



via Port Chester Newswire http://www.newsday.com/metro-north-s-new-haven-line-to-expand-limited-service-tuesday-1.4625222

Capitol Theatre To Present '71 Grateful Dead Concert

... at The Capitol Theatre from 1971, will be presented Saturday night at the venue, along with a full light show. PORT CHESTER, N.Y. An unreleased recording of a 1971 Grateful Dead concert will be presented with full light show Saturday night at The ...



via Port Chester Newswire http://peekskill.dailyvoice.com/lifestyle/capitol-theatre-present-71-grateful-dead-concert

Young Hardworking Greenwich Entrepreneurs Seek Funding And Want To Sell Candy In Port Chester And Greenwich Stores

Old Greenwich Start-Up Launches Kickstarter


Jacob Maude and his partner are raising funds for 
Cocoa Loco:

A Sweet Story
 on Kickstarter!

This week two young entrepreneurs from Old Greenwich, Mason Amato and Jacob Maude,launched a Kickstarter campaign in order to grow their chocolate business Cocoa Loco. "We need to speed up our production process, so we launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a bar wrapping machine", said Maude. Kickstarter is an online crowdfunding platform through which supporters of companies "back" projects they like and receive "rewards" as compensation. When thinking about what rewards to give people Maude says he and Amato tried to think of the tastiest treats possible; they came up with Belgian chocolate covered marshmallows and chocolate covered all-natural Oreos. They also wanted to offer something personal, so another reward is chocolate bars with personalized wrappers.
Their sweet endeavor began only six months ago. After working for various distribution companies with good success the two decided to start putting their own chocolate bars into stores. Yet first they had to learn the art of chocolate making!

The two began practicing in their kitchens with massive blocks of chocolate, reading countless how-to books and even taking jobs at chocolate factories. "It was quite educational…I never knew chocolate was so complicated!" says Amato of the learning process. Yet by November of 2012 the two felt confident in their abilities and had secured a commercial kitchen in which they could make the chocolates. "The first batch was a crazy 8PM to 8AM shift, since we had to use the shared kitchen space at night when the store owners weren't using it" says Maude. Since December they have sold their chocolates to fifty shops and are hoping to greatly increase that number in 2013.

Their goal is to bring the premium quality and creative chocolate products to counters throughout New England. If you like their story and want to be an important part of it, or want to learn more about Cocoa Loco, you can visit their Kickstarter page "Cocoa Loco: A Sweet Story".  
We are upgrading our factory! Savory chocolate rewards: hand-dipped chocolate marshmallows + all-natural oreos, customized logo bars...

  • Launched: Feb 1, 2013
  • Funding ends: Mar 3, 2013





Belgian Chocolate Covered Marshmallows hand-dipped in Coconut, Almonds and (vet spicy) Organic Red Peppers
Belgian Chocolate Covered Marshmallows hand-dipped in Coconut, Almonds and (vet spicy) Organic Red Peppers





These cookies have no hydrogenated fat content, only all natural flavors, and cane sugar
These cookies have no hydrogenated fat content, only all natural flavors, and cane sugar










Get custom packaged chocolate bars with your logo printed on them
Get custom packaged chocolate bars with your logo printed on them
Hello! Our names are Mason and Jacob and we started a chocolate company a few months ago. Our goal was to create chocolate so tasty that it sold itself. We got some shared commercial kitchen space (if you've done that before you know how hard that is) and within two weeks we were in fifty stores. We're growing and we want to speed up our chocolate making process. Now we can both get something great! We'll make some delicious treats for you, like chocolate covered Oreos, marshmallows, and Belgian chocolates, and your support will pave the way to purchasing a chocolate bar wrapping machine for Cocoa Loco. Thank you so much for your support!





Mason about to work the tempering machine...
Mason about to work the tempering machine...
Story: 
Mason and I were working for a distribution company last summer for a while and it was going well. Mason, suggested that we begin own company putting products in stores. Having recently visited Cadbury World and been inspired by its story, I suggested a chocolate brand. The idea of a chocolate company was born. Our goal? To make chocolate that tastes so good it would sell itself. The next stage was a lot of fun, because it's chocolate! We read everything we could find about chocolate, visited factories and shops and I temporarily took a job as a chocolate maker. A few months and countless pounds of chocolate later, we were able to rent some shared kitchen space at a shop in Stamford. The one condition was that we use the kitchen at night, since the business is bustling in the daytime. At 8 PM, we began their first large batch production. Still learning the tricks of the trade, we didn't finish until 8 AM the next day! But we had our first 500 bars. Within three days we had distributed the majority in shops and needed to make more...





Jake checking that the chocolate is at the optimal temperature...
Jake checking that the chocolate is at the optimal temperature...
We're so excited the Kickstarter community can be a part of this! Your pledge will go towards a machine that will speed up the packaging process. We're also going to work on more professional looking wrappers for the bars. 





Those bars are a fraction of the first batch we made.
Those bars are a fraction of the first batch we made.

RISKS AND CHALLENGESLearn about accountability on Kickstarter

As the market changes our products will need to adjust. We prepare for any potential problems by keeping up to date with new trends and speaking with retailers about customer buying habits.

People have asked whether we risk not selling at all. All products sell at different rates in different areas, due to demographic and other factors. We plan on tackling this by diversifying our products in size, chocolate type etc., perhaps even doing private labeling for companies that want customized products. This will give us a broader marketplace that doesn't make us dependent on a niche.

READ MORE HERE:

 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/558840933/cocoa-loco-a-sweet-story 

White Plains Schools Unaffected by Rain, Remaining Snow

... squall. But the district has no plans to cancel after-school activities, either. Nearby school districts-like Port Chester and Briarcliff-are functioning with a two-hour delay. Temperatures are expected to hit the low-40s Tuesday, helping to blast ...



via Port Chester Newswire http://whiteplains.patch.com/articles/white-plains-school-unaffected-by-rain-remaining-snow

Port Chester: Big Snow Exposed Equipment Needs

The big storm that dumped about 18 inches of snow on Port Chester on Friday and Saturday brought with it a wave of concern from village residents about snow removal efforts and the conditions of local roads.



via Port Chester Newswire http://portchester.patch.com/articles/port-chester-big-snow-exposed-equipment-needs

Rye Rangers Replenish Depleted Food Pantry at Carver Center

... winds down after Thanksgiving and Christmas. That's right about when hockey season kicks into high gear. In Port Chester, Carver Center 's food pantry gives away food to eligible families in the community with proof of address and income ...



via Port Chester Newswire http://portchester.patch.com/articles/rye-rangers-replenish-depleted-food-pantry-at-carver-center-27dd32b3

Port Chester H.S. Alumni Sought to Participate in Career Day Program

Port Chester High School is turning to its alumni and local professionals for help in teaching sophomores about the many career options open to them in the future.



via Port Chester Newswire http://portchester.patch.com/articles/port-chester-h-s-alumni-sought-to-participate-in-career-day-program

What To Do In Rye This Week

RYE/PORT CHESTER, N.Y. - Here's a look at what's happening around Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester this week, including government meetings and community events.



via Port Chester Newswire http://rye.dailyvoice.com/events/what-do-rye-week-16

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