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Briarcliff HS Students Create Care Packages For Troops Briarcliff HS Students Create Care Packages For Troops
Briarcliff HS Students Create Care Packages For Troops BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Members of Briarcliff High School's American Red Cross Club created care packages featuring collected goods and holiday cards for Homes to Heroes.  “We are so appreciative of the selflessness and dedication of our soldiers serving abroad,” said club adviser Karen McCarthy. “The Briarcliff High School American Red Cross Club hopes to brighten the day of the platoon that receives our care packages as a small token of our gratitude.” Each club member adopted a U.S. troop deployed in Afghanistan for nine months through the program. The students began soliciting donatio…

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Bronxville Students Learn Computer Programming During Hour Of Code Bronxville Students Learn Computer Programming During Hour Of Code
Bronxville Students Learn Computer Programming During Hour Of Code BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Students across Bronxville engaged in a variety of activities and coding exercises for the international Hour of Code event.“It’s important for all students to know how to code because it is going to be the future,” said Brad Ashley, the district’s K-12 instructional technology specialist. “Most people rely on websites and computer programs to be more efficient. What we’re focused on is teaching students how to be creators rather than users. They are going to create their own code and apps rather than just use somebody else’s, and that’s putting a lot of power in the stude…

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Events
North Salem Girl Scouts Battle In 'Mother-Daughter Cupcake Wars' North Salem Girl Scouts Battle In 'Mother-Daughter Cupcake Wars'
North Salem Girl Scouts Battle In 'Mother-Daughter Cupcake Wars' NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- North Salem High School's cafeteria will be a battleground for the Mother-Daughter Cupcake Wars on Feb. 5. Sponsored by Girl Scout Troop 2951, the wars will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m.  Combatants are to provide creativity, while the contest will provide the mystery box and cupcakes.  Registration is $20 for a mother/daughter pair and $5 for each additional girl. The deadline for registration is Jan. 29.  To register, make a check payable to GSHH Troop 2951 and mail to Kathy Daigneault, 343 Starr Ridge Road, Brewster, NY 10509. Participants can bring cameras and p…

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Neighbors
More Than 200 Attend YWCA's 'State Of Women Of Color' Event More Than 200 Attend YWCA's 'State Of Women Of Color' Event
More Than 200 Attend YWCA's 'State Of Women Of Color' Event WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A capacity crowd of more than 200 people learned about the State of Women of Color at the YWCA White Plains and Central Westchester's annual Human Rights Day event on Dec. 10. “We should lead by example, pave the way for the next generation, and commit ourselves to opening doors of access and opportunity for our girls and women of color," said keynote speaker Belinda Miles, president of Westchester Community College. "Their future and our future depends on it.” Maria Imperial, chief executive officer of the YWCA, greeted guests and County Executive Rob Astori…

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Future Rock Stars Perform At Ossining Farmers Market Future Rock Stars Perform At Ossining Farmers Market
Future Rock Stars Perform At Ossining Farmers Market OSSINING, N.Y. -- Singers from the Mike Risko Music's Rock Star Vocal Program brought some vocal warmth to the chilly Ossining Farmers Market on Saturday.  The child singers performed holiday tunes and songs by popular artists for the entertainment of market shoppers.  Risko's program teaches traditional voice in a group environment while incorporating contemporary music, encouraging performance and training microphone and other equipment usage.

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Neighbors
Fairfield Boy Scouts Deliver Toys To Bridgeport Foster Families Fairfield Boy Scouts Deliver Toys To Bridgeport Foster Families
Fairfield Boy Scouts Deliver Toys To Bridgeport Foster Families FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield's Boy Scout Troop 90 delivered holiday gifts to the Department of Children and Families along with First Selectman Mike Tetreau, former Fire Chief Richard Felner, Matt Paules from Fairfield’s Department of Public Works and scout mother Kirstin O’Gorman. “I want to wholeheartedly thank Troop 90 and its feeder Cub Scout Pack 401 for donating new, unwrapped gifts to their most vulnerable and less fortunate peers in Bridgeport," said Tetreau. "This is a tremendous act of kindness that benefits our Bridgeport neighbors. These gifts are extra special because…

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News
'Christmas Eve Asteroid' Will Fly By Earth, Says NASA 'Christmas Eve Asteroid' Will Fly By Earth, Says NASA
'Christmas Eve Asteroid' Will Fly By Earth, Says NASA Those eagerly awaiting the start of Christmas Eve can breathe a sigh of relief. The so-called "Christmas Eve Asteroid" will not destroy Earth, according to NASA.  "There is no cause for concern over the upcoming flyby of asteroid 2003 SD220 this Christmas Eve," said Paul Chodas, manager of NASA's Center for NEO Studies at JPL. "The closest this object will come to Santa and his eight tiny reindeer is about 28 times the distance between Earth and the moon." An asteroid of around 3,600 feet in length was photographed by NASA scientists using Deep Space Network a…

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New Paltz Business Owner Collects Baby Carriers For Syrian Refugees New Paltz Business Owner Collects Baby Carriers For Syrian Refugees
New Paltz Business Owner Collects Baby Carriers For Syrian Refugees NEW PALTZ, N.Y. -- New Paltz business owner Donna Bruschi is collecting baby carriers for Syrian refugee mothers, according to Poughkeepsie Journal. The owner of New Baby New Paltz is collecting on behalf of Carry the Future, an organization that is shipping the carriers to a refugee center in Greece, the story said. The conflict in Syria has killed more than 300,000 people and generated an estimated 4 million refugees in nearly five years.  Read the full story at Poughkeepsie Jorunal. 

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Police & Fire
Brookfield Man Charged With Bail Jumping In Yorktown Brookfield Man Charged With Bail Jumping In Yorktown
Brookfield Man Charged With Bail Jumping In Yorktown BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Yorktown police arrested a Brookfield, Conn., man on a charge of bail jumping in the third-degree.  Justin O. McCurdy, 26, was accused of not appearing in Yorktown Justice Court on the required date in regards to a pending case, nor within 30 days thereafter voluntarily. Bail was set at $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond by the Yorktown Judge Gary Raniolo. Unable to post bail, McCurdy was remanded to the custody of the Westchester County Jail.

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Practice SAT Offered At Beekman Library Practice SAT Offered At Beekman Library
Practice SAT Offered At Beekman Library HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- Beekman Public Library will offer a practice SAT test on Jan. 9.  The test will be practice for the new version of the SAT being offered in March 2016.  Practice runs from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  For more information, call 845-724-3941.

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