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Jimmer Fredette Returns To Westchester Knicks WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The Westchester Knicks, the official NBA Development League affiliate of the New York Knickerbockers, have reacquired guard Jimmer Fredette.The former Brigham Young University star is expected to be available for the team’s next game on Monday at the Westchester County Center. Fredette (6-foot-2, 195 pounds) was originally acquired by the Westchester Knicks in the 2015 NBA D-League Draft (first round, second overall). The Glens Falls, N.Y., native became the second Gatorade Call-Up of the 2015-16 NBA Development League season when he was signed by the New Orleans Peli…

by Robert Mikulak

11/28/2015

News

Friends Fulfill Israel Burial Wish For Spring Valley Woman Killed In Crash SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Holly Unger of Spring Valley wanted to be buried in Israel, and that wish was fulfilled Friday thanks to the efforts of her friends and neighbors, according to a report on lohud.com. Unger died Wednesday at age 57 after a collision with a bus on Viola Road in Ramapo, LoHud reported. Ramapo police are investigating the cause of the crash, according to lohud. After only a few hours, friends anonymously raised about $22,000 to pay for the flight to Israel plus burial expenses, according to lohud. To read the full report, click here.

by Robert Mikulak

11/28/2015

News

Governor Signs Carlucci's Mental Illness Anti-Stigma Bill NEW CITY, N.Y. – A bill by state Sen. David Carlucci, (D–Rockland/Westchester), to create the Mental Illness Anti-Stigma Fund has been signed into law. In the United States, one out of five people live with a mental illness, and nearly two-thirds of those diagnosed with a mental illness do not seek treatment. This statistic is due to the stigma that exists when discussing mental illness, which can lead to fear and hesitation in getting the help that they truly need. The Mental Illness Anti-Stigma Fund aims to provide an easy way for New Yorkers to support essential mental health education…

by Robert Mikulak

11/25/2015

Schools

Katonah-Lewisboro Schools Celebrate Differences Day KATONAH, N.Y. -- Katonah-Lewisboro’s second- and fifth-grade students learned important skills like tolerance, patience and acceptance during the Special Education PTA’s 16th annual Differences Day, held at each elementary school from Wednesday through Friday. The event included a series of hands-on activities designed to simulate visual, auditory, speech and motor impairments, as well as learning differences. The purpose of the program, which is organized entirely by SEPTA parents and volunteers, is to help students better understand the challenges faced by children with special needs. “Di…

by Robert Mikulak

11/25/2015

Schools

Yonkers Students Graduate From Ridge Hill Career Program YONKERS, N.Y. -- Ridge Hill developer Forest City Ratner Cos. and Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE) held graduation Tuesday of the sixth session of the Ridge Hill Academy Retail-Management Career Exploration Program.Forest City Ratner also announced a new $20,000 grant to extend the program. In 2013, Forest City Ratner Cos. funded this partnership with a $100,000 grant to YPIE, enabling Yonkers students, selected by written applications and interviews, to learn from professionals about the host of management careers in the retail and shopping center industry. In addition to workshops wi…

by Robert Mikulak

11/25/2015

Neighbors

Neighbor To Neighbor In Greenwich Receives $1.5 Million Gift GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich-based Neighbor to Neighbor has received a $1.5 million gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. The gift kicks off Neighbor to Neighbor’s capital campaign, which is raising money to support the construction of a new building for the organization’s food and clothing operations. The foundation’s gift, a $1 million single pledge and a $500,000 matching grant donation, is the largest ever received by Neighbor to Neighbor. The building will be called the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Center for Neighbor to Neighbor. “The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foun…

by Robert Mikulak

11/25/2015

Neighbors

Rowayton Brokerage Spotlights Art of Mary Morant NORWALK, Conn. – William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty's Rowayton brokerage will host an artist reception as part of the Sundays at Sotheby’s series, a monthly program in which the office welcomes new local art to display in its office. Darien native Mary Morant will introduce her work from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Morant is a designer and painter with more than 25 years of experience in visual arts. Upon receiving her BFA from the University of Georgia, she began her career designing restaurant logos in Aspen, Colo., later moving on to New York City, where she served as an art director on…

by Robert Mikulak

11/25/2015

Schools

Greenburgh Observes National Parent Involvement Day GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Mystery readers, coffees with parents, school building tours and an evening event, Dessert with the Superintendent, were among the activities hosted by the Greenburgh Central School District on Thursday to observe National Parent Involvement Day. Parents who toured the schools learned more about their children’s curriculum, watched classes in action and saw the district’s infusion of 600 Chromebook laptops this year. They saw guitars stored in the high school music room, evidence of a new guitar class that kicked off this year. And they listened to the district’s younger…

by Robert Mikulak

11/24/2015

Schools

Croton-Harmon Students 'Travel' Around the World With Google Expeditions CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Every student at Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School 'visited' a foreign destination on Nov. 17 without leaving the classroom as part of Google’s new Expeditions Pioneer Program. The school is part of Google’s global test of the initiative, which offers viewers the chance to use the Expeditions Pioneer Program application, along with a tablet, smartphone and a cardboard/lens case to explore destinations like Mars, historic cities around the globe and even travel underwater in a 3-D environment. Students were impressed as they visited places like Barcelona, Mexico, t…

by Robert Mikulak

11/24/2015

News

Village Of Ossining Weighs Zoning Changes To Attract New Businesses OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining village officials are considering zoning changes in an effort to attract new businesses, according to a report in theexaminernews.com Several village agencies met recently to weigh an expansion of the definition of "artisanal" so it would include such enterprises as distilling, brewing, confections and frozen desserts, theexaminernews reported. The village currently defines artisanal as relating to art or forms of craft that are made by hand tools or machines, according to theexaminernews. To read the full report, click here.

by Robert Mikulak

11/24/2015

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