Westchester Students Honored with Excellence in Programming Award

The National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) Northeast Conference declared Westchester Community College's Events Board (WEB) the best student-run programming board in the country.

In addition to its nationally-recognized academic program and grants from Con Edison and The J.M. Kaplan Fund, Westchester Community College recently earned another accolade to add to its litany of accomplishments. Students from towns including Scarsdale, White Plains and Peekskill were awarded with the 2011 Excellence in Programming Award at the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) regional awards ceremony -- a tribute to Westchester Community College as having the best student-run programming board in the Northeast.  WCC's programming board, represented by President Dominick Tedesco and Vice President of Marketing Dali Lu, was honored by judges after demonstrating a multimedia presentation that highlighted their operating …

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Westchester Chinese-American Community Welcomes the Year of the Dragon [VIDEO]

Approximately 500 people gathered to welcome the year of the dragon at the Westchester Association of Chinese Americans' 23nd annual Chinese New Year program at New Rochelle High School on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Hui Huang of Croton-on-Hudson and Erqian Na of Yonkers hand-rolled, filled and steamed dumplings for an eager crowd of children in the cafeteria at New Rochelle High School on Saturday. "You like them, yes?" Huang asked Brian Chin, 5, of Mamaroneck as he and his brother Ethan, 8, took turns crimping the doughy edges of the dumplings. "Be careful, it's hot," she warned Katie Yacoub, 11, of Eastchester. Nearby, Eileen Wang of Valhalla played a modified game of peekaboo with her 3-year-old daughter Emma who was trying on an elaborate, child-sized lion mask at the dance workshop. Although the Westchester Association of Chinese Americans hosts the event, the gathering is a combined effort bringing together sponsors TD Bank and PepsiCo as well …

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Hommocks Student Reports Stranger Approached Him Near School

A Hommocks Middle School student told school officials he was approached by men in a car yesterday afternoon.

As he was walking home from school yesterday at 4:45 p.m. on bustling Boston Post Road near Trader Joe’s, a Hommocks Middle School student reported that he was approached by several strange men in a car who offered to give him a ride or help, according to an e-mail notice that was sent out to Hommocks parents today. The car—described as a beige Toyota four-door sedan driven by a man—had several male passengers in the back as well.  The car continued to follow the student, presumably after he refused assistance, until he ran into nearby Stop and Shop to call his father. At posting time, the Town of Mamaroneck police had not yet returned a call for comment. The e-mail urged parents to instruct their children in “stranger danger measures,” …

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Joseph and His Technicolor Dreamcoat to Dazzle Audiences at Hommocks Middle School

The Hommocks Players will present the famous Andrew Lloyd Webber musical this week.

The Biblical story of a father gifting his favorite son a multi-hued, dynamically colored coat, setting off a chain of malicious actions spurred on by envious siblings, is the theme of one of the longest running musicals on Broadway: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. As the story goes, Joseph is the adored son of Jacob; Joseph's gift of a beautiful coat makes his 11 other brothers so envious that they sell him into slavery and stage his death.  However, Joseph prospers despite his brothers’ attempt to banish him by interpreting dreams and goes to work for the Pharaoh.  Eventually he is reunited with his brothers. On the cusp of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical’s 30th anniversary, the afterschool club the Hommocks Players will …

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Bowling for Dollars and Sports

Inaugural event supports Fox Lane Sports Boosters Club.

Spins Bowl at Grand Prix New York in Mount Kisco was the site of a day-long fund-raiser to benefit the Fox Lane Sports Boosters Club. Several sessions were held throughout the day and into the evening to raise money for athletic field renovations at the Fox Lane Middle and High School campus, and to fund two new athletic scholarships for graduating seniors. Local families were joined by about 10 West Point Cadets during the early session, while later sessions included a live band, food buffet, contests and a laser light show.

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There's No Such Thing As a Bully

There's No Such Thing As A Bully: An Ideal World

The author contemplates the importance of parents working together for the good of the next generation.

In an ideal world, there should be no such thing as bullying. A child would be so supported and positive they would never feel the kind of hopelessness that causes anyone to take their own life. Unfortunately, we don't live in an ideal world. If we did, the parents of Phillip Parker, a student at Gordonsville High School, TN, would have spent past weeks planning his future instead of his funeral. On occasion, this column has inspired opposing commentary that expressed a “kids will be kids” attitude. Some have shared stories of bullying when they were kids and how it made everybody stronger. Of course it’s true, life isn’t fair, and our children are not perfect. Bullying does exist and childhood is meant to teach life lessons. Children have…

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Taryn Grimes-Herbert

12:05 pm on Saturday, January 28, 2012

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Mamaroneck School Board Seeks New Applicants For Two Vacant Seats

The Mamaroneck Selection Committee is vetting new candidates for two soon to be open seats on the Mamaroneck School Board.

Mamaroneck Union Free School District board members Anant Nambiar and Linnet Tse will not be running for reelection this year, and Board President Robin Nichinsky's second term is ending, leaving three vacant seats on the school board. Board members are elected to three-year terms, and are involved in policy-making, developing district goals, adopting the annual budget, decision-making in the timing and sizing of bonds, determining facility needs and approving the school calendar. The Mamaroneck Selection Committee—24 elected residents who volunteer to recruit and endorse candidates for the School Board—is accepting applications for the open positions, which are due on Feb. 17. Once the Selection Committee has vetted and endorsed their …

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rick buzin

2:28 pm on Thursday, January 26, 2012

Having worked in Mamaroneck for 32 years, I cannot recall EVER having a "non-endorsed" candidate win a seat, let alone ever come close. While it sounds nice that this process makes the candidate's task less daunting, isn't anything worth having worth working for? Why aren't there many other districts that do it this way? I believe this is the PERFECT place for grassroots democracy to take place. …   more ›

Pleasantville HS Hosts Inaugural Youth Wrestling Tournament

Nearly 300 young wrestlers representing five counties participate in the first-annual Pleasantville Youth Wrestling Tournament.

The first-annual Pleasantville Youth Wrestling Tournament drew 288 boys and girls between the ages of five and 12 to Pleasantville High School on Sunday morning. The screetchy sounds of blowing whistles were at times drowned out by screaming coaches and parents at the action-filled event. Competitors came from Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess and Fairfield counties. They competed in five divisions based on age, with each division broken down into matches based on weight. The event was hosted by Pleasantville Youth Wrestling.

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