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White Plains High School Student Wins Grand Prize At FSCNY Scholarships White Plains High School Student Wins Grand Prize At FSCNY Scholarships
White Plains High School Student Wins Grand Prize At Fscny Scholarships WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- State Assembly Member Michael Blake, a former FSCNY Scholarship winner, was among many who addressed this year's student-honorees asthe Financial Service Centers of New York presented its 20th Annual Scholarship Awards.  Seven students from the New York City Metropolitan area and Westchester County were honored. The students received over $40,000 in scholarship money and prizes, the highest annual amount ever granted by the FSCNY/MoneyGram Scholarship Program.  State Assembly Member Michael Blake, a former FSCNY Scholarship recipient who has forged a career in public s…

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Lakeland Tennis Player Signs Letter Of Intent Lakeland Tennis Player Signs Letter Of Intent
Lakeland Tennis Player Signs Letter Of Intent SHRUB OAK, N.Y. -- Lakeland High School's Janis Jimenez signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her tennis career at the collegiate level on Monday, June.  Jimenez will compete at Caldwell University in New Jersey.

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Clarkstown School Board Schedules Regular Meeting Clarkstown School Board Schedules Regular Meeting
Clarkstown School Board Schedules Regular Meeting CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The Clarkstown Board of Education will have a regular meeting Thursday at Clarkstown Senior High School South in the auditorium. The public portion of the meeting will begin at 8 p.m.  However, the board may convene before the meeting for an executive session to discuss an individual personnel matter at 7 p.m.  The public is encouraged to attend.

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Lifestyle
Alvin Is SPCA Pet Of The Week Alvin Is SPCA Pet Of The Week
Alvin Is SPCA Pet Of The Week BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Alvin, a young Lab/Shepherd mix that was rescued as a puppy from a high kill shelter just passed his C.L.A.S.S. B.A. test, and is SPCA pet of the week.C.L.A.S.S. stands for Canine Life and Social Skills, and by earning his B.A., Alvin has shown that he's mastered things like meet and greets, loose leash walking, stay, settle, leave it, and more. In other words, he's a smart, well trained puppy. To learn more about Alvin, email trainer@spca914.org.

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Events
Riverbank Banjo Band Performs At East Fishkill Library Riverbank Banjo Band Performs At East Fishkill Library
Riverbank Banjo Band Performs At East Fishkill Library HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- There will be a free concert by the Riverbank Banjo Band on Sunday, June 12, at 2 p.m. at the East Fishkill Community Library. The Riverbank Banjo Band has been making music in the Hudson Valley since 1979. This all-volunteer group currently has over twenty-five active members and features banjos and a variety of other instruments. Their repertoire features old time standards and favorites from the early 20th century.  In addition, they enjoy mixing in a little country, blues and gospel on occasion. This program is free and open to the public. Reservations are acce…

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Mount Vernon ​Boys And Girls Club Honors Ray Williams At Fundraiser Mount Vernon ​Boys And Girls Club Honors Ray Williams At Fundraiser
Mount Vernon ​Boys And Girls Club Honors Ray Williams At Fundraiser MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Fourth Annual Boys and Girls Club of Mount Vernon ​Golf Classic and Casino Night will take place on Monday, June 27, this year honoring club alumnus Ray Williams. The Golf Classic will take place at Pelham Bay and Split Rock Golf Course located at 870 Shore Road, in the Bronx. Registration will begin at noon with a shot gun start at 1 p.m. The event format will feature a four man/woman team scramble with a first place team award and second place team award as well as contests for closest to the pin and longest drive for ladies and men Casino night will take place M…

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Real Estate
Dutchess County Housing Market Shows Signs Of Recovery Dutchess County Housing Market Shows Signs Of Recovery
Dutchess County Housing Market Shows Signs Of Recovery POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The market for single-family detached homes is doing well and showing recovery for the local housing market, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. From May 2015 to 2016, there was a 25.2 percent increase in volume of sales from 151 to 189 units and the year-to-date volume through May also saw a 25.7 percent increase from 635 to 798 units, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. Purchase offers rose from 234 to 285, a 21.8 percent increase from May 2015 to 2016 and the market also saw a decrease in median sale price. The median sale price in May saw a four percent dip o…

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Schools
Blind Brook Parents Upset About Staff Changes Blind Brook Parents Upset About Staff Changes
Blind Brook Parents Upset About Staff Changes RYE BROOK, N.Y. -- Parents are criticizing the Blind Brook Board of Education's decision to reorganize key positions in the district offices, according to lohud.com. Besides the elimination of the district's guidance director, the revisions call for the addition of an assistant principal at Blind Brook Middle School and an assistant to work beneath the district's director of pupil services and will be effective July 1, according to lohud.com. Some said they felt duped, particularly after voting for the 2016-17 school budget in May, a $43,226,703 spending plan that included the guidance dire…

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Journalist Goes Undercover In Yonkers Teachers Union Journalist Goes Undercover In Yonkers Teachers Union
Journalist Goes Undercover In Yonkers Teachers Union YONKERS, N.Y. -- A journalist said he went undercover and exposed problems in the Yonkers Federation of Teachers union, according to News 12. Journalist James O'Keefe released a video involving leaders of the union, that he says proves the Federation of Teachers cares more about members than students. In the video he posed as a Yonkers teacher who assaulted a student, according to News 12. Union President Pat Puleo said the video is nothing more than another example of O'Keefe's lying and deceptive tactics to try and take down organizations that disagree with his politics, News 12 reported.…

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News
North Castle Targets End Of Summer To Finish Windmill Farm Work North Castle Targets End Of Summer To Finish Windmill Farm Work
North Castle Targets End Of Summer To Finish Windmill Farm Work ARMONK, N.Y. -- North Castle officials have set a schedule to complete drainage and road repair work within Windmill Farm this summer, according to The Examiner. The full project will be done for about nine miles of road and cost around $1.7 million, according to The Examiner. The town will receive the bids for the drainage work next week and Goldberg anticipates that the drainage portion of the project will cost at least $500,000 with about $200,000 left over from the water main replacement money being applied toward the road paving, according to The Examiner. Click here to read the artic…

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