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Nominations Open For Westchester Magazine’s Annual Healthcare Heroes Awards Nominations Open For Westchester Magazine’s Annual Healthcare Heroes Awards
Nominations Open For Westchester Magazine’s Annual Healthcare Heroes Awards WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Westchester Magazine is now accepting nominations for its third annual Healthcare Heroes Awards. The magazine will be honoring 10 individuals in the health care industry who exemplify health care excellence. The honorees will be announced in the May 2016 issue.  Nominations are being sought for those often-unsung individuals in the health care industry who have positively impacted the community as an individual or an organization. The magazine will recognize Westchester health care employees who have made a difference in a patient’s life, positively impacted a he…

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Events
Van Cortlandtville Historical Society Presents 'Patriots In Petticoats' Van Cortlandtville Historical Society Presents 'Patriots In Petticoats'
Van Cortlandtville Historical Society Presents 'Patriots In Petticoats' CORTLANDT, N.Y. – The Van Cortlandtville Historical Society is presenting “Patriots in Petticoats: Women in the American Revolution” Saturday at 2 p.m. at The Little Red Schoolhouse, 297 Locust Ave., Cortlandt Manor. Featuring presenters from the Daughters of Liberty’s Legacy, the PowerPoint program will showcase what life was like for the women who supported the cause for freedom before, during and after the American Revolution. Debra Palazzo and Cynthia Kauffman, co-founders of the Daughters group, will present the historic story of Ann Fisher Miller, and the important role she played in …

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Prepare For Fall Fright With Larchmont's Annual Scarecrow Festival Prepare For Fall Fright With Larchmont's Annual Scarecrow Festival
Prepare For Fall Fright With Larchmont's Annual Scarecrow Festival LARCHMONT, N.Y. – Registration is now open for the fifth annual Larchmont Scarecrow Festival. To participate in this year’s festival, registration must be completed by Saturday, Oct. 3. Registration can be done online here at or by picking up an entry form at the library. The Annual Scarecrow Festival, Oct. 17-19, sponsored by the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library, is a unique event in which participants purchase a metal frame on which to create their scarecrow. In addition to the nominal registration fee of $10, the scarecrow frame costs $20.  There will be two days to pick up the …

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Putnam County Observes National Recovery Month Putnam County Observes National Recovery Month
Putnam County Observes National Recovery Month PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. – Putnam County recognizes National Recovery Month during September, which raises awareness of substance use and mental disorders, celebrates individuals in long-term recovery, and acknowledges the work of prevention, treatment and recovery service providers. The 2015 Recovery Month theme, “Join the Voices for Recovery: Visible, Vocal, Valuable!” highlights the value of peer support by educating, mentoring and helping others. It invites individuals in recovery and their support systems to be change agents in communities, and in civic and advocacy engagements. Mental and…

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PWR [+] Barre Celebrates Grand Opening In Scarsdale PWR [+] Barre Celebrates Grand Opening In Scarsdale
PWR [+] Barre Celebrates Grand Opening In Scarsdale SCARSDALE, N.Y. – PWR [+] Barre is holding a grand opening event with a ribbon-cutting Sunday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The ceremony will take place at 9:30 a.m. followed by music, balloons, food, a raffle giveaway and class demonstrations running every 30 minutes. PWR [+] Barre is at 80 Maple St., Scarsdale.

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Author Cheryl Patrice Derricotte Speaking On Death At Sarah Lawrence Author Cheryl Patrice Derricotte Speaking On Death At Sarah Lawrence
Author Cheryl Patrice Derricotte Speaking On Death At Sarah Lawrence YONKERS, N.Y. – The Westchester End-of-Life Coalition is presenting “An African-American Perspective on Death and Dying: A Conversation with Cheryl Patrice Derricotte” on Monday. The event is from 7:15-8:30 p.m. in Wrexham Living Room, 45 Wrexham Road, Sarah Lawrence College. Derricotte will address the particular burdens that black families face when one of their members is diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. The conversation will explore how concerns can be addressed within the health care system as well as among family members. Refreshments will be served. Registration is requested…

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Iona College Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Day Of Service Iona College Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Day Of Service
Iona College Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Day Of Service NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of Iona College, students, faculty and alumni are participating in multiple service projects simultaneously Saturday. Projects focus on the environment in support of the Catholic Church’s first ever encyclical devoted to the environment, Pope Francis’ “Praised Be,” published June 2015. An encyclical is one of the highest forms of teaching from a pope as he interprets Catholic doctrine. This is the service project schedule: 9 a.m.: Service Day opening ceremony, Columba Quad Lawn, Iona College Hundreds of Service Day …

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Historic Croft Home At Teatown In Yorktown Gets Reprieve Historic Croft Home At Teatown In Yorktown Gets Reprieve
Historic Croft Home At Teatown In Yorktown Gets Reprieve YORKTOWN, N.Y. – The historic Croft home will stand for at least a few more months as the board of directors for Teatown Lake Reservation has decided to delay decision-making on the home until an assessment of the property is complete, reports lohud. Teatown plans to complete a capital needs and resources assessment of the property by the middle or end of 2016, according to the report. Teatown had initially planned to tear down the home and sell parts of the home to bidders, according to lohud. CLICK HERE to read the full article. 

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Tarrytown's Warner Library Presents 'Love, Loss And What I Wore' Reading Tarrytown's Warner Library Presents 'Love, Loss And What I Wore' Reading
Tarrytown's Warner Library Presents 'Love, Loss And What I Wore' Reading TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – ITAV & Friends of the Warner Library are presenting a reading of the award-winning play “Love, Loss and What I Wore ,” by sisters Nora and Delia Ephron, Sunday, Sept. 27, from 2-4 p.m. at the Warner Library. Directed by Tom Titone and performed by New York actresses, the play is a series of monologues that focus on women's relationships using an item of clothing as a metaphor for an experience. Recommended for a mature audience. Register at the reference desk by calling (914)-631-7734. The Warner Library is at 121 N. Broadway, Tarrytown. 

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Byram Hills Junior Bobcats Basketball Set Tryout Dates Byram Hills Junior Bobcats Basketball Set Tryout Dates
Byram Hills Junior Bobcats Basketball Set Tryout Dates ARMONK, N.Y. – Tryout registration is now being accepted for the 2015-2016 Byram Hills Junior Bobcats travel basketball teams. Tryouts begin Monday and are open to all boys (third- through eighth- grade) and girls (fourth- through eighth-grade) that reside in the Byram Hills School District.  The intent of travel basketball is to provide more skilled basketball players with the opportunity to progress their skills in a more competitive, yet positive and constructive, environment. The basketball season takes place between the end of October to early March. The tryout fee before Monday is $…

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