Tomorrow, Saturday, October 3, Community Day at the Train Station
October 2, 2009
by John Ehrlich

Rain or shine , Community Day, hosted by the Rotary Club of Chappaqua in conjunction with the Town of New Castle, will be one of the largest yet, featuring 100 exhibitors, rides and attractions at Chappaqua train station plaza from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 3.  If it pours the booths and attractions will be moved to Bell Middle School across South Greeley Avenue but the day will go on as scheduled.

March 19, 2010
by Pam Thornton

Every year a library board trustee finishes his or her five-year term and rotates off the board of the Chappaqua Library. So every year, there is an opportunity for yet another patron to give back to the library by running for the vacant board position. Is this your year to run for library trustee? 

January 29, 2010
by Susie Pender

The Crabtree Kittle House has extended an open invitation to dinner on Sunday, Sunday, January 31, to support the Earthquake Relief Effort in Haiti. They will donate 20% of the evening’s sales to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.

January 22, 2010
by Shobha Vanchiswar

What can gardeners do to help Haiti?

I had originally intended to write a lighthearted piece about the garden, but it’s been a rough two weeks.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Betsey Metz
November 27, 2009
by Susie Pender and Christine Yeres

Editor’s note: More than 225 supporters, friends, and elected officials gathered on October 23 in White Plains for the 2009 Empower Luncheon of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic to honor Chappaqua resident Betsey Casey Metz for her exceptional community leadership, passion, commitment and dedication to protecting women’s health, rights, and safety. Guests at the luncheon enjoyed a keynote speech by Fran Lebowitz, celebrated humorist, essayist and best-selling author.

November 13, 2009
by Jennifer Leventhal

This weekend, New Castle soccer players and their friends and families will be teaming up with the Food Bank for Westchester in a cereal drive to help feed hungry families right here in our own community. All families with children in the Chappaqua Youth Soccer Club or AYSO are being asked to bring a box or two of cereal to their games or practices on Saturday, November 14.

October 2, 2009
by Molly Pickel

When is the last time you went to a garden to pick a tomato for your spaghetti sauce or pulled a carrot right out of the ground? Have you been yearning for heirloom vegetables that don’t come wrapped in plastic? If you wish you could garden but don’t have a backyard or don’t get six hours of full sun in the yard you do have, then a community garden could solve your problems.
What is a community garden?

June 26, 2009
by Judy Ward

Scenic Dutchess County, New York, will be the scene of the third annual Chappaqua-based bike-a-thon to support the Lung Cancer Alliance. Participants in the bike-a-thon, to be held on Saturday, July 11, will ride either a 15 or 30 mile course through rolling farmland only one hour north of Chappaqua. 

May 29, 2009
Editor’s note: As a public service to the Chappaqua Central School District, NewCastleNOW.org is publishing this notice.

The Board of Education of the Chappaqua Central School District (“CCSD”) is seeking three volunteers to serve on the district’s audit committee, along with the five board members. Volunteers with experience in accounting, auditing, financial reporting and school district finance are encouraged to apply. Familiarity with the auditing process, particularly for not-for-profit entities, is a strong plus.

May 15, 2009
by Alec Sherman

If you’re an eighth grader now at Bell or Seven Bridges, and you like adventure, then consider applying for a seven-week exchange program to Australia for the summer of 2010. Since the program requires a lot of planning, applications are due by June 30th, 2009.

May 8, 2009
by Bob Coulombe

The Memorial Day Service Committee is looking for some help. If you know of any servicemen or servicewomen currently serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, please send me their names as well as their branch of service and unit, so that we can recognize them as part of New Castle’s Memorial Day service.

March 20, 2009
by Jackie Rider

When varsity athletes shoot hoops with kindergarteners is it: a) community service; b) leadership training; c) just plain fun; or d) all of the above?

January 23, 2009
by John Ehrlich

The New York Blood Center has issued an emergency appeal for blood donations. Supplies have dropped below the five-day safety level; some types are at less than a two-day level.  During holidays, blood donation plummets. You must be at least 16 years old, with parental consent, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, and be in good health.

December 5, 2008
by John Ehrlich

Help out with Saturday’s Midnight Run organized by Temple Shaaray Tefila.  Chappaqua and Millwood residents are invited to provide help for the homeless at a Midnight Run to New York City on Saturday, December 6. 

November 14, 2008

by Christine Yeres

Hosted this year by Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester, the Chappaqua Interfaith Council’s third annual Thanksgiving Service and Dinner will begin a 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 23.  Each of the participating faith communities will perform prayers, readings, music and song. The whole New Castle community is invited.  After the service, everyone sits down to a sumptuous Thanksgiving feast provided by Crabtree’s Kittle House. This year, D’Agostino’s has also contributed to the banquet.

October 31, 2008
by Ann Marie Fallon

Did you ever wonder if there was a way you could make a key to your home available so that, in the event of an emergency, the Chappaqua Fire Department could enter your house without knocking down or removing a door or window?