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Schools
Children's Author Speaks To Elementary Students In Pelham Children's Author Speaks To Elementary Students In Pelham
Children's Author Speaks To Elementary Students In Pelham PELHAM, N.Y. -- Elementary school students in Pelham learned about the "messy process" of writing this past week from an author brought to the district by a Pelham Education Foundation grant.According to the school district, Kate Klise, a children's author who completes many of her books with illustrator M. Sarah Klise, her sister, spoke to the children about her work before leading the students in a read-aloud session.

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Events
Motorcycle Enthusiasts Can Enjoy Hours Of Activities At Nyack Expo Motorcycle Enthusiasts Can Enjoy Hours Of Activities At Nyack Expo
Motorcycle Enthusiasts Can Enjoy Hours Of Activities At Nyack Expo NYACK, N.Y. -- The Nyack Motorcycle Expo is scheduled for 5 p.m. to dusk on Thursday, June 2, according to the village's Chamber of Commerce, organizers of the event.In addition to featuring a variety of different motorcycles, the event will serve as a benefit for the Soup Angels, a Nyack-based food panty, which is in need of food donations. Expo sponsors include Fugawi MC Cares, Hudson Valley Harley Davidson, Autobahn Indoor Speedway, Motorhead Motorcycles, Big Boyz Toyz, Palisades Auto Sales and Inserra Supermarkets and Partners. During the event, Main Street will be shut down from Cedar …

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Neighbors
Eastchester H.S. Grad Wins Best Cinematography Award At Dusty Festival Eastchester H.S. Grad Wins Best Cinematography Award At Dusty Festival
Eastchester H.S. Grad Wins Best Cinematography Award At Dusty Festival NEW YORK -- An Eastchester High School graduate recently received the Award for Best Cinematography at the 2016 Dusty Film and Animation Festival.Anthony Carella, a 2012 graduate of Eastchester High School, was honored for his work on the film, "Syskon," according to the Dusty Festival's website. Now in its 27th year, the awards ceremony is organized each year by New York's School of Visual Arts to recognize thesis students for their work in the film program. The event, which gives the students the opportunity to exhibit their work to industry professionals, has become a source fo…

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Events
Port Chester Beautification Commission To Gather For Spring Cleanup Day Port Chester Beautification Commission To Gather For Spring Cleanup Day
Port Chester Beautification Commission To Gather For Spring Cleanup Day PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The Port Chester Beautification Commission has scheduled a Spring Cleanup Day from 9 a.m. - noon on Saturday, June 4.Those attending are asked to meet in the parking lot of the Metro-North Railroad train station at 3 Broad St. All are asked to bring a reusable water bottle and dress appropriately. For more information, email beautification@portchesterny.com. The group also can be found on Facebook.

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Events
County Beaches Opening For Memorial Day, Pools To Follow In June County Beaches Opening For Memorial Day, Pools To Follow In June
County Beaches Opening For Memorial Day, Pools To Follow In June WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Three Westchester County beaches will open Memorial Day weekend while pools will follow in June, according to the county government. The beaches at Playland Park in Rye, Glen Island Park in New Rochelle and Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson will open on a pre-season basis starting on Saturday, May 28, according to the county. “Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer each year,” Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said. “A day at the beach is a great way to celebrate warmer weather ahead!” The three beaches will be open on weekends only un…

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Weather
Armonk Will See Rainy Start To Workweek Armonk Will See Rainy Start To Workweek
Armonk Will See Rainy Start To Workweek It's the beginning of the workweek and it could get messy, according to the National Weather Service.Though high temperatures in the region are expected to hover in the low 70s Monday, there is an increasing chance of rain from 11 a.m. through the rest of the day, according to the Weather Service. The chance of rain stands at just 30 percent early in the day, but clouds will roll in during the late afternoon as temperatures begin to drop, according to the Weather Service. By late Monday night into Tuesday morning, the chance of rain increases to 60 percent with up to .25 inches of rain poss…

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Neighbors
Brookfield Veteran, 90, Enjoys Honor Flight Trip To Washington Brookfield Veteran, 90, Enjoys Honor Flight Trip To Washington
Brookfield Veteran, 90, Enjoys Honor Flight Trip To Washington BROOKFIELD Conn. — They returned from the war and then returned to work. In the mid-1940s, there were no special celebrations or messages of thanks. For one Brookfield veteran and 70 others who served, that was remedied recently, according to a story in The News-Times. Livio Del Biondo, 90, returned from the European theater after serving as a corporal in the U.S. Army's 36th Tank Battalion. Last week, he ventured to Washington, D.C., where he visited the war memorials, according to The News-Times. Del Biondo and his fellow veterans were there as guests of the Honor Flight Network, a nonpro…

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News
Westchester Neurologist Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud Westchester Neurologist Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud
Westchester Neurologist Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud NEW YORK – A board-certified Westchester neurologist pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal count of tax fraud, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. Dr. David S. Younger, 61, of Scarsdale, ran a private medical practice in Manhattan and illegally claimed that $585,000 used for personal expenses had been related to the business, according to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. Younger’s duplicitous behavior goes back at least as far as 2007, Bharara said. For that year, Younger filed personal tax returns on behalf of himself and his wife and corporate tax returns on behalf of Younger P.…

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Politics
Three Port Chester Trustees Kicked Out Of Office Three Port Chester Trustees Kicked Out Of Office
Three Port Chester Trustees Kicked Out Of Office PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — Three Democratic village trustees were booted from office this week after failing to sign their oaths of office, according to lohud.com. Each of the trustees -- Greg Adams, Daniel Brakewood and Luis Marino -- were supposed to have signed the paperwork within 30 days of taking office, according to lohud.com, which reported that the three trustees were told of the situation on Thursday. Though it is unclear how the village will go about filling the three seats now open, village Mayor Dennis Pilla said he'd recommend the three Democratic trustees be reappointed to their po…

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Events
Westchester County Announces National Senior Health Fitness Day Events Westchester County Announces National Senior Health Fitness Day Events
Westchester County Announces National Senior Health Fitness Day Events WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A series of free events for senior citizens will be taking place across Westchester County on Wednesday, May 25, to mark National Senior Health and Fitness Day.Tap dancing, tai chi, lap swimming and aerobics are just some of the activities that are planned across multiple county municipalities celebrating the day, which encourages all seniors to "get out and enjoy" themselves. The programs, which are to be as educational as they are fun, are open to county residents only who are 60 years old or older. Certain programs in certain municipalities require pr…

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