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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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Ossining Coming Together For Unity Rally Ossining Coming Together For Unity Rally
Ossining Coming Together For Unity Rally This story has been updated: OSSINING, N.Y. -- In light of political rhetoric some fear is divisive, more than 150 people will be gathering in the Village of Ossining Friday to show they stand united. A Peace and Unity Vigil and Rally is being held from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Market Square in downtown Ossining. The rally will feature speeches from elected officials, clergy, a candle lighting and a performance from Katie Gorycki.  "The political climate has been very aggressive recently," event organizer Omar Herrera said. "A lot of residents, groups, and churches wanted to c…

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by Sam Barron
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Ossining PTA Painting For A Good Cause Ossining PTA Painting For A Good Cause
Ossining PTA Painting For A Good Cause OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Ossining Upper Elementary PTA has found the best fundraisers are the most social.  This year, the OUE PTA is hosting a Paint Nite, where everyone shows up and paints the same photo. The event is February 23 at 7 p.m. at Risko Music, 144 Croton Avenue in Ossining. Paint Nite is the brainchild of Rorie Caparelli, secretary of the OUE PTA who had previously attended a Paint Nite at Torview.  "Parents are always looking for ways to connect with each other and we wanted to come up with some creative ideas," said Caparelli. "We tossed around many different ki…

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by Sam Barron
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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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Ossining Holding Cancer-Fighting 'Relay For Life' Event Ossining Holding Cancer-Fighting 'Relay For Life' Event
Ossining Holding Cancer-Fighting 'Relay For Life' Event 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
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Triscuit Is The SPCA Of Westchester's Pet Of The Week Triscuit Is The SPCA Of Westchester's Pet Of The Week
Triscuit Is The SPCA Of Westchester's Pet Of The Week BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- A bulldog mix who thinks she's a lap dog has been named the SPCA of Westchester's Pet of the Week. Triscuit, who is described as a "sweet mush of a dog," became popular with the animal shelter's staff almost as quickly as she came in, according to a statement from the SPCA, which said she has a "gentle nature and outgoing personality." According to the SPCA, Triscuit would probably do best with an active family able to provide her with "the TLC she deserves." To learn more about Triscuit or any of the other animals up for adoption wit…

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by James O'Rourke
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Town Of Cortlandt Hosting Public Forum On Indian Point Closure Town Of Cortlandt Hosting Public Forum On Indian Point Closure
Town Of Cortlandt Hosting Public Forum On Indian Point Closure CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Residents concerned about the impact the closure of Indian Point will have on the Town of Cortlandt and the surrounding area will have a chance to ask questions and learn about the challenges during a special forum on Thursday. The forum, at 7 p.m. at the Muriel H. Morabito Community, 29 Westbrook Drive, Cortlandt Manor, will address such topics as the loss of jobs, reclamation of the site, the effect on taxes, as well as other issues. Those attending the event include Town of Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi and the Town Board; Congresswoman Nita Lowey representative S…

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by K Reakes
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Ready. Set. Roar!: 'Animal Allies' Focus Of Chappaqua Robotics Contest Ready. Set. Roar!: 'Animal Allies' Focus Of Chappaqua Robotics Contest
Ready. Set. Roar!: 'Animal Allies' Focus Of Chappaqua Robotics Contest CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – Eighteen teams of fledgling scientists and engineers will soon be roaring their way to victory -- or quacking, barking or squeaking -- in a FIRST® LEGO® League tourney at a Chappaqua school. “Animal Allies,” its theme, is especially apropos; one of the competition’s four events requires the children and teens to make a presentation that addresses human and animal interactions ... and the problems that may arise from them. Coyotes became a contentious local issue last year after several pet dogs were attacked, one of them fatally, by the woodland creature. And, in nearby Os…

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by Carol Reif
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Ossining Celebrates Winter Solstice By Making Music Ossining Celebrates Winter Solstice By Making Music
Ossining Celebrates Winter Solstice By Making Music OSSINING, N.Y. -- A musical event in Ossining helped bring light to the darkness. Ossining celebrated the Winter Solstice by hosting a Make Music Day on Dec. 21. Free live music was performed throughout the village. The event was organized by Make Music Ossining Briarcliff.  "This area is bursting with talent and it was the perfect way to highlight music and celebrate a really fun day." said Miriam Risko, one of the creators of the event. Organizers worked with business owners and community leaders to find unlikely spots and turn them into temporary music venues. People could hea…

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by Sam Barron
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Newest Ossining Museum Program Takes To The Streets Newest Ossining Museum Program Takes To The Streets
Newest Ossining Museum Program Takes To The Streets OSSINING, N.Y. – Ossining residents and local historians recently cut the ceremonial ribbon on The Museum in the Streets, according to a statement from the village. The ceremony, which included an inaugural museum walking tour, was led by former Ossining mayor and active Historic Preservation Commission member Miguel Hernandez, according to the statement. According to organizers, the Dec. 14 event concluded with a reception at the Joseph G. Caputo Community Center, which is home to exhibits focused on the Old Croton Aqueduct and Sing Sing Prison. The full program walking tour features more…

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by James O'Rourke
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EagleFest Soars Into Croton in February, Singer Tom Chapin in Lineup EagleFest Soars Into Croton in February, Singer Tom Chapin in Lineup
EagleFest Soars Into Croton in February, Singer Tom Chapin in Lineup CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Teatown Lake Reservation's 13th Annual Hudson River EagleFest will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson. More than 25 environmental organizations are scheduled to participate in the event, which will feature live eagle shows, bird walks, bus tours, live music, children's activities and food trucks loaded with meals. Multiple eagle viewing sites staffed by birding experts will be available along the Hudson for viewing the eagles. State Sen. Terrence Murphy is partnering with Teatown Lake Reservation to sponsor the event. "Eagl…

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by Ken Davis
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Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center
Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- After a seven-year hiatus, gun shows are returning to the Westchester County Center in White Plains.  NorthEast Gun Shows and Westchester Collectors announced a two-day firearm and knife show/sale at the County Center for Jan. 21-22, the weekend after Inauguration Day. More details can be found by clicking here. After a gunman murdered 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in November 2012, County Executive Rob Astorino canceled a show scheduled for February 2013 at County Center. There hasn't been one since. More than 3,600 p…

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by Jon Craig