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Superintendent’s Reading Challenge Fundraiser Scheduled At B&N Eastchester Superintendent’s Reading Challenge Fundraiser Scheduled At B&N Eastchester
Superintendent’s Reading Challenge Fundraiser Scheduled At B&N Eastchester MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Mount Vernon City School District and the Mount Vernon PTA Council will host the Superintendent’s Reading Challenge Fundraiser on Monday, March 13, at Barnes & Noble of Eastchester in the Vernon Hills Shopping Center in Scarsdale. Tickets are $75 per person in advance and $100 per person at the door. The event will include a celebrity guest and a silent auction. Hors d’oeuvres and either a glass of wine or beer are included. Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2888960 and at the Board of Education, 165 N. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 105…
JLCW To Honor Susan Fox, Janice Starr at Big Night Out Celebration JLCW To Honor Susan Fox, Janice Starr at Big Night Out Celebration
Jlcw To Honor Susan Fox, Janice Starr at Big Night Out Celebration SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- The Junior League of Central Westchester (JLCW) will honor Susan Fox and Janice Starr at its 70th anniversary celebration, Big Night Out: 70 BIG Years, on Saturday, April 29, at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale. The evening’s festivities will include a cocktail hour, dinner, music, dancing and an extensive silent auction. Fox, president and CEO of White Plains Hospital, will be recognized for her contributions to the Westchester community and because of the example she sets as a woman leading a major nonprofit in Central Westchester. Fox's appointment as one of the…
Bronxville High Track Star Kaitlin Ryan Named Scholar Athlete of The Week Bronxville High Track Star Kaitlin Ryan Named Scholar Athlete of The Week
Bronxville High Track Star Kaitlin Ryan Named Scholar Athlete of The Week BRONXVILLE, N.Y. --  Bronxville High School senior Kaitlin Ryan, a talented runner and hardworking student, was named Con Edison’s Westchester Scholar Athlete of the Week. Ryan was recognized for her athletic and academic achievements by a panel of athletic directors and coaches. Ryan has won seven state gold medals and 17 Section I gold medals, according to a release from the Bronxville Union Free School District. She has also received All-League, All-County and All-Section honors 14 times, the release said. At the New York State Championships on Saturday, March 4, she won the girls St…
Peekskill Schools' Employee Debra McLeod Honored As 'Outstanding Citizen' Peekskill Schools' Employee Debra McLeod Honored As 'Outstanding Citizen'
Peekskill Schools' Employee Debra McLeod Honored As 'Outstanding Citizen' PEEKSKILL, N.Y. --  Peekskill City School District’s Debra McLeod was honored as an "Outstanding Citizen" at a City Council meeting on Feb. 14. The City of Peekskill celebrates Black History Month each February by honoring outstanding African-American members of the community for their personal and/or professional achievements, civic contributions, and general good deeds that have favorably impacted local citizens, according to a release from the school district. McLeod works as a senior office assistant to the superintendent of Peekskill Schools, and has served as the Peekskill C…
Lowey Meets With Leaders About Anti-Semitic Threats Against Jewish Centers Lowey Meets With Leaders About Anti-Semitic Threats Against Jewish Centers
Lowey Meets With Leaders About Anti-Semitic Threats Against Jewish Centers WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y.  --  Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Monday hosted a roundtable discussion with local Jewish leaders at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) on the Hudson in Tarrytown to discuss the wave of 120 bomb threats made against JCCs and Jewish schools across the country. JCC on the Hudson was one of two JCCs in Westchester to receive a bomb threat last week. As Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism, Lowey sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding that the Department o…
Program Aims To Reduce Underage Gambling At Family/Youth Events Program Aims To Reduce Underage Gambling At Family/Youth Events
Program Aims To Reduce Underage Gambling At Family/Youth Events PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. --  The National Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies/Putnam (NCADD) has joined forces with the New York Council on Problem Gambling to carry out the YOU(th) Decide Program in Putnam County. 2017 marks the sixth year that the New York Council on Problem Gambling has worked with local providers in an effort to prevent underage and problem gambling. YOU(th) Decide Program is designed to be a multi-dimensional prevention effort aimed at reducing underage gambling. Local providers participating in the YOU(th) Decide Project will educate youth, work with local c…
Teens Learn About Biology, Run DNA Experiment At Studio Around Corner Teens Learn About Biology, Run DNA Experiment At Studio Around Corner
Teens Learn About Biology, Run DNA Experiment At Studio Around Corner BREWSTER, N.Y. --  The Cultural Arts Coalition hosted its first Science at the Studio Teen Forum on Saturday, March 4, at the Studio Around the Corner in Brewster. The workshop was on DNA and synthetic biology and was broken up into two sessions, one for middle schoolers and one for high school students. "I am a synthetic biologist, and today you are one too," said Jeffrey Marano at the start of the class. The students learned about genetics, biology, synthetic biology and engaged in hands-on activities and demonstrations, according to a release from the Cultural Arts Coalition…
Pelham's Picture House Hosts Screening, Talk With Comedian Robert Klein Pelham's Picture House Hosts Screening, Talk With Comedian Robert Klein
Pelham's Picture House Hosts Screening, Talk With Comedian Robert Klein PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center (TPH) in Pelham will screen the documentary "Robert Klein Still Can’t Stop His Leg" on Wednesday, March 29, followed by a discussion with the director, TPH’s critic-in- residence Marshall Fine, and the film's subject, legendary comedian Robert Klein. In the documentary, Fine follows Klein in his daily routines and gives viewers an inside look at a seasoned comic improvising jokes about everyday life: grocery shopping, getting a haircut and hanging out with pals, according to a release from TBH. Interviews with comedians Jerry …
Rye Skating Club Celebrates 80th Anniversary With Free Show At Playland Rye Skating Club Celebrates 80th Anniversary With Free Show At Playland
Rye Skating Club Celebrates 80th Anniversary With Free Show At Playland RYE, N.Y. -- The Rye Figure Skating Club, founded in 1937, will celebrate its 80th anniversary with a free ice skating show on Saturday, March 11, at Rye’s historic Playland Ice Casino. The one-hour show will feature more than 70 performers – the majority of whom reside in Westchester County – including award-winning members and alumni of Rye Figure Skating Club. Harrison resident Alexia Paganini -- the 2016 U.S. Novice Silver Medalist in figure skating and four-time Eastern Sectional Champion -- will be one of the headline skaters at the event. Different disciplines of ice skating will …
Harrison 'Home Stager' Wins Top Award From International Group Harrison 'Home Stager' Wins Top Award From International Group
Harrison 'Home Stager' Wins Top Award From International Group HARRISON, N.Y. --  The International Association of Home Staging Professionals (IAHSP) recently presented Harrison resident Claire Palermo Flower with its “Best Occupied Home Staging Award." Flower was given the award at the IAHSP Educational Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where hundreds of Home Stagers from across North America, Europe and Asia gathered. Home Staging® is the act of preparing a house for sale in the real estate market in order to make a home appealing to the highest number of potential buyers, thereby selling a property more quickly and for more money, according…
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