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Downtown Retail Recruitment Strategy Unveiled, Fire Contained, Indian Point Unit 3 Offline

Here are five things you need to know today, April 11.

1. Harriman Fire Contained Tuesday Afternoon

Read about it .

2. Hendrick Hudson Board of Education Meeting

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The Hendrick Hudson BOE will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. in the HHHS Library. Read the agenda in the PDF attached to this article.

3. Big Growth in Business Confidence in Westchester

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The Business Council of Westchester’s Westchester Business Confidence Index jumped from 54.2 in the 4th quarter of 2011 to a current level of 64.8. This represents a big increase in confidence overall since the inception of the index in December 2008, when levels were at 27, and is the second-highest reported confidence level since then, next to the second quarter of 2011, when it was at 66.3, according to Business Council President/CEO Dr. Marsha Gordon.

4. Indian Point Unit 3 Off Service

Entergy took Unit 3 off service last night to reconnect the plant’s auxiliary electrical transformer. Read about it .

The City of Peekskill will unveil its Downtown Retail Recruitment Strategy on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the _ at the Neighborhood Center, 4 Nelson Avenue, Peekskill, NY. The forum is open to the public and there will be a question and answer period following the presentation.

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