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United Hebrew Of New Rochelle Celebrats 96th Anniversary With Gala NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – United Hebrew honor Tony Alfano, vice president and executive director of Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, at its annual gala Thurdsday at the Glen Island Harbour Club. Alfano has served as vice president and executive director at Montefiore since 2013. Prior, he served as senior vice president and chief operating officer at New York Downtown Hospital, which merged with the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System. Alfano previously served on senior leadership teams at Brooklyn Hospital Center and Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center in Manhattan. United Hebrew, a mu…

by Nicole Briggs

10/09/2015

Events

Concordia Baseball, Softball Alumni Holding Team Adriana Fundraiser BRONXVILLE, N.Y. - The Concordia College baseball and softball program will hold their annual alumni games along with a Team Adriana fundraiser Sunday, Oct. 11 starting at 10:30 a.m. at Concordia College, 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville. Both the baseball and softball games will begin at noon. The baseball program’s barbecue will start at 12:30 p.m. and the softball pizza party will begin at 2 p.m. The softball team will be shaving the heads of the baseball team at 10:30 a.m. in support of Team Adriana. Adriana is Mike Aviles’ 4-year-old daughter who was diagnosed with leukemia in May an…

by Nicole Briggs

10/09/2015

Events

Prepare For Halloween With Reading Of 'Legend Of Sleepy Hollow' SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. – Readings of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” will be led by storyteller Jonathan Kruk at the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow through October. Performances are Friday, Oct. 9 through Sunday, Oct. 11 as well as Oct. 16-18, 23-25, 30-31 and Nov. 1. Kruk provides a dramatic performance of Washington Irving’s classic tale with images of the headless horseman, Ichabod Crane, Brom Bones and Katrina Van Tassel. Live spooky organ music accompanies the storytelling. Parking for the event is available across the street at Philipsburg Manor. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 …

by Nicole Briggs

10/09/2015

Business

Norwalk's Snyder Group Chosen As Finalist For Client Growth Award NORWALK, Conn. – The Snyder Group, a digital inbound marketing firm based in Norwalk, was named one of three finalists for inbound marketing and sales software company HubSpot’s Impact Award recognizing its work in growing client business. Snyder Group was noted for its work over the last year with Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists, producing new business growth of 80 percent, more than 500 percent of the company’s goals. The awards were announced at Hubspot’s annual Inbound Conference in Boston, in September. Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists (WSS) facilitates the surrogacy process, finding …

by Nicole Briggs

10/09/2015

Events

Scarsdale's Hoff-Barthelson Series Features Violinist Kurtis-Stewart SCARSDALE, N.Y. – Hoff-Barthelson Music School’s HB Artist Series presents violinist, educator and composer Elektra Kurtis-Stewart in “My Inspirations” Friday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Greenville Community Church, 270 Ardsley Road, Scarsdale. Kurtis-Stewart will be joined by fellow faculty member Eleonora Rotshteyn on piano, and guest artists Curtis Stewart on violin and Nicole Verderosa on cello. Inspired by jazz and the ethnic music of her heritage, as well as the music of Bach, Bartók and more contemporary composers, Kurtis-Stewart integrates varied musical styles and traditions experien…

by Nicole Briggs

10/08/2015

Neighbors

Red Cross Announces Upcoming Blood Drives In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The American Red Cross will be having blood drives at the following locations to support cancer patients and others needing blood during Breast Cancer Awareness month: Mount Vernon: Friday, Oct. 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Thornton High School, 121 South 6th Ave., Mount Vernon. Rye Brook: Friday, Oct.29 from 2-7 p.m. at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, 761 King St., Rye Brook. White Plains: Friday, Oct. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at White Plains Presbyterian Church, 39 North Broadway. Breast cancer patients may need blood products during chemotherapy, m…

by Nicole Briggs

10/08/2015

Schools

New Rochelle High School Providing Psat To Sophomore, Juniors NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) will be given to all sophomores and juniors at New Rochelle High School Wednesday. Test day will be a half-day of school at New Rochelle High School. Sophomores and juniors will be expected to report to school at 8:10 a.m. Room assignments for the PSAT administration will be posted throughout the school Tuesday. Students should proceed directly to their assigned classroom so the testing can begin promptly at 8:15 a.m. They should bring only two No. 2 pencils with erasers, an approved calculat…

by Nicole Briggs

10/08/2015

News

Bridgework Closes Southbound Warburton Avenue In Hastings HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – Motorists are advised that Warburton Avenue over Cropsey Lane from Washington Avenue to Main Street in Hastings-on-Hudson will be closed Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting. The southbound closure is necessary to facilitate the bridge deck installation. The southbound closure detour is posted using Main Street to Broadway (US Route 9) to Washington Avenue. The northbound direction of Warburton Avenue is currently closed. The northbound closure detour is posted using Washington Avenue and Broadway (US Route 9) with a temporary traffic signal …

by Nicole Briggs

10/07/2015

News

Matthew H. Mead Installed As Rector Of Pelham's Christ The Redeemer Church PELHAM, N.Y. – The institution of the Rev. Matthew Hoxsie Mead as rector of the Episcopal Parish of Christ the Redeemer in Pelham Manor was held on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Mead, who has been leading the parish since May, was officially inducted as rector during a celebratory evening worship service led by the Right Rev. Andrew M.L. Dietsche, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. The Rev. Terence Elsberry, rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Bedford, New York, delivered the sermon. The parish’s historic 1843 church building was standing room only for the service. The Christ Churc…

by Nicole Briggs

10/07/2015

Events

ASCAP Winner Jonathan Faiman Performing In Bronxville BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – Concordia’s Music Department will present multiple ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) award winnerJonathan Faiman in a piano recital titled, “Keys to the Near and Distant Past” Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Sommer Center for Worship and the Performing Arts on Concordia’s campus, 171 White Plains Road. Faiman has been described in The New York Times as “a pianist with the kind of technique that affords remarkable clarity even in the speediest lines.” Critically acclaimed, his solo CD, “Hie Up The Mountain,” has been called “a major contribution…

by Nicole Briggs

10/07/2015

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