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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Dave Barry Returns To Westchester Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Dave Barry Returns To Westchester
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…

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by Ken Davis
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Westchester Communities, Colleges Set 'Relay For Life' Events Westchester Communities, Colleges Set 'Relay For Life' Events
Westchester Communities, Colleges Set 'Relay For Life' Events Hundreds, if not thousands, of folks will be lacing up their running shoes this spring all over Westchester to help fight a deadly disease. The American Cancer Society says that 13 Relay for Life events have been scheduled for May 20 through June 19. The community-led events will be held in: Eastchester, Mamaroneck, Chappaqua, Harrison, Katonah-Lewisboro, the Tarrytowns, Yorktown, Yonkers, Somers, Ossining and the Hendrick Hudson School District. The two college sponsored ones – for students, staff and alumni – will be held at Iona College and Pace University. The Iona event will take pla…

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by Carol Reif
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Spend Super Bowl Sunday With New York Giants Hero David Tyree In Yonkers Spend Super Bowl Sunday With New York Giants Hero David Tyree In Yonkers
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…

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by Ken Davis
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Triscuit Is The SPCA Of Westchester's Pet Of The Week Triscuit Is The SPCA Of Westchester's Pet Of The Week
Triscuit Is The SPCA Of Westchester's Pet Of The Week BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- A bulldog mix who thinks she's a lap dog has been named the SPCA of Westchester's Pet of the Week. Triscuit, who is described as a "sweet mush of a dog," became popular with the animal shelter's staff almost as quickly as she came in, according to a statement from the SPCA, which said she has a "gentle nature and outgoing personality." According to the SPCA, Triscuit would probably do best with an active family able to provide her with "the TLC she deserves." To learn more about Triscuit or any of the other animals up for adoption wit…

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by James O'Rourke
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Pelham's Picture House Presents Special Screening of Oscar-Nominated Doc Pelham's Picture House Presents Special Screening of Oscar-Nominated Doc
Pelham's Picture House Presents Special Screening of Oscar-Nominated Doc PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center, in partnership with Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, will present a special screening of the 2016 Academy Award-nominated documentary "Life, Animated" followed by a Q&A with Ron, Cornelia, and Owen Suskind, the family featured in the film. Directed by Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Roger  Ross Williams, "Life, Animated" is the inspirational story of Owen Suskind, a young man with autism who was unable to speak as a child until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing…

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by Ken Davis
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NRCA Accepting Applications From Bands For Annual Concert Series NRCA Accepting Applications From Bands For Annual Concert Series
Nrca Accepting Applications From Bands For Annual Concert Series NEW ROCHELLE,  N.Y. -- Calling all musicians. The Emil Paolucci Summer Sounds Concert Series, created by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, will start its ninth season in July; and NRCA is currently reviewing applications from msuic groups interested in performing in the series.The popular concerts are free to the public and are performed every night from 7:30 to 9  p.m. at the Hudson Park band shell, located in Hudson Park along the Long Island Sound in New Rochelle. The weekly concerts draw hundreds of listeners, who can also buy snacks and drinks from food trucks. Performers use the ba…

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by Ken Davis
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Picture House In Pelham Offers 'Sing'-Inspired Film Camp For Kids Picture House In Pelham Offers 'Sing'-Inspired Film Camp For Kids
Picture House In Pelham Offers 'Sing'-Inspired Film Camp For Kids PELHAM, N.Y. --  The Picture House Regional Film Center in Pelham will give aspiring young filmmakers a chance to make short music films at its Mud Week camps, scheduled for Feb. 20-23. The camp will offer creative opportunities for kids, whether they like to belt it out in front of a camera or prefer to shine behind the scenes. Using the hit movie "Sing" as their inspiration, students will create a new music-themed video for each day of camp. After camp week has concluded, TPH’s panel of experts will choose a winning video from each age group, which will play on the main screen b…

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by Ken Davis
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DeCicco & Sons Says 'Cheers' To One Year In Larchmont DeCicco & Sons Says 'Cheers' To One Year In Larchmont
DeCicco & Sons Says 'Cheers' To One Year In Larchmont LARCHMONT, N.Y. – The owners of DeCicco & Sons’ Larchmont store are ready to celebrate their first anniversary in the 25,000-square-foot space on Palmer Avenue. On Thursday, the store is to hold an anniversary celebration featuring giveaways, several “very special” tapped kegs and a food pairing menu, according to the store’s Facebook page. When the store opened on Dec. 18, 2015, it was touted for its environmentally-friendly features including an advanced heat reclaiming refrigeration system, rooftop solar panels that generate up to 75 percent of the store’s electricity, energy-efficie…

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by James O'Rourke
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Rye Synagogue Invites Community To Join In NYC Women's March Rye Synagogue Invites Community To Join In NYC Women's March
Rye Synagogue Invites Community To Join In NYC Women's March RYE, N.Y -- The Community Synagogue of Rye is organizing a group to the NYC Women's March on Saturday, Jan. 21. Anyone and everyone who supports equality and civil rights is invited. The March, a sister event to the DC one on the same day, goes from  Dag Hammarskloldj Plaza to Trump Tower beginning at 11 a.m, though, with so many predicted to attend, there are staggered starting times. The synagogue group's scheduled marching time is at 11:50 a.m. They are asking folks to meet at Grand Central in front of Vanderbilt Hall at 10:50 a.m. The group is also organizing meet-ups at the Port Cheste…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Picture House In Pelham Screens 'They Call Us Monsters,' With Director Q&A Picture House In Pelham Screens 'They Call Us Monsters,' With Director Q&A
Picture House In Pelham Screens 'They Call Us Monsters,' With Director Q&A PELHAM, N.Y. --  The Picture House Regional Film Center in Pelham will host a special advance screening of the new documentary "They Call Us Monsters" on Saturday, Jan. 21. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the film's director Ben Lear. The documentary is set in California where violent juveniles between the ages of 14 and 17 can be tried as adults depending on the seriousness of the crime. These young teens are accused of heinous crimes--murders and attempted murders--that leave their victims' families shattered. The documentary takes viewers into The Compo…

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by Ken Davis
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Brady Rymer, Little Band That Could Performs At Mamaroneck's Emelin Theatre Brady Rymer, Little Band That Could Performs At Mamaroneck's Emelin Theatre
Brady Rymer, Little Band That Could Performs At Mamaroneck's Emelin Theatre MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Three-time Grammy nominee Brady Rymer and the Little Band that Could will perform two all-ages shows at the Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck on Saturday, Jan. 14. Attendees can expect a rootsy and rollicking good time, according to a release from the Emelin Theatre. Rymer makes infectious rock ‘n’ roll for kids and families, the release said. Following a decade-long career with RCA Records jam band From Good Homes, recording and touring with big-name music acts from the Dave Matthews Band to Bob Dylan and Bob Weir's Ratdog, Rymer ventured into family music as he started h…

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by Ken Davis
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Kids Can Ring in 2017 With a Day of Fun Activities At New Rochelle Event Kids Can Ring in 2017 With a Day of Fun Activities At New Rochelle Event
Kids Can Ring in 2017 With a Day of Fun Activities At New Rochelle Event NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. --  New Roc City in downtown New Rochelle will host its Seventh Annual "Ring in the New Year at Noon," event on Saturday, Dec. 31, in the atrium, from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The festive family event is for kids ages 2 to 10, who can ring in the New Year with an afternoon full of fun activities. While the highlight of the event is always the countdown to a 3,000-plus balloon drop at noon, this year’s program will also feature a meet and greet with New York Ranger alum Ron Greschner, as well as face painting, arts and crafts, kiddy rides, clowns, wheel of chanc…

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by Ken Davis