Wake Up with Patch: 5 Things You Need to Know Today Jan. 24, 2011

1. Fire Engulfs Full Moon Trattoria in Purchase

for Harrison Patch coverage of a fire that occured in the early morning Saturday at Full Moon Trattoria. The restaurant opened just five weeks before the blaze, which officials say started in the building's basement.

If you thought the weekend's below-zero temps were over with, well...I wish you were right! The National Weather Service predicts more frigid temperatures today, with a high of only 14 degrees. The wind chill could bring temps down to -13. On the bright side, the sun is expected to shine all day.

Check back on Patch today for a story about one resident's disdain for how the police department spends its budget, as well as another article about Harrison Community Services' recent good fortune.

Harrison's state representatives, Assemblyman Robert Castelli and Senator Suzi Oppenheimer each introduced 30 bills last week.

To find out more about the proposed bills, as well as information on the state's so-called "Millionaire's Tax," check out .

On Jan. 24, 2010, Kathy Frankel wrote in her column "The Hometown Opinion," about how was important in preventing property tax increases by bringing much-needed government funds to the Town/Village of Harrison.