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Schools

Colonial Man Brings History To Life At Pocantico Hills School POCANTICO HILLS, N.Y. -- Unpredictable winter weather can make travel to a museum challenging, but it also makes this season a perfect time for an in-school presentation from the “Colonial Man,” Sam Ladley, who recently brought the museum to Pocantico Hills School students. The interactive program for Pocantico Hills fourth-graders kept he students riveted as it supported their ELA and social studies curriculum while bringing colonial days to life. Fourth-grade teachers Amie Doane and Dawn Lebenson feel the program is invaluable and has stood the test of time. “Every year, the students …

03/01/2017

Politics

Bramson’s State of the City Address Scheduled At New Rochelle City Hall NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Mayor Noam Bramson will deliver his annual State of the City address on Wednesday, March 8, at a new venue: New Rochelle City Hall at 515 North Ave. The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a networking reception in the Rotunda, followed by the speech at 7:15 p.m. in Council Chambers. The event is free and open to the public. All are welcome, but seating is limited; seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. This year’s location offers greater opportunity for members of the public to attend, according to a release. The State of the City has traditionally …

03/01/2017

Schools

Honesty, Forgiveness Are Themes of High School’s Leadership Day In Elmsford ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Students at Alexander Hamilton Jr./Sr. High School in Elmsford learned about the act of forgiveness during a special assembly on Leadership Day, Feb. 17. The event, which took place in the high school auditorium, included three speakers from Breaking the Cycle, an award-winning program that stresses honest communication and forgiveness as a way of resolving conflicts by incorporating the real-life experiences of people. This is the second time the group has presented at the high school. The organization has traveled to schools across New York State and other parts of the U…

02/28/2017

Neighbors

Dutchess United Way Celebrates Dr. Seuss' Birthday With Public Readings POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region and nonprofit partner organizations will team up Thursday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America Day celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday. An annual event, this is the third year United Way and community volunteers will honor Dr. Seuss and celebrate the fun and value of reading. Area families are invited to attend public readings at the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum (75 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie) that will be held at noon, 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. with museum admission. …

02/27/2017

Schools

Briarcliff High School Presents 'The Boys From Syracuse' BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Students from Briarcliff High School will present a production of the Broadway hit “The Boys from Syracuse" from March 3- 5 in the school's Frances G. Wills Auditorium. “The Boys from Syracuse,” is a madcap musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart; it's based on William Shakespeare’s play “A Comedy of Errors" as adapted by George Abbott. “The Boys from Syracuse,” is an archetypal 1930s musical – a hilarious frolic through a small town where two pairs of separated-at-birth identical twins seem destined never to find each other, causi…

02/27/2017

Business

The Westchester In White Plains Hires New General Manager WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Westchester in White Plains, one of Westchester County's premier shopping destinations, has named Steven Sayers as its new general manager to oversee operations. Sayers comes to Westchester from Brea, Calif., where he was general manager of the Brea Mall, a super-regional shopping center in Orange County, Calif., that recently completed a multimillion-dollar renovation. Sayers attended college in New York. “I am thrilled to return to the New York area and to be leading our team at a time when The Westchester has recently undergone a total transformation,’’ he sai…

02/27/2017

Sports

Tuckahoe Youth Assoc., Eastchester Little League Softball Merger Announced EASTCHESTER, N.Y. --The Tuckahoe Youth Association (TYA) and the Eastchester Little League (ELL) jointly announced the merger of their softball programs. The merger will create one of the largest girls’ softball programs in Westchester County, according to a release from TYA. The newly combined program will be known as “TEB Softball.” TEB -- which stands for Tuckahoe, Eastchester, and Bronxville -- will be comprised of girls who live and/or attend school within the Town of Eastchester and the Villages of Tuckahoe and Bronxville, the release said. TEB Softball will have more than 200 girl…

02/27/2017

Business

Putnam Chamber Announces Keynote Presenters For Trailblazer Awards PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce recently announced that Dr. Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of The Business Council of Westchester, and Meghan Taylor, regional director of Mid-Hudson Empire State Development, will present keynote remarks at the chamber's seventh annual “Best in Business” Trailblazer Awards dinner at Mahopac's Villa Barone Hilltop Manor on Thursday, March 23. As the largest business recognition and networking event in Putnam County, the Putnam Chamber's Trailblazer Awards presentation seeks to further educate and inspire local business leaders th…

02/27/2017

News

Lowey Asks Feds To Repay NYC For $300K Daily Cost To Guard Trump Tower HARRISON, N.Y. -- Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Rockland/Westchester) and Congressman José E. Serrano, ranking Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee and the Commerce, Justice, Science Subcommittee, Thursday called for federal reimbursement for costs New York City first responders incur to protect President Donald Trump and his family. NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill informed the Congressional delegation Wednesday that NYPD and FDNY spent $25.7 million for this purpose between Election Day and the inauguration, and ongoing daily costs for NYPD of up to $308,000 when President Tru…

02/26/2017

News

Teen Swinging Lacrosse Stick In Dorm Fight Tops Rockland News ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Rockland County. A 19-year-old female has been charged with menacing after swinging a lacrosse stick during a fight with a male student at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill on Saturday, Feb. 18, Orangetown Police said. A serial groper that allegedly victimized multiple New Rochelle women in 2014 has registered as a sex offender living in Orangeburg, according to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. For fans of Showtime's "Billions," watching the struggle between Paul Giamatt…

02/26/2017

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