Cassandra Huerta

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Tarrytown's Lyndhurst Plans Semiannual Crafts Event Tarrytown's Lyndhurst Plans Semiannual Crafts Event
Tarrytown's Lyndhurst Plans Semiannual Crafts Event TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst, a semiannual event that showcases over 275 modern American makers, artists, designers, craftspeople and celebrates everything handmade, will take place Friday-Sunday, May 1-3.  These independent artists infuse each of their pieces with a distinctive creative vision. Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst offers a full-day art and shopping experience for the entire family. Meet these talented emerging and seasoned makers who will be selling their contemporary creations.  The show includes one-of-a-kind and limited-edition creations in every material ima…
Yorktown's FDR State Park Hosts Walk4Hearing Yorktown's FDR State Park Hosts Walk4Hearing
Yorktown's FDR State Park Hosts Walk4Hearing YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Hundreds of Westchester and Rockland volunteers, friends and supporters will gather from throughout the state for the 10th annual Westchester/Rockland Walk4Hearing. The event will be on Saturday, May 16, at FDR State Park, 2957 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights. Organized by the Westchester/Rockland Chapters of the Hearing Loss Association of America, the walk follows a 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) route and raises awareness of the challenges facing 48 million Americans with hearing loss and their families. The event provides education about hearing loss, helps erase the stigma a…
Yorktown High Alumnus McIntyre Wins Jazz Recognition Yorktown High Alumnus McIntyre Wins Jazz Recognition
Yorktown High Alumnus McIntyre Wins Jazz Recognition YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Mark McIntyre, a Yorktown High School class of 2013 graduate, has won a spot in the prestigious Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. McIntyre played trumpet in the YHS band, guitar in the jazz band and is currently a sophomore jazz guitar performance major at New York University. He is one of only 24 performers from across the world who is being honored as the “next generation of jazz greats.” These young aspiring musicians worked together, under the tutelage of current jazz greats, to present a series of free concerts April 1 and 3.  …
Bedford School District Plans Annual Elementary Bike Run Bedford School District Plans Annual Elementary Bike Run
Bedford School District Plans Annual Elementary Bike Run BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The Bedford Central School District will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Bedford BikeRun on Sunday, May 17. The BikeRun will run from 8 a.m.-noon at the Fox Lane High School campus. The BikeRun is a way for all five school districts to come together and celebrate physical fitness and exercise. The five school districts include Bedford Hills, Bedford Village, Mount Kisco, Pound Ridge and West Patent. This year, the BikeRun will add a special recognition for the student-athletes who have participated in all five BikeRuns (2011-15). There will also be new custom rac…
Man, 51, Faces Charges In Irvington Stabbing Man, 51, Faces Charges In Irvington Stabbing
Man, 51, Faces Charges In Irvington Stabbing IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Sidney Brown, a resident of Mount Vernon, was charged Friday with second-degree attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend at the Irvington train station, according to lohud.com. Deborah Henry, 36, of Yonkers, was repeatedly stabbed in the chest and neck with a knife on Wednesday, April 8, according to lohud.com. Chris DePaoli, an Irvington fire chief, was praised as a hero after fighting off Brown with a baseball bat during the attack and potentially saving Henry's life, said lohud.com. After the stabbing incident, Brown, 51, then slashed his own t…
Fairfield County Soldier Killed In Afghanistan To Be Honored For Heroism Fairfield County Soldier Killed In Afghanistan To Be Honored For Heroism
Fairfield County Soldier Killed In Afghanistan To Be Honored For Heroism FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Todd "T.J." Lobraico Jr., 22, who was killed in action in Afghanistan in September 2013, will be honored with the posthumous award of the Bronze Star Medal with Valor during a ceremony at Stewart Air National Guard Base on Saturday, April 11.  Building 106, the 105th Base Defense Squadron headquarters, will also be dedicated in his honor at 1 p.m. at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y.  Known to his family and friends as "T.J.," he died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms f…
Darien's Royle Moms Go To Town With Paddle Tennis At Weed Beach Darien's Royle Moms Go To Town With Paddle Tennis At Weed Beach
Darien's Royle Moms Go To Town With Paddle Tennis At Weed Beach DARIEN, Conn. -- Royle Moms Go To Town participated in an evening of playing paddle tennis at Weed Beach last week.  All skill levels were represented, even those who had never picked up a paddle. Light refreshments were served in the paddle hut for those who just want to mingle, chat and relax.
Curator's Art Collection Up For Auction In Tarrytown Curator's Art Collection Up For Auction In Tarrytown
Curator's Art Collection Up For Auction In Tarrytown TARRYOWN, N.Y. -- Stair Galleries will conduct an auction of "The Collection of Joseph T. Butler," property from the estate, on Saturday, April 25, at 10 a.m.  A resident of the Hudson Valley, Butler was a curator, connoisseur and recognized scholar in the world of antiques, as well as the author of several books on American antiques and collecting. For 38 years, Butler served as the curator of Historic Hudson Valley, the Rockefeller-funded organization that is responsible for the preservation of Sunnyside, Van Cortlandt Manor, Philipsburg Manor, Montgomery Place and Union Church of Pocant…
Greenwich Academy's GAINS Holds Inaugural STEM Conference Greenwich Academy's GAINS Holds Inaugural STEM Conference
Greenwich Academy's Gains Holds Inaugural STEM Conference GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Girls Advancing In STEM Network, or GAINS, founded Greenwich Academy, will hold its inaugural conference in Cambridge, Mass., from April 12 through April 14.  The conference will be at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and will bring together high school girls interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), with women working in STEM-related fields for two days packed with technical talks, hands-on activities, small group discussions, and business and lab tours. The GAINS Network is a consortium of leading girls’ schools at the foref…
Danbury's WCSU Opens Housatonic Book Awards Nominations Danbury's WCSU Opens Housatonic Book Awards Nominations
Danbury's Wcsu Opens Housatonic Book Awards Nominations DANBURY, Conn. — The Western Connecticut State University Master of Fine Arts in Creative and Professional Writing program has opened the second Housatonic Book Awards nomination period in cooperation with the M.F.A. Alumni Writer’s Cooperative. The awards will honor one recipient in each of four areas: fiction, nonfiction, poetry and writing for middle grades and young adults. Any author, publisher, editor or literary agent may nominate a title in any of the four genres before the deadline on Monday, June 15. The recipient in each category will receive $1,500, will give a public readin…
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