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Two With Westchester Ties Inducted Into ECAC Hall Of Fame Two With Westchester Ties Inducted Into ECAC Hall Of Fame
Two With Westchester Ties Inducted Into Ecac Hall Of Fame WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. --  Two inductees into the ‎the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Hall of Fame have ties to Westchester.Former Stepinac High School head basketball coach and current Fairfield University Athletic Director Gene Doris and Fordham University Athletic Director-Emeritus Frank McLaughlin, who served 27 years as athletic director and longtime Briarcliff Manor resident, were inducted at a gala on Friday night, April 15, in Danbury‎, along with former Providence Friars star and NBA Rookie of the Year Ernie DiGregorio.  Doris coached 11 season at Stepinac in White Plains, i…

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Rye Resident Lee Woodruff Speaks At Rally for Reading In Larchmont Rye Resident Lee Woodruff Speaks At Rally for Reading In Larchmont
Rye Resident Lee Woodruff Speaks At Rally for Reading In Larchmont MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Embracing change will be the theme in "Room to Read," Westchester’s fourth Rally for Reading on May 4, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Larchmont Shore Club featuring Lee Woodruff motivational speaker and author.Woodruff is The New York Times bestselling co-author of "In an Instant: A Family’s Journey of Love and Healing" and author of "Perfectly Imperfect: A Life in Progress and Those We Love Most."  Tickets at $65 per person can be purchased online. Room to Read Westchester is partnering with local bookstore The Voracious Reader in this event whe…

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Dance Dads Raise Funds For Children's Charity In Putnam Dance Dads Raise Funds For Children's Charity In Putnam
Dance Dads Raise Funds For Children's Charity In Putnam BREWSTER, N.Y. -- The fathers of Seven Star School of Performing Arts in Brewster will be competing in a competition called Kids For Kids on April 22 to 24. The purpose of dancing in this competition is to raise money for children's charities. This year the fathers have chosen to raise money for families with children who have Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome. This is classified as an overgrowth syndrome that causes the infants to be much larger and grow much faster than normal.  This is close to the fathers’ hearts as one of their own has a child with this syndrome who will require surgery somet…

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Westchester County Restaurants Participate In 'Stick A Fork In Cancer' Westchester County Restaurants Participate In 'Stick A Fork In Cancer'
Westchester County Restaurants Participate In 'Stick A Fork In Cancer' TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- Restaurants in Bronxville, Tuckahoe and Eastchester will take part in Stick a Fork in Cancer on Thursday, May 5.Restaurant owners will donate 10 percent of their proceeds that day, to support the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life initiative. Local residents can support this important charity, simply by dining out at any of the participating restaurant.  Peter McCartt has worked on the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life program, annually, for six years.  “My wife had cancer, but she’s beaten it,” said McCartt. “Actually, I think almost everybody can say that th…

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Business
New Takeout Restaurant Opens In Tarrytown New Takeout Restaurant Opens In Tarrytown
New Takeout Restaurant Opens In Tarrytown TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Pik Nik, a new take out restaurant in Tarrytown, is opening at 45 Main. St.Pulled Pik Nik Shoulder, Beef Brisket and St Louis Ribs are available as a sandwich or by the pound.  Specials are offered every day and entrees range from $9 to $18. Beer, wine and specialty sodas available.  It is the second restaurant in town owned by Hassan Jarane, who also owns Mint Premium Foods on Main Street.

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Poughkeepsie High School Student Presenting At Mill Street Loft Poughkeepsie High School Student Presenting At Mill Street Loft
Poughkeepsie High School Student Presenting At Mill Street Loft POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Mill Street Loft is presenting work from Art Institute student, Imani Jones from Poughkeepsie High School. Her proposal to present her Senior Thesis "Life as a Black Teen in the U.S." was accepted by the New York State Art Teachers Association Region Seven, 11th annual Symposium for Art Education. The Symposium is scheduled for April 30 at SUNY New Paltz.  Along with Art Institute of Mill Street Loft Director, Todd Poteet, she will lead a discussion on what drove her to create this series, how it impacts lives, how she felt empowered to make it, and how classr…

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Dutchess Hosts Annual Wappinger Creek Water Derby Dutchess Hosts Annual Wappinger Creek Water Derby
Dutchess Hosts Annual Wappinger Creek Water Derby PLEASANT VALLEY, N.Y. -- Dutchess County announced that they will be holding their 46th annual Wappingers Creek Water Derby on Saturday, April 23, 2016. From Pleasant Valley to Greenvale Park the 8-mile canoe and kayak race will go down Wappingers Creek. Many different classes can participate with trophies awarded. The starting point will be Pleasant Valley Recreation Center on Route 44 in Pleasant Valley at 8 a.m. and it will finish at Greenvale Recreation Park on Route 376 in Poughkeepsie at 3 p.m. Rules and an application for the race can be found at this link.

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Mercy College Awarded Grant From National Science Foundation Mercy College Awarded Grant From National Science Foundation
Mercy College Awarded Grant From National Science Foundation DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- Mercy College has been awarded a major grant of just over 1.1 million dollars from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The grant is for a project to advance mathematics education, with a particular emphasis on veterans retraining for new careers as secondary mathematics teachers.  Mercy College Associate Professor of Mathematics Education Dr. William Farber, who is also a United States Navy Veteran said, “As a veteran of the navy who transitioned to teaching, I believe in the reciprocal strengths that veterans bring to the p…

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Tarrytown Residents Enjoy Spring Tarrytown Residents Enjoy Spring
Tarrytown Residents Enjoy Spring TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The nice weather across Tarrytown brought many people out to the River Walk and Pierson Park in Tarrytown.

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College Essay Coaching Initiative Launched In Rhinebeck College Essay Coaching Initiative Launched In Rhinebeck
College Essay Coaching Initiative Launched In Rhinebeck RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- Vincent Nugent, retired English teacher and owner of Nugent Productions, and a former student of his, Marybeth Cale, owner of Cale Communications in Rhinebeck, have announced the launch of an initiative designed to provide students with affordable college application essay coaching called “Crushing the College Essay”. The concept developed when the two discovered overlap in their “side” businesses as college application essay coaches. The idea to create an affordable educational DVD, “Crushing the College Essay”, in addition to providing access to one-on-one phone coaching …

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