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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Search on Patch for Your Next Full-Time or Part-Time Job

You can look for jobs in every category imaginable on the Bedford-Katonah Patch Jobs Board. Employers, you can post jobs, too.
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Katonah Museum Hosts Annual ArtTogether Exhibition In Ossining

The Katonah Museum of Art and First Steps Little School Program had their annual ArteJuntos/ArtTogether student exhibition May 29, which was shown for the first time at the Ossining Public Library. This exhibition featured work created by the Little School students and their parents, as a result of their participation in ArteJuntos/ArtTogether, a multi-session collaboration between the Katonah Museum of Art and local Westchester schools and community organizations.
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Saturday, May 30, 2015

Katonah's KVIS Presents Summer Solstice Yoga Celebration

KATONAH, N.Y. Members of the Katonah Village Improvement Society are hosting a summer solstice yoga celebration at the John Jay Homestead State Historic Site. The Saturday, June 20, event also will include an opening gong ceremony and a toast with organic juice, according to a press release.
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Greenwich's Gerety Building & Restoration Named Best Of Houzz Winner

... be named a Best of Houzz winner for Customer Satisfaction again this year." The company has offices in Greenwich and Katonah, N.Y., and specializes in personalized remodeling projects. Examples include room additions, roofing, flooring and masonry. ...
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Friday, May 29, 2015

Looking for a Full-Time or Part-Time Job? Start Your Search on Patch

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Menashe Kadishman

... to his children and wife, Darsie Alexander, former Walker Art Center curator who last year became director of the Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, NY. Little was associate director and chair of education at the Whitney Museum of American Art before ...
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Scarsdale Seniors To Visit Caramoor For Spring Trip

The Scarsdale Parks and Recreation Department will have its final spring trip for seniors with a visit to the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts in Katonah at 9:40 a.m. June 3. The trip begins with a performance of Spanish flamenco dancing and music in the courtyard followed by a docent led tour of the historic Rosen House. The Rosen House is a Mediterranean-style mansion with Renaissance paintings, tapestries, sculpture, wrought iron and Urbino majolica.
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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Medical marijuana dispensary proposed for Albany

... grow facility in Chester, and the firm would use the North Pearl Street site only as a dispensary, Amy Peckham , the Katonah-based firm's CEO, said. The zoning overlay, which essentially allows additional uses in this one industrially zoned area, is ...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts's Photo Curator to Head Amherst's Museum

... to his children and wife, Darsie Alexander, former Walker Art Center curator who last year became director of the Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, NY. Little was associate director and chair of education at the Whitney Museum of American Art before ...
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Katonah Resident Laura Rossi to Head Westchester Community Foundation

Rossi said the Foundation plans to "focus its philanthropic resources to address education and equitable smart growth issues," and she plans to engage more donors on all of the Foundation's programs. She joined the Foundation in 2007 and has overseen its grantmaking strategy.
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Bye May, Hello June

The Pleasantville Farmers Market will bid farewell to May this Saturday with some very June-like weather. Visitors to the Market will find Captain Lawrence Brewing Company and Adair Vineyards both visiting, the Katonah Museum of Art hosting a creative project for kids, a live music performance by The Good Morning Nags, and a super exciting roster of farms and food artisans.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Minneapolis curator David Little to head Amherst museum

... Alexa nder, the former Walker Art Center curator who last year was named director of the Katoah Museum of Art in Katonah, N.Y., a suburb of New York City. Leaving the MIA and his Minnesota friends is "bittersweet," Little said, but the past year ...
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Kenneth M. Kurtz, 72, Of Somers

... several nieces and nephews. Visiting hours are at Clark Associates Funeral Home, located at 4 Woods Bridge Road in Katonah, on Thursday, May 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. A mass of Christian burial will be at St. Mary's of the Assumption Church, located at ...
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Monday, May 25, 2015

Looking to Get Married? Here Are Your Odds in Bedford and Katonah

Growing up in Bedford and Katonah does affect your odds of marrying , according to an article in the New York Times. Overall, the data suggests that growing up in a liberal part of the country makes you about 10 percentage points less likely to get married relative to the rest of the country.
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Katonah Resident Faces Traffic Charges In Yorktown

KATONAH, N.Y. Yorktown police charged 71-year-old Olindo Colarossi, of Katonah, on Tuesday with several traffic infractions, according to police. Colarossi was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, as well as leaving the scene of a property damage auto accident, operating a vehicle without insurance and failing to yield right of way, according to police.
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Katonah Museum Of Art Presents William Louis-Dreyfus Collection

The Katonah Museum of Art will present a collection from the William Louis-Dreyus Foundation entitled Inside the Out: Five Self Taught Artists. KATONAH, N.Y. -- William Louis-Dreyfus began collecting the works of Self-Taught artists in the 1970s with a drawing by Bill Traylor; some 40 years and 3,500 objects later his catalog will be on display at the Katonah Museum of Art.
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Friday, May 22, 2015

John Jay Homestead Opens Farmers Market In Katonah

KATONAH, N.Y. The John Jay Homestead Farmers Market reopens Saturday, June 13, at 9 a.m., on the 62-acre historic site. Local and regional farms remain the focus of the market with both returning and new vendors, which include Cabbage Hill Farm of Mount Kisco, JD Farms of Brewster, John Boys Farm of Cambridge, Mobius Fields of Waccabuc, Do-Re-Me Farms of Orange County and a new young farmer, Caity Flanagan of Two Peas in a Pod Farm.
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Bedford Holds Three Memorial Day Parades, Town Picnic

... WWII, Korean and Vietnam War memorials at the intersection of Bedford Road and Main St. Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Katonah Fire Department. The parade will run from the Katonah Fire Department down Katonah Avenue and up Parkway to Lawrence Circle. ...
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Inside the Outside: Five Self-Taught Artists from The William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation

... styles, techniques and materials, the work of these artists pulses with an inner passion and outer vibrancy. The Katonah Museum of Art is located at 134 Jay Street (Route 22) in Katonah, NY. For information call 914-232-9555 or visit ...
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Sheila Rhea Gins, 63, Formerly Of Katonah

KATONAH, N.Y. Sheila Rhea Gins, of Purdys and formerly of Katonah, died at home on Wednesday, May 13, of brain cancer. She was 63. Gins was born on Jan. 29, 1952, to Bailey and Margie Cowan, in Greenwich, Conn.
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Thursday, May 21, 2015

SPOTLIGHT: Pedaling for a cure for diabetes

Bruce Reisdorf, manager of Clark Associates Funeral Home in Katonah, is planning a six-day bicycle journey across New York state which he calls the Tour de Empire, the first week of June. After completing the six-day trip from Somers to Niagara Falls, he will get back on his bike and participate in the Tour de Cure, a one-day fundraiser Saturday, June 6, in Niagara Falls.
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Voters OK Katonah-Lewisboro Budget & Back Incumbents, Unofficial Data Show

Voters overwhelmingly approved Katonah-Lewisboro's 2015-16 school budget and re-elected incumbent Board of Education members Stephanie Tobin and Marjorie Schiff, according to unofficial results provided. The budget, which has more than $108.7 million in expenditures, was approved 1,151 votes to 337.
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How Does Growing Up in Bedford and Katonah Affect Your Chances of Getting Married?

Growing up in Bedford and Katonah does affect your odds of marrying , according to an article in the New York Times. Overall, the data suggests that growing up in a liberal part of the country makes you about 10 percentage points less likely to get married relative to the rest of the country.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Benjamin John 'BJ' Ramos, 34, Port Chester Native, Certified Paramedic

Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Kerri Paul Ramos; one daughter, Makenzie Alyssa Ramos; two sisters, Rachelle Samborn and Roxanne Campbell; and many nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at Clark Associates Funeral Home , 4 Woods Bridge Road, Katonah.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Create a Summer Getaway in Westchester for the Entire Family

... such as Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Emelin Theatre, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Katonah Museum of Art, Music Conservatory of Westchester, Sarah Lawrence College, SUNY Purchase and the Taconic Opera, among many others. ...
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Four Running In Contested Katonah-Lewisboro Elections

Incumbent Katonah-Lewisboro school board trustees Marjorie Schiff and Stephanie Tobin are running for re-election against challengers Anne Foray and Carmen Delessio. The four candidates met and spoke at a candidate forum held last week at John Jay High School by members of the district's Parent Council, video shows.
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Monday, May 18, 2015

Lack of Center

... take Javier: born in the Philippines, where he spoke English and Tagalog, and also understood some Spanish; moved to Katonah, New York, in seventh grade, when his father, an employee of PepsiCo, was transferred to the region; moved to Egypt the ...
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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Katonah Lewisboro Students Donate Thousands of Books

As part of an effort led by South Salem charity Front of the Class, the elementary students donated the books to a district in Troy, NY. A group of elementary school students from the Katonah Lewisboro School District this week delivered 5,000 donated books to the Lansingburgh Central School District in Troy, NY, as part of an effort sponsored by Front of the Class , a 501 charity based in South Salem.
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Film Created By Bedford Inmates Set For Screening At Schoolhouse Theater

CROTON FALLS, N.Y. A documentary filmed at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility will be screened Wednesday at The Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls. Volunteers from the Katonah-based nonprofit Rehabilitation for the Arts worked closely with the female inmates in a writing class, which ultimately led to producing the musical.
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Friday, May 15, 2015

Katonah-Lewisboro Voters Deciding On $108.7M Budget, Three Other Items

Katonah-Lewisboro voters will decide on a proposed 2015-16 budget, which includes cuts to spending and the tax levy, along with three other spending propositions. The budget, which is a total of more than $108.7 million, includes a spending cut of more than $2.4 million, or 2.2 percent.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Annual Plant Sale and Garden Show at Katonah's Lasdon Park this Weekend

Various programs are scheduled for Westchester County parks and nature centers this weekend, May 15-17, according to county officials. "From a plant sale and Earth Day celebration, to a wildflower walk and children's theatre production, there's something for people of all ages in the county parks this weekend," said County Executive Rob Astorino in a statement.
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Documentary: Amazing Grace to be Shown at The Schoolhouse May 20

Amazing Grace , a documentary about the making of the first and only musical ever staged inside Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, will be shown on Wednesday, May 20, at The Schoolhouse Theater under the auspices of the Katonah-based non-profit organization Rehabilitation Through The Arts . The documentary, which was filmed during six months of rehearsals and interviews with cast members, will begin at 7:00 PM.
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Katonah Lewisboro Bedford Girls Softball (KLBS) Enjoying the Fine Weather

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he will take time off to support the Food Network star, who is his girlfriend. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he will take time off to support the Food Network star, who is his girlfriend.
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Harvey School Sports: Regular Season Ends on High Notes

Several Harvey School teams wrapped up their spring seasons last week in what proved to be strong efforts for both girls and boys. Below is a wrap up from the Katonah-based school, as some teams prepare for tournament play and others finished their campaigns: What looked like a promising day for Harvey's girls tennis team in Monday's quarterfinal round of the HVAL playoffs, ended with disappointment as the Lady Cavs lost 4-3 to Chase Collegiate at Bedford Hills Memorial Park.
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Arts events: Caramoor bel canto, 'The King and I' cast recording

... Will Crutchfield conducts the Orchestra of St. Luke's in both works. The venue is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Rd., Katonah, N.Y., and a luxury air-conditioned "Caramoor Coach" is available from Grand Central Station. Tickets are $20-$110, call (914) ...
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Monday, May 11, 2015

Croton Falls' Schoolhouse Theater Shows 'Amazing Grace'

"Amazing Grace," a documentary about the making of the first and only musical ever staged inside Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, will be shown Thursday, May 20, at The Schoolhouse Theater under the auspices of the Katonah-based nonprofit organization Rehabilitation Through The Arts. The documentary, which was filmed during six months of rehearsals and interviews with cast members, will begin at 7 p.m. There is no admission charge, but donations to RTA are welcome.
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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Martin Short, Paul Shaffer, Glenn Close Delight Harvey School Crowd

KATONAH, N.Y. Three entertainment egends Martin Short, Paul Shaffer and Glenn Close -- entertained a crowd Friday night at The Harvey School in Katonah. Short, an actor-comedian, and Shaffer, orchestra director of the "Late Show with David Letterman" performed comedy and music as part of The Harvey School's Harvey Presents series.
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Shaffer, Short, Close Delight Harvey School Crowd

KATONAH, N.Y. Three Hollywood legends Martin Short, Paul Shaffer and Glenn Close -- entertained a crowd Friday night at The Harvey School in Katonah. Short, an actor-comedian, and Shaffer, orchestra director of the "Late Show with David Letterman" performed comedy and music as part of The Harvey School's Harvey Presents series.
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Katonah Contractor Wins Best Of Houzz Award

Gerety Building and Restoration, with offices in Katonah, N.Y., and Greenwich, Conn., was named a Best of Houzz Award winner for customer satisfaction, for the second year in a row. Each year, Houzz recognizes and awards business professionals in the homebuilding, remodeling and design industry that have received the best feedback from homeowners on their websites.
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Friday, May 8, 2015

Serious, Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-684, Route 202 Accident Reported

A serious multi-vehicle accident was reported at the intersection of northbound I-684 and Route 35 in Katonah Friday. The accident, which is blocking the shoulder, was reported at 5:45 p.m. Backups to Exit 4 in Bedford have been reported.
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Gerety Building Restoration Named Best of Houzz Winner

... Building, Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States. Gerety Building and Restoration with offices in Katonah, NY and Greenwich, CT specializes in all residential design-build and remodeling projects including room additions, roofing, ...
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Katonah Hit by Gang Passing Counterfeit Bills

At least four people allegedly tried to pass fake $100 bills at several businesses in Katonah Tuesday, and police apprehended three of the suspects. The fourth suspect - described as a short, stocky dark-skinned black man with a "chin only" goatee - remains at-large and Bedford police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying him.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Police Search For Man Who May Have Used Counterfeits $100s In Katonah

Bedford Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who possibly passed multiple counterfeit $100 bills in Katonah on Tuesday. Three other suspects were arrested at the time of the incident, Bedford Police said.
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Exhibition of Katonah Museum Artists' Association Members at The...

The Schoolhouse Theater and Gallery in Croton Falls, NY, in collaboration with The Katonah Museum Artists Association , proudly announces an exhibition of diverse visual works by KMAA members, on view now through May 31. The Gallery is open Monday-Friday from 11am to 2:30pm and one hour prior to all main stage performances at the theater. In announcing the opening of the exhibit, Schoolhouse Artistic Director Patrick Denny said, "It's exciting to see the Schoolhouse located squarely at the intersection between Art and Theater.
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Croton Falls' Schoolhouse Theater Presents Works By Katonah Museum Artists

CROTON FALLS, N.Y. The Schoolhouse Theater and Gallery in Croton Falls, in collaboration with The Katonah Museum Artists Association, will be presenting an exhibition of diverse visual works by association members through Sunday, May 31. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekdays, as well as one hour prior to all main stage performances at the theater. "It's exciting to see the Schoolhouse located squarely at the intersection between Art and Theater," said Schoolhouse Artistic Director Patrick Denny.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Forum Set For Katonah-Lewisboro School Board Candidates

CROSS RIVER, N.Y. Community members have an opportunity to meet the candidates for the Katonah-Lewisboro Board of Education at a candidates' forum Tuesday. The forum begins at 7 p.m. in the John Jay High School library, 60 N. Salem Road, Cross River.
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Local Artists Showcased at Gallery in the Park Beginning May 16

An exhibit of artwork by four local women artists will open on Saturday, May 16 from 1 - 4 p.m. at the Gallery in the Park at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Cross River, Westchester County officials announced. Entitled Her Nature: Four Women Artists Interpret the Natural World , the exhibit will showcase the work of four members of the Katonah Museum Artists Association: Amanda Lynne, Wendy Isler Alvarez, Patricia Bolgosano and Pallas Athene.
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Monday, May 4, 2015

BRLA Annual Tag Sale Saturday, May 23rd John Jay Homestead Historic Site, Katonah, NY

Tack * Blankets * Riding clothes * Boots * Framed Prints * Antiques anything equine-related and in good condition Now is the time to repurpose all those horse and rider things you no longer use!!! Call to schedule a donation a OR Have your own table and give 20%of your sales to the BRLA.
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... artists include: Norma Minkowitz of Westport, Rick Shaefer of Fairfield, Joy Bush of Hamden, Loren Eiferman of Katonah, N.Y., Maria Lara-Whelpley of West Redding, Gaye Korbet of Cambridge, Mass., Michael Kozlowski of Trumbull, and Catherine Vanaria ...
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SOLOS 2015 showcase set at Westport Arts Center

... artists include: Norma Minkowitz of Westport, Rick Shaefer of Fairfield, Joy Bush of Hamden, Loren Eiferman of Katonah, N.Y., Maria Lara-Whelpley of West Redding, Gaye Korbet of Cambridge, Mass., Michael Kozlowski of Trumbull, and Catherine Vanaria ...
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Friday, May 1, 2015

Founder Of Greenwich-Based A Bloc Of Writers To Lead Writing Workshop

Michele Turk, founder of A Bloc of Writers, will be offering advice on how to write an impressive college application essay at a free workshop for high school students at Katonah Village Library on Monday from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Turk has worked as a writer and editor for two decades, and she worked as an adjunct writing professor at Quinnipiac University for four years. Her articles have appeared in Business Week, USA Weekend, Parents and U.S. News and World Report magazines, among other publications.
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How Walker Art Center pulled off its big 'International Pop' show

... bring in work that was potent, visually stimulating, relevant and accessible," said Alexander, now director of the Katonah Art Museum in Katonah, N.Y. "And Pop was a movement that the general public can really relate to." Starting with a nucleus of ...
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I-684 Accident Blocks Lane, Vehicle Overturns On Saw Mill River Parkway

An accident is blocking the left lane on southbound I-684 Friday morning, resulting in stop-and-go traffic in the Katonah area. There are also delays on the southbound Saw Mill Parkway in Yonkers near Exit 6 after a vehicle overturned on the exit ramp around 7:35 a.m. The 7:30 a.m. I-684 accident, in the area of Route 35 , has resulted in heavy delays up to Route 116 .
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I-684 Accident Blocks Lane, Vehicle Overturns On Saw Mill River Parkway

An accident is blocking the left lane on southbound I-684 Friday morning, resulting in stop-and-go traffic in the Katonah area. There are also delays on the southbound Saw Mill Parkway in Yonkers near Exit 6 after a vehicle overturned on the exit ramp around 7:35 a.m. The 7:30 a.m. I-684 accident, in the area of Route 35 , has resulted in heavy delays up to Route 116 .
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I-684 Accident Blocks Lane, Causes Stop-And-Go Traffic

An accident is blocking the left lane on southbound I-684 Friday morning, resulting in stop-and-go traffic in the Katonah area. The 7:30 a.m. accident, in the area of Route 35 , has resulted in heavy delays up to Route 116 .
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