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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 Harrison High School Star Athlete Dies At Age 30 Former Harrison High School Star Athlete Dies At Age 30
Former Harrison High School Star Athlete 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
Tony Award Winner Ben Vereen Will Strut His Stuff At Ridgefield Playhouse Tony Award Winner Ben Vereen Will Strut His Stuff At Ridgefield Playhouse
Tony Award Winner Ben Vereen Will Strut His Stuff At Ridgefield Playhouse Multitalented entertainer and Tony Award-winner Ben Vereen, also known as the ‘Minister of Fun,’ will be making a highly anticipated appearance at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. La Quinta Inns and Suites Presents Ben Vereen: Steppin’ Out For The Holidays is just one part of Ridgefield Magazine Broadway and Cabaret Series. Transportation will be provided by Nutmeg Livery Service. The show will comprise a number of Vereen’s most famous hits, making for an unforgettable night of song and dance with the perfect mix of theatre. From ‘Magic to Do’ from Pippin to ‘Wait For It…

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by Valerie Musson
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
'Wedding Singer' Production A Musical Hit At Port Chester High School 'Wedding Singer' Production A Musical Hit At Port Chester High School
'Wedding Singer' Production A Musical Hit At Port Chester High School You may remember the Adam Sandler movie version of "The Wedding Singer," but this weekend, Port Chester High School's Drama Club performs its take on the musical classic. Singer Robbie Hart rocks the Port Chester High School stage as the drama club presents its spring musical. In the movie, Sandler was a wedding singer in the 1980s and Drew Barrymore played a waitress named Julia with whom he fell in love. The show opened on Thursday, April 12. There are two more  7 p.m. shows on Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15 in the PCHS auditorium. PCHS theater students are getting plen…

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by Jon Craig