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Cindy Capitani

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Neighbors

New Lewisboro Eagle Scouts Create Outdoor Classroom, Garden LEWISBORO, N.Y. — Two new Eagle Scouts have landed in South Salem, completing an outdoor classroom and a children’s garden as service projects to help them earn Scouting’s highest rank, reports lewisboroledger.com. John Jay High School junior Steven Palmesi of Boy Scout Troop 1 spent a year working at Bedford Audubon’s Bylane Farm on Todd Road to create an outdoor classroom, says lewisboroledger.com. Dunlin Stathis of Troop 154 of Goldens Bridge worked with other Scouts to clear a hillside of woods and brush to build a children’s garden at the Country Children’s Center in Katonah, according…

by Cindy Capitani

12/27/2015

News

Westchester Businesses Earn Green Business Certification In Bedford Hills BEDFORD, N.Y. — Westchester Green Business Certifications were bestowed upon two Westchester County companies at a Dec. 17 ceremony in Bedford Hills. Atlantic Westchester engaged SunBlue Energy’s services this past summer to install solar panels at its facility to improve its own energy conservation efforts. They collaborated to work together as WGB-Certified members. “Their collaboration represents the highest goals of the program that encourages member organizations to work together towards a sustainable future,” said Dani Glaser, creator and co-director of the Westchester Green Business …

by Cindy Capitani

12/27/2015

Lifestyle

Join Conversation Project In Paramus At Northern NJ Jewish Foundation PARAMUS, N.J. — Take part in the Conversation Project Live, a program offered in January by the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey's Endowment Foundation in Paramus. All programs are free. The following classes are scheduled, Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older: noon-2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 6. Lunch will be served, and all dietary laws will be strictly observed. Speaker Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman is a spiritual guide, social innovator, chaplain, and scholar. She is a pioneer in reinventing and revaluing aging. She offers guidance for meeting the opportunities and challenges of later life. L…

by Cindy Capitani

12/27/2015

Events

Guthrie Brothers Perform At Sharp Theater In Mahwah MAHWAH, N.J. — The Guthrie Brothers sing the best of the Everly Brothers on Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Sharp Theater in Mahwah. The Guthrie Brothers share a lot of history with The Everly Brothers. Jeb and Jock Guthrie have Kentucky roots, grew up in the Midwest and discovered at an early age their perfect singing harmonies — just like their idols Don and Phil Everly. "Everything Everly" is a labor of love for the Guthries, who aim to perform this tribute with authenticity and engage audiences with humor and history. The show starts at 8 p.m. The Guthries’ original music received…

by Cindy Capitani

12/27/2015

Neighbors

Safe Room At Bergen County Courthouse Helps Domestic Violence Victims HACKENSACK, N.J. — The Waiting Room at the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack ends 2015 having assisted some 3,500 victims of domestic violence. Launched by the National Council of Jewish Women Bergen County in partnership with the county judicial system at the Bergen County Justice Center, The Waiting Room provides a place for victims to wait away from their abusers. Before May 2013, when domestic violence victims came to confront their abusers at the Bergen County Courthouse, they waited in the hallway near these abusers. According to the Alternatives to Domestic Violence, 4,521 inci…

by Cindy Capitani

12/27/2015

Police & Fire

16-Year-Old Who Moved To Westchester To Escape Violence Shot, Killed YONKERS, N.Y. — A teenager from Yonkers was shot and killed in his old Bronx neighborhood on Christmas Eve while visiting a friend, reports the New York Times. Justin Morris, 16, had just moved to Westchester County with his mother, who was trying to get him away from the gang violence he was exposed to in the Bronx, says the New York Times. He and a teenage girl had parted ways at the Bronx subway station at 183rd Street and Jerome Avenue when he was shot under the elevated tracks on the way to his train, just before 11 p.m., according to the New York Times. Click here to read the New Yo…

by Cindy Capitani

12/26/2015

Lifestyle

Didn't Get The Gift You Wanted, Greenburgh? Feel Free To Whine About It Have a gripe? Save it for National Whiners Day on Saturday, Dec. 26, says the the website nationaldaycalendar.com. It’s not really a whine-fest, however. The Rev. Kevin Zaborney launched National Whiners Day in 1986 in hopes of encouraging people to be thankful for what they have instead of being unhappy “whining” about what they do not have, according to the website. He encourages people to go to the mall and watch people returning gifts and instead of joining in, feel grateful for what you have, the website says. So, go ahead and whine — it’s the day to indulge. But take a minute and th…

by Cindy Capitani

12/26/2015

Lifestyle

Chefs From Hyde Park's Culinary Institute Share Holiday Memories HYDE PARK, N.Y. — Holiday food memories are being shared by several chefs at the The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. Paul DelleRose, Associate Professor of Culinary Arts, said he remembers the multiple courses his family shared on Christmas Eve, a tradition they continue, according to a release on the CIA’s website. Sturdy, long pasta comes first, followed by stuffed clams and mussels, fried shrimp, scallops, flounder, fried squid, shrimp and scallops sautéed in white wine and butter, baked salmon and eel. Vegetables include baked whole artichokes, stuffed mushrooms and brocc…

by Cindy Capitani

12/26/2015

News

Look Up, Greenburgh, Rare Full Moon To Shine Christmas Day It’s not a white Christmas, but it is a full moon Christmas. A full moon will shine an extra light on the holiday when it makes an uncommon appearance Friday, according to reports. The last full moon of the year is called “The First Cold Moon” since it coincides with winter. It hasn’t happened on Christmas since 1977 and won’t again until 2034, says US News & World Report. It's also the last full moon of the 2015 calendar year. Click here to read the story on US News & World Report.

by Cindy Capitani

12/25/2015

Lifestyle

Jingle Bells, Auld Lang Syne Rank As Top Christmas Movie Songs It’s finally Christmas Day and even though we’ve been hearing holiday tunes from morning to night for weeks, today’s the day to turn up the volume. One place where most people are happy to hear Christmas music is on the soundtrack of their favorite holiday movie. Which Christmas songs have appeared most often on movie soundtracks down through the years? Jingle Bells from 1857 has appeared in 373 movies, according to website FiveThirtyEight.com, which analyzed IMDB data. Auld Lang Syne is listed in 295 movie soundtracks, placing it second, while Silent Night places third with 254. Jingle …

by Cindy Capitani

12/25/2015

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