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New Rochelle Black Culture Club's Toy Drive Provided Gifts for Needy Kids
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle High School's Black Culture Club helped more than 100 children of parents who are serving time in prison receive gifts. The project was the brainchild of Rachel Motley, a junior and a member of the club, who has a deep interest in criminal justice reform, according to a release from the City School District of New Rochelle. Motley wanted to work on a holiday project that combined Christmas cheer and the prison population, the release said. So, when she learned about the Prison Fellowship's Angel Tree program, she knew it was the right choice. The program…
Neighbors
Yonkers Woman Wins First Six-Figure Jackpot of Year at Empire City Casino
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Yonkers resident "Nancy G." hit a huge jackpot to the tune of $190,860.89 on her trip to nearby Empire City Casino Saturday night, Jan. 21. Her $4 wager on the penny-denomination Wheel of Fortune slot machine in the casino's Gotham Palace at 8:57 p.m. pulled down the first six-figure jackpot of the year at the Yonkers casino, according to a release from Empire City Casino. Last year, a dozen six-figure jackpots were hit at Empire City, including a near $1 million score by Linda H. of Thornwood who hit for $961,411 on the Wheel of Fortune on Nov. 13, the release …
Sports
Poughkeepsie's Lourdes, Marist Grad Now Coaching For UNH Gets 100th Win
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The University of New Hampshire Head Women's Basketball Coach Maureen Magarity, graduate of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, landed the 100th win of her career on Thursday, Jan. 19, when the Wildcats defeated Maine in a 50-44 victory. Magarity became the fourth coach in the program's history to reach the 100-win mark, according to release from UNH. She then led the team to a record 10 straight wins with the Wildcats' 58-50 triumph over Hartford on Sunday, Jan. 22. This is the program's best-ever start of the season with a 16-3 record overall and 6-0 in the America E…
Events
South Salem Artist Tom Christopher Speaks At Hometown Library
LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Artist Tom Christopher will speak at the Lewisboro Library's Annual Meeting on Sunday. Christopher, a South Salem resident, is known for his expressionist urban paintings and murals, mostly of New York City. He began as a commercial artist, and has become a notable artist with worldwide galleries and exhibitions. He is currently involved with the Paseo Caribe Mural project in Puerto Rico. His presentation will be preceded by a short business meeting. For more information and to view Christopher's work for an upcoming Paris exhibit, visit his website. The meeting will be…
Schools
New Rochelle High U.S. History, Government Students Visit Philadelphia
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Seventy-six juniors from New Rochelle High School studying U.S. history and government recently visited Philadelphia to get a firsthand look at how the government functions. The trip included several educational highlights, according to social studies teacher Virginia Gunther, who accompanied the students. They visited the National Constitution Center, which offers a variety of student-centered interactive activities, such as Roles of the President trivia, Supreme Court cases and legislative laws, among many others. The students were recently assigned to read Preside…
Schools
Bronxville School Foundation Announces 2017 Grant Cycle
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The Bronxville School Foundation recently announced its 2017 grant cycle. The Foundation raises money from school families, alumni and the community to support meaningful projects that enrich the educational experience of students from kindergarten through grade 12, according to a release from the Bronxville School Foundation. The Foundation invites faculty, administrators, staff, students, parents and community members to submit grant requests. Since its inception in 1991, the Foundation has awarded 643 grants totaling more than $8.3 million on grants that focus on …
Schools
New Rochelle School District Explores Options For World Language Program
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. --The City School District of New Rochelle recently announced its plans to form a committee that will explore the disparity of language offerings among schools and present to the Board of Education options it will consider for a districtwide world language program. Dr. Magda Parvey, assistant superintendent and chief academic officer, and Juan Mendez, chairman of world languages for the district, will name a committee, which will include approximately 35 to 40 stakeholders -- parents, teachers and administrators. The committee will include representatives from each school,…
Events
Eastchester Middle School Players Club Presents Midsummer
EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Eastchester Middle School Players Club will present Tim Kochenderfer's "A Midsummer Vacation's Nightmare" and William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on Thursday night in Eastchester High School's auditorium. Forty-plus performers will perform these two plays back to back with a 15-minute intermission. In "A Midsummer Vacation's Nightmare," a pair of star-crossed lovers attempt to find a way to transfer out of Athens High School before the principal forces them date other people. All the while a janitor with magical powers and…
Schools
Rye Neck High School Students Apply Geometry To Holograms
MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Rye Neck High School students in Joseph Perlman’s ninth-grade accelerated geometry classes recently designed and successfully created holograms. The students have been studying about the properties of trapezoids and exploring how to create projections using different angles; they applied this knowledge into making the holograms. For their projects, the ninth-graders used transparency paper, which they cut into four trapezoid pieces and taped together, to create a holographic projector before placing it directly on top of an iPad, according to a release from the Rye Nec…
News
Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of Westchester Teen Basketball Star Tops News
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here a look at last week's top stories from around Southern Westchester County. The man arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of Shamoya McKenzie in Mount Vernon was briefly employed by the city as a seasonal maintenance worker, according to local officials. Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh went on a rant Wednesday about Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner's suggestion that an "Almost Presidential Museum Library" be created to recognize the contributions of Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton and four other presidential candidates who won…
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