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Eastchester Middle School Students Create Google Club EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- A group of sixth-grade students from Eastchester Middle School created a Google Club as a way to teach other students how to navigate Google Classroom and take advantage of its many educational tools. The “student teachers” create lesson plans with games to learn about slides, forms, drawings, maps, hangouts, screencastify, snagit and more. Students can have fun and be creative while learning valuable educational tech tools that will help them to succeed in and outside the classroom. The club is facilitated by library media specialist Eleanor Schuster.

by Ken Davis

06/21/2016

Schools

Parents Visit Scarsdale Middle School Music Maker Museum SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Scarsdale Middle School parents got a chance to marvel at the creations made by their sixth-graders during a recent visit to the Music Maker Museum, a converted space where students have been working for several months to invent their own electronic instruments.Jessica Slotwinski has been leading the groups of students through the program, Music Maker Museum: Designing and Building Digital Musical Instruments, culminating in the museum and parent visits. In the unit, students worked in pairs and small groups to design, create and build sound-producing instruments using a …

by Ken Davis

06/21/2016

Events

Ho-Ho-Kus Library Features Henna Workshop HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library in Ho-Ho-Kus will host a workshop on the body art form known as henna on Thursday, June 30.Professional henna artist Hayat Gul will discuss henna's origins and its uses today. Guests can get all-natural henna designs, applied by Gul, that last one to two weeks. Those with allergies should check the ingredients: henna powder, sterilized water, eucalyptus oil, rose water and sugar. The workshop is for young people ages 10-18. Space is limited. Registration is required. Click here to register; guests should register individually. The works…

by Ken Davis

06/21/2016

Events

Kids Can Enjoy 'Vladimir Goes for Gold!' At Tarrytown's Warner Library TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Traveling Lantern Theatre Company will present its play "Vladimir Goes for Gold!" at the Warner Library in Tarrytown on Thursday, June 30.The play is about champion badminton player Vladimir Cashewninski, sole athlete from the tiny People’s Republic of Insurgistan, as he prepares to compete at the Olympic Games. This play is perfect for children ages 4 and older. The play starts at 7 p.m. on the library's third floor. For additional information, call the library at (914)- 631-7734. The library is at 121 N. Broadway, Tarrytown.

by Ken Davis

06/21/2016

Events

Wappingers Falls Hosts Big Band Concert WAPPINGER FALLS, N.Y. -- A gala concert, "All-American: Big Band Style!," will be held Saturday at County Players Falls Theatre in Wappinger Falls.The concert will feature The Big Band Sound, a 20-piece orchestra, who will be joined by County Players’ vocalists. This musical revue will feature patriotic tunes, wartime songs from the home front, classics from American composers and popular American standards. All seats are $10. Guests should click here to purchase tickets. "All-American: Big Band Style!" is part of County Players' 2016 Summer Concert Series. The con…

by Ken Davis

06/21/2016

Neighbors

BHS Junior Receives Award for Excellent Performance in Online Learning BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Bronxville High School junior Catherine Wortel has been recognized with an Award for Excellence for her outstanding performance in an anthropology online course through the OC21 program.Through a consortium of school districts, organized by Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, the program allows students to take courses that are not offered at their own school and learn alongside teachers and students from across the region. Using a blended learning approach, students and staff collaborated through face-to-face meetings and online work. Wortel was among several students w…

by Ken Davis

06/21/2016

Events

Reddy Valentino Orchestra Plays At Rye Town Park RYE, N.Y. -- The Reddy Valentino Orchestra will perform a concert at Rye Town Park Tuesday, July 5, as part of the park’s Twilight Tuesdays concert series. The concert will be at the park’s south pavilion, located by the beach near the Dearborn Avenue entrance to the park. Admission is free; parking at Rye Town Park after 4 p.m. will be $5, $4 for resident permit holders and free for senior permit holders. Nearby residents are encouraged to walk to the concert. Space in the pavilion will be set aside for dancing, which is highly recommended for people of all ages. The 15-member swing orc…

by Ken Davis

06/20/2016

News

Embezzlement Charges Against Former Mahopac FD Treasurer Tops Week’s News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Putnam County. Michael Klein, former treasurer of the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, was charged with embezzling more than $5.7 million Wednesday, said Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. A Brewster woman was arrested and charged Tuesday with burglarizing a home in Garrison after her image was captured on a home surveillance camera meant to monitor his dogs and posted on the Internet. A missing wallaby possibly has been sighted in North Salem. Yorktown police are warning resident…

by Ken Davis

06/19/2016

News

Bobcat Sighting Tops Week’s News In Northern Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's stories from around Northern Westchester County. Yorktown police are warning residents to stay alert after receiving a video of what appears to be large, dark-colored bobcat in the vicinity of Baldwin Road. A missing Wallaby possibly has been sighted in North Salem. Three teens are facing drug possession charges after a stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County last week. One of the victims of the Orlando shooting was Rockland native Shane Tomlinson, 33. A Westchester man has been rescued after jumping from the Tappan Zee B…

by Ken Davis

06/19/2016

News

Conviction Of Westchester Parolee For Deli Shooting Tops Week's News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's stories from around Southern Westchester County. A Mount Vernon parolee has been found guilty in Westchester County Court after being arrested for a shooting at the Top Deli Market last year. A missing wallaby possibly has been sighted in Westchester. Three teens are facing drug possession charges after a stop on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County last week. One of the victims of the Orlando shooting was Rockland native Shane Tomlinson, 33. A Westchester man has been rescued after jumping from the Tappan Zee Bridge span at …

by Ken Davis

06/19/2016

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