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| Somers New York. Heritage Hills of Westchester County |
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    North Salem, New York
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Salem is a town in the northeast part of Westchester County,New York, United States. It is a suburb of New York City located approximately 50 miles north of Manhattan. The county ranks second for wealthiest counties in New York State and the seventh wealthiest county nationally. The population of North Salem was 5,104 at the 2010 census.[1]
[edit]History[edit]Geography
The north town line is the border of Putnam County, New York, and the east town line is the border of Connecticut.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.9 square miles (85 km2), of which 31.4 square miles (81 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), or 6.38%, is water.
[edit]Demographics
In 2011 the average income for a household in the town was $147,258, with an average net worth of $1,200,058. The median house value in 2009 was $772,817. The per capita income for the town was $59,403. About 1.5% of families and 2.0% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 5,173 people, 1,764 households, and 1,374 families residing in the town. The population density was 241.5 people per square mile (93.2/km²). There were 1,979 housing units at an average density of 92.4 per square mile (35.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.44% White, 0.75% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.97%Asian, 1.12% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.65% of the population.
There were 1,764 households out of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.1% weremarried couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the town the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
[edit]Communities and locations in North Salem
[edit]Education
The North Salem Middle School/High School (or North Salem MSHS), is located at 230 June Road in North Salem.[4]The North Salem School District's border emcompasses the entire town of North Salem, in addition to the Putnam County towns of Southeast (commonly referred to as Brewster) and Carmel. Some Somers residents reside within the district line as well. In 2004, the high school was distinguished as a Blue Ribbon School for high levels of educational achievement by the United States Department of Education. [5] Pequenakonck Elementary School, located 0.3 miles (0.5 km) away from the middle school/high school, serves grades K-5. The middle school, which shares the same building as the high school, serves grades 6-8.
[edit]Notable residents
     Metro-North Commuters Long For The ReturnOf the Bar car 
The bar cars on a New York to Connecticut commuter train are pretty much gone, leaving hopes (and doubts) that they'll return.
However, they live on in the conversation and camaraderie of friendships that formed in those Metro-North Railroad cars with the open plan and the working bar on the New Haven line.
Now the riders buy their beer or wine at the carts at the beginnings of the platform, or elsewhere, and gather in the vestibules and seats of the new M-8 trains with the same groups they got to know around the bars on the move. But many riders hope they can eventually see the return of bar cars — or cafe cars — where they can meet and mingle and not worry about disturbing their neighbors who might want to read or sit quietly on the ride home.
"The bar car — it's got an edge to it," said Jack Day, 57, of Fairfield, Conn., waiting for friends on the 5:26 p.m. train out of Grand Central Terminal with two Budweisers. "There's people talking, there are people laughing. It's just a little bit more comfortable."
Day rode on a new M-8 train that became packed, making a run that traditionally had offered a bar car. But the cafe cars were built as M-2 trains in the 1970s. Fewer than 10 remain and they are expected to all be retired as early as May.
Connecticut has hired rail transit consultants Louis T. Klauder and Associates for $1.1 million to design a bar car that Kawasaki can retrofit from the new M-8 trains. But Kawasaki has not yet told the state how much it would cost, and Connecticut has not committed to the project.
Judd Everhart, spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Transportation, said the agency would like to offer new bar cars, if the cost is not too high. But, he added, no one has identified where the money would come from, "so that remains an issue."
Connecticut would pay for the cars, which are used largely by that state's commuters. They are scheduled for three evening runs out of Grand Central Terminal, two of which don't stop until Stamford, Conn. The third makes only two stops in Westchester — Rye and Port Chester — before entering Connecticut.
In practice, they have been used rarely, if at all, in recent weeks anyway, said Jason Gennodie, a bartender and the representative for the servers with the Transport Workers Union. The staff of about 28 servers has been short lately with some people out sick, and it is all the servers can do to cover the beverage-and-snack-selling carts on the platforms, which bring in much more money, he said.
Last year, the bar cars made $357,000 in sales, down from $491,000 in 2012. In part, the difference came because three of the 10 bar cars were decommissioned. Either way, the revenue does not come close to the almost $6.4 million made on the carts that sell beer, drinks and snacks near the beginnings of the platforms.
The bartenders in the cars sell a lot of beer and liquor — vodka, gin, bourbon and rum — but nothing too fancy, Gennodie said.
"You're not able to get a margarita or anything," he said, "but we certainly have all the basics."
But the scene was not about drinking, fans say; it was about socializing.
"It was just a fun way to ride home," Westport, Conn., resident Luke Schnirring, 40, said while sharing Manhattans mixed in the train vestibule with a kit given to a bar car friend. "You didn't notice the length of the ride."
Gennodie and some other bar car lovers have come to doubt that the cars will be replaced.
"I don't know what the holdup is," Gennodie said. "They were supposed to be designed and built by now."
Terri Cronin, president of the Connecticut Metro-North Commuter Council, is at the forefront of an effort to get new cafe cars to rebuild the scene where people made friendships that extended beyond the commute. Cronin, of Norwalk, Conn., has made good friends.
"There's a whole group of women that I go out to dinner with once a month," she said. "There was a softball team that started out of this. There have been business deals made out of this."
Gennodie plays golf with people he's met and gets invited out on their boats.
He said he has had trouble getting information from Connecticut about whether new bar cars are coming.
"We're not even looking for a time frame," he said. "We're just looking for a yes or a no at this point."
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In business since 1984, Palmer Brothers Hardware is reminiscent of what hardware stores were like before the advent of the superstore. The selection is large and the service is personal. The store is located in a small shopping center near Sinapi's and Dunkin' Donuts. Specializing in plumbing, Palmer Brothers also provides paint, keys, tools, electrical parts, lawn supplies and more.
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| Karen's in Pawling NY |
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Nestled in the foothills of the Berkshires, Pawling is a community of abundance. Country vistas, unique homes and a quaint Village welcome all. Getting here is the easy part. Pawling's proximity to interstate transportation corridors and home to two Metro-North train stops, provide easy access. The riches of this community, its people, landscape and shops welcome all.
Town residents enjoy the oldest municipality owned golf course in America, a dozen tennis courts, two lakes, over 300 acres of parkland. The Great Swamp, Appalachian Trail and Nature Conservancy offer outdoor enthusiasts opportunities aplenty. In a community steeped in benevolence, dozens of volunteer organizations provide everything from tours of Washington's headquarters to a staffed Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center.
Rounding out this hidden gem are excellent choices of private and public learning institutions, houses of worship, community theatre, chamber music series and the best Fireman's Parade and Carnival in the state. Pawling is a compelling, stable community whose welcome mat makes departing nearly impossible.
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