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Events

Acclaimed Pianist Performs At Sleepy Hollow High School SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Grammy Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman will perform at Kusel Auditorium in Sleepy Hollow at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.The universally acclaimed artist will present a unique program of two demanding works by Robert Schuman and four of Serge Prokofiev’s piano sonatas. Soviet-born Bronfman is among the most talented virtuosos performing today. His commanding technique and exceptional lyrical gifts have won consistent critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences worldwide for his solo recitals, prestigious orchestral engagements and expanding catalogue of recordings. …

by Ken Davis

10/09/2015

Schools

Peekskill City School District Welcomes New Director of Literacy PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The Peekskill City School District has named Rochelle Mitlak its new director of literacy.Mitlak will work primarily in the elementary school buildings this year with students, teachers and administrators to enhance reading and writing instruction. Mitlak has a background in a variety of educational settings. She entered the field almost 30 years ago and has been a researcher, a pre-K teacher, an elementary classroom teacher, a reading specialist for K-12 and an assistant professor in schools of education serving pre-service and in-service undergraduate and graduate studen…

by Ken Davis

10/09/2015

Schools

Irvington Students Learn About Food Production In Stone Barns Center Visit IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Fourth-graders from Main Street School in Irvington visited the Stone Barns Center in Pocantico Hills this week for their first of three visits this year. They investigated food production on the farm, which grows hundreds of varieties of fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs year-round. The students were involved with a variety of organized hands-on farm chores to provide them with perspective on how people interact with their environment. They examined the relationship between farm life and how the harvested food becomes the food we consume. During the visit, students …

by Ken Davis

10/09/2015

News

Child's Play: Ridgefield Opens Imagination Station Playground RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield Parks & Recreation is happy to announce that the new Imagination Station playground in Ballard Park is now open.The weather is beautiful, so get out there and enjoy. Also, Ridgefield Parks & Recreation will be hosting its free Rock the Ropes event on Tuesday, Nov. 3. For more information, visit http://ridgefieldparksandrec.org/.

by Ken Davis

10/09/2015

Events

Norwalk's Touch-a-truck Event Benefits Children's Connection NORWALK, Conn. -- The Human Services Council’s 4th Annual KIDZFEST Touch-A-Truck & More Fundraiser to benefit Children’s Connection will be held rain or shine on Saturday from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. at Taylor Farm Park in Norwalk. This hands-on interactive family event has real vehicles that dig, climb, rescue, crunch, honk and fly. And the cost is just $5 per person. KIDZFEST offers the unique opportunity for families to get in and explore construction, emergency and recreation vehicles of all sizes that are typically off-limits to the public. Emergency vehicles include: police vehicles, cri…

by Ken Davis

10/09/2015

Events

Mamaroneck's Emelin Theatre Features George Winston, Plus Food Drive MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- George Winston, one of the most recognized solo pianists in the world, will perform at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $42.The event will also serve as a food drive, so bring a donation of canned food to the concert. Since 1986, Winston has been raising money for food banks and service organizations and will continue to do so by working with local food banks in every tour market to hold a canned food drive at his shows and also by donating 100 percent of proceeds from the sale of his merchandise to the organizations. The food …

by Ken Davis

10/09/2015

Neighbors

Rye Dentist Once Again Buys Back Halloween Candy To Send To U.S Troops RYE, N.Y. -- Rye dentist Dr. Shannon Kelso and the Purchase Street Family Dental team are again hosting their annual Halloween Candy Buyback event on Monday, Nov. 2 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.The buyback offers a creative way to recycle the excess Halloween candy that can lead to kids' cavities, and it's a solution families can take to the bank. Purchase Street Family Dental are again partnering with the national Halloween Candy Buyback program, which lets trick-or-treaters trade in their excess candy for cash. The collected candy will be sent to U.S. military personnel. The trick-or-treaters ca…

by Ken Davis

10/09/2015

Business

Chairman Emeritus Of Armonk-Based IBM Academy Speaks On Innovation ARMONK, N.Y. -- Irving Wladawsky-Berger, chairman emeritus of the IBM Academy of Technology, will give a free, open-to-the-public lecture titled "The Changing Nature of Innovation" in Our 21st Century Digital Society on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. in Reid Castle at Manhattanville College in Purchase.“We are delighted to have Dr. Wladawsky-Berger inaugurate our Provost’s Distinguished Lecture Series,” said Lisa Dolling, provost of the college. “His insights into our rapidly evolving digital world are unparalleled.” Today’s digital technologies present us with a new set of challeng…

by Ken Davis

10/09/2015

Schools

New Rochelle Middle School Students Attend Anti-Bullying Conference NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Albert Leonard Middle School (ALMS) Sixth graders embraced the "Don't Be Mean on the Screen" anti-bullying theme in recognition of "Blue Shirt Day: World Day of Bullying Prevention" on Monday in New Rochelle.Students gathered in the school's auditorium filled with their own artwork for an information-packed assembly led by ALMS Principal John Barnes to learn the meaning of bullying, hear personal video accounts from celebrities about their own experiences of being bullied, and find out how to handle bullying situations for themselves or help others. …

by Ken Davis

10/08/2015

Schools

Irvington School District Welcomes New Families At Annual Breakfast IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- School students and their parents who are new to the Irvington school district were welcomed at the annual breakfast for new families on Friday, Sept. 25.Families enjoyed pastries and bagels and had a chance to meet their school counselors, Principal David Sottile, Assistant Principal Allyson Daley and representatives from the PTSA. Members of the school’s Big Buddies group were also on hand to meet the new students and tell them about their new home at the middle school.

by Ken Davis

10/08/2015

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