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Dows Lane Students Celebrate Their Heritage Through Authentic Food Dishes IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Third-grade students at Dows Lane Elementary School took their classmates and parents on an adventure to different countries around the world by letting them sample a variety of authentic food dishes during the annual Country Celebration, held on Wednesday, June 1. As part of a nonfiction writing unit in their classes, the students conducted independent research on a country that represents their heritage before creating travel brochures and video slideshows with interesting facts about their chosen country. They made discoveries about the country’s main features, nationa…

by Ken Davis

06/14/2016

Events

Fair Lawn Community Church Celebrates Father's Day With Bowling FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Fair Lawn Community Church will celebrate Father's Day with a bowling event Sunday at Parkway Lanes in Elmwood Park.To register for the event, e-mail flccnj@gmail.com. Fair Lawn Community Church is a member of the Reformed Church of America and consists of a Taiwanese Ministry and an English Ministry. To learn more, visit http://www.flccnj.org/. The bowling event is from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Parkway Lanes is at 200 US-46 East, Elmwood Park.

by Ken Davis

06/14/2016

Events

Pleasantville's Rosenthal JCC Hosts Spring Chorale Concert PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester will host Kol Rinah Chorale's Spring Concert on Sunday, June 19, in Pleasantville.Kol Rinah will present a themed set of music based on Bible references in African-American spirituals. The chorale will also sing a few paired musical selections – two songs with the same text with different composers, two songs by the same composer with different texts, and more. The concert will be directed by Benjamin Gruder, artistic director and conductor of Kol Rinah. Connie Prener -- pianist, chamber organist and harpsichordist -- will serve a…

by Ken Davis

06/13/2016

Schools

Bronxville Middle School Students Become Surgeons For A Week BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Seventh-graders at Bronxville Middle School had the unique opportunity to get immersed into a full week of science as part of an i2 Learning experience from May 16-20. Throughout the week, the students applied their science, technology, engineering and math skills as they participated in a variety of hands-on activities to investigate how the body works. The students constructed life-size maps of the skeletal, muscular, nervous and circulatory systems. They built cell models, 3-D neuron models, conducted simulated surgeries and learned about important medical breakthroug…

by Ken Davis

06/13/2016

Events

Chappaqua's Scattered Books Hosts Book Signing With Author Julie Burton CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. --Scattered Books in Chappaqua will host a book signing and informal discussion with author Julie Burton on Wednesday, June 15.Burton will discuss her new book "The Self-Care Solution: A Modern Mother's Must-Have Guide to Health and Well-Being." It is a book for moms, teachers or anyone who may need a little nudge to take care of themselves and not just everyone else. The book offers nice insight and some easy practical ideas, according to Scattered Books. Burton is an experienced writer who specializes in self-care, parenting and relationships.To learn more, visi…

by Ken Davis

06/13/2016

Schools

Irvington Students Recreate Immigrant Experiences Through Ellis Island IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Fourth-grade students at Main Street School, who had been studying the great wave of European immigration to the United States through Ellis Island during the 1900s, reenacted the immigrants’ experiences during the school’s annual Immigration Day on Friday, June 3.Dressed in period clothing and with passports in hand, the students role-played as European immigrants, while parent volunteers and teachers served as official inspectors and immigration agents. The students rotated through a variety of stations, including mock medical examinations, intensive personal interviews…

by Ken Davis

06/12/2016

News

Trump’s Address In Briarcliff, Vow To Rebuild America Tops Week’s News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Northern Westchester County. In a rare speech using teleprompters, Bedford estate owner Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, celebrated his last round of primary victories Tuesday, vowing to bring jobs back home at a press conference at Trump National Golf Club in Briarcliff Manor. A second bear sighting has been reported near the Bedford-Mount Kisco border. A 60-year-old Armonk resident was arraigned Monday on two felonies for allegedly stealing more than $280,000 from the City of Yon…

by Ken Davis

06/12/2016

News

Arraignment Of Westchester Bus Company Owner For Grand Larceny Tops News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Southern Westchester County. A 60-year-old Armonk resident was arraigned Monday on two felonies for allegedly stealing more than $280,000 from the City of Yonkers for bus services to the Nepperan Community Center that were never provided for almost two years. In a rare speech using teleprompters, Bedford estate owner Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, celebrated his last round of primary victories Tuesday, vowing to bring jobs back home at a press conference at Trump National Golf …

by Ken Davis

06/12/2016

News

‘Orange is the New Black’ Actor Michael Chernus’ Brewster Farm Tops News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's stories from around Putnam County. "Orange is the New Black" actor Michael Chernus, who's appeared in numerous TV shows, theater productions and films, divides his time between Brooklyn and Brewster where his wife, Emily, runs SPACE on Ryder Farm, an artist residency and retreat program housed on the grounds of Ryder Farm. Nine Mahopac High School students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society last week. A 14-year-old Mahopac teen is fighting for his life after suffering a severe head injury in a crash with a …

by Ken Davis

06/12/2016

Events

Learn to Grow, Use 12 Easy Herbs In Program Beacon's Howard Library BEACON, N.Y. -- The Howard Public Library in Beacon will host a program on how to grow and use herbs on Wednesday, June 15. Chris Ferrero, Cornell Cooperative Extension Dutchess County Master Gardner, will teach guests how to grow and use 12 easy herbs. The culinary and ornamental value of herbs make them candidates for kitchen gardens, perennial borders, vegetable plots and all sizes and types of containers, according to Ferrero. This program is free and no registration is required. It starts at 2 p.m. Call the library at (845)-831-1134 for additional information. The library is at 313 …

by Ken Davis

06/11/2016

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