By Susie Pender
Let’s have a BIG town meeting, hum, where to hold it so that the whole community can come???

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July 4, 2008
by Lorie Nierenberg

I write this article about my late father, David E. Nierenberg, hoping to reconnect with some of his old friends from the Chappaqua area he loved so much.

Kerry Keenan: John’s creed: Life is what you make of it.
June 13, 2008
by Phyllis Bellofatto, Meredith Green, Kerry Keenan and Eileen Kenna

Phyllis Bellofatto: as a teacher, John was a natural.
Meredith Green: his classroom is a warm and safe environment.
Eileen Kenna: John is an insightful teacher who cares about the whole child
Kerry Keenan: John’s creed: Life is what you make of it.

June 13, 2008
by Angie Nannariello and Meredith Jackel

There are so many great qualities that define Mark Chipkin, the sixth grade science teacher on Team D. He is one of the most outstanding teachers with which we have had the pleasure of working. His creativity, intelligence, compassionate nature and sincere, charismatic personality are what make him so special. 

May 30,2008
by Father John Vigilante
St. John and St. Mary R.C. Church

See inside and in Photo Gallery for pictures of the day.

I have a sister, one and a half years younger, who worked as a civilian staff psychologist in pediatrics at Letterman Army Hospital at the Presidio in San Francisco. As some of you may know, the Presidio was one of the military installations closed during a round of base reductions. Letterman was closed in 1993.  Since then, my sister has been in private practice in the San Francisco Bay area. She has not worked for the Army or the government since 1993.

Two teens from Temple Beth El paddle past the refuse dump and junkyard along to the Bronx River
May 23, 2008
by Elinor Allcott Griffith

A scrap metal junkyard towers over the riverbank. Dust swirls from a concrete plant.

May 16, 2008

Marion Sinek’s heart is in New Castle, no matter where she travels.  We can’t imagine what our Town will be like without the guidance, concern and wisdom of our beloved retired Supervisor.  She nurtured every positive project I can think of—every accomplishment you can state about the Town, Marion was instrumental in seeing it started, proceed, and ultimately brought to fruition.  All of us will miss her deeply, and hope she’ll visit often.  Barbara Gerrard

It is difficult to envision Chappaqua without Marion Sinek ... but then fortunately she has agreed to stay in touch with us albeit now as a “part time mover and shaker.” Her contributions to our community were many and deserve a special issue of this newspaper. For now we wish her well and thank her for all she has done for all of us.
Lee and Dick Laster

by Mark S. Tulis
April 18, 2008

Recently we had a party at our home to celebrate the fact that, after living in New Castle for 30 years, my wife Elaine and I are not moving away even though our youngest child is about to graduate from Greeley. The reason we are not moving is because our love for the town has not changed in those 30 years and we believe our connection with the town does not end with our youngest going off to college. 

April 18, 2008

by Joan Lang

Crys grew up on Long Island. His junior year at Harvard was interrupted by the war, and he enlisted in the Air Corps. 

April 11, 2008
by Deb Heineman

On April 18 and 19, several northern Westchester groups that share a common concern with preserving endangered species and ecosystem education will band together to support The Wolf Conservation Center. 

April 11, 2008

by Christine Yeres

Dr. John Mickel, curator of ferns for the New York Botanical Gardens since 1969, comes to the Chappaqua Library next Wednesday, April 16, at 7:30, to speak about his lifelong love and expertise. Dr. Mickel allowed NewCastleNOW.org to search his gardens with him for signs of returning ferns. His Briarcliff home is surrounded by enormous ancient sycamore trees which offer shade-loving ferns conditions in which they thrive. 

Qur’an, Chapter 21 verse 33: “And He it is who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Each swimming in an orbit.”
March 21, 2008
by Rhonda Khalifeh

In the spring of sophomore year, a friend of mine, Hillary Weinberg, approached me about starting an independent study in which I would teach her Arabic and we would both receive credit for it. She was interested in learning a new language and our French teacher had suggested this idea to her. Learning a new language through an independent study is not a new idea at Greeley, but Arabic has never been taught to Greeley students. 

March 14, 2008
by Ann Marie Fallon
See slide show in “Read more,” To view the video of speeches honoring Chief Breen, visit http://www.ncctv.org’s “video on demand.”

The town hall assembly area was filled with current and former town leaders, police, fire and ambulance corps officers as well as town employees, family, friends and residents to honor Police Chief Robert Breen and wish him good luck in his next undertaking. 

March 14, 20080
by Ann Marie Fallon

At the Tuesday, March 11, 2008 town board meeting, Gerry Golub was appointed to the town’s conservation board. 

A panel discussion with John Hall, Pete Grannis and Adam Bradley

by Veronica Mishkind and Anup Kishore, students at Bell Middle School
January 18, 2008

Editor’s note: Several Bell Middle School students, under the supervision of Annie Madden, 8th grade science teacher, and Danielle Runfola, 8th grade English teacher, attended this panel discussion. This report is the first in a series of three written by the students. The series will cover each speaker’s presentation, starting this week with Congressman John Hall.

By Shelby Monroe
December 7, 2007

The wars being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan have not affected many of us significantly.