Explore Pond Life At Closter Nature Center
CLOSTER, N.J. -- The Closter Nature Center will be offering after-school classes this spring and summer focused on the life of Ruckman Pond.Using the pond and its "amazing inhabitants" as their educational tools, the team at the Nature Center has been offering classes since Monday. Remaining sessions include:
Tuesday, June 7 - Pre-K, Kindergarten
Tuesday, June 14 - Pre-K, Kindergarten
Wednesday, June 8 - Grades 1, 2
Wednesday, June 15 - Grades 1, 2
Thursday, June 9 - Grades 3-6
Thursday, June 16 - Grades 3-6Students will have the opportunity to collect and study the pond's "…
Firefighters In Fairview, Elmsford, Hartsdale Land Federal Grant
GREENBURGH, N.Y. – Firefighters across Greenburgh will soon benefit from more than $440,000 in federal grant money, officials said Thursday.
The money, which comes in the form of an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) dispersed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), will benefit the Hartsdale, Elmsford and Fairview fire departments, said U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey, who along with Rep. Eliot Engel, announced the funding.
“From the moment they arrive on the scene, first responders play a vital role in minimizing loss of life, often at great personal risk,” Lowey said in a statement. …
Rhinebeck Concert To Pay Tribute To The Music Of Paris' Past
RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck is to host an evening celebrating the treasured French singers and songwriters of the past.The show, scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday, June 24, and Saturday, June 25, is to feature the works of musical legends like Edith Piaf, Yves Montand, Jacques Brel, Charles Trenet and Charles Aznavour.
Their songs will be performed during a concert ("Midnight in Paris") by Elaine Rachlin, a singer from Rhinebeck, acclaimed singer and pianist Kathleen Landis, and Jean Brassard, a singer, actor and Bistro Award winner.
Tickets to the…
