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Yorktown Student Being Featured In Times Square Yorktown Student Being Featured In Times Square
Yorktown Student Being Featured In Times Square YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Yorktown student is among scholarship winners being featured in a "digital yearbook" in Times Square, New York, N.Y. Taco Bell Foundation, together with Get Schooled, has recognized more than 300 junior and senior high school students from 38 states with $1,000 scholarships.  Each of these students’ images and stories will also be featured on June 8 in the Graduate for Más Times Square Yearbook, a six-story digital yearbook in the heart of Times Square. This "Graduate for Más: Times Square Yearbook scholarship was established to recognize young people as t…

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Neighbors
Kids' Take Tour, Tape 'Stranger Danger' PSA In Greenburgh Town Hall Kids' Take Tour, Tape 'Stranger Danger' PSA In Greenburgh Town Hall
Kids' Take Tour, Tape 'Stranger Danger' PSA In Greenburgh Town Hall GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Tours of Greenburgh Town Hall are being offered to children who may also get to produce and tape their own public service announcement on "stranger danger" for local airing.The activity offers all residents a chance to get involved in their government, said a release. The public service announcement, taped during tours, would air on TV channel 75, Cablevision and 34 Fiosin between regularly scheduled programming.  Recently, Hartsdale Cub Scouts from Pack 67 took the tour.  Click here to see the video made by the Cub Scouts.

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Schools
Woodside Elementary School Showcases Peekskill Mural Woodside Elementary School Showcases Peekskill Mural
Woodside Elementary School Showcases Peekskill Mural PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A Peekskill Open Studios is set for Saturday, June 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Woodside Elementary School so the public can view the school's newly created mural. The students worked with artists recently on a large-scale mural project based on the diverse community of Peekskill. Artists Andrew Barthelmes, Geoff Feder, Lance Johnson and Donna Mikkelsen and the children collaborated as as part of Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art's In-School Artist Residency Program. The program brings artists into the school to work with students, aiming to enhance and enrich Woodside'…

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News
Village Hall Summer Hours Tops Briarcliff Manor Village Manager's Report Village Hall Summer Hours Tops Briarcliff Manor Village Manager's Report
Village Hall Summer Hours Tops Briarcliff Manor Village Manager's Report BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- The following is the Village Manager’s Report from Philip E. Zegarelli: The village hall beginning Friday, June 3, will be open for an extra half-hour for its summer hours, Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Village Treasurer: Your 2016-2017 tax bills were mailed on Thursday, May 26. After Wednesday, June 1, you will be able to pay your tax bill online and at the village hall. The first installment is due July 1 or a 5 percent penalty will be imposed. Reach out to the Tax Department at 944-3723 before the due date. Library/Community Center: Alan Sklar reads sh…

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Schools
Port Chester BOE Meeting Highlights Science Program Teacher-Fellows Port Chester BOE Meeting Highlights Science Program Teacher-Fellows
Port Chester BOE Meeting Highlights Science Program Teacher-Fellows PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Port Chester WIPRO Science Foundation Fellows, elementary school teachers received recognition at the May 25 Port Chester Board of Education meeting.Enrique Tovar, Rosa Taylor, Judy Diaz, Karla Purcell, Lucille Cappello, Elsy Gonzalez, Maria O'Brien, Felicia Knox, Jasmine Martinez, Katherine Hohman, and Bryant Romano were highlighted for their work within the district and at Mercy College by District WIPRO coordinator, Elsy Gonzalez. Gonzalez presented the successes of the elementary science program, while Dr. Meghan Marrero from Mercy College presented a plaque to the …

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News
Weekend Valet Parking Returns To Downtown New Rochelle Weekend Valet Parking Returns To Downtown New Rochelle
Weekend Valet Parking Returns To Downtown New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The City of New Rochelle reactivated reactivate valet parking services in the downtown this past weekend.This white-glove valet service allows downtown restaurant patrons to drop off their cars at the Library South parking lot and pay a flat $5 fee to park until midnight, eliminating the need to circle for a space or worry about expired meters.  The City of New Rochelle is working jointly with the New Rochelle Downtown Business Improvement District to provide this service.  “We welcome the City’s Attended Parking program, which will increase public access to convenient…

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Darien Library Launches New Website And Catalog System Darien Library Launches New Website And Catalog System
Darien Library Launches New Website And Catalog System DARIEN, Conn. -- A new website and catalog system will be up and running Wednesday, June 1 at the Darien Library, according to an announcement.The new "user-centric portal" will launch with the SOPAC3 catalog system so users can access library events, services and materials. The new website includes integrations with the website’s event calendar. Users will be able to register and RSVP for events and keep track of their library activities from their profile screen.  The system now also seamlessly includes both physical and digital checkouts on the account page, giving users the in…

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Police & Fire
Eastchester, Tuckahoe Police Departments Offer Prep Course For Police Exam Eastchester, Tuckahoe Police Departments Offer Prep Course For Police Exam
Eastchester, Tuckahoe Police Departments Offer Prep Course For Police Exam EASTCHESTER, N.Y. — A one-day police officer examination preparation course is being offered by the Eastchester and Tuckahoe Police Departments Thursday, Oct. 20 at Tuckahoe Community Center, Tuckahoe. The free course will prepare participants for the police officer exam given Saturday, Nov. 19. To register, email ckoster@eastchester.org; providing the following: name, address, phone number and email. For more information, call Lt. Jeff Hunter at (914)771-3375. The course is from 6 to 10 p.m. at 71 Columbus Ave., Tuckahoe.

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Real Estate
Westchester Building Managers Awarded For Excellence Westchester Building Managers Awarded For Excellence
Westchester Building Managers Awarded For Excellence WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Best of BOMA, Westchester County Signature Building Team of the Year Award, for managing 1 North Lexington Ave. in White Plains, was awarded to Molloy, Kevin Ullrich, Robert Melly, and Joseph Roccuzzo of Cushman & Wakefield, according to a company announcement.The team was honored at the 25th Annual Hall of Honor Awards held at Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hall Mansion in Tarrytown. This award program is designed for members of BOMA, Westchester County to recognize excellence in managers and revisit the high standards expected in building operations, maintenance, an…

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Events
Yogart Jazz Show Planned For Edgewater Yogart Jazz Show Planned For Edgewater
Yogart Jazz Show Planned For Edgewater EDGEWATER, N.J. -- The Edgewater Arts Council is planning Yogart Jazz, a jazzfest, for Sunday, June 12 (rain date, June 26) in Edgewater. Details on musicians and vendors are being finalized and will be available at Yogart in Edgewater and on the Edgewater Arts Council website here. The concert will be(across from Yogart Frozen Yogurt Studio) at 342 Old River Road, in the Shadyside Parking Lot, Old River Road and Thompson Lane, Edgewater.

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