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Irvington Seventh-Graders Work Together Through Obstacle Course Challenges Irvington Seventh-Graders Work Together Through Obstacle Course Challenges
Irvington Seventh-Graders Work Together Through Obstacle Course Challenges YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Irvington Middle School students learned how to work together, solve problems and enhance their communication skills when they took their annual seventh-grade field trip to the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES campus in Yorktown.At the Madden Outdoor Education Center, they participated in team-building and challenge course activities that included different rope stations, wooden planks they had to walk across and high walls they needed to climb over. Allyson Daley, Irvington Middle School assistant principal, said the seventh-graders had to work together in order to plan, c…

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Rockland County BOCES Honors Sister Gorsuch With Good Samaritan Award Rockland County BOCES Honors Sister Gorsuch With Good Samaritan Award
Rockland County Boces Honors Sister Gorsuch With Good Samaritan Award WEST NYACK, N.Y. -- Rockland County BOCES honored Sister Fran Gorsuch -- director of community initiatives at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern -- with the Commitment to Excellence award in a ceremony Wednesday at its headquarters in West Nyack, reports lohud.com.Gorsuch was recognized for her work on Project Search, a BOCES vocational program in which students with learning disabilities participate in internships at Good Samaritan to help prepare them for employment, the story says. Gorsuch has been the liaison to the BOCES program since it started at Good Samaritan in 2011. Dawn Kitz, pro…

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Westchester's Lucie Arnaz Talks Life With Lucy, Desi Westchester's Lucie Arnaz Talks Life With Lucy, Desi
Westchester's Lucie Arnaz Talks Life With Lucy, Desi OSSINING, N.Y. - Actress, singer, dancer and producer Lucie Arnaz, a former resident of Katonah for 26 years, spoke to a packed crowd of fans at Mike Risko Music in Ossining on Tuesday, Oct. 27. She shared memories and discussed diverse topics, including being a working mother and juggling quality time with her five children; being the firstborn of America's most beloved showbiz couple, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and what it was like growing up with them as Hollywood parents; and her life in showbiz. Arnaz’s son Joe Luckinbill, who is a talented guitar player, has been a guitar instructor…

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Armonk Players Present 'Mothers and Sons' Armonk Players Present 'Mothers and Sons'
Armonk Players Present 'Mothers and Sons' ARMONK, N.Y. -- The Armonk Players present the play "Mothers and Sons" at the North Castle Public Library's Whippoorwill Theatre in Armonk on the following dates: Friday, Nov.13 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m."Mothers and Sons" is a play by four-time Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally. Twenty years after her son's death, a mother pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of his former partner, who is now married to another man and has a…

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Public Viewing Nights At William D. McDowell Observatory Public Viewing Nights At William D. McDowell Observatory
Public Viewing Nights At William D. McDowell Observatory LYNDHURST, N.J. -- The William D. McDowell Observatory in Lyndhurst invites the public to view the night sky Wednesday nights through its state-of-the-art telescope. The observatory's "Open Public Viewing Nights Wednesdays" will take place from 7-10 p.m. Nov. 18 and 25, weather permitting. In order to access the observatory telescope, a visitor must be able to climb 25 steps in a spiral formation. Click here to learn more about the observatory and to view its calendar of events. The observatory is at 2 De Korte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst.

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Fairfield Library Receives Curiosity Creates Grant Fairfield Library Receives Curiosity Creates Grant
Fairfield Library Receives Curiosity Creates Grant FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Public Library has received a $7,500 Curiosity Creates grant from the Association for Library Services to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to support creativity programming. The Fairfield Public Library is one of 79 libraries to receive this grant from an applicant pool of more than 400; this grant is made available through a donation from Disney. It encourages libraries to promote exploration and discovery for children ages 6-14 and may be used to develop and implement new creativity programming and/or to expand existing programs to …

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Young Princesses Can Enjoy Tea Party At Wyckoff YMCA Young Princesses Can Enjoy Tea Party At Wyckoff YMCA
Young Princesses Can Enjoy Tea Party At Wyckoff YMCA WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Kick off your holiday season in style from 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17. Come dressed in your favorite party dress or princess costume and enjoy tea sandwiches, desserts, herbal tea and juice. Make crafts, decorate cupcakes and much more. Enjoy a special performance of excerpts from “The Nutcracker” by the Studio 691 Dance Company. All ages are welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is $15 per child and $10 per adult. Tickets are on sale at the Wyckoff Y’s Front Desk, 691 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, or call (201) 891-2081. For more information, contact ti…

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Personal Stories Shared At Dutchess Substance Abuse Forum Personal Stories Shared At Dutchess Substance Abuse Forum
Personal Stories Shared At Dutchess Substance Abuse Forum DOVER PLAINS, N.Y. -- Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro hosted a Substance Abuse Forum late last month at Dover High School in Dover Plains. The forum and panel discussion included personal stories of addiction and recovery as well as presentations from public health officials and law enforcement, seeking to educate people on the warning signs of and how to prevent prescription drug abuse.

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Mount Vernon's Guidance Center Of Westchester Adds Three To Board Mount Vernon's Guidance Center Of Westchester Adds Three To Board
Mount Vernon's Guidance Center Of Westchester Adds Three To Board MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Guidance Center of Westchester (TGCW) in Mount Vernon announced the election of three new directors to its board. The new directors are Shaun Asbury, of TD Bank; Chris Avery, of Triangle Capital; and John Goldman, of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. As the vice president, Commercial Lending with TD Bank in Purchase, Asbury is responsible for managing and growing a portfolio of small business and commercial loans, serving customers throughout Westchester County. He is a resident of Manhattan. Avery is a managing director with Triangle Capital LLC, a private investme…

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Yoga Teachers Association Holds Yoga, Scoliosis Workshop In Briarcliff Yoga Teachers Association Holds Yoga, Scoliosis Workshop In Briarcliff
Yoga Teachers Association Holds Yoga, Scoliosis Workshop In Briarcliff BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Yoga Teachers Association of the Hudson (YTA) continues its program year on Saturday, Nov. 14, with "Yoga and Scoliosis," presented by Deborah Wolk at the Yoga Studio at Club Fit in Briarcliff Manor. The workshop will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wolk is a founding member and manager of Samamkāya Yoga Back Care and Scoliosis Collective in New York City. Scoliosis affects six million Americans of both sexes. Studies show that yoga can help relieve the pain associated with scoliosis and even reduce or slow the amount of spine curvature. Since each indivi…

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