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New Rochelle Student Wins $1,500 From Erie Insurance For Safe Driving NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle High School student Jack Hessel recently won $1,500 from Erie Insurance as part of the insurer’s driver safety program.To participate in the contest, teens earned points by doing things like taking a pledge to be a safe driver, creating safe-driver videos and posting safe-driving messages on social media. Hessel finished in first place. “Car crashes remain the leading cause of death for teens in the U.S," said Erie Insurance agent Liam Dai, of the RiskBlock insurance agency. "We hope to raise awareness of safe-driving practices and ultimately redu…

by Ken Davis

01/05/2016

Events

Midland Park, Waldwick Lacrosse Ready For 2016 Season WALDWICK, N.J. -- Warriors Lacrosse Association, which covers the towns of Waldwick and Midland, has opened registration for the spring 2016 season.This competitive program is open to boys and girls in the third through eighth grades and will run from March 1 through June. The cost of the program is $110 and does not include equipment. Children in kindergarten through second-grade are invited to participate in Fiddlestix. This instructional session focuses on the basics of the game: throwing, catching and scooping. Fiddlestix is an eight-week program held on the Waldwick High School turf fi…

by Ken Davis

01/05/2016

News

Katonah Arts Center Moves To Goldens Bridge Community House GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. -- The Katonah Art Center (KAC) will begin a new chapter this winter with a move to the Goldens Bridge Community House at 65 Old Bedford Road in Goldens Bridge, about five minutes from KAC’s current location (same road as the Goldens Bridge Train Station).The Goldens Bridge Community House was built in 1912 as a schoolhouse for children and has since been home to the Westchester Exceptional Children’s School, the original home for Northern Westchester Center for the Arts (NWCA), and until recently, Lewisboro Parks and Recreation for the past couple of years. The buildin…

by Ken Davis

01/05/2016

Events

Putnam Author Discusses Daughter's Fight With Cancer At Kent Library KENT LAKES, N.Y. -- Putnam County author Joe Bagnato will discuss and sign his book "F.I.G.H.T. -- Family Inspires Great Hope Together: How We Fight" at the Kent Public Library on Saturday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m."F.I.G.H.T." is a story that takes readers through a battle with fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma as seen through the eyes of a father seeking to find both answers and strength for his wife and daughters. Using his own intuition and experience with hardship, Bagnati doggedly pursues answers and information regarding his 15-year-old daughter’s battle with this dea…

by Ken Davis

01/04/2016

Events

Leonia Chamber Musicians Announce 2016 Concerts LEONIA, N.J. -- The Leonia Chamber Musicians Society Inc. announced two concerts for its 2016 season, which will feature the music of composers Johannes Brahms and Franz Schubert.The group will present its "Warm Music on a Winter Afternoon" concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 at Leonia United Methodist Church, 396 Broad Ave., Leonia. The concert will feature the Schubert Bb Trio for piano, violin and cello with concert pianist Steven Masi. The Sunday program also will feature Concerto da Camera for flute, English horn and piano by the innovative 20th-century composer Arthur Honneger…

by Ken Davis

01/04/2016

News

Help Find Missing Stormville Cat STORMVILLE, N.Y. -- A friendly family cat from the Stormville Mountain area (near Route 52) has been missing since Christmas night. The cat's fur is black and white as shown in photo.Call (914)-275-6628 if you see or find the missing cat.

by Ken Davis

01/03/2016

News

Contention Between Nyclu, Astorino Tops Week’s News In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Southern Westchester County. Shannon Wong, director of the New York Civil Liberties Union’s Lower Hudson Valley Chapter, criticized County Executive Rob Astorino over the remarks he made following a pre-Christmas Mass hosted by Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan at the Westchester County Jail last week, claiming that Astorino’s remarks and very participation in the Mass went too far in endorsing one religion. Amid the investigation into the death of Katonah's David Cuse, Bedford Police announced that they are se…

by Ken Davis

01/03/2016

News

ShopRite Cashier's Emergence From Coma Tops Week’s News In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here a look at last week's top stories from around Putnam County. Marie Dunn of Stormville has emerged from a coma and is making progress, her family said. She was run over by a Jeep while walking into work at ShopRite Plaza supermarket in Carmel on Nov. 24. Dunn works as a cashier at ShopRite. Hudson Valley native son George Pataki announced he is dropping out of the Republican presidential race Tuesday evening. Amid the investigation into the death of Katonah's David Cuse, Bedford Police announced that they are seeking witnesses and security camera footage of the…

by Ken Davis

01/03/2016

News

Investigation Into Man's Death Tops Week's News In Northern Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Northern Weschester County. Amid the investigation into the death of Katonah's David Cuse, Bedford Police announced that they are seeking witnesses and security camera footage of the area near his home. Peekskill native George Pataki announced he is dropping out of the Republican presidential race Tuesday evening. Seamless, a Manhattan-based online food delivery service, has launched a new ad campaign that takes potshots at Weschester County and the notion of cooking at home. A report that an Iranian hack…

by Ken Davis

01/03/2016

Neighbors

Carlucci Announces New Law Creates Tax-Exempt Savings Account For Disabled State Sen. David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) recently announced that the New York Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. This new law will provide New Yorkers with a disability the opportunity to create a tax-exempt savings account used for maintaining their health, independence and quality of life.Historically, eligibility for these benefits has required people with disabilities to be financially insolvent, denying them the opportunity to plan for the future. Another concern raised by primary caretakers of people with disabilities, …

by Ken Davis

01/02/2016

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