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NRC Staff Will Conduct New Analysis Of Indian Point Safety NRC Staff Will Conduct New Analysis Of Indian Point Safety
NRC Staff Will Conduct New Analysis Of Indian Point Safety CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Commissioners of the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have ordered commission staff to conduct a re-analysis of the impacts caused by severe accidents at the Indian Point nuclear power facility and potential upgrades needed to protect the public against such accidents. In Wednesday’s unanimous decision, the Commission reversed an earlier administrative ruling, and found that NRC staff’s analysis of severe accident minimization at the Indian Point facility violates the National Environmental Policy Act. The decision directs NRC staff to redo its analysis, and co…

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Main Street School Raises $1,400 For Malala Fund Main Street School Raises $1,400 For Malala Fund
Main Street School Raises $1,400 For Malala Fund IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Main Street School raised more than $1,400 for the Malala Fund through proceeds from concession sales and entry fees to a screening of the documentary “He Named Me Malala” on April 26. “Thank you to everyone who joined us for the screening,” Principal Joyce Chapnick said. “We had more than 200 people in attendance and the fundraiser was a tremendous success. We raised $716, which was matched by a Main Street School family, and we’ll be sending the Malala Fund a check for $1,432.”  The Malala Fund is named for Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for female education and …

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Yorktown Student Takes Top Prize At International Science Fair Yorktown Student Takes Top Prize At International Science Fair
Yorktown Student Takes Top Prize At International Science Fair YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Emily Huang from Yorktown High School won a grand award at an international science event for her project "Developing Novel Methods to Implement Responses in Polydimethylsiloxane."Hundreds of international visitors were in Houston, Texas, to the world’s largest international science fair focusing energy, engineering, and environment from April 27 - May 1. Organized by Harmony Public Schools, high performing K-12 public charter schools in Texas, the ninth Annual International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering and Environment Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP) conclude…

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Ossining School Offers Innovation Academy Ossining School Offers Innovation Academy
Ossining School Offers Innovation Academy OSSINING, N.Y. -- Pending budget approval, Ossining School will be offering The Innovation Academy this summer, which is open to students currently in grades two to seven. The Innovation Academy allows for authentic, hands-on, inquiry- based learning through the use of robotics, circuits, photography, and 3D printing. Current second and third graders will: Design and test circuits using a "MakeyMakey" circuit board and also create e-textile projects using basic circuitry and LED's in "Wearables". Current fourth and fifth graders will: Test circuits using a "LittleBits…

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Events
Picture House In Pelham Screens 'Sense The Wind,' Film About Blind Sailors Picture House In Pelham Screens 'Sense The Wind,' Film About Blind Sailors
Picture House In Pelham Screens 'Sense The Wind,' Film About Blind Sailors PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center will continue its new film series, Worldview with a pre-release screening on Tuesday, May 24, at 7 p.m., of the documentary "Sense the Wind: Blind Sailors Race Across Open Water" followed by a discussion with the director Six years in the making, "Sense the Wind" follows the journey of four blind sailors as they train and compete in national and international regattas and is currently being previewed at film festivals around the globe. In regattas across the U.S. and abroad, visually impaired sailors learn not to fear…

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Greenburgh Town Board Seeks Public Input On Assisted Living Complex Greenburgh Town Board Seeks Public Input On Assisted Living Complex
Greenburgh Town Board Seeks Public Input On Assisted Living Complex GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Town Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 11, regarding the environmental review process associated with a special permit application submitted by Shelbourne Senior Living, for a property at 448 Underhill Road.The proposal consists of the elimination of the Sprainbrook Nursery and the construction of a four story, 80-unit, 70,000 sq.-ft. assisted living facility building, with off-street parking, landscaping and related amenities.  Approvals needed include Special Permit – Town Board; Area Variances – Zoning Board of Appeals; Site Plan, Steep Slope and W…

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Business
Farm To Table Restaurant Opening In Ossining Farm To Table Restaurant Opening In Ossining
Farm To Table Restaurant Opening In Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- Local chef Laurie Gershgorn is opening an organic farm-to-table eatery in downtown Ossining. Slated to open this summer, Good Choice Kitchen is a brick and mortar expansion of her current personal chef offerings. Drawing on her training as a health-supportive chef, Gershgorn creates customized menus using organic ingredients sourced from area farmers and purveyors. Good Choice Kitchen offerings will include: eat-in prepared foods and juices; daily grab ’n’ go options; customized organic meal plans, weekly or monthly; group cooking classes.  “The demand for my services has g…

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Autobahn Indoor Speedway Goes Off To The Races At Palisades Mall Autobahn Indoor Speedway Goes Off To The Races At Palisades Mall
Autobahn Indoor Speedway Goes Off To The Races At Palisades Mall WEST NYACK, N.Y. -- The Autobahn Indoor Speedway electric go-kart track will hold a grand opening on Monday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.in the Palisades Center mall. The event in the mall at at 1000 Palisades Center Drive will benefit Gigi’s Playhouse, with 50 percent of the day’s proceeds going to the organization that serves children and adults of all ages with Down syndrome.  The festivities will start with the Official Ribbon Cutting at 11 a.m. Expected attendees include Al Samuels, president/chief executive officer of the Rockland Business Association; Rockland County Executive Ed D…

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Chappaqua Teen Receives Youth Leadership Award Chappaqua Teen Receives Youth Leadership Award
Chappaqua Teen Receives Youth Leadership Award CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The nonprofit group Neighbors Link Northern Westchester recently recognized Chappaqua teen, Jake Klein, with its Agnes Hassell Youth Leadership Award. The son of Norma and Bruce Klein, Jake has volunteered for four years with Neighbors Link, which gives its youth leadership recognition each year in April, National Volunteer Month.  “Jake was the youngest person ever to be selected as an EXEC for our Tuesday night ESL tutoring program,” said Amy Werner, Volunteer Coordinator. “EXEC stands for Executive Leader. Jake developed and implemented a science program for the childre…

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Sports
Cannistraci Finds His Athletic Calling At New Rochelle's Iona Prep Cannistraci Finds His Athletic Calling At New Rochelle's Iona Prep
Cannistraci Finds His Athletic Calling At New Rochelle's Iona Prep NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Andrew Cannistraci turned a negative into a positive when he was cut from the freshman basketball team at Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle. He discovered track and field, and thereafter, a list of collegiate programs discovered him. Impressed by his performance as a thrower, nearly 30 collegiate suitors lined up, beginning with UCLA during Cannistraci’s sophomore year. Cannistraci, a New Rochelle resident who won the New York State and Federation Indoor Championships in the shot put during the 2015-16 winter track and field season, settled on an athletic scholarsh…

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