US Senate Asks for Federal Help for Jewish Centers Getting Bomb Threats

The Jewish Community Center in Tarrytown, New York, pictured Feb. 28, 2017, was a target of one in a recent series of bomb threats called into Jewish community centers and schools across the country. All 100 U.S. senators have signed a letter to the nation's top three law enforcement officials asking for more federal help for Jewish centers and schools dealing with numerous bomb threats.

Ampacet expanding in Europe; adding PP film products

Materials maker Ampacet Corp. is adding production capacity in Europe, and has introduced new products to be used in polypropylene film. Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Ampacet will add new production lines at plants in Messancy, Belgium, and Dudelange, Luxembourg, by the end of 2017, officials said in a March 6 news release.