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Blues Artist Marc Black To Perform At Croton Falls' Schoolhouse Theater Blues Artist Marc Black To Perform At Croton Falls' Schoolhouse Theater
Blues Artist Marc Black To Perform At Croton Falls' Schoolhouse Theater CROTON FALLS, N.Y. -- The Schoolhouse Theater & Arts Center announced that Hall of Fame blues artist Marc Black will visit to perform a concert this Saturday. "The presentation features songs performed by Marc on guitar and vocal and an engaging slide show that will slide you right back in time," Schoolhouse noted in its announcement. "The show considers the forces at play during this potent time in our history and how our changes were reflected in popular music, its rhythms, melodies and lyrics. Folks who attend the show find themselves singing along from the beginning to…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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North Salem Ambulance Corps Holding 5th-Annual Gala North Salem Ambulance Corps Holding 5th-Annual Gala
North Salem Ambulance Corps Holding 5th-Annual Gala NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps (NSVAC) is gearing up for its fifth-annual gala next month, which is a major fundraising event. The gala will take place on Saturday, March 4, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. It will be held at Salem Golf Club, which is at 18 Bloomer Road in North Salem. "We hope you will join us to enjoy an evening of live entertainment, good food and fun," NSVAC said in its announcement, which was posted to its Facebook page. "There will be a cocktail hour, buffet dinner, music, dancing, raffle and silent auction! We're excited for some …

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Harlem Wizards Returning To Katonah-Lewisboro For Game Against Staffers Harlem Wizards Returning To Katonah-Lewisboro For Game Against Staffers
Harlem Wizards Returning To Katonah-Lewisboro For Game Against Staffers CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- The Harlem Wizards basketball team will return to the Katonah-Lewisboro School District for a fundraising match, the district announced Thursday. The Wizards will face off against a team made up of Katonah-Lewisboro principals and teachers.  The game, which will have an admission of $20 per person, will raise money for the John Jay Boosters Club. “We are currently raising funds for the new cross-country trail,” Rich Murphy, the Boosters' president, said in a statement. Booster funds, the district notes, have previously paid for items including tennis courts, softball …

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Putnam Tech 'Marketplace' Coupled With Odell's State Of County Address Putnam Tech 'Marketplace' Coupled With Odell's State Of County Address
Putnam Tech 'Marketplace' Coupled With Odell's State Of County Address PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A tech "marketplace" will be featured immediately prior to Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell's State of the County address, her office announced. Participants are still being sought for the marketplace, which will take place on Thursday, March 9.  "We hope to have several presentations and technology exhibits from those in our community who are focused on reaching the younger generation of Putnam County residents in the hope that they choose to live, work and play right here in our community," the county executive's office said in a statement…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Brewster Man Caught With 2 Pounds Of Marijuana, Police Say Brewster Man Caught With 2 Pounds Of Marijuana, Police Say
Brewster Man Caught With 2 Pounds Of Marijuana, Police Say PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. - A Putnam County man is facing felony drug charges following a routine traffic stop on I-90 that resulted in his arrest. On Tuesday, state police announced that 28-year-old Brewster resident Michael Capezzuto was stopped near Albany over the weekend, when he was found to be in possession of more than two pounds of marijuana. According to police, shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, Capezzuto was stopped on I-90 in Schodack for multiple traffic violations. During the subsequent investigation by troopers, it was determined he was in possession of the drugs, and Ca…

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by Zak Failla
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Valentine's Cookie Bake-Off Raises $2,500 For North Salem Ambulance Corps Valentine's Cookie Bake-Off Raises $2,500 For North Salem Ambulance Corps
Valentine's Cookie Bake-Off Raises $2,500 For North Salem Ambulance Corps NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The snow was falling from the sky like powdered sugar and the roads were icing up, but mere bad weather couldn’t keep dozens of folks from attending a Valentine’s cookie bake-off in North Salem this past Sunday. The event helped raise more than $2,500 for the North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps, which needs to buy new equipment. Among the 125 hearty souls who braved the winter storm to enter, judge and taste the baked goodies were Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who came with his 7-year-old daughter, Ashlin; North Salem Supervisor Warren Lucas, Westchester …

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by Carol Reif
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Somers Valentine's Kit Benefits Red Cross, Honors Stephanie Crispinelli Somers Valentine's Kit Benefits Red Cross, Honors Stephanie Crispinelli
Somers Valentine's Kit Benefits Red Cross, Honors Stephanie Crispinelli SOMERS, N.Y. -- The sixth-annual gathering for the "Steph Comfort Kit" will be held on Feb. 14 to benefit the American Red Cross, the organization announced. The event, according to the Red Cross is held in honor of Stephanie Crispinelli, a 19-year-old Somers woman who was killed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake while on a volunteer mission for the group Food for the Poor. The organization also notes that Feb. 14 is Crispinelli's birthday. The kit's event will be hosted by Primrose Elementary School, which Crispinelli graduated from, and supported by the Stephanie Crispinelli Humanita…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Katonah Group Offers Viewings Of Oscar-Nominated Short Films Katonah Group Offers Viewings Of Oscar-Nominated Short Films
Katonah Group Offers Viewings Of Oscar-Nominated Short Films KATONAH, N.Y. -- With this year's Academy Awards approaching, the Katonah Village Improvement Society (KVIS) is offering screenings of short films that have been nominated. The first screening, which will feature live-action Oscar shorts will take place on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Katonah Village Library. The second, which will feature animated shorts, will take place on Friday, Feb. 24, with the time starting time and location. Tickets can be purchased for $15 each on KVIS' website or for $20 at the door. Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served, KVIS notes, and there will be t…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Resistance Rally Draws Diverse Groups From Across Westchester Resistance Rally Draws Diverse Groups From Across Westchester
Resistance Rally Draws Diverse Groups From Across Westchester WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. --  Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins partnered with a diverse coalition of community organizations to host the Westchester Resistance Rally in White Plains on Saturday. The protest, at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, also included New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The event was organized in opposition to policies issued via executive order by President Donald J. Trump.  Stewart-Cousins stood with local leaders, elected officials and Westchester community members who came together in support of human rights and in opposition to policies …

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Immigration Rally Set For Pace Law School Immigration Rally Set For Pace Law School
Immigration Rally Set For Pace Law School Community organizers and elected officials are planning a rally for Saturday at Pace Law School to protest President Donald Trump's recent anti-immigration policies. The event will run from noon to 2 p.m. at the Justice Clinic at the school.  Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins will host the rally in partnership with other elected officials and community groups throughout Westchester County including the Immigration Justice Clinic at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, the Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Cabrini Immigrant Services, Community Vo…

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by K Reakes
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Dave Barry Returns To Westchester Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Dave Barry Returns To Westchester
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Dave Barry Returns To Westchester ARMONK, N.Y. -- Best-selling humorist and author Dave Barry will return to Westchester County this spring where he will speak before a live audience in his hometown of Armonk on Thursday, April 6, at the North Castle Public Library's Whippoorwill Hall, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the appearance, titled "Dave Barry: A Homecoming" go on sale Saturday, Feb. 25. Barry is a columnist with the Miami Herald, which he joined in 1983. He attended elementary and middle school in Armonk, and was voted “Class Clown” when he graduated in 1965 from Pleasantville High School. He received the Puli…

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by Ken Davis
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Westchester Communities, Colleges Set 'Relay For Life' Events Westchester Communities, Colleges Set 'Relay For Life' Events
Westchester Communities, Colleges Set 'Relay For Life' Events Hundreds, if not thousands, of folks will be lacing up their running shoes this spring all over Westchester to help fight a deadly disease. The American Cancer Society says that 13 Relay for Life events have been scheduled for May 20 through June 19. The community-led events will be held in: Eastchester, Mamaroneck, Chappaqua, Harrison, Katonah-Lewisboro, the Tarrytowns, Yorktown, Yonkers, Somers, Ossining and the Hendrick Hudson School District. The two college sponsored ones – for students, staff and alumni – will be held at Iona College and Pace University. The Iona event will take pla…

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by Carol Reif