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Events

New Rochelle YMCA Has Discounts To See Harlem Globetrotters NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The New Rochelle YMCA has special discounts for a performance of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters on New Year's Eve.The Globetrotters will be playing at the Westchester County Center in White Plains on Thursday, Dec. 31, at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Employees, members and everyone associated with the New Rochelle YMCA (family/friends) can take advantage of an exclusive discount and save up to $7.50 off each ticket. To take advantage of this discount or for any questions, contact Derek Gensburg at 602-707-7037 or Gensburg@harlemglobetrotters.com and see the order form. T…

by Ken Davis

12/21/2015

Schools

Meadow Pond Elementary School Forms 'Recycling Gives Back' Club SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Eco-conscious students at Meadow Pond Elementary School in South Salem are making the Earth a little greener through the new group Recycling Matters this year. “[Recycling Matters] is comprised of fifth-grade students who want to help the Earth by keeping items out of the landfills and reusing them, while helping others at the same time,” said Lara Monasch, the group’s advisor. “This is accomplished by collecting different items each month that can be reused.” So far this year, students have collected more than 27 pounds of costumes to donate before Halloween to Katonah…

by Ken Davis

12/21/2015

Events

Monthly Magic Tree Book Club Meets At Kent Library KENT LAKES, N.Y. -- Come to the Kent Public Library and join Magic Tree House Book Club. The book club is for children in the first through third grades.The December meeting will be held on Monday, Dec. 28, from 4:30 -5:15 p.m. in the library's Program Room. The book for this month is "Dogs in the Dead of Night" by Mary Pope Osborne. It's part of Osborne's award-winning Magic Tree House book series that focuses on the adventures of young siblings Jack and Annie. The club is held on the fourth Monday of each month. If you would like to read all about Jack and Annie's adventures …

by Ken Davis

12/21/2015

Sports

Katonah's Harvey School Names Top Student-Athletes KATONAH, N.Y. -- The Harvey School’s athletic department recently announced seniors Julia Frisch and Rohan Cassells were selected as the school’s top student-athletes for the fall. Frisch, a Brewster resident, played a significant role in helping her 12-3-1 varsity soccer team advance to the Housatonic Valley Athletic League semifinals. The midfielder, who earned the Coaches Award for her leadership and effort, is an honor student. Cassells, a resident of Mount Vernon, was the varsity cross-country team’s top runner, finishing 11th overall in the Housatonic Valley Athletic League rankings, r…

by Ken Davis

12/20/2015

News

Identity of Man Who Died In Armed Standoff Tops Week’s News In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories in Northern Westchester County. The man who died from an apparent suicide following an armed standoff with the police Monday has been identified as George Bateman, a 60-year-old resident of Nichols Road, which is off Route 121 near North Salem. Jeffrey Whalen, the Yorktown teacher suspected of sharing an obscene video of a child, died last Saturday in what authorities believe was a hiking accident. The Tappan Zee Bridge turned 60 Tuesday, but most residents were celebrating the features the $4 billion replacement bridge w…

by Ken Davis

12/20/2015

News

Identity of Man Who Died In Armed Standoff Tops Week’s News In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Putnam County. The man who died from an apparent suicide following an armed standoff with the police in Southeast on Monday has been identified as 60-year-old resident George Bateman. Scarsdale resident Zachary L. Tokson, 23, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide following a wrong-way accident on I-684 in Bedford last Sunday morning in which a Mount Kisco woman was killed. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office seeks the public's help in the apprehension of suspect Nyhime S. Henderson, who's wanted on char…

by Ken Davis

12/20/2015

News

Narrow Approval of County Budget 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. The Westchester County Board of Legislators narrowly approved County Executive Rob Astorino's annual budget plan. New York Sate Police arrested two Bronx men on gun and drug charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 87 in Greenburgh on Friday, Dec. 11. Scarsdale resident Zachary L. Tokson, 23, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide following a wrong-way accident on I-684 in Bedford last Sunday morning in which a Mount Kisco woman was killed. The Tappan Zee Bridge…

by Ken Davis

12/20/2015

Schools

Youth Science Day At Passaic County Community College PATERSON, N.J. -- Passaic County Community College will host a youth science day on from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 at the college's Academic Hall. Youth will participate in three hands-on science workshops that explore various science concepts. Topics will include engineering, physics, chemistry and more. All workshops will be taught by volunteers with a passion for inspiring a love for science in youth. Limited slots are available to students on a first-come, first-served basis. Call 973-684-4786 or e-mail passaic4h@njaes.rutgers.edu with any questions.

by Ken Davis

12/19/2015

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

12/18/2015

Schools

Kiana Washington Named New Principal Of RJ Bailey School GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Kiana Washington was named the new principal of the RJ Bailey School on Tuesday night in a unanimous decision of the Board of Education. Washington, in accepting the position, noted that she never expected to become a principal. "I loved teaching, but then I realized that if I loved teaching, I would love being a principal who works with teachers," she said. Washington began her teaching career as a middle school English teacher in the Bronx in the 1990s and joined Woodlands High School as a teacher in 2007. She became an assistant principal at Woodlands in 2012…

by Ken Davis

12/18/2015

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