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Time To Reserve Child's Spot At Norwalk Aquarium For Spring Break Time To Reserve Child's Spot At Norwalk Aquarium For Spring Break
Time To Reserve Child's Spot At Norwalk Aquarium For Spring Break NORWALK, Conn. -- Every touch a live jellyfish? Jiggle A Jelly, where visitors can safely touch one is on tap for kids at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. The "Dragon" exhibit starring a rare, black dragon, is part of the "Connecticut Attraction," open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Aquarium offers special programs for kids, ages 6 to 12 during the upcoming spring break week, April 11 to 15. In Spring Vacation Adventures, kids 6 to 12, explore a different part of the Aquarium's watery world each day. Kids, ages 9 to 12, can dabble in the activities of real marine bio…
Yorktown Group Answers Questions On Hormonal Therapy For Breast Cancer Yorktown Group Answers Questions On Hormonal Therapy For Breast Cancer
Yorktown Group Answers Questions On Hormonal Therapy For Breast Cancer YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown Heights based cancer support organization, Support Connection, Inc., offers a free program, Hormonal Therapy For Breast Cancer Wednesday, March 30.Hormonal therapy is commonly used to treat breast cancer that is estrogen-receptor positive, said the release. It may be used at different points in a treatment plan and to treat various stages of breast cancer.  This program will address the following: What are the different hormonal therapy options?  What is the latest research?  What are the side effects and how can they be managed? Should treatment continue…
Brewster Dancers Qualify For National Competition In New York City Brewster Dancers Qualify For National Competition In New York City
Brewster Dancers Qualify For National Competition In New York City BREWSTER, N.Y. -- The Seven Star School in Brewster is taking its performance team to New York City since gaining notice at the recent American Dance Awards in Lowell, Mass.The dancers were awarded in all categories and age groups for their technique, performance and costumes.  The studio’s biggest success was being awarded the top routine in both the 12 and under division for “Towards the Sun” and the 13 and over division for ’Third Stream.”  All routines qualified the dance team to participate in a national competition in New York, N.Y., in July. Seven Star teachers, Nicole Aravena and J…
Elmwood Park BOE Member Asked To Resign Due To 'Offensive' Facebook Posts Elmwood Park BOE Member Asked To Resign Due To 'Offensive' Facebook Posts
Elmwood Park BOE Member Asked To Resign Due To 'Offensive' Facebook Posts ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- A new school board member in Elmwood Park, Gladys Gryskiewicz, has been asked to resign for allegedly posting remarks considered "ethnically offensive" on her own Facebook account, according to a NorthJersey.com report.School board members, including Vice President Daniel Golabek, called for her resignation at last week's board meeting, said NorthJersey.com Golabek and Dan Altamar, another board member, told of having screen shots of the alleged posts on Facebook, they conveyed as racist, according to NorthJersey.com. Click here to read the full NorthJersey.co…
Pepe's Place In New Rochelle Featured In NY Times Review Pepe's Place In New Rochelle Featured In NY Times Review
Pepe's Place In New Rochelle Featured In NY Times Review NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Pepe's in New Rochelle is featured in a New York Times review.  The restaurant's mainstay is seafood for a couple of reasons owner Pepe Manigault told The New York Times. He wanted to enjoy seafood closer to home, instead of having to drive to where it is plentiful in New York like City Island, and he wants it when he has a "craving" for seafood, according to New York Times. While many dishes there originate from Manigault's cooking background, his inspiration comes from his mom, he told The New York Times. The owner also credits his parents with raising hi…
Five Businesses Move Into Pelham's Sanborn Map Building Five Businesses Move Into Pelham's Sanborn Map Building
Five Businesses Move Into Pelham's Sanborn Map Building PELHAM, N.Y. -- Five tenants have moved into the historic Sanborn Map building in Pelham, according to Caspi Development.The 75,000 square foot loft-style office building is at 629 Fifth Ave. King & King, a construction law practice, occupied approximately 1,350 square feet on the first floor in February 2016. In 2015, the following tenants move into the building: Archie Comic Publications, Inc., Dolphin Equipment Corporation, an HVAC design firm, Capital Projects Consulting, a construction management firm, and The JFM Group, a fundraising and event management firm. The architecturally…
Kids Summer Programs Offered By College Of New Rochelle Kids Summer Programs Offered By College Of New Rochelle
Kids Summer Programs Offered By College Of New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- A children's summer program is offered for kids, ages 3 to 11, by the College of New Rochelle Graduate School.The programs run June 30 to July 29, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. “These programs offer children a wonderful opportunity to develop their skills intellectually and socially through stimulating activities. The program is staffed by experienced mentor teachers working with energetic graduate students. The collaboration is ideal for creating a fun and highly interactive summer of learning for children,” said Dr. Candace Barriteau Phaire, Chair of the Grad…
Jay Heritage Center In Rye Featured In The New York Times Jay Heritage Center In Rye Featured In The New York Times
Jay Heritage Center In Rye Featured In The New York Times RYE, N.Y. -- There is much history and culture at the expansive estate, Jay Heritage Center in Rye, the subject of a New York Times article. America's first Chief Justice John Jay's childhood homestead is immersed in "history, architecture, landscape design and the abolitionist movement," making it a ripe place to visit, said The New York Times. Jay played optimal roles in history including being opposed early on to slavery, involved in negotiating for the Treaty of Paris that brought the Revolutionary War to a close, and for his input in the Federalist Papers aimed at ratifying t…
SAT Study Sessions Coming Up In Somers Library SAT Study Sessions Coming Up In Somers Library
SAT Study Sessions Coming Up In Somers Library SOMERS, N.Y. -- Free SAT Study Sessions for Reading and Math April's list of programs for students and adults at Somers Library. The reading and math sessions for teens are Saturday, April 2 from 10 to 11 a.m. and from 11 a.m. to noon, respectively. The Reading Study Session uses pages from one of the College Board's official practice tests from the new book, "The Official SAT Study Guide." Instructor Mike Goodman will demonstrate reading techniques and show how to answer the reading questions. Then students will be given a reading quiz consisting of one or two passages to read, a…
State Senator Seeks More Money For Dutchess, Putnam Seniors State Senator Seeks More Money For Dutchess, Putnam Seniors
State Senator Seeks More Money For Dutchess, Putnam Seniors DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The population is aging and there are increasing demands on New York's unpaid family caregivers, so State Sen. Sue Serino, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Aging along with aging advocates wants lawmakers to provide at least $15 million in extra aid to support family caregivers in the new budget, according to an announcement.AARP, LiveOn NY and Lifespan and Greater Rochester Inc, along with Serino seek the additional funding in a final state budget for services that help middle class New Yorkers age safely at home.  Serino and the groups are calling for extra fu…
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