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Hudson Valley Celebrates Halloween With Killer Costumes
It was quite the spooky day in the Hudson Valley Monday as Halloween saw the streets filled with ghosts, vampires, monsters and demons. Helping to keep the peace in Elmsford was Batman, who showed up at the school's Halloween Parade looking suspiciously like Superintendent Joseph Ricca. The superintendent promised students from Alice E. Grady Elementary School and the Carl L. Dixson Primary School that he would march in costume if they managed to collect 200 cans of food for the local pantry, part of the district’s “Scare Away Hunger” campaign. The idea for the initiative came from parent…
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Inn On Hudson Says Farewell To Longtime Operators
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- It is time to say goodbye in Peekskill.Inn on the Hudson is bidding farewell to Bruce and Barbara Prehal, who are retiring to Florida. Doug Dellipaoli has joined the Inn, a city landmark for than 60 years, as its new general manager. In addition, Inn on the Hudson has announce the opening of a new restuarant, Vue, on Nov. 2. The Prehals have been with the Inn for the past 13 years, first as its restaurant owners and then with Bruce serving as General Manager. He is credited with carrying the Inn through the 2008-2010 recession by making extensive renovations to the Inn’…
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Grab Your Broom And Go: Croton Spooks With Halloween Happenings
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- If you haven't made your Halloween plans yet, don't worry. There's still time to attend one of the many area events going on around town. The only problem? Picking just one! Saturday, Oct. 29 The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pelham Picture House, Pelham: What better way to celebrate Halloween then with a loving couple, a few lost monsters, and a sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania. Sing and dance through a campy, sloppy salute to horror movies and sexual liberation. Bring your sense of humor. And some toast. Wear your Rocky Horror Picture Show inspire…
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Lots Of Spooky Stuff To Do In Cortlandt This Halloween Weekend
CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- The Great Pumpkin is about to rise from the pumpkin patch, and there’s tons of stuff to do in Cortlandt this Halloween weekend. Among the events are a hobgoblin parade, 5K road race and even something for dog lovers. The town’s annual 5K road race starts at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Cortlandt Waterfront Park, which is at Riverview Avenue and Broadway in Verplanck. Registration and check-in starts around 8:30 a.m., organizers said. Each participant will get a free T-shirt. Awards will be given to the top three men and women in various age groups. For more info…
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Five Hudson Valley Walks To End Alzheimer's Expect To Raise More Than $1M
The Alzheimer’s Association Hudson Valley Chapter held five walks around its seven-county region over the past few weeks, starting with the Westchester Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sept. 25 at White Plains High School and ending with the Putnam walk on Oct. 16 at the Putnam Office for Senior Resources in Carmel. Walks were also held in Montgomery, Pomona and on the Walkway Over the Hudson between Highland and Poughkeepsie. The events are expected to raise a record high of about $1 million to support families living with the disease and fund research seeking a cure. “I’m proud to see such gro…
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Take Leap For Special Olympics In Westchester Polar Plunge
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N. Y. -- Special Olympics New York is looking for brave souls willing to take a leap of faith into Long Island Sound for the 8th annual Westchester Polar Plunge.This year's event, named Freezin' for a Reason, takes place Nov. 12 at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle. Organizers are hoping to surpass the $99,000 goal for the event. Last year, more than 600 people took the plunge to raise a record $96,000, organizers said. Money is used to support 3,500 athletes from the Hudson Valley region competing in Special Olympics New York. Special Olympics athletes are never charged…
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Kenyan Feminist Who Pushed For Education To Speak In Katonah
KATONAH, N.Y. -- Known across the world for her efforts to provide an education to young girls and women, Kakenya Ntaiya will attend a reception and present a talk at the Katonah Village Library on Thursday, Nov. 3. Ntaiya's presentation, which begins at 7:30 p.m., "Courage! Empowerment! Social justice," tells the story of how she made a deal with her father that she would undergo a traditional Maasai rite of passage, female circumcision, if he would let her go to high school. Ntaiya tells the fearless story of continuing on to college, and of working with her village elders to…
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Bedford-Pound Ridge Cub Scouts Compete In Thunderbird Games In Croton
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- A chariot race and "human" foosball highlighted the Thunderbird Games that drew members of the Bedford-Pound Ridge Cub Scouts Pack 170. They joined others from New York's Westchester-Putnam Council for the 24th annual event at Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson. Other events included a triangle walk, rock climbing and archery. There were opening ceremonies at the start, and the day ended with fireworks, followed by an overnight family campout. Pack 170 is still offering enrollment to boys in grades K-5. The next meeting is Wednesday, Nov. 9. E-mail i…
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Cortlandt Manor Farmer Recognized At Cornucopia Event
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- HRHCare Community Health hosted its 12th Annual Cornucopia Benefit on Saturday, Oct. 15, and the event raised nearly $250,000 for its foundation, to help New Yorkers access heath care. The farm-to-table restaurant Crabtree's Kittle House, in Chappaqua, hosted the benefit. "We are thrilled with the success of the 12th Annual Cornucopia," said Anne Kauffman Nolon, president and CEO of HRHCare. "The funds we raised will bring much needed primary and preventive health care to the underserved populations in our communities and make sure that everyone has acce…
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New Dates Added For Jack O'Lantern Extravaganza In Croton-On-Hudson
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – Crowds clamoring for a peek at the thousands of glowing jack o’lanterns in Croton-on-Hudson will get six more days to enjoy the annual pumpkin party. The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze, run by Historic Hudson Valley started in 2005 with a handful of dates and has grown into a fall spectacle that stretches from late September through the end of November for a total of 38 nights. With most of its original 32 nights already sold out, the additional dates will give visitors more opportunities to see the magical displays. The new dates are Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 17-18; Saturd…
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Indian Point Security Drill Will Include Simulated Gunfire, Attacks
BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- Residents shouldn't worry if they hear gunfire today coming from the Indian Point Energy Center on Tuesday -- the power plant will be holding security training drills. The training will take place during the day and into the evening hours on Tuesday, and again on Thursday, Oct. 13, plant officials said. The training drills will involve simulated attack scenarios that are intended to be as realistic as possible so residents may hear what appears to be gunfire from simulated weapons systems used during the exercises. Local law enforcement agencies have been informed of the…
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Yorktown Gears Up For Eighth Annual Street Fair
YORKTOWN, N. Y. -- The festival season isn't over in Yorktown where plans are under way for food, live entertainment, amusement rides and vendors for the 8th Annual Yorktown Festival and Street Fair on Sunday, Oct. 9 in downtown Yorktown. Organized by the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Yorktown, the outdoor event takes place from 11 a.m. through 5 p.m. along Commerce Street and Veterans Road. Admission is free. Some of the highlights include a hot dog eating contest, a senior luncheon, an American Red Cross blood drive, a dog costume contest and parade, dance and musical perfo…
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