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Explore Mount Kisco's Railroad Past At Saturday Talk Explore Mount Kisco's Railroad Past At Saturday Talk
Explore Mount Kisco's Railroad Past At Saturday Talk MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The Mount Kisco Historical Society will hold a talk on Saturday about how railroad's transformed the village's history and character. The talk, according to the Historical Society, will cover how Mount Kisco, which was formed from the communities of Kirbyville and New Castle Corners, transformed from the 19th century to the present. The talk will also explore how the evolution of the railroad in the 20th century changed the downtown's character. A key moment in the village's history came, according to the Restoring Mount Kisco History Facebook page, when a downtown reta…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Harlem Wizards Returning To Katonah-Lewisboro For Game Against Staffers Harlem Wizards Returning To Katonah-Lewisboro For Game Against Staffers
Harlem Wizards Returning To Katonah-Lewisboro For Game Against Staffers CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- The Harlem Wizards basketball team will return to the Katonah-Lewisboro School District for a fundraising match, the district announced Thursday. The Wizards will face off against a team made up of Katonah-Lewisboro principals and teachers.  The game, which will have an admission of $20 per person, will raise money for the John Jay Boosters Club. “We are currently raising funds for the new cross-country trail,” Rich Murphy, the Boosters' president, said in a statement. Booster funds, the district notes, have previously paid for items including tennis courts, softball …

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Brewster Man Caught With 2 Pounds Of Marijuana, Police Say Brewster Man Caught With 2 Pounds Of Marijuana, Police Say
Brewster Man Caught With 2 Pounds Of Marijuana, Police Say PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. - A Putnam County man is facing felony drug charges following a routine traffic stop on I-90 that resulted in his arrest. On Tuesday, state police announced that 28-year-old Brewster resident Michael Capezzuto was stopped near Albany over the weekend, when he was found to be in possession of more than two pounds of marijuana. According to police, shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, Capezzuto was stopped on I-90 in Schodack for multiple traffic violations. During the subsequent investigation by troopers, it was determined he was in possession of the drugs, and Ca…

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by Zak Failla
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Armonk Players Present 'The Nifty 50's' Armonk Players Present 'The Nifty 50's'
Armonk Players Present 'The Nifty 50's' ARMONK, N.Y. -- Wednesday night will be a chance for folks to relive the 1950s, as the Armonk Players will perform play readings of "The Nifty 50's." "The Nifty 50's is a loving look back at the multifaceted music of the not-to-be forgotten decade. But be prepared for some surprises," the Players proclaim in their preview. "The 50’s was not only the era of doo-wop and beatniks, it was also the Golden Age of Broadway." The performance starts 8 p.m. and will take place at Whippoorwill Hall, which is the North Castle Public Library's theater space. Admission is f…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Valentine's Cookie Bake-Off Raises $2,500 For North Salem Ambulance Corps Valentine's Cookie Bake-Off Raises $2,500 For North Salem Ambulance Corps
Valentine's Cookie Bake-Off Raises $2,500 For North Salem Ambulance Corps NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The snow was falling from the sky like powdered sugar and the roads were icing up, but mere bad weather couldn’t keep dozens of folks from attending a Valentine’s cookie bake-off in North Salem this past Sunday. The event helped raise more than $2,500 for the North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps, which needs to buy new equipment. Among the 125 hearty souls who braved the winter storm to enter, judge and taste the baked goodies were Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who came with his 7-year-old daughter, Ashlin; North Salem Supervisor Warren Lucas, Westchester …

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by Carol Reif
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Somers Valentine's Kit Benefits Red Cross, Honors Stephanie Crispinelli Somers Valentine's Kit Benefits Red Cross, Honors Stephanie Crispinelli
Somers Valentine's Kit Benefits Red Cross, Honors Stephanie Crispinelli SOMERS, N.Y. -- The sixth-annual gathering for the "Steph Comfort Kit" will be held on Feb. 14 to benefit the American Red Cross, the organization announced. The event, according to the Red Cross is held in honor of Stephanie Crispinelli, a 19-year-old Somers woman who was killed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake while on a volunteer mission for the group Food for the Poor. The organization also notes that Feb. 14 is Crispinelli's birthday. The kit's event will be hosted by Primrose Elementary School, which Crispinelli graduated from, and supported by the Stephanie Crispinelli Humanita…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Katonah Group Offers Viewings Of Oscar-Nominated Short Films Katonah Group Offers Viewings Of Oscar-Nominated Short Films
Katonah Group Offers Viewings Of Oscar-Nominated Short Films KATONAH, N.Y. -- With this year's Academy Awards approaching, the Katonah Village Improvement Society (KVIS) is offering screenings of short films that have been nominated. The first screening, which will feature live-action Oscar shorts will take place on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Katonah Village Library. The second, which will feature animated shorts, will take place on Friday, Feb. 24, with the time starting time and location. Tickets can be purchased for $15 each on KVIS' website or for $20 at the door. Hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served, KVIS notes, and there will be t…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Be Like Cupid With Gift Giving To Pound Ridge Seniors Be Like Cupid With Gift Giving To Pound Ridge Seniors
Be Like Cupid With Gift Giving To Pound Ridge Seniors POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- For Valentine's Day season, Pound Ridgers are invited to volunteer and bring gifts to the town's senior citizens. The annual drive, known as Project Pound Ridge Cupid, urges participants to make homemade baked goods, such as cookies and cupcakes, along with cards, and deliver them to recipients. The drive, which is under the auspices of the Neighbor to Neighbor Youth Corps, will take place on Sunday, Feb. 12, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The gifts must be dropped off at Conant Hall between 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., an event notice states.  Volunteers are also being sought as drivers …

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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'Two Henrys' Reading In Armonk Explores Gay Man's Ties To Partner's Family 'Two Henrys' Reading In Armonk Explores Gay Man's Ties To Partner's Family
'Two Henrys' Reading In Armonk Explores Gay Man's Ties To Partner's Family ARMONK, N.Y. -- Members of the Hudson Stage Company will perform a reading of the historical fiction play "Two Henrys" on Friday night at the North Castle Public Library in Armonk. The play, according to the company, centers around a gay man named Henry who flies from New York to Florida to attend the funeral of a man called a "father figure he never knew."  An overview of the play, highlighting its timeline in LGBT history, states the following: "Set in 2012, somewhere between the dusk of the worst days of the AIDS crisis and the dawn of marriage equality, Two Henr…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Resistance Rally Draws Diverse Groups From Across Westchester Resistance Rally Draws Diverse Groups From Across Westchester
Resistance Rally Draws Diverse Groups From Across Westchester WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. --  Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins partnered with a diverse coalition of community organizations to host the Westchester Resistance Rally in White Plains on Saturday. The protest, at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, also included New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The event was organized in opposition to policies issued via executive order by President Donald J. Trump.  Stewart-Cousins stood with local leaders, elected officials and Westchester community members who came together in support of human rights and in opposition to policies …

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Immigration Rally Set For Pace Law School Immigration Rally Set For Pace Law School
Immigration Rally Set For Pace Law School Community organizers and elected officials are planning a rally for Saturday at Pace Law School to protest President Donald Trump's recent anti-immigration policies. The event will run from noon to 2 p.m. at the Justice Clinic at the school.  Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins will host the rally in partnership with other elected officials and community groups throughout Westchester County including the Immigration Justice Clinic at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, the Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, Cabrini Immigrant Services, Community Vo…

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by K Reakes
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Dave Barry Returns To Westchester Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Dave Barry Returns To Westchester
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Dave Barry Returns To Westchester ARMONK, N.Y. -- Best-selling humorist and author Dave Barry will return to Westchester County this spring where he will speak before a live audience in his hometown of Armonk on Thursday, April 6, at the North Castle Public Library's Whippoorwill Hall, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the appearance, titled "Dave Barry: A Homecoming" go on sale Saturday, Feb. 25. Barry is a columnist with the Miami Herald, which he joined in 1983. He attended elementary and middle school in Armonk, and was voted “Class Clown” when he graduated in 1965 from Pleasantville High School. He received the Puli…

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by Ken Davis