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Red Hook Education Foundation Hosting Annual Fundraiser RED HOOK, N.Y. -- The Red Hook Education Foundation will host its sixth annual benefit gala, Dreaming Under the Stars, for an evening of music and community on Friday, June 17 at the Fisher Center. The evening will feature food, drinks, auction items, and magicians. Founded in 2010, the mission of the Red Hook Education Foundation is to enhance education for students in the community by funding programs that promote equity and inspire excellence. Tickets start at $15. Click here to purchase online. The Fisher Center is located at 60 Manor Ave.

by Jason Bisnoff

06/15/2016

Real Estate

Stone Hollow Offers Affordable, Luxury Housing In Cornwall CORNWALL, N.Y. -- Ginsburg Development Companies, a Hudson Valley residential developer, has announced the grand opening later this month of the new model homes at Stone Hollow at Cornwall, featuring 28 single-family homes in Cornwall. Homes start at $395,000, providing Stone Hollow at Cornwall home buyers an alternative to the Westchester market. “Stone Hollow at Cornwall is ideal for those who want a beautifully designed and competitively priced single-family home in a picturesque community with excellent schools, great downtown shops and restaurants and a wide variety of nearby recreatio…

by Jason Bisnoff

06/15/2016

Events

Poughkeepsie Hellenic Community Center Hosting Greek Festival POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Hellenic Community Center in Poughkeepsie is hosting a Greek Festival from June 16 to 19.The festival will be done in conjunction with the Kimisis Greek Orthodox Chuch and hours on Thursday through Saturday are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with Sunday being 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The festival will take place at 54 Park Ave. in Poughkeepsie.

by Jason Bisnoff

06/15/2016

Police & Fire

Ramapo Police Benevolent Association Golf Outing Aids Resident In Need RAMAPO, N.Y. -- The Ramapo Police Benevolent Association held its annual golf outing at the New York Country Club on Monday. Every year, 100 percent of the proceeds benefit one town resident who has been stricken by illness and financial strife as a result. This year, 144 golfers played, and the reception was attended by 300 people.

by Jason Bisnoff

06/15/2016

Events

Habitat For Humanity Hosting Lecture On James Donovan In New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Habitat for Humanity of Westchester is hosting a program on James B. Donovan billed "A Legacy of Ideals and Action" on June 16 at 6:30 p.m. at 650 Main St. in New Rochelle.The lecture will feature light food and refreshments. RSVP to jim@habitatwc.org.

by Jason Bisnoff

06/15/2016

Schools

Claremont School Participates In Minds In Motion At Jacob Burns OSSINING, N.Y. -- Eileen Kanganis and Emily Crampton's 4th grade class from Claremont School in Ossining were among those who participated in Mind's in Motion, a program run by the Jacob Burns Film CenterThe kids learned all about making movies and got to see their finished product on Friday, June 10 at the movie theater along with four other classes. They got to dress up and walk the red carpet for their movie premier. Many of the parents came to see the movies and the kids all got an award for participating in the program.

by Jason Bisnoff

06/15/2016

Neighbors

Pawling Teen Lifts With A Purpose PAWLING, N.Y. -- Pawling bodybuilder Zoe Huff graduated from the Oakwood Friends School on June 10, in Poughkeepsie. This fall, she will be going to Syracuse University, majoring in exercise science and psychology. . “I read in eighth grade that Beyoncé was doing 1000 crunches per day,” remembers Huff. “So I started an exercise regime with a friend, doing the crunches together via Skype. I got up at 5 AM, ran a mile, came back and did calisthenics. I gradually discovered the importance of nutrition. There were also societal gender issues at play. “In high school there is a lot of pressure …

by Jason Bisnoff

06/15/2016

Events

Putnam Arts Council Raises Funds With Music From The Movies PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- An evening of live music and song to benefit the Putnam Arts Council with music from the movies will take place on Saturday, June 18, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in the A. Eric Arctander Gallery in the Bell Levine Art Center at the Putnam Arts Council. This annual benefit performance is presented live with style and pizzas by The Voices of Hope, a group of area actors and singers accompanied by Julliard trained pianist, Mark Snyder, who donate their time to help raise funds for community non-profit organizations. Tax deductible admission will support the var…

by Jason Bisnoff

06/14/2016

Schools

Cottage Lane 5th Grade Chorus Performs At Young Voices Concert ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- The Fifth Grade Chorus from Cottage Lane Elementary School joined about 6,000 students recently as part of the American Young Voices Concert in the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The May 26 concert featured more than two hundred choirs from the tri-state area who united to sing a medley of songs together. Each school choir rehearsed the concert repertoire independently with their music teachers. Lisa Kahn, Cottage Lane Elementary music teacher and chorus director, began preparing the Fifth Grade Chorus in February. All of the choirs rehearsed together under the lea…

by Jason Bisnoff

06/14/2016

Events

African American Cemetery In Rye Hosting Solidarity Saturday RYE, N.Y. -- Friends of the African American Cemetery, a new nonprofit organization formed to oversee the African American Cemetery adjacent to Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye, is calling on the community to come together in solidarity to express outrage and sadness for the act of vandalism perpetrated on this historic site just before a Memorial Day ceremony. The event will take place on Saturday June 18, at 10 a.m. Greenwood Union Cemetery is located at 215 North St. in Rye. The vandals went to the African American Cemetery where they stripped the cloth portion of the American flags from th…

by Jason Bisnoff

06/14/2016

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