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Eastchester PTA Invites Parents to Mini-courses EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Eastchester High School and Middle School PTA will hold joint mini-courses on Tuesday. The PTA meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Eastchester High library will give an introduction to the High School Wise Program. The mini-courses are as follows: Art of Photograms with Patrick Perry. Neuroscience and the High School Parent with Doug Weisman and Joanne DiMase. Humanities with Jennifer Gavin. Participants can live the life of a high school student by sitting in a mini-course session and sampling the potential elective classes that are offered to students. Parents …

by Frank Mojica

02/28/2016

Schools

Briarcliff High Stages Rodgers-Hammerstein Musical BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Briarcliff High School students will present a story of the impossible in their take on a classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical next weekend. The musical follows a young girl with a rough, lonely life who discovers she has a fairy godmother and can win the love of a prince. The contemporary version features classic songs such as "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible/It's Possible" and "Ten Minutes Ago." Performances will take place Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 6, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available at the…

by Frank Mojica

02/28/2016

News

Stray Dog Found In Pleasantville PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- A stray dog has been found and taken to the Pleasantville Animal Hospital. To claim the pictured dog, call the Pleasantville Animal Hospital at 914-760-3700.

by Frank Mojica

02/28/2016

Lifestyle

Toast Hudson Valley Restaurant Week With Area-Inspired Cocktails It's not too early to get into a jolly spirit for the 10th anniversary of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW). The event runs March 7 to 20 across seven New York counties including Westchester, Dutchess, Rockland and Putnam, and features more than 220 participating restaurants (and no, it's not too early to make your reservations). In honor of the promotion, Hudson Valley mixologists are serving up spring-inspired cocktails, many with locally-inspired names like Taconic Roadwork, Hudson Hop and Westchester Whiskey Sour. Feel free to sip and slurp at the restaurants listed below or enjoy t…

by Frank Mojica

02/28/2016

Schools

Waldwick HS Wrestling Team Honors Fallen Marine With Tournament WALDICK, N.J. -- The Waldwick/Midland Park High School wrestling team raised $5,100 at the fourth annual Staff Sgt. Joseph D'Augustine Wresting Tournament, according to NorthJersey.com. The tournament was founded in 2013 as a tribute to D'Augustine, who was killed while on his second tour of duty in Afghanistan, NorthJersey.com reported. D'Augustine wrestled all four years while a student at Waldwick High School before joining the Marines, NorthJersey.com reported. Roselle Park High School defeated Cresskill High School in the tournament's final, while Ramapo High School placed third, acco…

by Frank Mojica

02/27/2016

Events

Stamford's Avon Theatre's Oscar Party Features Work By 'Danish Girl' Artist STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Avon Theatre will display art from Gerda Wegener at its Oscar night party Sunday. Wegener's art will be on display courtesy of the Leonard Fox Ltd. collection. Fox is an art gallery owner and rare book dealer based in Greenwich. Wegener and her wife, Lili Elbe were the subjects of the Oscar-nominated film "The Danish Girl." Both Alicia Vikander and Eddie Redmayne were nominated for their portrayals of Wegener and Elbe, respectively. Festivities will kick off at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails and passed hors d'oeuvres. The telecast of the red carpet arrivals be…

by Frank Mojica

02/27/2016

Politics

Crowd Buzzes During Trumbull Legislative Coffee Hour TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Trumbull residents discussed state issues over coffee with State Reps. Dave Rutigliano, Laura Devlin and Ben McGorty on Saturday at Best Edibles Deli. “Let’s be straight people are mad and they have a right to be mad, the Democrats in Hartford are outright hostile to business in our state," said Rutigliano. "Small businesses are the life bread of any state economy; they invest in a community and provide local employment, let’s stop the nonsense and treat them as partners not as the enemy. I want to thank each and every resident who joined us Saturday, your opinio…

by Frank Mojica

02/26/2016

Events

Hot Club Of Cowtown Performing At Greenwich Library GREENWICH, Conn. -- Hot Club of Cowtown will play the Greenwich Library's Cole Auditorium March 6. “Our band is fiddle, guitar and bass, and they can do anything together," said fiddler and vocalist Elana James. "We’ve always played a combination of hot jazz and Western swing." Hot Club of Cowtown formed in 1994 when James placed an ad in the Village Voice looking to join a band. The group has been praised by The Times in London and The Independent for “down-home melodies and exuberant improvisation” and setting up camp “at that crossroads where country meets jazz and chases…

by Frank Mojica

02/26/2016

Events

Rhinebeck's Oblong Books' Hudson Valley YA Society Announces Spring Events RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- The Hudson Valley YA Society will launch its 2016 season with three events for young adults at Oblong Music and Books. "Dazzling Debuts" will kick off the sixth season on March 6 at 4 p.m. The debuts in question are Goldy Moldavsky's "Kill the Boy Band," Rebecca Podos' "The Mystery of Hollow Places" and Gavriel Savit's "Anna and the Swallow Man." "Out of This World" will feature Sarah Rees Brennan's "Tell the Wind and Fire," Heidi Heilig's "The Girl from Everywhere" and Heather Demetrios' "Blood P…

by Frank Mojica

02/25/2016

Events

Monroe Hosts 6th Annual Plunge At The Park MONROE, Conn. -- The Monroe Police Department will sponsor the 6th Annual "Plunge at the Park" on April 2 at Wolfe Park. Proceeds will benefit Special Olympics of Connecticut. Registration begins at 11 a.m. and the plunge itself starts at 1 p.m. Click here to register, join a team, form a team or donate.

by Frank Mojica

02/25/2016

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