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Nominations Open for Yonkers Teacher of the Year YONKERS, N.Y. -- The Yonkers Kiwanis Club, in partnership, with the City of Yonkers and Yonkers Board of Education, will present the 2017 Teacher of the Year Awards to three deserving members of the Yonkers Public Schools faculty. Teachers will be selected based on nominations submitted by students, parents, teachers and administrators, according to a release from Yonkers Public Schools. Established in 1956, the Teacher of the Year Award celebrates Yonkers teachers who further excellence in education. A committee comprised of members of the Yonkers Kiwanis Club and Trustees of the Board o…

02/02/2017

Neighbors

Bronxville High Chorus Students Get Behind-The-Scenes Tour of Opera House BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Eighteen Bronxville High School chorus students had the opportunity to tour the Metropolitan Opera House backstage and see the production of “Carmen” on Friday, Jan. 27. The students were accompanied by choral director Pamela Simpson, drama teacher Peter Royal and parent volunteers. “Seeing everything that goes into creating a production from behind the scenes was an eye-opener for all of us,” said Simpson, who added that the students got an exclusive look at the backstage area, costume rooms and main theater. “Everything is made in-house for every production, including …

02/02/2017

Lifestyle

HH Land Trust To Protect 350 Acres Of Putnam Valley's Granite Mountain PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Hudson Highlands Land Trust (HHLT) recently announced its acquisition of three land parcels to permanently conserve more than 350 acres on Granite Mountain in Putnam Valley. The group secured the land parcels to create a new preserve protecting valuable natural resources and providing public access to the unspoiled space in the heart of town, according to a release from HHLT. HHLT will work with community partners to develop a management plan for the preserve and identify the infrastructure necessary to facilitate public access, the release said. More details …

02/01/2017

Schools

Sleepy Hollow Middle School Team Advances In Lego Robotics Competition SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Sleepy Hollow Middle School's Headless Horsebots placed third in the First Lego League Robotics competition, held Saturday, Jan. 28, at SHMS. Middle school students from throughout the region competed in teams while Sleepy Hollow teachers, parents and student volunteers judged and ran the tournament, according to a release from SHMS. Robochaps, a team from Chappaqua, took first place while the EdyHexabots from Edgemont placed second. All three top teams will move onto the next leg of the First Lego League Robotics competition. Competing students were charged with u…

02/01/2017

Schools

Yorktown High School's Yearbook Named One Of The Best In The Country YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown High School's yearbook, The Emerald, earned a first-place award in the 2016 American Scholastic Press Association contest/review. The annual publication is planned and produced by a group of students as part of YHS club led by advisers Benedetta Varotta and Daniel Moore. Yorktown High School Principal Joseph DeGennaro praised the teachers and students for their creativity and efforts. “The yearbook chronicles the school year and the many achievements of students, YHS clubs, athletes and artists,” he said, adding that “the leadership of our advisers and efforts by…

02/01/2017

Business

Eastchester Chamber Hosts Ribbon Cutting for The Chocolate Box Café EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Eastchester/Tuckahoe Chamber of Commerce with town Mayor Steven A. Ecklond welcomed the Chocolate Box Café to the business community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Jan. 27. The ceremony was held at the Café on 300-A Columbus Avenue in Tuckahoe, where it opened in September last year. “We’re pleased to have the Chocolate Box Café as a Chamber member,” said Chamber President Paul Okura. “We welcome them to the business community and wish them much success going forward.” The Chocolate Box Cafe is located right in front of the Crestwood Railway Station. I…

02/01/2017

Events

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Dave Barry Returns To Westchester ARMONK, N.Y. -- Best-selling humorist and author Dave Barry will return to Westchester County this spring where he will speak before a live audience in his hometown of Armonk on Thursday, April 6, at the North Castle Public Library's Whippoorwill Hall, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the appearance, titled "Dave Barry: A Homecoming" go on sale Saturday, Feb. 25. Barry is a columnist with the Miami Herald, which he joined in 1983. He attended elementary and middle school in Armonk, and was voted “Class Clown” when he graduated in 1965 from Pleasantville High School. He received the Puli…

02/01/2017

News

Queen City Art Gallery to Open At Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Montefiore Health System and the New Rochelle Council on the Arts are joining forces to create an innovative exhibition space within Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital. The Queen City Art Gallery, scheduled to open this month, will feature rotating exhibits of original artwork, providing artists with new space to show their work while enriching the lives of patients, caregivers, associates, students and faculty who use the hospital daily, according to a release. The inaugural exhibit, "Creative Visions," will feature artwork by five local New Rochelle artist…

02/01/2017

News

Friends Of Karen Names Two New Board Members NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Friends of Karen, a North Salem-based nonprofit organization that supports critically ill children and their families, has named Laura Salerno and Sara Colodner as the new members of its Board of Directors. Salerno is a communications and media relations strategist with nearly a decade of public relations experience. Prior to launching her own consulting practice in 2015, she was a vice president at Havas, a publicly traded, multinational advertising and public relations company. Previously, she was a vice president at Rubenstein Public Relations, where she spent more …

01/31/2017

Events

Spend Super Bowl Sunday With New York Giants Hero David Tyree In Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. -- New York Giants legend David Tyree will host a Super Bowl viewing party on Sunday at the Empire City Casino in Yonkers, courtesy of JAG Sports Marketing. The former NFL wide receiver will talk about his famed "helmet catch" at Super Bowl XLII (2008), sign autographs and watch the Atlanta Falcons take on the New England Patriots with fans. He will also be available for select interviews. The free festivities will begin in the casino’s Entertainment Lounge at 5:30 p.m. on game day, where Tyree will mingle with fans, sign mini footballs, which will be offered to th…

01/31/2017

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