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Astorino, Latimer Holding Three Debates, Three Forums Astorino, Latimer Holding Three Debates, Three Forums
Astorino, Latimer Holding Three Debates, Three Forums County Executive Rob Astorino (R-Mount Pleasant) and his Democratic challenger Senator George Latimer (D-Rye) will be seeing a lot of each other this fall. Three debates and three forums have been scheduled between the two as Astorino runs for a third term. The first debate is set for Tuesday night from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., sponsored by the Business Council of Westchester at the Reckson Center in White Plains. A forum will be held Wednesday night at 6 p.m., sponsored by the League of Conservation Voters at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, 78 North Broadway in White Plains. A forum will be h…

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by Sam Barron
Sports
Massive East Fishkill Sports Facility Opening At Former IBM Campus Massive East Fishkill Sports Facility Opening At Former IBM Campus
Massive East Fishkill Sports Facility Opening At Former IBM Campus EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. -- Athletes will be able to play some of their favorite sports year-round in East Fishkill. The Sports KingDome will be opening later this year at 2 Auditorium Drive on the site of a former IBM Campus. The 347,000 square foot facility will feature 464' and 160' high ceilings. The Kingdome claims it will have the world's largest air-supported sports dome. The $25 million facility aims to provide training opportunities for baseball/softball, soccer, lacrosse, football and field hockey teams,  as well as private training for individual athletes. The facility plans to auctio…

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Reception Announced For Retiring Bronxville Schools Superintendent Reception Announced For Retiring Bronxville Schools Superintendent
Reception Announced For Retiring Bronxville Schools Superintendent BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - The community will say goodbye to longtime Schools Superintendent David Quattrone this week, who will be retiring next month after serving local students for more than two decades. On Wednesday, the Bronxville School Foundation and PTA will host a farewell ceremony for Quattrone, who announced his intention to retire at the conclusion of the current academic year. Earlier this year, the Board announced that they had named former Hastings-on-Hudson Superintendent Roy Montesano to succeed Quattrone, effective as of July 1. Since transitioning from the Indian Hill School Di…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
White Plains Ready For Memorial Day Celebrations White Plains Ready For Memorial Day Celebrations
White Plains Ready For Memorial Day Celebrations WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County residents will have plenty of ways to celebrate Memorial Day and honor those who have served. Saturday, May 27:  Eastchester: The Eastchester/Tuckahoe Veterans Ceremony Committee will host a special ceremony that will feature the reading of the names and placement of wreaths at 10 a.m. at the Holy Mount Cemetery, California Road. Wreaths will also be placed at the town and village monuments with a wreath-laying followed by a rifle volley and taps. Sunday, May 28: Eastchester: The Eastchester/Tuckahoe Veterans Ceremony Committee will host a tr…

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by Daily Voice
Events
White Plains Ready For Memorial Day Celebrations White Plains Ready For Memorial Day Celebrations
White Plains Ready For Memorial Day Celebrations WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester County residents will have plenty of ways to celebrate Memorial Day and honor those who have served. Thursday, May 25:  Yonkers: The Donna Walshin Community Center will host its annual parade and ceremony at 6 p.m. at 219 Ridge Ave. to Lennon Park on Lake Avenue. Saturday, May 27:  Eastchester: The Eastchester/Tuckahoe Veterans Ceremony Committee will host a special ceremony that will feature the reading of the names and placement of wreaths at 10 a.m. at the Holy Mount Cemetery, California Road. Wreaths will also be placed at the town and village m…

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by Daily Voice
Schools
Bronxville Board Of Education To Welcome New Schools Superintendent Bronxville Board Of Education To Welcome New Schools Superintendent
Bronxville Board Of Education To Welcome New Schools Superintendent BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - With a new permanent Superintendent of Schools selected, the Bronxville Board of Education is ready to welcome Roy Montesano to the district with a welcome reception this week. Last year, current Superintendent David Quattrone announced his intention to retire at the end of the academic year, prompting the Board of Education to launch a lengthy search for his successor, which landed on Montesano, who will leave the same position in Hastings-on-Hudson. The reception welcoming Montesano to the district will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the High School auditorium…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Bronxville Student Pens Satirical Italian Operetta 'Don Trump' Bronxville Student Pens Satirical Italian Operetta 'Don Trump'
Bronxville Student Pens Satirical Italian Operetta 'Don Trump' BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - Drawing inspiration from the present political landscape and bizarre recent presidential election, a Bronxville High School student has penned a satirical original Italian-language operetta inspired by President Donald Trump. High School senior Sam Arcano recently debuted “Don Trump,” a two-act satirical operetta that “tells the story of a man’s battles with his opponents and his own demons,” which was performed at the Bronxville School auditorium last week featuring members of the high school orchestra, student performers and professional singers. According to Arcano - w…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
New York Philharmonic Members Get In Tune For Hoff-Barthelson Concert New York Philharmonic Members Get In Tune For Hoff-Barthelson Concert
New York Philharmonic Members Get In Tune For Hoff-Barthelson Concert SCARSDALE, N.Y. --  Students at Hoff-Barthelson Music School are getting a special experience this month, as members of the New York Philharmonic visit the school and share their expert knowledge and finely-tuned ears. As part of the school's one-of-a-kind Elaine Stamas New York Philharmonic Educational Residency program, Hoff-Barthelson chamber ensemble students will learn from and perform for members of the New York Philharmonic. Musicians will share their knowledge of ensemble playing with the young musicians and provide them with a better understanding of technique, musicianship and musi…

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Politics
Port Chester's 'Ask Astorino' Meeting Turns Into 'Tell Astorino' Town Hall Port Chester's 'Ask Astorino' Meeting Turns Into 'Tell Astorino' Town Hall
Port Chester's 'Ask Astorino' Meeting Turns Into 'Tell Astorino' Town Hall PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The third "Ask Astorino" Town Hall meeting was more like listen and then tell Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino what you think -- actually, shout it. The Republican who is running for a third term this year offered long answers Wednesday night to questions on immigration, his support for the County Center gun show and why Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal for free college tuition will never be free. Astorino was frequently interrupted by people waving red cards with the word "No" on them and angry outbursts. The county executive used the first 3…

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by Jon Craig
Neighbors
Bronxville High School Student-Playwrights Meet with Broadway Actors Bronxville High School Student-Playwrights Meet with Broadway Actors
Bronxville High School Student-Playwrights Meet with Broadway Actors BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Eight Bronxville High School students, who have been writing one-act plays as part of an independent study funded by the Bronxville School Foundation, recently got the opportunity to meet the stage manager and some of the actors of a Broadway show. As members of the Bronxville Bards playwright group, sophomore Lyric Abbott, junior Allison Barker, junior Rachel Billings, senior Sara Conway, sophomore Olivia Doyle, junior Griffin Garbarini, and sophomores Mary Katherine Moynihan and Viena Pentikainen saw the original musical production of "Dear Evan Hansen," which …

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by Ken Davis
Events
Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden Exhibit On View at Sarah Lawrence College Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden Exhibit On View at Sarah Lawrence College
Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden Exhibit On View at Sarah Lawrence College EASTCHESTER, N.Y. --  Sarah Lawrence College will present “Artists Talk,” a program in conjunction with an exhibit of artist Vinnie Bagwell’s Enslaved Africans Rain Garden project, Thursday in the Reisinger Auditorium on campus in Bronxville. Bagwell and spoken word artist Ty Gray-EL will speak about the project that honors the enslaved Africans who resided at the historic Philipse Manor Hall in downtown Yonkers, six of whom were the first to be manumitted by law in the United States, 79 years before the Emancipation Proclamation, according to a release from Sarah Lawrence. On display in th…

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by Ken Davis
Lifestyle
Bronxville High Students Participate In Health, Wellness Workshops Bronxville High Students Participate In Health, Wellness Workshops
Bronxville High Students Participate In Health, Wellness Workshops BRONXVILLE, N.Y. --  Bronxville High School Students focused on their health, mental and physical, during the annual Student Faculty Legislature Day on Friday, Jan. 27. They participated in a variety of health and wellness workshops; and more than 25 guest speakers, including teachers and community members, guided the students to achieve physical, mental and emotional balance. “We chose to focus on wellness because we believe it’s important for students to be able to live happy and healthy lives while balancing the academics and extracurricular activities they participate in every day,” SF…

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by Ken Davis
Events
Eastchester Middle School Players Club Presents Midsummer Eastchester Middle School Players Club Presents Midsummer
Eastchester Middle School Players Club Presents Midsummer EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Eastchester Middle School Players Club will present Tim Kochenderfer's "A Midsummer Vacation's Nightmare" and William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on Thursday night in Eastchester High School's auditorium. Forty-plus performers will perform these two plays back to back with a 15-minute intermission. In "A Midsummer Vacation's Nightmare," a pair of star-crossed lovers attempt to find a way to transfer out of Athens High School before the principal forces them date other people. All the while a janitor with magical powers and…

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by Ken Davis
Schools
Young Technicians Support Bronxville District Through Student Help Desk Young Technicians Support Bronxville District Through Student Help Desk
Young Technicians Support Bronxville District Through Student Help Desk BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Tech-savvy students at Bronxville High School are taking part in an innovative yearlong program emboldening them to pursue their interests in technology and apply their knowledge to real-life situations. As members of the Student Help Desk, the teens are equipped to support the entire district and assist their peers and teachers in resolving a wide range of technology issues. The program was offered as a course to 11 students this year after its introduction last fall. Participants in the initiative use the online Help Desk system called ServiceNow, which is utilized by…

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by Jay Waitkus
Politics
Hillary Clinton Casts Her Presidential Vote In Chappaqua Hillary Clinton Casts Her Presidential Vote In Chappaqua
Hillary Clinton Casts Her Presidential Vote In Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Hillary and Bill Clinton were greeted with a roar from supporters on Tuesday morning when they entered the auditorium of Douglas G. Grafflin Elementary School in Chappaqua to cast their presidential votes. Throngs of people inside, huddling by the Clintons, took out their phones to snap images. The morning marked a hometown culmination of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, which was launched in the spring of 2015. Clinton, who is the Democratic nominee, has a chance on Tuesday night of being elected as America's first female president in the nation's 240-year histo…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
Politics
White Plains Voters' Forum Features Candidates For State Senate, Assembly White Plains Voters' Forum Features Candidates For State Senate, Assembly
White Plains Voters' Forum Features Candidates For State Senate, Assembly WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- If you've got a question for state lawmakers or want to meet their challengers in the Nov. 8 election, head to Church Street School in White Plains on Thursday evening. The League of Woman Voters of White Plains is sponsoring a forum featuring contested races for state Senate and Assembly. The question-and-answer session will be in the Church Street School auditorium at 295 Church St in White Plains. The first part, from 7 to 8 p.m., features candidates from the 88th Assembly District and the 37th Senate District. Invited in those contested races are Sen. George Latim…

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by Jon Craig
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