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SWBOCES Center For Career Services Celebrates Graduation Of 270 Students SWBOCES Center For Career Services Celebrates Graduation Of 270 Students
Swboces Center For Career Services Celebrates Graduation Of 270 Students WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Two hundred and seventy-three students from the Southern Westchester BOCES Center for Career Services in Valhalla walked across the White Plains County Center stage June 6 and accepted certificates from an array of career and technical education programs.The annual Recognition Ceremony began with an introduction from Center Director Dahlia Jackson and followed with a greeting from salutatorian and Fashion Design/Merchandising Program graduate Yasmin Cisneros of New Rochelle High School. Jacob Romer, also of New Rochelle High School and a graduate of the BOCES TV/Video Pr…

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First Niagara Foundation Donates $20,000 For Youth Education At Caramoor First Niagara Foundation Donates $20,000 For Youth Education At Caramoor
First Niagara Foundation Donates $20,000 For Youth Education At Caramoor KATONAH, N.Y. -- Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts announced a $20,000 grant awarded by First Niagara Foundation. These funds are designated to support the Underserved Youth Education Program and Patron Transportation Pilot Program. Both initiatives are geared to provide individuals of all ages with affordable means of transportation to Caramoor, making it possible for them access Caramoor’s programming. Through its Underserved Youth Arts Initiative, Caramoor provides access to its engaging, hands- on education programs to 3,000 local children, with a focus on the Yonkers Public School …

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Lost Pets Of Westchester Reunites White Plains Owners With Dog Lost Pets Of Westchester Reunites White Plains Owners With Dog
Lost Pets Of Westchester Reunites White Plains Owners With Dog WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A small, dark-colored dog was found in White Plains at the corner of Ridgeway and Mamaroneck Avenue and later returned to its owners through the Lost Pets of Westchester County NY Facebook Page. Click here for more information on Facebook.

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Rosedale Residential Association Hosts Group Picnic Rosedale Residential Association Hosts Group Picnic
Rosedale Residential Association Hosts Group Picnic WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Rosedale Residential Association held its annual picnic on Sunday.

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Colonial Elementary Fifth Graders Dive Into Judicial System Colonial Elementary Fifth Graders Dive Into Judicial System
Colonial Elementary Fifth Graders Dive Into Judicial System PELHAM, N.Y. -- Colonial Elementary School fifth grade classes visited the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in Brooklyn to put weeks of preparation around each of the three branches of government into action with The Constitution Works. Through fact patterns, students are introduced to relevant constitutional issues and they take on a role in determining the outcome. In the culminating “role play” activity at the courthouse, Eastern District, students have the opportunity to assume the role of attorney or Supreme Court Justice in a First Amendment case, a Senator applying the 14th Amendment to d…

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Letter To The Editor: Library Budget Will Be Decided By Voters Letter To The Editor: Library Budget Will Be Decided By Voters
Letter To The Editor: Library Budget Will Be Decided By Voters PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- The Putnam Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, e-mail putnam@dailyvoice.com. To The Editor:  There is the mistaken assumption that the Putnam Valley Town Board acts as Library budget experts, and if removed from the budget process then the Library Board will run wild raising your taxes, presumably because we don’t know what we’re doing, and potentially costing you millions. Any suggestion that the Town Board has more expertise to manage the Library’s budget is incorrect. The Library Director and Trustees…

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Business
Dutchess Chamber Hosting ‘80s Throwback-Themed Networking Event Dutchess Chamber Hosting ‘80s Throwback-Themed Networking Event
Dutchess Chamber Hosting ‘80s Throwback-Themed Networking Event POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Duchess County Chamber of Commerce will host an ‘80s throwback-themed networking event on Wednesday, June 22, from 5 to 9 p.m. on a boat launching from the Shadows Marina on Rinaldi Boulevard in Poughkeepsie.  Attendees will tour the Hudson River aboard a River Rose Tour Boat while enjoying barbecue from Rhinebeck-based Smoky Rock BBQ, networking and dancing to tunes spun by “The Throwback Brothers,” courtesy of John Hannah's Mobile Music Services.  Boarding begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. with departure at 6 p.m. sharp from the marina. The cruise will dock at 9 p.m. …

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Russian Trio Performs In Brewster Russian Trio Performs In Brewster
Russian Trio Performs In Brewster BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Concerts Around the Corner at the Studio Around the Corner will host The World of the Italian Mandolin and the Russian Domra on Saturday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m.The Russian Trio – an ensemble featuring Tamara Volskaya, Anatoliy Trofimov and Leonid Bruk will be joined by Nataliya Vsevolodskaya. The program is a journey through centuries and countries with two plucked instruments – the Italian mandolin and the Russian domra. Surviving throughout hard periods of history, these instruments have gained great popularity all over the world today.  The musical selections will show the…

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New York Schools Spend 87 Percent Above United States Average New York Schools Spend 87 Percent Above United States Average
New York Schools Spend 87 Percent Above United States Average More money is spent per pupil on education in New York than in any other state in the country.  New York spent $20,610 per student-the most on education per pupil-in 2014 the census bureau reported, according to lohud.com. New York has held this distinction for many years and is spending $24.8 billion on 700 school districts this fiscal year, which is a 6.5 percent increase from 2013, according to lohud.com.  Census data revealed a 4 percent increase per pupil from 2013 to 2014. Nationally there was a 2.7 percent increase in per pupil spending with $11,009 spent on average. Utah spent the …

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Nyack's Art Walk Features Work Of Garner Arts Resident Artist Nyack's Art Walk Features Work Of Garner Arts Resident Artist
Nyack's Art Walk Features Work Of Garner Arts Resident Artist NYACK, N.Y. -- The 11th annual Art Walk will be held in Nyack on Friday, June 17 through Sunday, June 19. For these three days, this juried event turns the village shops into mini-art galleries, with the talented artists, in residence, exhibiting and selling their work. Garner Arts resident artist Ronan Bowes won selection as the poster cover artist for Art Walk Nyack.  The event is produced by Paulette Ross, owner of P. Ross in Nyack and features an opportunity to meet and discuss the creative process with selected artists. The theme of the event is "In A Perfect World..." The fea…

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