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Karin Carrasco

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Enjoy Coffee, Conversation With Chappaqua Superintendent CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- The Chappaqua community is invited to join Superintendent of Schools Lyn McKay for some coffee and conversation on Tuesday. The event will be held from 7:30-9 p.m. in the Robert Bell Middle School auditorium. The topic will be “Our Home-School Connection," which will include: Accessing important information at all levels of the school system. The best mechanisms for finding answers to your questions. What parents need to know about academics, socializing, after-school programs and clubs/organizations. Communication processes. Joining the superintendent will be, Er…

by Karin Carrasco

11/29/2015

News

Woman Dies After Jumping From State Thruway Overpass NYACK, N.Y. -- A woman in her 20s or 30s died Saturday morning after falling from an overpass, landing on the New York State Thruway near exit 11 in Nyack, reported lohud.com. Police are still investigating the circumstances and her identity has not been released, said lohud.com. Click here to read the lohud article.

by Karin Carrasco

11/29/2015

News

Black Bear Spotted Wandering Through Staatsburg STAATSBURG, N.Y. -- A black bear was spotted in Staatsburg on Reservoir Road prompting state police to investigate, reported the Poughkeepsie Journal. It is believed the bear was eating garbage, said Poughkeepsie Journal. Click here to read the Poughkeepsie Journal article.

by Karin Carrasco

11/29/2015

Schools

Armonk Students Create Prosthetic Hand Using 3D Printers ARMONK, N.Y. -- Byram Hills High School students are making prosthetic hands using 3D printers in a robotics class that is now part of the regular curriculum. Students recently learned about prosthetic limbs and the role 3D printers can play in providing them when retired Col. Patty Collins, whose leg was amputated, demonstrated different legs – including one she uses in Paratriathlons. The visit was organized by the Engineering Club and e-NABLE, a network of volunteers who use 3D printers to create prosthetic hands. The club, moderated by science teacher Paul Beeken, already has printed …

by Karin Carrasco

11/29/2015

Schools

Nominate Your Favorite Bergen Coach For Alliance Award It's time to nominate your favorite Bergen County coach for the Positive Coach Alliance's Double-Goal Coach Award. Nonprofit youth and high school sports coaches from throughout the United States may be nominated. All they need do is "embody the ideals of striving to win while also pursuing the more important goal of teaching life lessons through sports," the organization says. The award includes $200, recognition in the alliance's website, newsletters and media campaigns and the chance to accept the honor in California during the alliance's National Youth Sports Awards Dinner and…

by Karin Carrasco

11/29/2015

Obituaries

George Parness, Former Suffern Mayor, Dies At 90 SUFFERN, N.Y. – George Parness, former Suffern Mayor and legislature, died in South Carolina on Tuesday – 15 months after his wife's death, reported lohud.com. He was 90. Parness served five two-year terms as mayor of Suffern and two four-year terms on the Rockland Legislature, and is remembered for increasing the police and fire department presence in Suffern, reported lohud.com. He is survived by sons, Adam and Andrew; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Click here to read the full article.

by Karin Carrasco

11/28/2015

News

Rockland Man Killed After Falling Off Roof SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- A Spring Valley man died after falling off a ladder while cleaning gutters in Cornwall-on-Hudson on Friday morning, reported Times-Herald Record. Marco Morocho, 38, was standing on a folding metal ladder at a house on Hudson Street when he fell onto the subroof then the cement walkway. He was employed by Serrano II Roofing Company of Middletown, said Times-Herald Record. Click here to read the full article.

by Karin Carrasco

11/28/2015

Schools

New SAT Will Look A Lot Different From Current Version The SATs will have a new look in March to more accurately reflect what students are learning in school, reported The New York Times. The SATs will have to section instead of three: Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. The questions will be drawn from Common Core, which most states use. The SAT's will become more similar to the ACT's, said The New York Times. The new theme for both sections will be – more reading. Students will be expected to figure out more math word problems and find word meaning through context, reported The New York Times. Click here to read the full article.…

by Karin Carrasco

11/28/2015

Obituaries

Oscar C. Lindenberg, 85, Of Chestnut Ridge CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. -- Oscar C. Lindenberg, of Chestnut Ridge, died Tuesday, Nov. 24 in Manhattan. He was 85. Lindenberg was born May 21, 1930, in the Bronx. Funeral Services will be at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 29 at Hellman Memorial Chapels, 15 State St., Spring Valley, with Rabbi Schwartz officiating. Interment will follow at Beth David Cemetery, 300 Elmont Road, Elmont.

by Karin Carrasco

11/28/2015

Events

New Milford Collects Donations To Help Hackensack Charity NEW MILFORD, N.J. -- New Milford Gives will hold a collection for donations in the New Milford High School cafeteria from on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The community is invited to bring clothing, undergarments, toiletries, winter gear, and gently used items for the homeless in Bergen County. The event will benefit Hackensack Housing Health & Human Service Center. Empanada Mania Food Truck from Bergenfield will be present and give a portion of proceeds to the cause. The cafeteria will be open for donations from 6-9 p.m. The event is sponsored by Hypelite, a non profit organization in New Milf…

by Karin Carrasco

11/28/2015

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