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Westchester High School Alum Receives Full-Ride Scholarship In Name Of Actor Chadwick Boseman Westchester High School Alum Receives Full-Ride Scholarship In Name Of Actor Chadwick Boseman
Westchester High School Alum Receives Full-Ride Scholarship In Name Of Actor Chadwick Boseman An alum of a high school in Westchester County has received a full-ride college scholarship in the name of deceased actor Chadwick Boseman.  Jayleen Seeburg, who graduated from Mount Vernon's Denzel Washington School of the Arts in 2022, has received the Chadwick Boseman Memorial Scholarship, which will cover her four years of schooling at Howard University in Washington, DC, according to the high school.  The $5.4 million endowed scholarship was created in Oct. 2021 by the university with the help of a donation from Netflix and is meant to honor Boseman, an alumnus of H…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Former Star Athlete In Westchester Dies At Age 30 Former Star Athlete In Westchester Dies At Age 30
Former Star Athlete In Westchester Dies At Age 30 Claudio Delli Carpini a former star athlete in Westchester died on Saturday, Feb. 19 at the age of 30. Born in the Bronx to Joseph and Josephine Delli Carpini, a Harrison High School graduate was a man of many talents, according to his obituary. "He was highly intelligent, had a great sense of humor, loved to sing, and was an amazing card player," his obituary said. Carpini played on the varsity football team at Harrison High School as a wide receiver and kicker all four years of school.  He was also a four-time All-America track-and-field athlete, and the Italian National Champion i…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Area Actor Stars In 'Fiddler On The Roof' Area Actor Stars In 'Fiddler On The Roof'
Area Actor Stars In 'Fiddler On The Roof' The lead actor in the American premiere of the Yiddish language "Fiddler on the Roof" is from the Hudson Valley. Steven Skybell of Mahopac plays Tevye in the production at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. Skybell, a Broadway veteran, previously performed in "Wicked" and "The Full Monty." Due to critical acclaim and an entirely sold-out summer run, the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) recently announced a fall extension with a new block of tickets Originally scheduled to play through August, the Yiddish language Fiddler on the Roof that op…

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by Jon Craig
Schools
Disaster! Musical Opens This Week At Horace Greeley High School Disaster! Musical Opens This Week At Horace Greeley High School
Disaster! Musical Opens This Week At Horace Greeley High School Horace Greeley High School Class of 2018 presents "DISASTER! with the first of four performances on Thursday, March 22 at 7 p.m. in Chappaqua. The year is 1979 and the hippest floating discotheque and casino is about to open. It’s not too late to get on board. But be careful, because earthquakes, tidal waves and burning infernos await.  Plus, there’s romance, intrigue, sharks, rats, and more than a hundred other guests on board.  This is “DISASTER!” a hilarious homage to the '70s complete with bell bottoms, feathered hair, and the music of a generation.  Director Lee Kasper said: “…

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by Jon Craig