After raising more than $45,000 last year, the Friends of the Scarsdale Library will hold its annual book sale from Sept. 7-16. Shoppers can browse through 60,000 almost-new and out-of-print novels, including bestsellers and classics. A large selection of children’s books and DVDs will also be available for purchase. New… Read More →
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino has scheduled a town hall meeting for Wednesday at White Plains City Hall. It is one of a series he is doing around the county: “ASK ASTORINO” TOWN HALL TO BE HELD IN WHITE PLAINS AUGUST 22 Mayor Roach to introduce county executive As part… Read More →
The Volunteer Center of the United Way and county government call on community to serve others in remembrance: ASTORINO AND THE VOLUNTEER CENTER INVITE RESIDENTS TO HONOR THOSE WHO DIED SEPT. 11 BY PARTICIPATING IN WEEK OF VOLUNTEER EVENTS Once again, Westchester County and The Volunteer Center of United Way… Read More →
The 36th Tuckahoe Challenge Road Race has been scheduled for Sept. 9. The race, sponsored by Hudson Valley Bank and the Village of Tuckahoe, includes a one-mile race beginning at 9 a.m. and a 5-mile race at 9:30 a.m. Runners should check in and register at 7:30 a.m. at the… Read More →
The Westchester County Board of Legislators Monday unanimously passed the 2012-13 budget for Westchester Community College. The $121 million budget includes a 3 percent tuition increase for full-time students to $4,280 a year. Both Democratic and Republican legislators stressed their support for the college and some said they need to… Read More →
The United Way of Scarsdale-Edgemont has picked the recipients for more than $5,400 in grants in the 2012 Local Presence Program. The grants go to local community-based health and human service groups that do not receive United Way funding. The recipients are: The Edgemont Scholarship Council: The council awards thousands of… Read More →
The Tuckahoe Public Library will hold its grand finale to the adult summer reading game at 6 p.m. Aug. 6. The 11th annual event theme this year was “Bet on a Book.” The finale will involve games, prizes and other fun. Call the library to register and for more information… Read More →
Operation Backpack, a project of Amanda Grant of White Plains, a Girl Scout with Greenburgh’s Troop 1936, is collecting school supplies for children whose families receive services from the Westchester Department of Social Services. Collection bins will be at the following locations: County Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 1st floor… Read More →
The Bronxville Women’s Club will begin its run of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 2. The cast is made up of community players, including Liz Muller of the Bronxville Women’s Club, who will play the parts of Titania and Hippolyta. The event, which has a suggested… Read More →
The Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-El have a new spiritual leader: Rabbi Jeffrey C. Brown. Brown, 34, comes to Scarsdale following seven years as an associate rabbi at Temple Solel in Cardiff, Calif., near San Diego. Brown is taking over from Rabbi Stephen A. Klein, who after 31 years… Read More →