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November 4, 2011
by Christine Yeres
On Thursday morning, Supervisor Barbara Gerrard summoned Con Ed officials to town hall to learn why hundreds of New Castle homes were still without power five days after last Saturday’s heavy, wet snowfall mangled the town’s tree canopy and brought down Con Ed poles and wires all over town.
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November 4, 2011
by LaVerne Srinivasan
Now it’s your turn, Dads! Hang up your suits, put on your shorts and find out if you still have what it takes on the court! The first annual Dad’s Night Out for CSF will be held at the Horace Greeley gym on November 7 from 7:00-10:00 p.m.
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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.
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by Susan Carpenter
It’s time to clarify some innaccuracies and misrepresentations that have circled around the campaign of Mr. Murphy, Mr. Kirkwood and Mr. Diefenbach.
Read MoreNovember 4, 2011
by Steve Schoenfeld
Team New Castle Supervisor candidate Robert Kirkwood and Town Council candidate Rich Diefenbach today landed one of their biggest endorsements to date, when it was announced they had garnered the support of New Castle’s State Assemblyman Robert J. Castelli.
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by Richard Laster
We are very fortunate in New Castle to have the choice of two good candidates for Town Supervisor. I have known both of them for some time. They are both good people, good citizens, and both are lawyers. However, I am supporting Susan Carpenter in this election.
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by Robin Murphy
I am writing in response to Town Board member and candidate, Elise Mottel’s Letter to the Editor entitled: GOP candidates are making empty promises; they should know better.
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by Rob Greenstein
Over the past month it appears that the Republicans have decided on a political strategy of attacking the handling of Chappaqua Crossing.
Read MoreTuesday, November 1, 2011
by Elise K. Mottel
On the heels of the League of Women Voters debate, the Republicans held a press conference last Friday announcing “Operation Groceries.” Republican candidates for Town of New Castle Supervisor and Westchester County Legislator stood in front of a closed D’Agostino’s Supermarket and laid out a platform that demonstrated that political campaigning often leads to desperate and misleading statements.
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November 4, 2011
by Kathryn Ward
Might as well say it straight: Mark Twain was a contentious ol’ coot. He lured people in with his book about the charming rascal, Tom Sawyer, and then delivered a below-the-belt hit with his follow-up about the kinder, but abused, Huck Finn.
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by Marjorie Perlin
The river of Mark Twain’s domain, that is. Immerse yourself in a book; get swept away by a story; plunge into the words, sights and sounds that make up Mark Twain’s writings, his life and his times. “Sounds” is where The Chappaqua Orchestra comes in. In collaboration with the Chappaqua Library as part of its month-long celebration of the man and his work, The Chappaqua Orchestra is proud to present Music and the River: a Musical Tribute to Mark Twain on Saturday, November 5 at the Chappaqua Library Auditorium starting at 8:00 p.m.
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Friday, November 4, 2011
• Sun. Nov. 6: Democratic Candidates @ Lange’s Little Store 3-5 pm
• Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2011. Exercise your franchise. SCHOOLS CLOSED
• Check out NCNOW’s Calendar page for indoor, outdoor, musical, culinary and cinematic events.
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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.
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Three more outdoor markets before we go indoors to St. Mary’s!
by Pascale LeDraoulec
• Music by Jason Waters
First, I want to thank all of you who braved the elements last week to shop at the market. A couple of our farmers got stuck getting home and probably spent 10 hours on the road that day. So each and every one of your purchases really meant something to the vendors.
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Three new transactions from the county clerk’s office for the week ending November 4
November 1, 2011
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.
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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.
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Eric Byrne and Chris Louth with annotated paper “tablecloths”
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
by Christine Yeres
In two sessions at Bell Middle School last week—one evening and one morning—Superintendent Lyn McKay presented options for changing the two middle schools’ schedules to yield efficiencies and, in turn, dollar savings, through staff cuts for next year she sees as inevitable. Around 175 people attended one or the other of the two sessions. A video of the 57-minute presentation is embedded below.
Read MoreNovember 4, 2011
by Sandra Flank, Ph.D.
In my 50+ years of teaching, I’ve taught every grade from nursery school through post-graduate. I’ve also taught almost every configuration of time for classes, ranging from the traditional “all day in the classroom” of the elementary school to 3 hour classes and, yes, 40-, 45-, 60- and 90-minute classes.
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Friday, November 4, 2011
Editor’s Note: On October 21, NCNOW produced a roundtable discussion with candidates for New Castle supervisor and town board spots. Reporters from NewCastleNOW.org, Chappaqua-Mt.Kisco Patch and The Examiner met for one hour with the two candidates for supervisor and for an hour with the four candidates for town board to ask them a series of questions. New Castle Media Center is running the two interview sessions on its website in “video on demand.” Below are the embedded videos.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2011
Editor’s Note: Last night, candidates for office—including those for county legislature, town supervisor and board positions—made two-minute opening statements, answered questions and closed with a one-minute statement. The candidates’ forum lasted two and a half hours. In video, the forum is now divided into four parts—38 minutes for the two town supervisor candidates, 64 minutes for the four town board candidates for two seats, 18 minutes for statements by the three candidates for two town justice spots, and 38 minutes for Kaplowitz and Murphy, running for county legislator. The four videos are embedded below:
Read MoreThree candidates for two town justice positions
See a 15-minute video of the three candidates speaking at the LWV Candidates Night in “Read more…”
Friday, November 4, 2011
by Kevin O. Moore
Three candidates for two town justice positions
See a 15-minute video of the three candidates speaking at the LWV Candidates Night in “Read more…”
Friday, November 4, 2011
by Douglas M. Kraus
Three candidates for two town justice positions
See a 15-minute video of the three candidates speaking at the LWV Candidates Night in “Read more…”
Friday, November 4, 2011
by David Zuckerman
November 4, 2011
by Manny Areces
Thank you for the active, thoughtful consideration of the New Castle Representation Referendum and the issues it is meant to address. So that everyone has access to all aspects of the discussion, this letter will address the questions that have been raised in these pages point by point.
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NYC Style and Beyond!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
by Emily Haft Bloom
One of the most eagerly awaited Hudson Valley Events is the Annual Chappaqua Antiques and Design Show. Now in its 44th year, this major event will be held on Saturday, November 5th and Sunday, November 6th at the Westorchard School.
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November 4, 2011
by Dani Leventhal, Emily Burack, and Anna Nagler
A record-breaking 44 teams have entered The Second Annual Chappaqua Spelling Bee, organized by SHARE to benefit the Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund. The Bee will take place on Thursday, November 10th, at 7:00 p.m. at the gym at Horace Greeley High School. Tickets to the Bee are $5.00 and will be sold at the door.
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November 4, 2011
by Margo Rudman Gold
The Friends of Greeley Theatre invites the community to its second annual fundraiser, a pre-theatre dinner at Crabtree’s Kittle House on Saturday November 19, followed, we hope, by your attendance at the Greeley Theatre Company’s fall musical, The Drowsy Chaperone.
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November 4, 2011
The Boys Soccer Team, seeded #13 in the Class AA Sectional tournament, has advanced to the Sectional championship on Saturday, Nov. 5 at Purchase College at 3:30. The team defeated Clarkstown South 3-0. They are playing John Jay East Fishkill, the other semifinal winner. Come watch them! $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and seniors over 55.
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Photos (more in “Read more…”) by Larry Clark
Quakers play Walter Panas tonight at 7:00 p.m. Cortlandt Manor—and NO SNOW is predicted!
Friday, November 4, 2011
by Jim Nottingham
Well it was not a perfect day for football. In fact it wasn’t a perfect day for anything except staying home in bed and praying that a tree didn’t fall on your roof. Yet the G-Men were off to Spring Valley in the traditional two team buses, until one had trouble and the team had to get on the one good bus to get to Spring Valley to take on the Tigers for the 1:30 consolation game that teams play when they do not qualify for the sectional playoffs.
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by Jim Nottingham
Redemption Breakdown
The G-Men came into the game against Ossining looking for redemption and a victory to stop the two game skid suffered at the hands of Rye and John Jay Cross River.
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November 4, 2011
by Chief Russell Maitland
The Chappaqua Fire Department wants to remind everyone when they change their clock on Sunday, November 6th, to make a change that could save your life – change the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
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