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Wrhv To Air Hudson Valley Philharmonic's 'Messiah' On Christmas Day POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Classical radio station WRHV will be airing the Hudson Valley Philharmonic’s performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at 1 p.m. on Christmas Day.The concert -- a spiritually moving and communal holiday experience -- was recorded live on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Ulster Performing Arts Center in Kingston. It will be aired on the radio station’s “No Ticket Required” program. According to UPAC, a sold-out performance last season by the Philharmonic and Cappella Festiva bought audience members to their feet for the Halleluiah chorus. It was directed by Christine Howlett. The 24-…

by Carol Reif

12/24/2015

Politics

New Canaan's Rep. O'Dea Votes Down State Budget Plan, Calls It A Band-Aid NEW CANAAN/WILTON, Conn. -- State Rep. Tom O’Dea (R-125-New Canaan/Wilton), calling the state’s deficit mitigation package a “Band-Aid,” said he voted against it because it swept $35.2 million away from the special transportation fund. O’Dea said he had voted for a “lock box” amendment which would have helped assure that funds dedicated for use in maintaining, repairing and renovating Connecticut’s major transportation conduits were not be used on other budget priorities. “I could not support a measure intended to preserve the integrity of the fund, and in the next breath vote to erode it,”…

by Carol Reif

12/24/2015

Schools

Greenwich High's Help Homeless Club Hears One Man's Story GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich High School students put a face to their cause last month when they met with a homeless Army veteran and heard his story. Members of the school’s Help for the Homeless club were visited by residents and representatives of Stamford’s Pacific House Shelter. One, a man named Chris, had a particularly hard message to convey to the teens. “It’s wretched, you disconnect from everything,” Chris told them. “All you think about is where you’re gonna get your next meal, your next change of clothes, how you’re gonna get clean and where you’re gonna sleep.” Chris, who s…

by Carol Reif

12/24/2015

Neighbors

Bronxville’s Kaitlin Ryan Runs In AT&T Hall of Fame Invitational NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Bronxville’s Kaitlin Ryan was among the thousands of young athletes who hit the track and field recently at an AT&T Hall of Fame invitational meet at the New Balance Armory in Manhattan. More than 3,000 high school students representing all five New York boroughs and seven states on the East Coast participated in the event, which also paid homage to eight legendary track and field mentors. The coaches -- who included Joe Biddy, a physical education teacher at Suffern High School; and Andy Capellan, the girls track coach at New Rochelle High School -- were inducted into…

by Carol Reif

12/24/2015

Lifestyle

Scarsdale Adult School Classes Offer Cure For Winters Blahs SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Lifelong learners facing the winter doldrums will be happy to know that the Scarsdale Adult School has beefed up its course offerings for January and February. The new classes include: iPhoneSAS: iWorld guru Donald Gambino has added four Tuesday afternoon classes at Westchester Reform Temple, each one devoted to a separate helpful technological topic. His trio of iOrganize classes begins on Jan. 19 with iOrganize: Your Digital Life with Contacts (Course 3415), followed by iOrganize: Your Digital Life with Mail (Course 3416) and then iOrganize: Your Digital Life with iC…

by Carol Reif

12/24/2015

Schools

Ossining Schools Teach 'Pay It Forward' Concept With Quilt As Example OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining principal Corey W. Reynolds challenged students at the Roosevelt Elementary during a recent assembly to start thinking about something they could do to help their neighbors, town, village … or the world.Setting the fifth-graders the task as part of the district’s Capstone Project, Reynolds said this year's theme is “Pay It Forward.” “Paying it forward means to do something nice for someone without wanting to be rewarded for it, without wanting to be paid for it, without wanting to be acknowledged for it, and in the hopes that your kind action will help someone el…

by Carol Reif

12/24/2015

Police & Fire

Two Scarsdale Officers Graduate From Police Academy SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Scarsdale will be getting two new police officers. Recruits Nicholas Cascioli and Nicholas Kringas formally graduated from the Police Academy on Friday, Dec. 18, at ceremonies held at the State University of New York in Purchase. There to support them, and to witness the ceremony, were soon-to-be colleagues from the Scarsdale police department: Det. Sgt. James Newman, Det. Lt. Edward Murphy, Capt. Thomas Altizio, Chief Andrew Matturro, and Lt. Joseph Dusavage. The two new officers have completed 20 weeks of training at the academy and are now beginning the department’s 1…

by Carol Reif

12/24/2015

Business

Daughter Petitions Ridgefield After Dad Loses Spot For Food Truck RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – The daughter of a food truck owner who recently lost his spot in Ridgefield is asking the town to lift what she called a “ban” on her father’s business. Mary Shepheard has posted a petition on change.org demanding that the Board of Selectmen allow Mark McManus, proprietor of the Only the Hungry food truck, to park at the Party Depot on Route 35. McManus had gotten a permit from the town to work private parties and Parks and Recreation sites and events, according to a report in the Ridgefield Press. He only worked the Party Depot spot for a few weeks in the fall, the repo…

by Carol Reif

12/24/2015

Business

Mount Vernon, Yonkers Chambers Seek Hopefuls For Start-Up Contest MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Could your fledgling business use some cash to grow? If so, the chambers of commerce in Mount Vernon, Yonkers, and the Bronx have a contest for you, according to a report in lohud. The chambers are seeking young businesses for a $$eed Tank Competition and the winner gets a cool $10,000 to make his or her entrepreneurial dreams come true, the report said. According to lohud, the successful candidate will also win a spot in Westchester Community College's "Gateway to Entrepreneurship" program. For the full story, click here.

by Carol Reif

12/24/2015

Neighbors

Pelham Group, Supermarket Chain Distribute Holiday Food Baskets To Needy PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Pelham Civic Association has partnered with the DeCicco & Sons supermarket chain to help make the holidays brighter for hundreds of Pelham residents. The association’s “Good Neighbor Program,” put together more than 100 food baskets for needy families during Thanksgiving and Christmas. The baskets, it said, will help feed 400 individuals. Rich Davidian, the committee’s chairman, praised the DeCicco family for their help. “We owe a great deal of thanks to fellow civic members John Sr. and John DeCicco Jr. and their entire family,” Davidian said. “Their continued hel…

by Carol Reif

12/24/2015

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