NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Iona Preparatory School has named Kieran Daly of New Paltz as its next Upper School principal. He will become principal effective Saturday, July 1.Daly, whose career has spanned more than 30 years at Iona Prep, currently serves as Dean of Students. He has also served at the Upper School as a teacher, Dean of Freshman, Science Chair, assistant dean of discipline and ...

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Nature Center will throw its Great Green Egg-travaganza on Sunday, April 9.The Greenburgh Nature Center is a leading environmental education and conservation center in Westchester, and this annual event includes the area’s only green-themed, sustainable egg hunt, according to a release from GNC. The event attracts nearly 1,500 attendees each year, the ...

CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- The Cortlandt eighth-grade girls travel basketball team wrapped up its second consecutive undefeated season and defended their A Division Tri-County Basketball League title by defeating New Rochelle in the championship game at Horace Greeley High School. During its impressive two-year run, the team was 32-0 and beat the top travel teams from Westchester, Putnam and ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Health Quest will continue its interactive series, "Dinner with the Doc," this April and May, offering five educational talks throughout the mid-Hudson Valley.Several healthcare providers, including Putnam Hospital Center, from across the system will speak on breast health, spine care, weight-loss surgery, nutrition and pancreas and liver treatments.The ...

CROSS RIVER, N.Y. --  Students from John Jay High School won three medals at the New York State Science Olympiad competition held at LeMoyne College in Syracuse on March 10 and 11.They earned the medals in Astronomy (Nicholas Aoki and DeeAnn Guo), Tower (DeeAnn Guo and David Sorkin), and Write It Do It (Angela and Amanda Huang).Students Serena Chen and Molly Siegel just missed winning ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- ArtsWestchester in White Plains announced that it has received a $75,000 grant as part of New York State’s Round Six of the REDC (Regional Economic Development Council) Awards. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the grant as part of more than $700 million in economic and community development funding awarded throughout the state through this initiative, according to a ...

PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center (TPH) in Pelham will screen the award-winning documentary "God Knows Where I Am" on Thursday, April 13, with a post-film discussion and Q&A with the directors Todd and Jedd Wider."God Knows Where I Am" is the story of Linda Bishop, a well-educated New Hampshire mother who suffered from severe bipolar ...

HARRISON, N.Y. --  Harrison High School junior Keon Azar was chosen to present his HHS Science Research work at this year’s prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday, May 14. Azar's topic in the Physics and Astronomy category is “Evaluation of Exoplanet Detection Method: The Limits of Current Knowledge," according to a release ...

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Foundations in Feelings, an early childhood program of the Guidance Center of Westchester, is being honored as Program of the Year by the Westchester Division of the New York State Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday at  5:30 p.m. at the Women’s Club of White Plains; it's at 305 Ridgeway, White ...

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members, advisers, alumni, and guests from across the state assembled in Owego from March 22 - 24 for the 2017 New York State FCCLA Leadership Conference.The meeting provided students with the opportunity to attend leadership training, hear keynote speakers, explore colleges and careers, and participate in ...