UPDATE: Assembly hopefuls Castelli and Harckham visit New Castle


Castelli, left; Harckham, right
UPDATE: February 8, 2010

by John Ehrlich

With the Special Election for the 89th State Assembly seat coming up tomorrow, February 9, New Castle has been much more than a mere whistle stop on the New York State Assembly main line.  Not only did it host the League of Women Voter’s Candidates’ Night last Thursday, but the two candidates, Bob Castelli and Peter Harckham, and sitting Assemblymen like George Latimer have been visiting town with pleasing regularity.

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TODAY: Monday Discussion at Library: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East Region at the Crossroads


Paul Beran
February 8, 2010

by Christine Yeres

Members of the Foreign Policy Association’s Great Decision Community Discussion Program invite the community to hear Paul Beran, Director of the Outreach Center at Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies, speak in the library theater at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 8. The Great Decisions Community Discussion Program is sponsored by the Chappaqua Library

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Cultural shift in middle school teaching and learning


February 5, 2010
by Christine Yeres

At last Tuesday’s board of education meeting, the middle school principals, Martin Fitzgerald of Bell and Martha Zornow of Seven Bridges and their respective science department chairs described to the board members the steps they have taken this year to further shift the culture of their schools away from teacher-delivered content toward student-initiated inquiry.

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School board member takes lesson home

February 5, 2010
by Alyson Gardner Kiesel

“How was school today?” I asked my 8-year-old.

“Fine,” he replied.

“What did you do all day?”

“Nothing really,” he said with a shrug of his shoulders.

Sound familiar? This conversation, if one can call it that, gets replayed again and again in my three-child household, ages 11, 8 and 4.

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Reader’s Digest: The Local Magazine that Conquered the World


See slide show in “Read more” or in Photo Gallery.
February 5, 2010
by Ali Klein

Starting Saturday, February 13, the New Castle Historical Society presents “Reader’s Digest: The Local Magazine That Conquered the World,” an exhibition chronicling one of the most phenomenal publishing successes in the 20th century . . . and it all happened in our own backyard.

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Yikes! February break coming up!  Looking for something to do?


February 5, 2010
by Matt Nordt

Looking for something to do during February Break?  The New Castle Recreation Department has plenty to offer.  See “Read more:”

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UPDATE: Calendar for New Castle Mon. Feb. 8 to Thu. Feb. 11


February 8, 2010

See our Calendar for upcoming events.

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In the Garden with Shobha Vanchiswar


See slideshow inside and in Photo Gallery
February 5, 2010

Things to do in February

I hold in my hands
assorted, rotund packages.
Wrapped in brown tissue
sans ribbons, sans labels, sans address.
Missives from afar
declaring softly
“Winter will soon depart.”

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Real Estate Transactions

Five house sales to report

February 5, 2010

Editor’s Note: Since October, 2007, NewCastleNOW.org has published every week in its real estate section information about houses sold in New Castle as that information has been released by Westchester County. All info for the last two years remains inside, in “Read More.”  The records of sales released by the county are time-delayed, sometimes reflecting sales made several months prior.

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UPDATE: Video of Candidates’ Night Now Playing on TV and on Your Computer

Tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 9: Special election for Bradley’s 89th district seat in State Assembly;
Use your usual polling places, open from 6 am to 9 pm.


Castelli, left; Harckham, right
UPDATE February 8, 2010

[Editor’s Note: Last Thursday’s League of Women Voters Candidates’ Night with candidates Robert Castelli and Peter Harckham was lively and well-attended. Some of the questioners declared themselves Tea Party members.  To view the 30-minute event on your computer, click HERE and choose thumbnail on far left.  See NCCTV television channels and times in “Read more,”  as well as a list of the eight questions the candidates were asked.

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Letter to the Editor: Support for Peter Harckham for Assembly seat


Peter Harckham
See details of NCCTV’s replays of the 45-minute event in “Read more.”
February 5, 2010
by Jane Lindau

I am writing to you today to ask that you help get the word out to get people to vote in a very important special election on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. 

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Letter to the Editor: Support for Bob Castelli for Assembly seat


Robert Castelli
See details of NCCTV’s replays of the 45-minute event in “Read more.”
February 5, 2010
by Robin and Gary Murphy

Sheldon Silver is having serious agida these days. Why?

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UPDATE: Have you ever considered running for the Chappaqua Board of Education?

February 8, 2010
by Vicky Tipp and Lea Barth

This year, the terms of two members of the elected five-member Board of Education will expire in June. If you are considering, or just curious, about what’s involved in running for the Chappaqua Board of Education, please come to an informational meeting on Tuesday, February 23 at the Horace Greeley Faculty Lounge (off the cafeteria) at 7:00 p.m. You will find out about how to become a Board of Education candidate and current Board of Education members will explain the responsibilities and requirements of the position. This meeting is hosted by the Citizens’ Non-Partisan Candidate Committee.

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AmaZing Teen Programs at library, from Z

February is Black History Month

February 5, 2010
by Christine Yeres

Teen librarian and cineaste Zahra Baird has put together a list of great books for Black History Month, along with brief descriptions of each.  She has also included details of the Chappaqua Library’s “College Test Prep Program”—take a test stress-free, have it analyzed—plus, events for teens over the February Staycation, some dreamed up by the library, others by the New Castle rec department.  See “Read more…” 

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Projects on the horizon for downtown Chappaqua


Looking north on South Greeley
February 5, 2010
by Elise Kessler Mottel

Editor’s note: In response to written questions from NewCastleNOW.org, Elise Mottel, deputy town supervisor and chair of the Downtown Steering Committee, submitted the following update on plans for downtown Chappaqua.

There are three main projects that the Downtown Steering Committee (DSC) would like to implement first.

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Help a Vet in Rehab


February 5, 2010
by Bob Coulombe

Last week my appeal for musical instruments for vets brought me two guitars, a trombone and a violin. They’ll all be put to use!  They’ll go to the Bronx Veterans Administration, which will provide them to veterans as part of their rehabilitation efforts. 

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UPDATE: Spotlight on Sports Mon. Feb. 8 - Thu. Feb. 11


That’s GreeleySportsBoosters.org.
UPDATE: February 8, 2010

• Girls’ varisty basketball plays Somers at Somers at 5 pm Mon. Feb. 8
• Boys’ varisty basketball plays Somers at Somers at 7 pm Mon. Feb. 8

Greeley Sports Hotline: Phone 861-9400, then press option 5, then 1

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New Castle Police, Ambulance and Fire Blotters Fri. Feb. 5 - Thu. Feb. 11


Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps training on use of backboards to transport patients
February 5, 2010

Editor’s Note: Each week NCNOW.org provides highlights from the New Castle police blotter as well as a list of emergency calls to the Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps and to the Chappaqua Fire Department and the Millwood Fire Department for the prior week.

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