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Somers Library Summer Concert Series Continues With 'Fiscellapalooza' Somers Library Summer Concert Series Continues With 'Fiscellapalooza'
Somers Library Summer Concert Series Continues With 'Fiscellapalooza' SOMERS, N.Y. -- The Somers Library will host the concert "Fiscella-palooza" on Friday, Aug. 12, at Reis Park.John and Eddie Fiscella will kick off the concert, with a second band to be announced. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs for seating. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. John Fiscella (Somers High School, class of '86) is a guitarist and music teacher who has been giving private music lessons in Somers since 1990. He currently performs in the New York and Connecticut area with several different bands, including the Joey D. Jazz Ense…

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CNR Professors Teach Art of Creative Writing At New Rochelle Library CNR Professors Teach Art of Creative Writing At New Rochelle Library
CNR Professors Teach Art of Creative Writing At New Rochelle Library NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Three professors from the College of New Rochelle’s new master of fine arts (MFA) program are helping members of the local community hone their literary skills this summer.Nick Smart, professor of English; Daniel Smith, Critchlow Endowed Chair in English; and Steven Hobbs, MFA program director and assistant professor of liberal arts, are teaching free creative writing classes for adults and high school students at the New Rochelle Public Library. The programs follow a successful writing series the professors taught at the library in spring 2016. The instructors rotate …

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Howland Library in Beacon Plans Yoga Classes For Teens, Tweens Howland Library in Beacon Plans Yoga Classes For Teens, Tweens
Howland Library in Beacon Plans Yoga Classes For Teens, Tweens BEACON, N.Y. -- The Howland Public Library in Beacon will host yoga classes for teens and tweens on the next two Mondays, Aug. 8 and 15, in its community room.The classes will be led by yoga and meditation instructor Amy Soucy.  These fun, engaging, teen-appropriate classes will explore yoga and mindfulness using postures, breathing practices, creative visualization and relaxation and meditation techniques, according to a release from the Howland Public Library. Students will learn how to redirect their energy and relieve stress and anxiety, while developing confidence in themselves and th…

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Greeley Students Participate In Annual Science Fair Greeley Students Participate In Annual Science Fair
Greeley Students Participate In Annual Science Fair CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Students enrolled in Horace Greeley High School's Introduction to Science Research Course recently participated in the Fifth Annual Westlake Science Fair hosted by Westlake High School in Thornwood. The fair is the only science research competition of its kind in New York that provides the opportunity for first-year science research students to present, via poster board in a competitive setting, their understanding of all aspects of previously published research, as well as their design of an intended original research project, according to a release from the Chappaqua Ce…

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Rockland Student Land Use Program Gets Funding Boost Rockland Student Land Use Program Gets Funding Boost
Rockland Student Land Use Program Gets Funding Boost NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Keep Rockland Beautiful recently received a $3,500 grant from People's United Community Foundation‬ in support of Rockland P.L.U.S‬. (Planning Land Use with Students). This contribution will help provide hundreds of students throughout the county with an exciting educational experience that engages them in learning about pathways to building inclusive, economically vibrant, resource efficient, sustainable communities, according to a release from Keep Rockland Beautiful. KRB officials added they were pleased to partner with People’s United Community Foundation in fulfillin…

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Davis Academy in New Rochelle Holds Successful Parent Literacy Workshop Davis Academy in New Rochelle Holds Successful Parent Literacy Workshop
Davis Academy in New Rochelle Holds Successful Parent Literacy Workshop NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- English as a new language (ENL) teachers Trisha Francomano and Tina Guzzetti and TA Ana Palacios led a literacy workshop for parents of English language learners attending the George M. Davis Summer Academy on Wednesday, July 20, in New Rochelle.  The parents learned strategies they can use at home to develop academic reading skills. Each family received a bilingual Read At Home Kit. Funding for the program was provided by the Office of ELL and Dual Language Programs.

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Real Estate
Scarsdale Resident Named Music Conservatory Board President Scarsdale Resident Named Music Conservatory Board President
Scarsdale Resident Named Music Conservatory Board President WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Joel Breitkopf, a Scarsdale resident with more than 30 years of experience in the real estate industry, has been appointed president of the Music Conservatory of Westchester’s Board of Trustees.  He succeeds Rodd Berro, who held the post for five years. Breitkopf, who is principal of Alchemy Properties in New York City, joined the board three years ago and served as its vice president the last two.  Breitkopf is the founding sponsor of the music therapy scholarship program for veterans called Healing Our Heroes. The program, which launched in September 2013 and is…

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Yorktown Resident Participates At DigiGirlz Event Yorktown Resident Participates At DigiGirlz Event
Yorktown Resident Participates At DigiGirlz Event YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown resident Jann Mirchandani, owner of Westchester-based website design firm Westchester Marketing Café, recently participated in a free DigiGirlz event hosted by the Microsoft Store at the Westchester Mall in White Plains.The DigiGirlz event welcomed young women of all ages for an introduction to computer science professionals and fundamentals, to empower them to explore career paths and get a better sense of the world of opportunities that exist within the tech industry, such as coding, according to the event's organizers. It featured profiles of real-world DigiGir…

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Business
Tompkins Mahopac Bank Raises $500 For Childhood Cancer In Corporate FunRun Tompkins Mahopac Bank Raises $500 For Childhood Cancer In Corporate FunRun
Tompkins Mahopac Bank Raises $500 For Childhood Cancer In Corporate FunRun MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- More than $500 was raised for the Max Cure Foundation for childhood cancer by Tompkins Mahopac Bank’s team during the Westchester 5K SUNY Purchase Corporate FunRun on Thursday, July 14.  Fourteen employees from different branches of the bank, which has locations in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties, took part in the evening run/walk at the Performing Arts Center at SUNY Purchase in Purchase. The Max Cure Foundation is a national 501(c)(3) childhood cancer foundation created in 2008 and inspired by a little boy named Max and his brave battle with a rare form of cancer…

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Cook What You Grow With Bergenfield Workshop Cook What You Grow With Bergenfield Workshop
Cook What You Grow With Bergenfield Workshop BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- The Bergenfield Sustainable Committee, in conjunction with the Department of Health, will hold a workshop at the community garden on Windsor Road on Thursday, Aug. 11.  The topic of the workshop will be healthy eating from your garden, which will be presented by Patty Marsilio August. Refreshments will be served during the event. This program is funded by a Sustainable Jersey grant awarded to the Borough of Bergenfield. Those interested in attending should contact Bob Gallione at rgallione@aol.com to register. The workshop will be from noon to 1 p.m. The rain date i…

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