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Bronxville School Foundation Welcomes New Board Members BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The Bronxville School Foundation is starting the school year with six new board members and a slate of new officers. The Bronxville School Foundation is a nonprofit organization that has provided the district more than $8 million in grants. The board welcomes Lori Beecher, an executive vice president, media content strategy, at Ketchum. Prior to Ketchum, she spent 28 years as a television producer at ABC, NBC, CBS and in syndicated television. Won Young Giuriceo has a professional background as a certified public accountant with Price Waterhouse Coopers. Won has serve…

by Donna Christopher

10/31/2016

Police & Fire

Third Suspect Charged In Haverstraw Shooting HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- A third suspect has been arrested in connection with an Oct. 19 shooting in Haverstraw, according to police. Luis M Estrella, 28, was charged with attempted murder, second-degree conspiracy, first-degree hindering prosecution, and second-degree perjury, all felonies. Estrella was arrested late Friday, Oct. 28, at his residence without incident, according to police. The incident, according to Haverstraw Police Lt. Martin Lund, took place at the intersection of Allison Avenue and Broad Street where there was an argument between two men and another group. Subsequently, on…

by Donna Christopher

10/31/2016

Sports

Mets, Pirates Split Games In Westchester-Putnam Senior Baseball League YORKTOWN, N.Y. -The two-time defending champion Westchester Mets and first place Shrub Oak Pirates clashed for the championship of the Walker Lewis Division in Westchester-Putnam Men's Senior Baseball League action on Sunday. The teams split a doubleheader to open their best-of-three final series. The Mets won, 14-4, in the first game before the Pirates, two outs from another elimination, came from behind to win the night cap, 4-3. Mets' starter Doug FitzMorris took command in the first game, limiting the Pirates while his teammates backed him with run support and fielding excellence. Ma…

by Donna Christopher

10/31/2016

Neighbors

White Plains Resident With Parkinson's Organizes 14th Annual Concert WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A White Plains resident with Parkinson's disease is on a mission to help end the disorder through music.David Eger, Ph.D., has led fundraising concerts for 14 years in Rye, an effort that has raised over $500,000 for Parkinson's research since its inception. On Sunday, Nov. 13, his 14th annual Music for Parkinson’s Research concert, to benefit the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, will take take place at Congregation Emanu-El in Rye. Eger, diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2000, volunteers to organize the chamber concert. It has become a Rye tradition, attracting over 150 gu…

by Donna Christopher

10/31/2016

Weather

Weather Heats Up For Halloween And Beyond In Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A warming trend has arrived in Fairfield County, where today's temperatures, around the mid-50s, are substantially toastier than Friday when it snowed.Kids still need a jacket before heading out to trick-or-treat this afternoon and evening. Things will cool off, then warm up again, according to the National Weather Service. Halloween night brings areas of frost after midnight and low temperatures into the mid-30's, the Weather Service said. Sensitive plants should be protected from the frost, which will stick around Tuesday morning, before sunny skies warm things…

by Donna Christopher

10/31/2016

News

Mobile Shredder, Leaf Pickup Top Briarcliff Village Manager's Report BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- The Westchester County mobile shredder's return to the village on Saturday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. will be in a changed location, according to Briarcliff Manor Village Manager Philip Zegarelli's latest report. The location will be farther south on Van Lu Van Road, between the youth center and Atria, where there will be two lines of cars set up. Residents can bring up to four file-size boxes of confidential papers per household. Binder clips and covers must be removed. Not accepted: Business, institutional or commercial papers, junk mail, magazines and newspapers, Ze…

by Donna Christopher

10/31/2016

Neighbors

St John's Episcopal Church In New City Marks 150th Anniversary NEW CITY, N.Y. -- St. John's Episcopal Church marks its 150th anniversary this year, lohud.com reported.Parishioners talked to lohud.com about the church off Strawtown Road that moved there from Main Street. They were of diverse ages and backgrounds, and one person interviewed said she came from Ghana, said lohud.com. The commonality among members is they feel the church is like a family, according to the lohud.com report. The church was incorporated Dec. 28, 1866, when original services took place at the county courthouse, lohud.com said. A couple of years later, the church established i…

by Donna Christopher

10/31/2016

News

Pelham Launches Wolfs Lane Park Redesign PELHAM, N.Y. -- A groundbreaking ceremony took place Oct. 24 for the start of a project at Wolfs Lane Park, according to a release on the Village of Pelham NY Facebook page. State Sen. Jeffrey Klein, Deputy Mayor Susan Mutti and village trustees attended the ceremony. The project is being funded by a grant secured by Klein. The 5-acre site along the Wolfs Lane downtown corridor will be renovated using the proceeds from a DASNY grant from Klein, according to the release. Park enhancements include a memorial garden, sculpture garden, bocce courts, a pingpong table, Kompan Supernova, picnic …

by Donna Christopher

10/31/2016

Schools

Pumpkins Help Bronxville Kindergartners Build Math, Science Skills BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Pumpkins were a learning tool at Bronxville Elementary School, where kindergartners engaged in a week's worth of hands-on learning. Parent volunteers set up a mock "pumpkin patch" at the school so kids could pick a favorite, then use it to learn math, science and language arts concepts. “So many different skills are embedded within the pumpkin study,” said kindergarten teacher Janissa Wiles, who has been teaching at the Bronxville school for 22 years. “The students worked like scientists as they investigated and looked closely at their pumpkins," she expla…

by Donna Christopher

10/31/2016

Events

Inn On Hudson Says Farewell To Longtime Operators PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- It is time to say goodbye in Peekskill.Inn on the Hudson is bidding farewell to Bruce and Barbara Prehal, who are retiring to Florida. Doug Dellipaoli has joined the Inn, a city landmark for than 60 years, as its new general manager. In addition, Inn on the Hudson has announce the opening of a new restuarant, Vue, on Nov. 2. The Prehals have been with the Inn for the past 13 years, first as its restaurant owners and then with Bruce serving as General Manager. He is credited with carrying the Inn through the 2008-2010 recession by making extensive renovations to the Inn’…

by Donna Christopher

10/31/2016

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