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Westchester Walk To End Alzheimer's Moves To SUNY Purchase Westchester Walk To End Alzheimer's Moves To SUNY Purchase
Westchester Walk To End Alzheimer's Moves To SUNY Purchase PURCHASE, N.Y. --  The West Lawn of SUNY Purchase is the new home of Sunday's 2017 Westchester Walk To End Alzheimer's, run by the Alzheimer's Association. Registration for the walk begins at 9 a.m., with an opening ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. followed by the walk. Last year's walk was held at White Plains High School. Neil Klar, the co-chair of the committee, became involved with fighting Alzheimer's after his mother-in-law battled the disease for 10 years and his mother suffered from dementia for two years.  Cindy Shmerler, the other co-chair, became involved when her mother died of Al…

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by Sam Barron
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Two Bands Rock It At Benefit Concert At Port Chester's Cap Theatre Two Bands Rock It At Benefit Concert At Port Chester's Cap Theatre
Two Bands Rock It At Benefit Concert At Port Chester's Cap Theatre PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – Do good and rock it at the same time. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, “Rock The Cure,” a benefit for the American Cancer Society will be held at Garcia’s at The Capitol Theatre. Headlining and supporting the cause is Brooklyn’s Lizzie and the Makers, as well as Garcia’s local favorites and Grateful Dead tribute band, Stella Blue’s Band.  September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and Garcia’s is calling upon the community to show support to a great cause. Rock The Cure will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will start at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling Ticketfly at …

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by Daily Voice
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Radio City Rockettes Visiting Westchester Radio City Rockettes Visiting Westchester
Radio City Rockettes Visiting Westchester The Rockettes are coming to town. The Radio City Rockettes will be recognizing two of their fans in Westchester Thursday, Sept. 21 as part of their "Gift of Joy program." The Rockettes will present them with special gift packages, including tickets to Opening Night of the Christmas Spectacular and Christmas Spectacular merchandise.  The Rockettes will be honoring Julianna Vano, a Yorktown Heights resident, at MeMe's Treats Bake Shop at 1402 East Main Street in Shrub Oak from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Matthew Welling, a White Plains resident, will be honored at Village Creamery and Sweet …

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by Sam Barron
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Resale Revitalized: Westchester Store Holds Re-Opening Celebration Resale Revitalized: Westchester Store Holds Re-Opening Celebration
Resale Revitalized: Westchester Store Holds Re-Opening Celebration CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- When's the last time you got to shop and do good? Fantastic Finds, an upscale resale shop at 400 King Street in Chappaqua's Talbot’s shopping center is hosting a grand re-opening celebration on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds from sales benefit Support Connection, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) Westchester not-for-profit that provides free, year-round breast and ovarian cancer support services. The store is staffed with volunteers who handle sales, inventory and accepting donations. The celebration is being held to show off the fresh paint and “sprucing-up” …

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Thousands Expected To Flock To Sales Days In Mount Kisco Thousands Expected To Flock To Sales Days In Mount Kisco
Thousands Expected To Flock To Sales Days In Mount Kisco MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. --  Mount Kisco is hoping people from all over Westchester come to its annual sale day, which traditionally draws thousands. The Mount Kisco Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual event on Saturday, Sept. 16 and Sunday, Sept. 17. Saturday's event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. while Sunday's is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local musicals will perform while jewelry, clothes, home goods and more will be available on outdoor displays presented by local vendors. There will also be a downtown food court and a craft beer garden. On Sunday, the day kicks off with the fourth an…

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by Sam Barron
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No Shame: Westchester Singer Won't Let Cancer -At Age 11 - Get Her Down No Shame: Westchester Singer Won't Let Cancer -At Age 11 - Get Her Down
No Shame: Westchester Singer Won't Let Cancer -At Age 11 - Get Her Down Want to hear a powerful performance? Head to Tarrytown's Pierson Park's Band Shell Friday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. where Singer Bianca Muñiz will be belting it out.  The Sleepy Hollow resident, an alumnus of the Lagond Music School in Elmsford, is a two-time cancer survivor. She got ovarian cancer at age 11, was in remission for years and then was diagnosed with breast cancer at 22. But instead of wallowing in her sorrows, she started singing and blogging about her experiences as a way to help others. "The first time I was diagnosed I was embarrassed and wanted to pretend like it wasn't h…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Leukemia, Lymphoma Society Kicks Off Light The Night Campaign Leukemia, Lymphoma Society Kicks Off Light The Night Campaign
Leukemia, Lymphoma Society Kicks Off Light The Night Campaign The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is getting ready for its annual Light the Night walks in Westchester and Fairfield.Light The Night is a series of fundraising campaigns benefiting the Rye Brook-based society and their funding of research to find blood cancer cures. People form fundraising walk teams and gather together to celebrate, honor or remember those touched by cancer.   A walk will be held in Sleepy Hollow on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Kingsland Point Park and in Stamford on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Harbor Point Commons Park.  Participants in 150 communities across North America join together …

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by Sam Barron
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Ossining Food Pantry Hosting Annual Gala Ossining Food Pantry Hosting Annual Gala
Ossining Food Pantry Hosting Annual Gala OSSINING, N.Y. -- For 29 years, the Ossining Food Pantry has helped feed people in need. The food pantry is hosting the 29th annual celebration on Sunday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Briarcliff Manor at 25 Studio Hill Road in Briarcliff. Proceeds from the event, which costs $60 per person, will go toward purchasing food to feed the needy in Ossining. The Ossining Food Pantry is a 100 percent volunteer run organization with no paid staff, relying on volunteers and donations from the community.  The food pantry serves a large cross-section of residents from the Greater Ossining area distrib…

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by Sam Barron
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Meet The Woman Behind The Butterfly Stamp At Celebrate Somers Meet The Woman Behind The Butterfly Stamp At Celebrate Somers
Meet The Woman Behind The Butterfly Stamp At Celebrate Somers SOMERS, N.Y.– When's the last time you knew someone whose photo landed on a U.S. postage stamp? Westchester residents can meet -- and hear from -- Somers resident Bonnie Sue Rauch on Celebrate Somers day. The community event, on Saturday, Sept. 9, is taking place at the Towne Center, 325 Route 100 and will include a host of activities. Head to the post office first (110 Market Plaza) from 10 a.m. to noon for where you can meet Rauch. She will be signing autographs and discussing her stamp-pleasing photograph which appears on the Postal Service’s new Protect Pollinators Forever postage stamp…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester County Marks 16th Anniversary Of 9/11 Westchester County Marks 16th Anniversary Of 9/11
Westchester County Marks 16th Anniversary Of 9/11 A series of events will be held throughout Westchester County Monday to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The county will host its annual memorial ceremony at "The Rising" at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla at 7 p.m. Monday. The Town of Cortlandt and Villages of Buchanan and Croton-on-Hudson will be hosting a dedication ceremony at 4 p.m. at Croton Landing to dedicate a new memorial, "Reaching Through The Shadow." A remembrance garden, which is a place for reflection and renewal, has been planted adjacent to the memorial. Mount Kisco is hosting it…

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by Sam Barron
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NBC's Savannah Guthrie To Appear At Westchester Barnes & Noble NBC's Savannah Guthrie To Appear At Westchester Barnes & Noble
NBC's Savannah Guthrie To Appear At Westchester Barnes & Noble Those who wake up to NBC's "Today" can meet Co-Anchor Savannah Guthrie at Barnes & Noble Eastchester on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Guthrie, along with Educator Allison Oppenheim have a new children's book. "Princesses Wear Pants" is billed as "an empowering fairy tale with a twist" that follows the unflappable Princess Penelope Pineapple.  Guthrie and Oppenheim will do a special storytime, Q & A and book signing at 4 p.m. Go here for more details.  Barnes & Noble Eastchester ist at Vernon Hills Shopping Center, 680 Post Rd., 914-472-0689.

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester Expanding 9/11 Ceremony Westchester Expanding 9/11 Ceremony
Westchester Expanding 9/11 Ceremony WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - For the first time, Westchester County officials are planning to recognize first responders that died as a result of illnesses during Sept. 11 rescue efforts at their annual celebration at Kensico Dam. County officials are currently compiling a list of men and women from Westchester that died from illnesses whose names will be read at this year’s ceremony, along with 123 county residents that died following the terrorist attacks 16 years ago. Families of first responders from Westchester who died as part of rescue efforts at the site of the Twin Towers have been a…

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by Zak Failla