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Neighbors

Progressive Foot Care Of White Plains Collects Shoes For the Homeless WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Dr. Bruce Pinker of Progressive Foot Care in White Plains recently put his best foot forward in an effort to help the homeless. He invited his patients to donate their lightly used shoes and boots to support a shoe drive for Westchester’s men, women and children in need. The patients responded by donating more than 360 pairs of shoes and boots in all shapes and sizes, many of them new. The shoes were donated to Lifting Up Westchester (LUW), a local nonprofit social services agency, for distribution to individuals from their Open Arms Men’s Shelter, Samaritan House Wo…

01/31/2017

Lifestyle

Dance Therapy In Brewster Aimed At Those Affected By Parkinson's BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Joy of Dance, a dance/movement therapy group for people with Parkinson’s disease, meets on Fridays at the Seven Star School of Performing Arts in Brewster, from 10 - 11 a.m. The group is led by dance/movement therapist Marie Carstens. She integrates movement with imagery and uses a vast array of movement qualities, rhythms and phrasing, as well as developmental neuromuscular patterns for support and coordination of movement with the goal of improving well-being and vitality, as well as maintaining expressivity, according to a release from the Seven Star School. “Based on …

01/30/2017

Events

Hudson Valley Residents Go Red For Women's Heart Health DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The American Heart Association will team up with companies, community organizations, families and friends in Hudson Valley to “Go Red” and “Glow Red” on Friday to spread the message that heart disease and stroke cause one in three deaths among women each year – more than all cancers combined. Thousands of Hudson Valley residents will participate in National Wear Red Day by wearing read and donating $5 to the Go Red For Women campaign. In turn, they will receive a red dress pin or wristband, and lifesaving heart health education. Some organizations will offer heart…

01/30/2017

Neighbors

Sound Shore St. Pat’s Day Celebration Begins With Shamrocks & Hearts Dinner MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- The Sound Shore St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee announced that its annual “Shamrocks & Hearts Dinner” Benefit will be held at the Larchmont Shore Club on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 7- 11 p.m. Valerie Moore O’Keeffe, the 2017 Grand Marshal, will be honored at this annual Sash Presentation. O’Keeffe is known for her 10 years as Town Supervisor in Mamaroneck, as well as her service as the current chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center. O’Keeffe's primary duty as grand marshal is to represent the Parade Committee and Ir…

01/30/2017

Schools

Concordia College Nursing Program's Pass Rate Ranks Among Highest In State BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Concordia College’s Division of Nursing announced that its program’s first-time pass rate ranks among the top five Baccalaureate Nursing Programs in New York State on the test for the licensing of nurses in the United States. The test is known as the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). Concordia’s first-time pass rate of 95 percent is significantly higher than the average pass rate of 83 percent for baccalaureate graduates in New York State and the national average of 85 percent, according to a release from Concordia College. “We are so proud of our nursing …

01/30/2017

News

Jerry Seinfeld Production In Rockland Tops Week's News ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Rockland County. A recent episode of the Crackle web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" began with funny man Jerry Seinfeld getting into a 1958 blue Bentley parked in front of Bear Mountain Lodge in Tomkins Cove, a hamlet in Stony Point. A Monsey man is behind bars after being charged Thursday with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child for assaulting his wife in front of his children, according to Stony Point police. Orangetown police are asking for the public's help in identifying a…

01/29/2017

News

Corrections Officer Caught With Heroin, Suboxone Tops Dutchess News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Dutchess County. Dutchess County corrections officer Jeffrey Burkins is facing serious drug charges after he was busted with heroin and painkillers by police last week. Longtime Hudson Valley resident and legendary actress and comedian Mary Tyler Moore, who had been hospitalized in grave condition at a hospital in Fairfield County, Conn., this week, died Wednesday. After 15 months and $1.5 million spent on top-to-bottom renovations, the owners of the Beacon Hotel Restaurant have brought to life a major portion o…

01/29/2017

Schools

Byram Hills Student Audrey Saltzman Named Regeneron Finalist ARMONK, N.Y. -- Audrey Saltzman, a senior at Byram Hills High School in Armonk, has been named one of 40 finalists across the country in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search for her studies of a neutron star 19,000 light-years from Earth, Tarrytown-based Regeneron recently announced. With the honor, she receives an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C. for the final round of the competition, where the young scholars will compete for a top prize of $250,000. Saltzman, who received a call that she had been chosen in the middle of a clarinet lesson Monday afternoon, said she …

01/27/2017

Schools

Bronxville High School Students Build Complex, Timing-Based Circuits BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Bronxville High School students applied what they've been studying about electricity and the fundamentals of electronics and used real components to build their own complex circuits. Benjamin Cornish’s Advanced Physics with an Introduction to Engineering class conducted background research and completed mathematical calculations to understand the different concepts and individual components. The students then used a variety of online software applications to simulate basic circuits. With their newly acquired knowledge, they began building their circuits on real breadbo…

01/27/2017

Neighbors

Harrison's All Saints' Church Welcomes Rev. Melton As 'Priest-In-Charge' HARRISON, N.Y. -- All Saints' Episcopal Church in Harrison recently announced the arrival of its new Priest-in-Charge, the Rev. JK Melton. Melton joined the church in November and his official Mass of Installation will take place on Thursday at 7 p.m. at All Saints' Church, 300 Harrison Ave., Harrison. The Rt. Rev. Allen Shin, Bishop Suffragan of New York, will preside, and the Rev. Margaret Rose, Deputy for Ecumenical and Interfaith Relationships of the Episcopal Church, will preach. All are welcome. Melton's experience in ministry has included programing and fundraising, growing and exp…

01/27/2017

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