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Lake Mahopac Boat Parade, Festival Honors Armed Forces, Helps Vets
MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Patriotism will be on display at the annual Armed Forces Appreciation Festival on Saturday, July 9 on Lake Mahopac, Mahopac, N.Y.
A parade of boats will highlight the festival. A "Most Patriotic Boat" will be recognized with a trophy.
There will be a DJ, color guard, raffles, and barbecue picnic available, free to military service men and women and veterans.
The festival runs from noon to 5 p.m. at 897 South Lake Blvd., Mahopac, N.Y.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Marine Unit and the Putnam County PBA, as well as the local community is hosting the festi…
White Plains Student Musician Sets Summer Tour
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A student in White Plains and two bandmates are taking their musical talents on tour this summer, beginning with stops in White Plains and Brooklyn, N.Y., in the coming weeks.Local tour stops include Thursday, June 30 at Muchmore's, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Friday, July 1, Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, 264 Main St., White Plains and Saturday, July 2, Hastings Tea & Coffee, 235 Main St., White Plains.
The group will continue the tour in Massachusetts, where White Plains High School senior Jacob Harelick, a drummer, bandleader and arranger, will attend Berklee College of Music …
Pelham Student Wins There Ought To Be A Law Contest For Hearing Aid Bill
PELHAM, N.Y. -- Pelham Middle School garnered two wins in State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, (88th District) There Ought to be a Law Contest.The winners are Sarah Jane O'Connor, first place who proposed state mandated insurance coverage for basic hearing aids and James Nespole, third place, who proposed the creation of a Good Samaritan Law to protect people who took action saving children left unattended in a hot car.
For the contest, Paulin called upon middle school students in grades 6 to 8 living in Scarsdale, Eastchester, Tuckahoe, Broxville, Pelham, Pelham Manor and parts of New Rochelle a…
