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Lincoln Remembered In Peekskill Lincoln Remembered In Peekskill
Lincoln Remembered In Peekskill PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Many visitors were drawn to the Annual Lincoln Society in Peekskill Lincoln Speech Reenactment and Remembrance Day event Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Lincoln Depot Museum. The group is also co-sponsoring a  lecture and discussion by historian and professor Charles B. Strozier, whose latest work "Your Friend Forever, A. Lincoln: The Enduring Friendship of Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed" will be available this April. 

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Ossining Documentary, Discussion Series Screens 'True Cost' Ossining Documentary, Discussion Series Screens 'True Cost'
Ossining Documentary, Discussion Series Screens 'True Cost' OSSINING, N.Y. -- The March Ossining Documentary & Discussion Series will begin Thursday, March 10 with a screening of "The True Cost" at the Ossining Library.The film will be followed by a question and answer period. The event is free and open to the public. The film is about who really pays the price for our clothing? "The True Cost" is a groundbreaking documentary film that invites us into the lives of the many people and places behind our clothing.  The global fashion industry has driven down the price of clothing while increasingly exploiting 40 million garment …

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Lifestyle
New Rochelle Art Collective Conscience On View In City Gallery New Rochelle Art Collective Conscience On View In City Gallery
New Rochelle Art Collective Conscience On View In City Gallery NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. --New Rochelle Council on the Arts presents Collective Conscience: Love, Respect, and Truth artwork on display to March 31 in the Rotunda Gallery at New Rochelle City Hall.The art may be viewed daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the gallery, 515North Ave., New Rochelle. T

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News
Tarrytown Y Responds To Changing Fitness Needs Tarrytown Y Responds To Changing Fitness Needs
Tarrytown Y Responds To Changing Fitness Needs TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The Family YMCA at Tarrytown is staying on track by updating its facility and day care services, adding popular programs like spinning and TRX, among changes, according to a report in lohud.com.The improvements include a new fitness center at the gym's expense, according to lohud.com. "The immediate response was, 'How can we be a Y without a gym?'" Family YMCA at Tarrytown CEO Jerry Riera told lodhud.com of the plan to replace the basketball courts with "an industrial-chic fitness center with weights and cardio equipment."  Click here to read the lohud…

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Schools
Fairfield University Forum To Address Race Following "Ghetto Party" Fairfield University Forum To Address Race Following "Ghetto Party"
Fairfield University Forum To Address Race Following "Ghetto Party" FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield University will hold a forum about racism Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. in response to information that a party with a ghetto theme was held among students off campus Saturday night, according to the Fairfield Mirror. The party initiated discussions about racism and garnered national media attention, with stories in the New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. Students have expressed support and opposition to the party across social media. There have been class discussions about the party and an emergency meeting was set for the Fairfield University Studen…

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Lifestyle
NR Future Talks About Plans For New Rochelle Projects NR Future Talks About Plans For New Rochelle Projects
NR Future Talks About Plans For New Rochelle Projects NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- NR Future discussed two major upcoming projects, the implementation of a the Interest Food Project and renovations to the Oasis Homeless Shelter at its Feb. 16 meeting. December Grant Winner, Maggie Burke. Maggie spoke to the group regarding her idea, Interest Food Project.  “Interest Food Project is an idea that will establish heirloom gardens in the backyards of an elderly or low income person’s home." The homeowner will have the ability to plan and participate in the gardening process at no cost to the homeowner.  Burke will maintain the garden, with the unde…

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Mount Vernon Library Panel Will Examine 'Native Son' Mount Vernon Library Panel Will Examine 'Native Son'
Mount Vernon Library Panel Will Examine 'Native Son' MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A Black History Book Discussion on “Native Son” by Richard Wright is set for Monday, Feb. 29 at the Mount Vernon Library. A panel discussion will examine whether the conditions and circumstances that prevailed during Bigger Thomas’ time still exist today. The panel will include. Brian G. Johnson, Esq., former President of the Mount Vernon Public Library Board of Trustees and a current board trustee. He is also a founding and current member of Mount Vernon Public Library Foundation. A lawyer, he served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the City of Mount Vernon’s …

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Weather
Snow, Rain And Sleet To Hit Fairfield Tuesday Snow, Rain And Sleet To Hit Fairfield Tuesday
Snow, Rain And Sleet To Hit Fairfield Tuesday FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A winter weather advisory has been issued for parts of Fairfield County Tuesday as a wintry mix is on its way with snow starting mainly after 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.Tuesday's temperature will be near 40 degrees but the wind chill value will make it seem below freezing at times. The chance of precipitation is 90 percent with expected snow accumulations of less than an inch possible. Rain and snow will fall Tuesday night, then change over to rain and sleet after 9 p.m., then to all rain after 3 a.m. Wednesday. New snow and sleet accumulati…

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Pound Ridge Land Conservancy Schedules Work Session For Volunteers Pound Ridge Land Conservancy Schedules Work Session For Volunteers
Pound Ridge Land Conservancy Schedules Work Session For Volunteers POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- The Pound Ridge Land Conservancy offers an array of opportunities for conservationists.Learn about internships, volunteer opportunities, and citizen science projects at a volunteer work session Saturday, Feb. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Armstrong Education Center. The guest speaker will be John Cronin, Senior Fellow in Environmental Affairs at the Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies at Pace University. Learn how to get involved in conservation. Participants may be students, parents, teachers, retirees. This is a chance to share insights and experiences with a comm…

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Schools
National Merit Finalists Announced In Somers National Merit Finalists Announced In Somers
National Merit Finalists Announced In Somers SOMERS, N.Y. -- The following students of Somers Central School District are National Merit Finalists: Maya Berlinger, Siya Chauhan, Nimat Maloney and Adam Shelby. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955.  High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT)—a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year—and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements.

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