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Yoga Teachers Association Hosts Revered Yogini Tao Porchon-Lynch BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Yoga Teachers Association of the Hudson Valley will host yogini Tao Porchon-Lunch at Club Fit on Saturday, June 11. Porchon-Lunch, 97, was named "Oldest Yoga Teacher" by Guinness World Records. She began yoga at the age of 8, and her mantra is "There Is Nothing You Cannot Do." She will explore the energy of yoga, integrating breath and movement and using the four pillars of yoga: pranayama, mudras, bandhas and chakras. Longtime student Susan Douglass will also share her Aspirational Yoga Dances, choreographed to music from John Guth. Club Fit is …

by Frank Mojica

04/20/2016

Events

Thursday Club Event Benefits Sleepy Hollow Rshm Life Center SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- More than 200 people attended the Thursday Club's 93rd annual gala benefit for Sleepy Hollow RSHM's Life Center at Abigail Kirsch on Friday, April 15. Nicholas Lowry of Swann Galleries helped raise funds and provided entertainment as auctioneer. The RSHM Life Center was founded in 1995 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary to welcome the needy, especially women and children, and to create a culture that nurtures their human development. The Thursday Club began in 1921 and is a group of women committed to the community as well as to each other and improving th…

by Frank Mojica

04/20/2016

News

Rockland Department Of Health Offers Free Mosquito Dunks ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Rockland Department of Health is offering free products to keep away mosquitoes, according to a report by lohud.com. Mosquito dunks can be placed inside pools to kill larval mosquitoes in water before they can become adults, reported lohud.com. Mosquito dunks are available at the Health Department at 50 Sanatorium Road in Ramapo from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, said lohud.com. A woman from Rockland was diagnosed in February with the Zika virus, which is primarily spread through mosquitoes, reported lohud.com. Click here to read the lohud.com article.

by Frank Mojica

04/19/2016

Schools

Arlington's Heather McCaffrey Honored As Dutchess School Bus Driver Of Year POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Heather McCaffrey of the Arlington Central School District received the 15th annual Dutchess County School Bus Driver of the Year Award Tuesday. "Every day, parents put their children on school buses and trust the bus driver to get their children to school and back home safely," said County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro. "Bus drivers bear a tremendous responsibility, and this award is a way for our community to thank these dedicated drivers for their commitment to our children’s safety. We congratulate Mrs. McCaffrey on her impressive safety record and tha…

by Frank Mojica

04/19/2016

Events

Naloxone Training Offered By Anti-Drug Group In East Dutchess DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Dover High School and Amenia Town Hall will host naloxone training events this week. The events will cover identifying the signs of addiction, where to get help, how to dispose of unused prescription medication and how to administer naloxone. Naloxone can be administered to someone experiencing an overdose on opioids. Participants will receive a kit after completing training. The Dover Plains event takes place on Wednesday, April 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. RSVP by calling 845-877-5700, ext. 1282. The Amenia Town Hall event takes place Saturday, April 23, from 11 a…

by Frank Mojica

04/19/2016

Events

Health Fair In Nanuet Tops Upcoming Events NANUET, N.Y. -- The Nanuet Chamber of Commerce will host the 3rd Annual Nanuet Health Fair on Tuesday, April 19. More than 40 health-care providers will be at the fair, as will more than 10 demonstrations and free giveaways. The fair takes place at Pascack Community Center, 87 New Clarkstown Road and runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Click here for more information. Nanuet Chamber will also host Walk/Run for Breast Cancer - In Memory of Retta at the Shops at Nanuet on Sunday, May 1, at 9 a.m. The walk/run is in memory of former Nanuet Loretta Cappiello. Rockland Business Women's Network will host…

by Frank Mojica

04/19/2016

Schools

Hendrick Hudson Destination Imagination Team Heads To Global Finals CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Blue Mountain Middle School's Destination Imagination team will compete in the DI Global Finals in Knoxville, Tenn. in May. “This team works together so well,” said parent and team manager Michelle Piccolo Hill. “They are extremely collaborative and consistently play to each other’s strengths. The level of trust among these students is truly spectacular.” Team VIIPZ comprises the following Blue Mountain seventh graders: Vanessa Rossi, Indrani Malhotra, Isolde McManus, Parker Piccolo Hill and Zoe Rose. The "VIIPZ" moniker consists of each member's first initial. …

by Frank Mojica

04/19/2016

Police & Fire

Mohegan Lake Resident Charged With Violating Order Of Protection CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- A man from Mohegan Lake was charged in Yorktown with criminal contempt in the second degree and aggravated unlicensed operation, police said. Brandon A. Gonzalez, 32, was stopped on Thursday, April 14, by officers on Old Yorktown Road, following a report of a temporary of protection violation at a home in Yorktown, police said. Gonzalez was accused of violating an order of protection to personally communicate with a protected party and operating a vehicle with a suspended license. He was released on his own recognizance following arraignment. Gonzalez is scheduled to app…

by Frank Mojica

04/19/2016

Police & Fire

Man Charged In Yorktown With Driving With Suspended License YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Mount Kisco resident was arrested In Yorktown and charged with driving with a suspended license, having fewer than two brake lights and possession of marijuana, police said. Joshua T. Holmes, 27, was stopped on Saturday, April 16, for operating a vehicle with allegedly fewer than two brake lamps after being observed by a patrolling officer on Route 6 by the intersection with Barger Street, police said. A subsequent investigation revealed that Holmes was driving with a suspended license and unlawfully possessed marijuana, police said. Holmes was issued an appearance tic…

by Frank Mojica

04/19/2016

Events

Rotary Raises Money For Mount Kisco Little League MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The 2016 season of Mount Kisco Little League opened with a fundraiser on Saturday, April 16. Several members of the Mount Kisco Rotary Club came out to celebrate Little League Day and to raise funds for the baseball organization. The club sold hamburgers, hot dogs, beverages and snacks at the game, with proceeds benefiting the Mount Kisco Little League Organization.

by Frank Mojica

04/19/2016

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