Friday, February 17, 2012
by Mark Tulis

Over the past winter Westchester County and Putnam County finished construction on two of the three remaining gaps in the South County-North County -Putnam County Rail Trails located on the old Putnam Line Rail bed. The first new section in Yonkers, from Dunwoodie Park to Tuckahoe Road is approximately 1.75 miles long and eliminated a dangerous descent on Mile Square Road to Tuckahoe Road.  The new section meanders through Parkland and travels under Tuckahoe Road, which is far safer than crossing a dangerous intersection. See the map below.

February 3, 2012
by Marci Garson

Editor’s note: The non-profit Jewish Child Care Association’s “A Tree Grows in Pleasantville” benefit raises much-needed funds, as well as hope, for neglected children who live and study at The Cottage School in Pleasantville.  Gathered for a fundraiser in Temple Beth El’s in social hall on January 7, supporters of the school heard children themselves tell their heartbreaking stories.  Marci Garson’s report of the evening follows.

January 20, 2012

Editor’s Note: From an applicant pool of over 46,000 this year, Jason Raylesberg, HGHS Class of 2008, has landed a coveted place with Teach for America.  Starting in September, he’ll teach for two years—whatever subject is needed—in a school with impoverished students in New York City.  NCNOW asked Raylesberg about the application process and why he applied.

Monday, January 9
by Christine Yeres

There are still spots available for CCE’s Winter Session of Beginning Spanish Class on Mondays, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Horace Greeley High School, beginning Monday, January 23.  Teacher Diana Walker, a New Castle resident, says that by the end of the winter session students will have the basics of Spanish conversation.

December 30, 2011
An appeal from Mt. Kisco Child Care Center

Mt. Kisco Child Care Center has a chance to win $25,000 from the Pepsi Refresh Project.  The Center will use the money to provide scholarships for low income children to attend MKCCC.  Voting ends today, Friday, December 30, at 11:59 p.m. and we need your votes! Please vote today to help us win by sending a text (110389 to 73774) or ...

Tuesday, November 1, 2011
by Lawrence Otis Graham

Even though my wife and I were first attracted to northern Westchester 13 years ago because of its bucolic landscape and the slower pace that it offered in relation to communities just a few miles south of us, it was not until yesterday’s brutal snowstorm that I fully appreciated how much this environment also helps to foster a community and a people who trust and look out for each other.

November 4, 2011
by Susan Rubin

We were out of power after Saturday afternoon’s wacky storm that dumped a ton of wet snow on our leaf-filled trees.

See more photos of the Halloween carnival in “Read more…” and inPhoto Gallery
November 4, 2011
by Christine Yeres

When he drove in to work on Monday morning through downed trees and powerlines, with snow everywhere, Assistant Superintendent of the New Castle Recreation and Parks Department Wayne Bass was thinking of a Plan B for the annual Halloween run through town of kids-in-search-of-candy.

See game schedule and an update from John Re in “Read more…”
September 2, 2011
by Christine Yeres

A softball all-nighter in memory of Dawn Re, who was a tireless fun-raiser for fund-raising against cancer will take place under the lights at the rec field on Saturday, September 3, starting at 7:00 p.m. and end at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, September 4. Called “Dusk to Dawn,” the event offers a night of co-ed softball, with wood bats and 16-inch Chicago-style softballs.  Play an existing team or put together a team for the night.  Need help forming a team?  Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and the organizers will find one for you.

A rise in sea level is taking its toll on the Marshall Islands
June 27, 2011
by Susie Pender

If a nation sinks beneath the waves, does it retain its seat at the United Nations? Today, Monday, June 27, Columbia School of Law Professor Michael Gerrard will address that startling question and others relating to climate change law at the Chappaqua Rotary Club luncheon, which starts at 12:15 p.m. at Crabtree’s Kittle House.

June 24, 2011
by Carol Evans

Cathy Cranston and I met far away from home at a conference of the Magazine Publishers of America. We were making small talk in the hotel check-in line when we discovered that we lived only three miles apart in the town of Chappaqua. We bonded instantly and sat with each other throughout the conference.

June 24, 2011
by Michelle Katz

Editor’s note: Today marks the last day of Mrs. Pat Papi’s tenure at Westorchard Elementary school after a 35-year distinguished career. She includes among her former students parents of her current Westorchard students. At the luncheon for this year’s retirees from Westorchard, Michelle Katz, a Westorchard parent whose two children experienced Mrs. Papi first hand, spoke in tribute.

June 17, 2011

Editor’s Note: As a tribute to all New Castle Dads, NewCastleNOW.org is publishing an original poem by Brooke Biederman, a recent Greeley graduate, which won a prize in the Friends of the Chappaqua Library-sponsored Young Writers’ Contest.

State Mottos

He says he memorized them the summer before sixth grade.
Before I can ask, he says in Latin, too, except for the few in Chinook
Or French or Spanish, and don’t forget Hawaiian.

Chris Fox plays tomorrow night at the Bridgeview Tavern
June 17, 2011
by Christine Yeres

This Saturday night, June 18 local guitarist-singer-songwriter Chris Fox will play with Mojo Monde at the Bridgeview Tavern, 226 Beekman Avenue in Sleepy Hollow. “It’s one of our favorite venues,” says Fox, whose band has been chosen to play in the 2011 Pleasantville Music Festival on Saturday, July 9.

June 17, 2011
by Christine Yeres

A memorial service for Cathy Cranston, a celebration of a life well lived, will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, June 20, at St. Marks Episcopal Church in Mt. Kisco.  There will be a reception in the church immediately following the service.