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Alzheimer’s Disease Information Event Scheduled in Scarsdale SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- The Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter will present the program “What Alzheimer’s disease is and what you can do about it" on Sunday, Jan. 22, at the Scarsdale Women’s Club. The program is presented under the auspices of the Scarsdale Forum. The topics to be covered will include the following: Ten warning signs of Alzheimer’s. The importance of early detection. Research trends and clinical trials. Getting a diagnosis. Living with Alzheimer’s. Legal and financial issues related to dementia will also be discussed, as will innovative free programs and se…

by Ken Davis

01/16/2017

News

Double-Fatal Crash Following Stabbing Tops Week's News In Dutchess DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from in and around Dutchess County. A Poughkeepsie man who fled the scene of a stabbing at 130 Mansion St., in the City of Poughkeepsie early Wednesday and was killed in a double-fatal crash a short time later on the Mid-Hudson Bridge has been identified, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police. Brothers' Trattoria restaurant, with locations in Beacon and Poughquag, celebrates 20 years in business. Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a new 750-mile trailway and better bridges in Hudson Valley during his annual State of the State …

by Ken Davis

01/15/2017

News

New Tappan Zee Bridge On Target For 2018 Opening Tops Rockland News ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Rockland County. Construction on the new Tappan Zee Bridge continues to move along in anticipation of a 2018 opening. Orangetown police said they chased down a Tappan man who tried breaking into a victim’s house by stabbing the front window with a large knife. A Valley Cottage man was recently sentenced to up to four years in prison for violently attacking his wife by headbutting her and destroying her computer after she found "disturbing" photos on his cellphone. A New Jersey police detective found…

by Ken Davis

01/15/2017

Lifestyle

County Leaders Join Together To Fight Heroin, Opioid Epidemic DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro hosted a heroin and opioid abuse forum Thursday to discuss strategies with local leaders in the ongoing battle against addiction in the Mid Hudson Valley. Molinaro welcomed Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz to talk about the findings of the National Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Abuse and to discuss policy and partnership solutions that have been recommended by the task force. Poloncarz is the New York State local government representative on the national task force. “These regional forums are happening across the coun…

by Ken Davis

01/14/2017

Events

Picture House In Pelham Screens 'They Call Us Monsters,' With Director Q&A PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center in Pelham will host a special advance screening of the new documentary "They Call Us Monsters" on Saturday, Jan. 21. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the film's director Ben Lear. The documentary is set in California where violent juveniles between the ages of 14 and 17 can be tried as adults depending on the seriousness of the crime. These young teens are accused of heinous crimes--murders and attempted murders--that leave their victims' families shattered. The documentary takes viewers into The Compo…

by Ken Davis

01/13/2017

Schools

Hendrick Hudson High School Stages 'Putnam County Spelling Bee' MONTROSE, N.Y. -- The Hendrick Hudson High School Theatre will present the “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” on Friday and Saturday in the school's auditorium in Montrose. They sing, dance and spell in this musical comedy, with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin. Erica Denler is the musical director for this production, with stage direction by Clare Carey. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at https://www.showtix4u.com/. The performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. on both nights. This show is inten…

by Ken Davis

01/13/2017

Events

Local High School Art Students Participate in 11th Annual StArt Exhibition BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Hundreds of students, family members and art teachers visited OSilas Gallery in Bronxville for the opening of the StArt Regional High School Art Exhibition on Friday, Jan. 6. On display are works by approximately 80 artists representing 29 high schools from Westchester, Rockland and Orange Counties, as well as the Bronx and southern Connecticut. For the past 11 years, OSilas Gallery has given high school art students an opportunity to showcase their work in a professional gallery and to build their credentials and portfolios for college. Art faculty from each of the…

by Ken Davis

01/12/2017

Lifestyle

Holiday Donors Bring Joy To Astor Program Children, Families RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- Astor Services for Children & Families' 2016 Adopt-A-Family program was responsible for helping more than 1,300 children and parents enjoy a brighter holiday season. Astor, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Rhinebeck, provides children's mental health services, child welfare services and early childhood development programs in New York State's mid-Hudson Valley and the Bronx. Through Astor’s Adopt-A-Family program, individuals, schools, youth groups and others collected gifts, including through workplace and church toy drives. Numerous individuals and busi…

by Ken Davis

01/12/2017

Events

Avon Theatre In Stamford Holds Premiere Of Immigration Documentary Trilogy STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Avon Theatre in Stamford will host a premiere screening of Luis Argueta's documentary "The U-Turn" on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The third documentary film in Argueta’s immigration trilogy, "The U-Turn" traces the transformational journey of the immigrant workers who broke the silence about the abuses they endured at the Agriprocessors meat-packing plant in Postville, Iowa, and the community that would not abandon them. The film's running time is 53 minutes. It's unrated. The screening is co-presented by Neighbors Link Stamford, The International Inst…

by Ken Davis

01/12/2017

Schools

Students From Brewster Join State Theatre Conference BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Spotlight Arts Inc., a local youth theatre company based in Brewster, recently sent high school students from Brewster and Pawling to represent the theatre group at the New York State Theatre Education Association's 20th Annual Student Conference. This is the second year that Spotlight Arts has sent students from Brewster and Pawling to the conference, which was held on Jan. 6 -8 at the Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon, N.Y. NYSTEA -- a strong, statewide organization of theatre educators -- promotes and supports theatre education for students in grades pre-K through 12, a…

by Ken Davis

01/11/2017

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