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Yorktown Heights' Commerce Street Closed For Festival YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A portion of Commerce Street, in Yorktown Heights, will remain closed through the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 19, for the Feast of San Gennaro.Commerce Street is closed between Downing Drive and Kear Street. The Yorktown Police Department notes that the driveways on Commerce Street for the Shell Station, Yorktown Green and Underhill Plaza will also be closed to traffic. The event -- a salute to the patron saint of Naples -- began Thursday evening, with the opening procession with the sacred statue of Saint Gennaro. The feast features Italian food, beer and wine, ride…

by Rachel Martin

09/16/2016

Schools

Cheerleaders Give Thanks To Yorktown Community YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown High School varsity cheerleaders, under the guidance of head coach Angela Battista, participated in their first annual "A Big Cheer for Yorktown Day" on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The cheerleaders took some time on Wednesday afternoon at local stores. They gave out flowers and said thank you to community members for being a part of the community. They also did simple good deeds for community members, helping put grocery bags in people's cars, walking them to their cars through the rain with umbrellas or simply saying, "Have a nice day." The communi…

by Rachel Martin

09/16/2016

Schools

Former College Football Player Urges Elmsford Students To Win In Life ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Ten years ago, a tackle turned into a near-death situation, and students at Elmsford's Alexander Hamilton Jr./Sr. High School crowded into an auditorium Tuesday to hear Inquoris "Inky" Johnson's story. That tackle was intended to stop a wide receiver streaking downfield in a Tennessee Volunteers versus Air Force football game, but it became a grave situation. Johnson had a broken artery in his chest and suffered permanent nerve damage to his arm. The 29-year-old Atlanta native was a mere eight games from the NFL draft at the time. Life-saving surgery and a tri…

by Rachel Martin

09/16/2016

Neighbors

Pfriem Foundation Donates Vehicles To Trumbull's Kennedy Center TRUMBULL, Conn. -- The Norma F. Pfriem Foundation recently donated two vans and two cars valued at $110,000 to the Kennedy Center in Trumbull, as well as additional funds for general support. These vehicles provide transportation to clients in residential services, employment services and students in transitional programs. Over the past several years, the foundation has provided the Kennedy Center with new vehicles to replace its aging fleet. State funding does not cover the cost of replacement and the foundation's support has been crucial. "I commend the Kennedy Center for ensurin…

by Rachel Martin

09/16/2016

Lifestyle

Bear Mountain Oktoberfest Is Off, Running TOMKINS COVE, N.Y. -- The Bear Mountain Oktoberfest has begun, and it's being held at the Anthony Wayne Recreation Area, on Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 30. The menu includes pork -- with red cabbage and potato salad, knockwurst, bratwurst and more; a variety of beer; and wine, cider and non-alcoholic beverages. All the food and beverages stations accept cash and credit this year. The festival also includes craft vendors and live music. Admission is free, aside from the $10-per-vehicle parking fee. There is also a "VIP Experience Package," at $100 per person, which includ…

by Rachel Martin

09/16/2016

Events

Meet 'Teddy Roosevelt' At Waldwick Theatrical Event WALDWICK, N.J. -- The Waldwick Public Library is hosting "Theodore Roosevelt: American in the Arena," a free theatrical event, on Wednesday, Sept. 28.American Historical Theatre, a nonprofit that specializes in first-person living history presentations, is presenting the event, which will also include a Q&A session. "When President McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt bounded into Washington, D.C. as the youngest president in American history," organizers note. "Bringing his vigorous persona -- and his boisterous family --to the Wh…

by Rachel Martin

09/16/2016

Schools

New Rochelle HS Chorale Performs As Part Of Concert Across America NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The New Rochelle High School Chorale will be among several artists and groups who will perform in the city on Sunday, Sept. 25, as part of the Concert Across America to End Gun Violence.The free New Rochelle concert will be among 250 live concerts held nationwide, in this campaign to bring awareness about gun deaths nationwide. There are 25 of these concerts in New York alone. Other artists performing in New Rochelle include Decora, hip-hop recording artists; Larger than Life, a boy-band tribute band; Bookends Band, which plays popular covers; Blue Roadhouse Orchestra, …

by Rachel Martin

09/15/2016

Lifestyle

Celebrate Library Card Signup Month In Port Chester PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- September is Library Card Signup Month at the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library, and kids of all ages who sign up for a library card this month will receive a special surprise. Kids must be accompanied by their parent or guardian, who must bring a driver's license or two pieces of identification that have their name and address on it, like a telephone or utility bill. The library is also introducing the "1,000 Books before Kindergarten" program -- a new early literacy program for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their grownups. Parents can stop by t…

by Rachel Martin

09/15/2016

Schools

Two Pelham Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists PELHAM, N.Y. -- Benjamin Hurd and Jonathan Salama, both seniors at Pelham Memorial High School, have qualified as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. "This distinction places Hurd and Salama among the top students in the nation," the Pelham School District noted in a Wednesday Facebook post. "Great work guys!" More than 1.5 million high school students enter the competition by taking the PSAT in their junior year, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Less than 1 percent of all graduating seniors qualify as semifinalists. Around 90…

by Rachel Martin

09/15/2016

Obituaries

Rockland County Sheriff's Officer Captain Matthew McCune Dies At 56 STONY POINT, N.Y. -- Matthew J. McCune, a Stony Point resident who retired as a captain with the Rockland County Sheriff's Department, died on Monday, Sept. 12. He was 56. The Rockland County Sheriff's Office marked his death in a statement: "It is with deep sadness that we announce the untimely passing of retired Captain Matthew J. McCune at the age of 56. Captain McCune was a 35-year veteran of the Rockland County Sheriff's Office. He will be greatly missed by his brothers and sisters at the Sheriff's Office. We ask that you please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers during …

by Rachel Martin

09/15/2016

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