BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Third-graders at Bronxville Elementary School are exploring the world of chocolate and investigating how the chocolate they buy in Bronxville affects the civil rights of children in Africa. Closely related to the social studies curriculum, the students studied how chocolate is made and where it comes from before learning about the difference between free and fair ...

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y.  -- United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region and six nonprofit partner organizations teamed up at nine locations and read to more than 750 students in celebration of the 20th anniversary of National Education Association’s (NEA) Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthdayStudents from Dutchess and Orange counties joined millions of their peers across the ...

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Rockland County Executive Ed Day spoke at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor and Ceremony for Montebello resident Jared Sidney Simon on Sunday, March 26, at Beth Haverim Shir Shalom in Mahwah, N.J.Jared's project benefited the Hudson Valley Humane Society in Pomona. He built and installed three doggy decks to provide rescue dogs with a comfortable, dry place to ...

PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center (TPH) will screen the award-winning documentary "God Knows Where I Am" on Thursday, April 13, followed by a 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 disorder with ...

SOMERS, N.Y. --  The Somers Holocaust Memorial Commission will present its annual Yom Hashoah ceremony on Wednesday, April 26, at North Salem High School.Dr. Michael E. Geisler, president of Manhattanville College, will be the guest speaker. His topic will on how the German press treated the Nazi era.Students from North Salem and Somers High School will be participating, and the Somers ...

SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- The Scarsdale Police Department, along with the Scarsdale P.B.A., will take part in the Autism Awareness Patch Challenge during the month of April. The local program, initiated by officers of the New Rochelle Police Department, is designed to raise public awareness about autism and to support public safety’s response when dealing with those with special needs, ...

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library is offering Camille Linen’s free “Art of English” ESL classes through May 23. Classes meet Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:30 -11:30 a.m. at the library. Topics for this conversational class with some journal writing are taken from Linen's website, artofenglish.net. Linen is an ESL instructor for BOCES’ (Board of Cooperative ...

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. – Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced Thursday that the countywide Multiple Dwelling Rental Registry, the fourth part of the Rockland Codes Initiative, is now in effect. The Rental Registry is another tool to ensure that everyone in Rockland is living in safe housing, according to Day. The Rental Registry is pretty straightforward: If a person owns three or ...

OSSINING, N.Y. -- Nicholas V. Caldarola, a resident of Ossining and formerly of White Plains, died on Tuesday, March 28. He was 78.Born in White Plains on Feb. 24, 1939, he was the son of the late Rocco and Marie (Catalano) Caldarola. Caldarola was a graduate of White Plains Schools and a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was the owner of N.P. Auto Wholesalers, Inc. of Ossining.He is ...

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park recently announced that it is joining forces with Anderson Center for Autism (ACA) to become an official "Autism Supportive Environment." By partnering with ACA, which is responsible for working with 45 Dutchess County businesses and organizations to create more accommodating ...