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Cortlandt, NY
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Blue Mountain Middle School Competes In Destination Imaginaiton Blue Mountain Middle School Competes In Destination Imaginaiton
Blue Mountain Middle School Competes In Destination Imaginaiton CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Two teams from Blue Mountain Middle School competed in the Destination Imagination Eastern Regional tournament at Mercy College last weekend. One of the teams, Team VIIPZ, is moving on to state-level competition in Binghamton April 9. Each team competed in an Instant Challenge round, which involved an unplanned challenge (either structural- or performance-based), followed by a Team Challenge that both teams had prepared for over the past few months. Instant Challenges require participants to solve a fun, surprise challenge on the spot. Teams must work together to quickly…

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by Donna Christopher
New Rochelle, NY
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Isaac Young Student Leaders Visit City Hall Isaac Young Student Leaders Visit City Hall
Isaac Young Student Leaders Visit City Hall NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson hosted a city hall visit from the class presidents at Isaac E. Young Middle School.Teacher and student advisor, Marty White, organized the annual visit.

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Bronxville, NY
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Bronxville Conservancy Offers Salem Witch Trials Lecture Bronxville Conservancy Offers Salem Witch Trials Lecture
Bronxville Conservancy Offers Salem Witch Trials Lecture BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The Bronxville Historical Conservancy will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and best-selling author Stacy Schiff at the 2016 Annual Brendan Gill Lecture on April 15 at 8 p.m. in Reisinger Auditorium at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville. Schiff will discuss: "The Salem Witch Trials: What Really Happened and Why It Matters in 21st Century America." This free program includes a reception with the author immediately following the presentation. Schiff is the author of "Véra" (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov), winner of the Pulitzer Prize; "Saint- Exup…

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Fairfield, CT
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Pequot Library to Present Oscar Nominees Film Series in Fairfield Pequot Library to Present Oscar Nominees Film Series in Fairfield
Pequot Library to Present Oscar Nominees Film Series in Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Pequot Library in Fairfield will present the Award-winning films beginning with the Academy Award for Best Picture winner, "Spotlight" Wednesday, March 16 at 3:30 and 7 p.m. in the library auditorium.The public is invited to bring their own refreshments.There will be general seating and no reservations are required. The following upcoming films will be shown at 3:30 p.m.: Wednesday, March 23, "Bridge of Spies" (PG-13) Wednesday, March 30, "The Big Short" (R) Wednesday, April 6, "Mad Max: Fury Road" (R) Wednesday, April 13 "R…

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Ridgefield, CT
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Ridgefield Selectmen Seek To Limit Tax Increase To 3.5 Perccent Ridgefield Selectmen Seek To Limit Tax Increase To 3.5 Perccent
Ridgefield Selectmen Seek To Limit Tax Increase To 3.5 Perccent RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The Ridgefield Board of Selectman is looking to limit the tax rate to a 3.5 percent increase, the Ridgefield Press reported. The board does not agree with a 5.72 percent increase for the school budget that Superintendent Karen Baldwin was seeking, according to the Ridgefield Press. The board met Monday and Tuesday and talked about lowering the tax rate increase by cutting spending and taking from the over $13-million surplus fund for use as "non-tax revenue," according to the Ridgefield Press. If the finance board does not use any of the fund balance, the $14…

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Monsey, NY
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Dance And Dine At Hi Tor Pamona Annual Black Tie Gala Dance And Dine At Hi Tor Pamona Annual Black Tie Gala
Dance And Dine At Hi Tor Pamona Annual Black Tie Gala POMONA, N.Y. -- The Hi Tor Animal Care Center, Inc. Black Tails Gala 2016 is set for Friday, April 1. The event will include dinner, dancing, raffles and a silent auction. The cost is $100 per person; $900 per table of 10. The honorees are: New York State Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski John Murphy Homes For Heroes Tickets are available at www.HiTor.org. The gala will run from 6 to 11 p.m. at New York County Club, 103 Brick Church Road., New Hempstead, N.Y.

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Pelham, NY
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Education System Featured In Pelham Picture House Documentary Education System Featured In Pelham Picture House Documentary
Education System Featured In Pelham Picture House Documentary PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House Regional Film Center, PACT, the Pelham Education Foundation, and Pelham PTA Council will co-host a screening of the new documentary, "Beyond Measure," Tuesday, March 15 at the Picture House in Pelham.The screening and discussion will serve as a special PACT Town Hall event and is free and open to the public. PACT works to support youth in making healthy, safe and substance-free choices. Six years after the launch of the award-winning "Race to Nowhere," Reel Link Films has released the nationwide screening campaign of its second feature-l…

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by Donna Christopher
New City, NY
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Renowned Guitarist Diego Campagna Visting Felix Festa Middle School Renowned Guitarist Diego Campagna Visting Felix Festa Middle School
Renowned Guitarist Diego Campagna Visting Felix Festa Middle School CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- World famous guitarist Diego Campagna will visit with music and Italian students at Felix Festa Middle School Tuesday, March 15.Campagna made his debut at Carnegie Hall in January, 2015. Known as a charismatic performer, he is famed for his poetic and virtuosic repertoire. Campagna was born in Imperia, Liguria, Italy, and began studying the guitar in Italy at the age of eight. He studied at the Salzburg "Mozarteum" University graduating with full marks with the Maestro Eliot Fisk. As a soloist and in chamber groups, he has performed with the soprano Mariella D…

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by Donna Christopher
White Plains, NY
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Add Up The Fun For National Pi Day, White Plains Add Up The Fun For National Pi Day, White Plains
Add Up The Fun For National Pi Day, White Plains Monday is Pi Day.  March 14 is a day to celebrate the mathematical constant pi (π) and to eat lots of pie, according to timeanddate.com. National Pi Day is observed in countries whose calendars follow the month/day (M/dd) date format, as the date digits of March 13 or 3/14, match the first three digits of pi, which is 3.14.  Pi Day was first observed in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, said timeanddate.com. German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein was also born March 14 (March 14, 1879–April 18, 1955). In countries where day/month (dd/m) is the date format Pi Approximation Day is o…

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Stratford, CT
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Stratford Town Council Rejects Waste Treatment Plant Sale Stratford Town Council Rejects Waste Treatment Plant Sale
Stratford Town Council Rejects Waste Treatment Plant Sale STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Stratford Town Council faces town budget adjustments in Monday's meeting since voters did not approve the sale of the waste plant Mayor John Harkins proposed, according to the Connecticut Post. Under the proposal, the plant would have been sold to the Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority. The town would have used the sale money to cover the "$5.4 million in red ink" but must find it elsewhere, according to the Connecticut Post report. The meeting's agenda includes two budget referendums, including money transfers dealing with the unapproved W…

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