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Eastchester Music Boosters Announce Upcoming Events EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Eastchester High School EGO is sponsoring its annual Rock Against Cancer event on Friday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. It is an opportunity for student bands to showcase their talent. There will be special performances by the Jazz Band and social studies teacher Bruce Reitenbach. All proceeds go to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. On Sunday, March 6, high school members of Tri-M, National Music Honor Society are holding a student music recital at the Eastchester Public Library on March 7 at 2 p.m. Admission is free and donations will be…

by Jason Bisnoff

03/02/2016

News

Two Irish Singers Perform At Paramount In Peekskill PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Phil Coulter from Derry, Northern Ireland and Andy Cooney from New York join forces for “Celtic Crossings,” a rare North American tour, including a date in Peekskill, that brings these two icons of Irish music together for a limited time only. Promising an evening of Celtic tranquility and the great music of Phil Coulter, featuring some of his classic songs sung by the internationally-beloved Andy Cooney, the “Celtic Crossings” tour will be appearing in Peekskill on Wednesday, March 16, at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater. Coulter and Cooney share the spotlight with sp…

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03/02/2016

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College of New Rochelle Honors Activist Myrlie Evers-Williams NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The College of New Rochelle will honor Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, during an academic convocation celebrating Black History Month (February) and Women’s History Month (March) on Thursday March 3 at 7 p.m. at the colege's Holy Family Chapel.Evers-Williams, who will speak as part of the convocation, is a highly respected civil rights activist in her own right, as well as an author, politician and educator. She also is credited with restoring the NAACP’s reputation as the premier civil rights organization in the United State…

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03/02/2016

Police & Fire

Easton Police Form St. Baldrick's Team To Help Childhood Cancer Research EASTON, Conn. -- The Easton Police Department is happy to announce it has created a St. Baldrick's Team raising money for childhood cancer research. Going by the name "St. Baldrick's Team," department members will shave their heads for the cause. The local event they are supporting is March 7 at Joel Barlow High School. A friendly competition pits them against other local teams, including the Redding Police Department. Click here for a link to support the cause.

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03/02/2016

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"Awkward Sex And The City" Comes To The Bijou Theatre In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport will present the show "Awkward Sex and the City" on March 4 from 8 to 11 p.m. The show’s creator, Natalie Wall, found in her college years that women were reluctant to talk realistically about sex and how awkward the whole proposition can be. “We’re at our most vulnerable with people, and weird things happen and, like, why is this not being talked about?” she says. “It’s [expletive] hilarious.” A year and a half ago, Wall tapped a group of fellow comedians and organized a show at People’s Improv Theater in New York City that f…

by Jason Bisnoff

03/02/2016

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Trumbull Library Hosts Norwalk Maritime Aquarium's Live Touch Tank TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Explore creatures of the sea in "All the Light We Cannot See" by visiting the Maritime Aquarium's touch tank in the Trumbull Library Community Room with the aquarium's traveling teachers. Examine this hands-on learning station that includes tidepool creatures, such as crabs, sea stars, snails and clams on March 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. Drop-ins are welcome and the event is free. "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr is this year's selection in the One Book, One Town program. The Trumbull Library is located at 33 Quality St.

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03/02/2016

Schools

Bronxville Elementary School Learns About China From Visitors BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Bronxville Elementary School third-graders hosted two high school students from China on Feb. 5 and got immersed into the history and culture they’re studying about in their social studies classes.The visitors, Haofeng Cen and Yin Yi Zhuo, spoke to all six third-grade classes about China’s geography, clothing, shelters, foods, traditions, celebrations and currency. They described what life in their hometowns of Nanning and Harbin is like and how China has changed over the years. They also taught the students a few words in Chinese and passed out money for them to touch and…

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03/02/2016

Schools

Irvington Middle School Launches New Advisory Program IRVINGTON, N.Y.T -- Irvington Middle School students are part of a new program, Advisory, which addresses the social-emotional learning needs of students and builds stronger connections among members of the school community. “One of the overall goals of the Advisory program is to have each student develop ties with fellow students and a staff member in an environment that allows for discussion and dialogue on important topics,” Assistant Principal Allyson Daley said. Students in grades six through eight became familiar with the pilot program on Feb. 4. The first of four sessions for the rem…

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03/02/2016

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Greenwich Library Event Explores History Of New Haven Railroad GREENWICH, Conn. -- Rick Abramson, a 44-year veteran of the Connecticut railways, returns to the Greenwich Library on Saturday, March 5 at 2 p.m. to discuss how the electrification of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad made rail travel more efficient and attractive. In 1907, the first electrified train service opened between Stamford and Woodlawn in New York City. It was extended to New Haven in 1914. The railway’s unusual design included an overhead triangular catenary, or hanging wire, which provided the electricity. In 1982, the wire structure was designated a National Histori…

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03/02/2016

Events

Historian Douglas Brinkley Speaks At Hyde Park's FDR Library HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will present an author talk and book signing with presidential historian and Roosevelt Library Trustee Douglas Brinkley. The program will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 14, in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. Following the presentation, Brinkley will be available to sign copies of his book "Rightful Heritage, Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America." This event is free and open to the public. "R…

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03/02/2016

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