Berger comes to the Chappaqua Library this Wednesday, July 14
July 12, 2010
by Christine Yeres

Glimmer: How design can transform your life, and maybe even the world by Warren Berger, featuring the ideas and wisdom of design visionary Bruce Mau, has been out for six months now. It took local author and journalist Warren Berger two years to write the book, interviewing great designers from around the world while he watched them work. He will speak about Glimmer on Wednesday, July 14, at the Chappaqua Library at 7:30 p.m. 

June 25, 2010

Editor’s Note: NCNOW.org congratulates all of the winners and honorable mentions for their achievements in the field of creative writing, expository writing and poetry writing.  We look forward to publishing some of your works.

June 18, 2010
by Shobha Vanchiswar

Every year when book donations arrive at the Chappaqua Library for the Annual Book Sale, and the volunteers are madly sorting and arranging the books, there comes a moment when it all seems overwhelming. The boxes and bags of books keep piling up in the theater lobby and eventually overflow out the doors. And no matter how much is done, there seems much, much more to do. 

Since Friday, this article has drawn eight comments.  See them in “Read more.”
June 11, 2010
by Christine Yeres

At 1:19 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, while attempting to park behind town hall, an 81-year-old male inadvertently accelerated through the wood post fence behind town hall and into the playground, which is lower than the level of the parking lot.  No children or adults were in the playground area at the time. There were no injuries to the driver. The playground has been closed since then and the town is taking steps to recover monetary damages from the driver.

OK, bring on the books!  See schedule in “Read more . . .”
June 7, 2010
by Sandra Flank

No old Encyclopedias.  No text books.  Lots and lots (and more lots) of books.  Mysteries, fiction, gardening, cookbooks, business, philosophy and myriad paper backs.  Volunteer to help with the Chappaqua Friends of the Library book sale—donations June 7 and 8, sales 9 through 12.  We need people to unload, put on the tables, help at checkout and generally keep things going.

Eleanor Friedman and her son, Charlie, arrive at the polls.
May 21, 2010

Editor’s Note: Eleanor Friedman was elected Tuesday night to a five-year term on the Chappaqua Library Board. Board members begin by serving as secretary to the board, and over five years advance through each office to be president in the fifth year of their terms.  Find her pre-election Q & A as well as her post-election statement in “Read more.”

This Sunday, May 23, at 2:00 p.m.at the Chappaqua Library, Shobha Vanchiswar reads from “The Lucky Ones,” her book of poems.

April 23, 2010
by Marci Garson

Even on a damp dreary day in April, Shobba Vanchiswar’s home is bright and inviting.  Flowerboxes are brimming with sunny yellow daffodils standing attention above blue and orange pansies.  The front walkway is sprinkled with spring blossoms and a pot of hydrangea welcomes you at the front door.

May 14, 2010
by Christine Yeres

Q1. Tell us a little about your background, family, education and work experience.

I have lived in Chappaqua for 25 years. I have two children, a 24-year-old daughter who graduated from Cornell and a 20-year-old son currently at Columbia University. I attended Skidmore College as an undergraduate, then earned a J.D. degree from Brooklyn Law School. I practiced law until deciding to stay home with my children.

April 23, 2010
by Z

This coming Saturday, April 24, 2010 The Horace Greeley High School’s STOP (Students and Teachers for Our Planet) and the BPT (Building Planning Team) in conjunction with Z from the Chappaqua Library Teen Zone are co-presenting a screening of the film “No Impact Man” in the Chappaqua Library Theater from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Monday, April 12, 2010
by Susie Pender

As of Thursday, April 8, two candidates have filed petitions with Theresa Markley, the school district clerk, to be put on the ballot as candidates for the two seats on the board of the Chappaqua Central School District to be vacated at the end of this school year by Jay Shapiro and Jeffrey Mester. Those two candidates are Amy Ansehl and Randall Katchis.

See photos of Saturday’s program and a YouTube of Low’s methods in “Read more”
March 5, 2010, updated Monday, March 8
by Miriam Lang Budin

Editor’s Note: Although Low depicted himself as more comfortable expressing himself through his paintings than with words, he treated his audience last Saturday to a great story, his own story. A child of Chinese immigrants who observed the bustling life of the Bronx as an outsider, through the window of his parents’ hand laundry shop in the Bronx, he began drawing and painting at the age of five, and made it his life’s work.  Kids and adults had a chance to watch Low compose and refine a drawing on the spot, and to try out his Wacom tablet themselves. See inside for photos.