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Pelham Picture House Screens Short Film Festival Entries Pelham Picture House Screens Short Film Festival Entries
Pelham Picture House Screens Short Film Festival Entries PELHAM, N.Y. -- Filmgoers in and around Pelham will unite with audiences in over 250 cities spanning six continents to view and judge the work of the next generation of filmmakers when the 18th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at The Picture House on Thursday at 7 p.m. This year, Manhattan Short received 672 short film entries from 52 countries. The 10 finalists hail from eight countries, with short films from Turkey and Kosovo representing their respective countries for the first time.  These short films will not only entertain a global audience but will be judged by them as wel…

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Schools
Purchase College Museum Seeks Volunteers For Sculpture Project Purchase College Museum Seeks Volunteers For Sculpture Project
Purchase College Museum Seeks Volunteers For Sculpture Project HARRISON, N.Y. -- The Neuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College is inviting community members to volunteer to help assemble artist Liza Lou's monumental sculpture "Color Field" before it opens to the public Saturday, Nov. 7.  This a rare opportunity to experience the installation process, as well as work with a leading contemporary artist. "Color Field" will cover the entire floor of the Neuberger Museum of Art's largest gallery.  This sculpture, composed of hundreds of wires covered with millions of beads, was meticulously prepared by a team of artisans in Durban, Sou…

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Obituaries
Anthony LaRocco, 59, Yorktown Resident, Restaurateur Anthony LaRocco, 59, Yorktown Resident, Restaurateur
Anthony LaRocco, 59, Yorktown Resident, Restaurateur YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Anthony LaRocco, 59, a Yorktown Heights resident from the Sparkle Lake neighborhood, died Sunday, Sept. 20, nine years after he received a stem cell transplant that his doctors at that time called a "Hail Mary" play. He was best-known in Atlanta for his Fratelli di Napoli restaurants in Buckhead and Roswell, Ga. He also opened restaurants in South Carolina and Florida and developed a reservation software platform for the industry.  Born in the Bronx, LaRocco spent his childhood in Yorktown Heights. He was a wrestler and lacrosse player at Kennedy Catholic High Sch…

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Politics
Redding's Kudlow Denies Making Decision On Bid To Challenge Blumenthal Redding's Kudlow Denies Making Decision On Bid To Challenge Blumenthal
Redding's Kudlow Denies Making Decision On Bid To Challenge Blumenthal REDDING, Conn. – Larry Kudlow, the conservative news commentator on CNBC, said he has not made a decision about whether to run against U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal in 2016, according to a report in CTmirror.org. Kudlow said in a tweet that a New York Post article saying he had decided was inaccurate, CTmirror.org reported. Kudlow is a former official in the Reagan administration and executive with Bear Stearns who has homes in New York and Redding, Conn., CTmirror.org reported.

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Events
JoyRide Darien Cycle Studio Features British-Themed Event JoyRide Darien Cycle Studio Features British-Themed Event
JoyRide Darien Cycle Studio Features British-Themed Event DARIEN, Conn. -- JoyRide Darien is hosting two British-infused cycle classes at 8:45 and 9:45 a.m. Wednesday.  Owner and lead instructor Rhodie Lorenz will teach the classes, which will be set to British music. Riders will receive goody bags and be able to shop styles from British fitness apparel company Sweaty Betty in Greenwich as they enjoy tea and British treats.  To reserve a spot, click here.  JoyRide Cycling Studio is the first fitness boutique dedicated to indoor cycling in Fairfield County. JoyRide's exclusive training method combines core elements of Pilates with indoor cycling t…

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Intro To Yoga Tops Somers Library Youth Events For October Intro To Yoga Tops Somers Library Youth Events For October
Intro To Yoga Tops Somers Library Youth Events For October SOMERS, N.Y. -- Youth events for October at the Somers Library are highlighted by Teens & Tweens Intro to Yoga & Mindfulness. The program will be from 5-6 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 1, 8 and 15. Participants should bring a yoga mat or a large beach towel to class, which is geared toward teens and tweens in fifth grade and up.  Participants will learn to slow down and increase awareness both externally and internally, to use breath to find calm during times of challenge, to feel energetic through grounding, strengthening and balancing and to relax and restore both body and mind.  Money is …

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News
Putnam Valley Historical Society Lecture Focuses On Custer Putnam Valley Historical Society Lecture Focuses On Custer
Putnam Valley Historical Society Lecture Focuses On Custer PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- The Putnam Valley Historical Society will sponsor a program titled "George Armstrong Custer: Before the Little Bighorn" at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.The talk is part of "Our American History," a free program series. It will be led by Capt. Mark Ehlers, assistant professor of history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Ehlers received his commission as an armor officer through ROTC at James Madison University in 2005. Upon graduation, he served as a light cavalry scout platoon leader in the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Riley, Ka…

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Cold Spring Gets Approval To Expand Parking Permit System Cold Spring Gets Approval To Expand Parking Permit System
Cold Spring Gets Approval To Expand Parking Permit System COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- The village of Cold Spring has been granted authority to expand its residential parking system after legislation sponsored by state Sen. Sue Serino and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef was signed into law Friday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The new law authorizes the village to expand the current system of residential parking permits to include the entire waterfront area.  The following roads on the east side of the Metro-North train station are being added to the permit system: Furnace Street, Garden Street, High Street, Kemble Avenue from Main Street to Wall Street, Railroad Avenue,…

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Schools
Two Hastings Seniors Earn National Merit Semifinalist Status Two Hastings Seniors Earn National Merit Semifinalist Status
Two Hastings Seniors Earn National Merit Semifinalist Status HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Two Hastings High School seniors, Jordana Solomon and Katharine Berman, have been named semifinalists in 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,400 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring.  To be considered for a National Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition.  About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2016 National Mer…

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Fairfield Library Offering Workshop On Making Prezi Presentations Fairfield Library Offering Workshop On Making Prezi Presentations
Fairfield Library Offering Workshop On Making Prezi Presentations FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fairfield Public Library will offer a workshop of Prezi software at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Rotary Room of the main library.  An alternative to traditional slide-making programs such as PowerPoint, Prezi is the presentation software that makes use of one large canvas that allows presenters to use motion, panning and zooming to bring ideas to life.  Presenter Philip Bahr, a reference librarian at the Fairfield Public Library, will present another Evening Tech Demo program, “Introduction to Techboomers,” on Tuesday, Oct. 13.  He will also present a Midday Tech Demo pro…

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