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Yonkers Fire Department Riders In Hogs4Hope Help Ronald McDonald House Yonkers Fire Department Riders In Hogs4Hope Help Ronald McDonald House
Yonkers Fire Department Riders In Hogs4Hope Help Ronald McDonald House YONKERS, N.Y. -- Members of the Yonkers Fire Department and Road Kings of NY will host the April 24 8th annual Hogs4Hope: Falls to River Run to benefit The Ronald McDonald House.Registration for riders and passengers will be at 9 a.m. at Croton Gorge Park, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., with kickstands raising at 11 a.m. The riders will be escorted by the Yonkers Police Department, and joined by officers from surrounding areas. The route is a scenic 25-mile ride through Westchester County to JFK Marina & Park, the final destination.  A family-friendly festival, open to all surrounding communi…

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Events
Brewster's Spotlight Arts Presents 'Peter Pan Jr.' Brewster's Spotlight Arts Presents 'Peter Pan Jr.'
Brewster's Spotlight Arts Presents 'Peter Pan Jr.' BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Brewster's Spotlight Arts Musical Theatre Intensive Workshop presents the performance of "Peter Pan Jr." Thursday, March 24 at the Harvey School in Katonah.Based on the Disney film and J.M. Barrie's play, Disney's "Peter Pan JR." tells the timeless tale about a boy who wouldn't grow up with no flying required. The score includes new arrangements of classic Disney songs and a story featuring one rousing adventure after another.  This one-day only performance is about when Peter Pan visits the Darling children and whisks them away to Never Land, introducin…

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News
Residential Gardens Eligible For Mount Kisco Contest Residential Gardens Eligible For Mount Kisco Contest
Residential Gardens Eligible For Mount Kisco Contest MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The Mount Kisco Beautification Committee is sponsoring the Mount Kisco Residential Garden Contest. Residential property located in Mount Kisco that conforms to all Village codes will be judged by the following measures: Interesting and appealing  Well tended Has pleasing combinations of plant materials Remarkable for its design or originality Enhances the look of the neighborhood  The contest judging will be at September's Beautification Committee meeting (usually first Wednesday of month). Selected judges will follow up with site visits to the top locations. Prizes …

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North Salem's Joan VanScoy Keeps Active At 92 North Salem's Joan VanScoy Keeps Active At 92
North Salem's Joan VanScoy Keeps Active At 92 NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Joan VanScoy, a 92-year-old North Salem r esident doesn't show signs of slowing down. She is active with the North Salem Seniors, having served as first vice-president, and North Salem Historical Society, for which she served as a trustee and remains secretary. She was also supervisor of the Hudson Valley Teachers Credit Union. VanScoy emigrated from England to North Salem in 1951. Originally from Richmond Hill, her family survived the German blitzkrieg in World War II. Their home was hit by a bomb and collapsed, but they all survived. She met her husband, Benjamin, a …

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Connecticut Ranks As 4th Highest In The Nation For Tax Rates Connecticut Ranks As 4th Highest In The Nation For Tax Rates
Connecticut Ranks As 4th Highest In The Nation For Tax Rates FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Connecticut residents know they pay a lot of money in federal, state and local taxes. But you might be surprised to know how much more we pay in total than residents of other states: According to a new WalletHub study, Connecticut has the fourth highest tax rate in the nation. Every year, the average U.S. household pays more than $5,700 in federal income taxes, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  But when you add in state and local taxes, the total tax burden for a median U.S. household in Connecticut comes to $7,262, for an effective rate of 13.48 percen…

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North Salem's Jacqueline Holtzer Joins Friends Of Karen Board North Salem's Jacqueline Holtzer Joins Friends Of Karen Board
North Salem's Jacqueline Holtzer Joins Friends Of Karen Board NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Jacqueline Holtzer, a North Salem resident with a background in human resources in the banking industry, has joined the Friends of Karen board of directors.The local charity supports families in the tristate region that have a child who is suffering from cancer or other life-threatening illness. Holtzer first learned of Friends of Karen in North Salem in 2004, when she visited the nonprofit's headquarters. Recalling an "absolute eye-opener," she got involved serving on a few committees, according to Friends of Karen. Social workers, child life specialists, ar…

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Events
Taconic Opera Premieres New Oratorio In Ossining, White Plains Taconic Opera Premieres New Oratorio In Ossining, White Plains
Taconic Opera Premieres New Oratorio In Ossining, White Plains OSSINING, N.Y. -- Taconic Opera will be performing the oratorio, "Job" Saturday, March 19, at 7:30 pm at the Ossining United Methodist Church, 1 Emwilton Place, Ossining.A second performance in Westchester is set for Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m. at the White Plains Presbyterian Church, 39 North Broadway, White Plains. Based on the biblical Book of Job, the work was composed and will be conducted by the company’s General and Artistic Director, Dan Montez and will be one of the featured entries in ArtsWestchester’s ArtSee Festival of 50 new art works in 2016.  Montez selected it as a …

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Obituaries
Emily Meyer Zook, 71, Formerly Pelham Resident Emily Meyer Zook, 71, Formerly Pelham Resident
Emily Meyer Zook, 71, Formerly Pelham Resident PELHAM, N.Y. -- Emily Meyer Zook, formerly of Pelham, died Feb. 19 at home in Talent, Ore. She was 71.She was born Feb. 20, 1944, in Washington, D.C. She attended the National Cathedral School. Zook graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1962 and Lake Erie College in Ohio in 1966.  She married Kent Zook, and they joined the Peace Corps. They were stationed in Venezuela, where Emily worked to create more efficient infrastructure in local villages. Upon returning to the States, the Zooks moved to Pelham, where she worked as a Spanish-speaking adult education counselor for New York state and r…

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Schools
Tiled Mural Graces Hallway At Victoria Soto School In Stratford Tiled Mural Graces Hallway At Victoria Soto School In Stratford
Tiled Mural Graces Hallway At Victoria Soto School In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Victoria Soto School in Stratford has a new tiled mural to grace its hallway thanks to the efforts of many, including students, local residents and members of Victoria Soto's family, according to the Stratford Star. The group worked on the 60-foot mural on Saturday, an abstract painting depicting a beach a dawn made out of cracked tile pieces, the Stratford Star reported. The mural has taken a year-and-a-half to complete and students from Soto School and the Stratford Academy Johnson House worked on it, said the Stratford Star. The project was paid for by donations …

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Sports
Somers HS Holding 'Meet The Coaches' Night Somers HS Holding 'Meet The Coaches' Night
Somers HS Holding 'Meet The Coaches' Night SOMERS, N.Y. -- A mandatory Meet the Coaches night is set for Tuesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. in the new gym at Somers High School, 120 Primrose St., Somers.Sponsored by the Somers Tuskers Booster Club, the meeting has been arranged so parents can meet their kids' spring coaches.

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