September 30, 2011
by Allison, Glenn, Charlotte and Sophia Spiegel
We hope to see you this Saturday, October 1st between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at 1 South Greeley Avenue (next to Chappaqua Framing) for The Second Annual Great Chappaqua Bake Sale benefiting Share Our Strength in the fight against childhood hunger.
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In “Read more…” see YouTube of Farmer setting out from the Chappaqua Train Station.
June 17, 2011
by Christine Yeres
After dining late at the Quaker Hill Tavern Monday night with his entourage of 15 that included two young children, Pole-to-Pole running man Pat Farmer and his crew left to hit the hay. They drove down the hill to camp out in their trailers at the Chappaqua Train Station until morning.
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Photo by Barbara Julius
May 6, 2011
by Diane Albert
This summer, like every summer for the last 43 years, 22 bright, college-bound New York City high school students will leave the hot, noisy city and come to bucolic Chappaqua for July, where they will live with host families during the week as they attend classes. They return to their own families in the City on the weekend.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
by Kazuko Ono
When the horrific news of the earthquake, tsunami, and radiation plant failures in Japan arrived at our home, I felt inadequate and overwhelmed. A few local friends called to ask about our family and friends in Japan and ask what they could do.
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. . . We protect your lives with ours. Vote YES on April 12 to fund the new Millwood Fire House
Monday, April 4, 2011
From the Volunteers of the Millwood Fire Company # 1
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Monday, February 21, 2011
by Jared Krosser
The Greeley Boys’ Swim Team swam their way in to a second place finish at Sectionals, beating 24 teams yet finishing just behind Tappan Zee.
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Students in need will feel the love from Class of 1960
HGSF President Elaine Krim goes to the bank with the $8,000 check from the Class of 1960 and the Rotary Club of Chappaqua.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Editor’s Note: At the Rotary’s Annual Charter Night Celebration on January 29, the Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund accepted a check for $8,000, the result of a special auction held at the 50th Reunion of the Class of 1960 last October and matched by Rotarians. See “HGHS Class of 1960 saunters down Memory Lane, helps put others on the road to college.” A thank you note from HGSF follows.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Editor’s note: This is a reprint of a press release from the local Red Cross office in White Plains, N.Y.
Severe winter weather throughout much of the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks has caused the cancellation of more than 14,000 blood and platelet donations through the American Red Cross.
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January 28, 2011
by Susie Pender
This Saturday, January 29, the Rotary Club of Chappaqua will honor Dan Blum and Tim Friedmann at their Annual Charter Night Celebration. The festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar at Crabtree’s Kittle House, with a buffet dinner and awards program immediately following at 7:00 p.m.
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January 21, 2011
by Christine Yeres
This Saturday night, January 29, at the Chappaqua Rotary’s annual awards and celebration dinner, the community service organization will honor Dan Blum, senior vice president of Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, for his 15 years of volunteer service to the Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps and the creation of New Castle’s “advanced life support” paramedic service.
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January 21, 2011
by Christine Yeres
This Saturday night, January 29, the Rotary Club of Chappaqua will honor Timothy Friedmann with its Jill Goodman Award for outstanding community service at its annual celebration dinner. The Jill Goodman Service Award is given every year to a high school student who has demonstrated exceptional dedication in service to the community and carries with it a $1,000 Rotary scholarship.
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See more photos and video of Bob Oddo on NCCMC in “Read more…”
December 31, 2010
by Christine Yeres
Greeley veteran science teacher and varsity soccer coach Bob Oddo spent four weeks last summer teaching English to the novice monks of Luang Prabang in Laos. He bathed – and was bathed by—an elephant, had to guess his way home in the dark after a visit to his students’ lodging four miles out of town, plunged into waterfalls, visited golden images of Buddha in rock caves, and spent a lot of time in an internet cafe learning what he would teach next.
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C-VAC in a night drill with Millwood Fire Company; photos by Bill Bramswig
Monday, December 6, 2010
by C.J. Ehrlich
At this festive time of year, your mailbox is probably bulging with smiling Amazon boxes, mouthwatering catalogs from stores you never heard of, and the all-natural fruitcake basket from your aunt in Duluth. You’re probably also blessed with dozens of requests from worthy organizations. It can be hard to decide who to help and how much, but if you’re looking locally, consider the Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
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November 19, 2010
by Heather Baker-Sullivan
The Food Bank of Westchester is the supply and support center for over 200 hunger-relief programs in the county. It solicits, acquires and warehouses donated and purchased food and groceries. It is located in a huge warehouse in Millwood that does not serve clients directly. Instead, the Food Bank is the primary supplier for an emergency food-distribution network that exists throughout Westchester. This network, which serves roughly 200,000 county residents, includes food pantries, soup kitchens, day-care centers, residential shelters and other programs.
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November 19, 2010
Sadly, the chaperone who was scheduled for this Friday night’s Midnight Run had to cancel and the Greeley S.H.A.R.E. executives responsible for coordinating the run, Jake Silver, Caroline Begleiter and Jake Perlmutter, are hoping someone will be able to step up as a replacement driver from 8:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. tonight.
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