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Events

Break Out The Bagpipes: Larchmont Celebrates Firefighting History LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- The Larchmont Historical Fire Company will host its Traditional Irish Night celebration on Saturday, March 4, at the American Legion Hall of Flint Park in Larchmont. Guests and the general public are invited to enjoy a traditional St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The activities will include music, dance, history, food and fun. Irish Night, hosted for almost a century by Larchmont Fire Department’s Engine Company, celebrates the heritage of many of the firefighters with a traditional St. Patrick’s Day’s feast of corned beef and cabbage rounded out by appetizers, soda bread…

02/23/2017

Neighbors

Pocantico Hills Students Craft Valentines For Briarcliff Senior Citizens POCANTICO HILLS, N.Y. -- Pocantico Hills students in grades 5 - 8 recently worked on a project to make Valentine's Day a little brighter for others in the community. The students spent a lunch/recess period in the Family and Consumer Science classroom making valentine cards for senior citizens. “It is a kind gesture, and one that makes the seniors and students very happy,” said Ilana Brennan, FACS teacher. Seventh-grader Ty Amsterdam gets credit for initiating the program three years ago. “When we entered middle school, my friends and I missed having class parties celebrating holidays,” …

02/23/2017

Schools

Seven Bronxville High Seniors Selected National Merit Scholarship Finalists BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Seven Bronxville High School seniors — Samuel Arcano, Audrey Kim, Brian Kradjel, Margaret McKelvy, Ethan Reich, James Swartz and Charles Vorbach — were chosen as finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students advanced to the finals after each submitted a scholarship application, demonstrated an outstanding academic record, wrote an essay and earned SAT scores that confirmed their high performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. “To be chosen as a National Merit Finalist is a significant accomplishment,” said Prin…

02/23/2017

Events

Pelham's Picture House Hosts Advance Screening of 'The Sense of an Ending' PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center in Pelham will present an advance screening of the new film "The Sense of an Ending" on Tuesday, Feb. 28, with a post-film Q&A with director Ritesh Batra. Adapted from the Booker Prize-winning novel by Julian Barnes, "The Sense of an Ending" tells the story of Tony Webster (Jim Broadbent), divorced and retired, who leads a reclusive and relatively quiet life. One day, he learns that Veronica (Charlotte Rampling), the mother of his university girlfriend, left in her will a diary kept by his best friend who dated Ve…

02/22/2017

Schools

Rye Neck High School Students Apply Skills In American Math Competition MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Rye Neck High School geometry students took part in the American Math Competition on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The students, sophomores and freshmen, answered a series of multiple-choice questions in the national test, which were designed to evaluate their problem-solving and analytical skills during an enriching math experience, according to a release from the Rye Neck Union Free School District. “It’s a great opportunity for high school students to develop positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematical skills that can assist in future careers by applying clas…

02/22/2017

Neighbors

Eastchester Auto Dealer Helps in Massive Coat Drive Effort for New Yorkers EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Eastchester Chrysler Jeep Dodge director Alan Katz recently participated in a massive coat drive effort to help New Yorkers in need. The dealership joined more than one hundred other area dealerships to help collect coats to support New York Cares Annual Coat Drive. The auto dealers donated 12,500 coats in total, which were collected and sorted by the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association before being delivered to the charity. Headquartered in Whitestone, Queens, the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association (GNYADA) represents over 400 franchised au…

02/22/2017

Schools

New Rochelle Science Olympiad Team Has Strong Showing in Competition NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle High School's Science Olympiad team participated in the Lower Hudson Valley Regional Science Olympiad Competition on Saturday, Feb. 11, receiving high scores in several categories. The squad competed in all of the 23 events at the regional Science Olympiad against 45 teams from Westchester and Rockland. The competition was held at Byram Hills High School in Armonk. "I am so proud and grateful for the dedication and success of the team," said Rekha Liveris, the team's coach. "New Rochelle High School's advanced science and mathematics curric…

02/22/2017

Schools

Port Chester's Reanna Rosenfeld Heads to 'Inside Albany' Conference PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Port Chester High School junior Reanna Rosenfeld has been accepted to attend the Student Inside Albany Conference scheduled for May 21-24. She will represent the Rye, Rye Brook, Port Chester chapter of the League of Women Voters. The conference is an “intensive four-day training experience designed to immerse students in the process by which public policy is proposed, enacted and changed in New York State,” according to the League of Women Voters, sponsors of the event. Participants hear from legislators and observe Senate and Assembly sessions. Rosenfeld will also …

02/21/2017

Schools

Rye Neck Elementary School Kids Celebrate 100th School Day In Mamaroneck MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Daniel Warren Elementary School kindergartners in Mamaroneck observed the 100th day of school on Tuesday, Feb. 14, and celebrated by using the number 100 in a variety of ways. Through the meaningful and enriching activities, students commemorated how much they have grown and learned since September, according to a release from the Rye Neck Union Free School District. “Every day in our morning meeting we count the days of school, which builds a number sense for the kindergartners,” teacher Connie Levin said. “100 is a very big number to them and the activities helped mak…

02/21/2017

Lifestyle

Purchase College To Honor Lake Peekskill Theater Legend Joseph B. Forbes PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Purchase College, State University of New York’s Broadway Technical Theatre History Project, will present the Sixth Annual Broadway technical “Backstage Legends and Masters Award” to esteemed theater legend and Lake Peekskill resident, Joseph B. Forbes on Monday, April 24, at the Performing Arts Center on the college’s campus. Forbes joins previous Backstage Legends and Masters honorees Artie Siccardi (2012), Arnold Abramson (2013), Fred Gallo (2014), Gene O’Donovan (2015), and Pete Feller, Sr. (2016). As the founder of Scenic Art Studios in 1990, Forbes has been one of…

02/21/2017

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