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Ready. Set. Roar!: 'Animal Allies' Focus Of Chappaqua Robotics Contest Ready. Set. Roar!: 'Animal Allies' Focus Of Chappaqua Robotics Contest
Ready. Set. Roar!: 'Animal Allies' Focus Of Chappaqua Robotics Contest CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – Eighteen teams of fledgling scientists and engineers will soon be roaring their way to victory -- or quacking, barking or squeaking -- in a FIRST® LEGO® League tourney at a Chappaqua school. “Animal Allies,” its theme, is especially apropos; one of the competition’s four events requires the children and teens to make a presentation that addresses human and animal interactions ... and the problems that may arise from them. Coyotes became a contentious local issue last year after several pet dogs were attacked, one of them fatally, by the woodland creature. And, in nearby Os…

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by Carol Reif
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Suicide Victim's Dad Brings Anti-Bullying Crusade To Armonk Suicide Victim's Dad Brings Anti-Bullying Crusade To Armonk
Suicide Victim's Dad Brings Anti-Bullying Crusade To Armonk ARMONK, N.Y. -- John Halligan doesn’t believe that his 13-year-old son, Ryan, killed himself in 2003 because one person was mean to him. “What happened here was far more complicated than that,” Halligan says in a presentation on teen depression and bullying that he has been giving at schools across the country for the past 12 years. Halligan, a former IBM engineer from Vermont, will tell Ryan’s story at the H.C. Crittenden Middle School in Armonk's Byram Hills Central School District from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18. He will also be making a presentation to students during the school…

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by Carol Reif
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Harlem Wizards, Chappaqua Teachers Battle It Out For Charity Harlem Wizards, Chappaqua Teachers Battle It Out For Charity
Harlem Wizards, Chappaqua Teachers Battle It Out For Charity CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. – Chappaqua teachers, administrators and staffers will be showing off their moves on the court when they take on basketball show team The Harlem Wizards for charity later this month. The display of dribbling, passing, shooting and dunking will raise money for the Chappaqua School Foundation. The game is set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at the gymnasium at Horace Greeley High School. A free basketball clinic will be held from 9:30-11 a.m. that day for third- through eighth-graders also in the high school’s gym. Tickets for the game are $25 for general admission. But $50 w…

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by Carol Reif
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Greeley Principal Invites Students, Alumni To Sex-Abuse Forum Greeley Principal Invites Students, Alumni To Sex-Abuse Forum
Greeley Principal Invites Students, Alumni To Sex-Abuse Forum CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- In the wake of sex-abuse revelations surrounding former Horace Greeley High School drama teacher Christopher Schraufnagel, school Principal Robert Rhodes is inviting current and former students to attend a talk on how to deal with such instances. In an email addressed to current students, plus alumni from the classes of 2015 and 2016, Rhodes outlines a forum that will be held on Sunday, Jan. 8.  The session, according to Rhodes, will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Chappaqua. It will be guided by Dr. Daniel Gensler, who is a clinical ps…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Bedford Audubon Kicking Off 2017 With Eagle Watch, Field Trips Bedford Audubon Kicking Off 2017 With Eagle Watch, Field Trips
Bedford Audubon Kicking Off 2017 With Eagle Watch, Field Trips KATONAH, N.Y. – The Bedford Audubon Society is offering what it believes to be a series of great opportunities to kick off 2017 with exercise, outdoors education and community involvement. Throughout January, the local chapter of the national nonprofit environmental organization has scheduled a host of activities designed to connect participants with nature and each other, according to event organizers. The events include: 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11: The Native Plant Center’s Carol Capobianco is to deliver a lecture – “From Gardener and Birder to Bird Gardener” – at the Katonah Village …

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by James O'Rourke
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EagleFest Soars Into Croton in February, Singer Tom Chapin in Lineup EagleFest Soars Into Croton in February, Singer Tom Chapin in Lineup
EagleFest Soars Into Croton in February, Singer Tom Chapin in Lineup CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Teatown Lake Reservation's 13th Annual Hudson River EagleFest will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, at Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson. More than 25 environmental organizations are scheduled to participate in the event, which will feature live eagle shows, bird walks, bus tours, live music, children's activities and food trucks loaded with meals. Multiple eagle viewing sites staffed by birding experts will be available along the Hudson for viewing the eagles. State Sen. Terrence Murphy is partnering with Teatown Lake Reservation to sponsor the event. "Eagl…

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by Ken Davis
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Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center
Gun, Knife Show Will Return To Westchester County Center WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- After a seven-year hiatus, gun shows are returning to the Westchester County Center in White Plains.  NorthEast Gun Shows and Westchester Collectors announced a two-day firearm and knife show/sale at the County Center for Jan. 21-22, the weekend after Inauguration Day. More details can be found by clicking here. After a gunman murdered 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in November 2012, County Executive Rob Astorino canceled a show scheduled for February 2013 at County Center. There hasn't been one since. More than 3,600 p…

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by Jon Craig
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Heavenly Productions Foundation Holding Fundraiser In Armonk Heavenly Productions Foundation Holding Fundraiser In Armonk
Heavenly Productions Foundation Holding Fundraiser In Armonk ARMONK, N.Y. -- A local charity is holding its annual fundraiser this weekend in Armonk. Heavenly Productions Foundation, which helps provide support for children in financial need, will hold the fundraiser at Armonk House on Sunday, Dec. 18 from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Among the scheduled guests are News 12 reporter  Lisa Salvadorini, who will emcee the event, and Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. The afternoon gathering will feature a 50/50 raffle, a silent auction and live music. Armonk House, a local restaurant, will serve an array of refreshments,  including appetizers, drinks, dinner and dessert…

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by Tom Auchterlonie
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Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash
Two Westchester Institutions Come Together For Wreck The Halls Bash ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Forget boring dinners at relatives houses for the holidays. Kick-off the festivities in style this year at Wreck the Halls on Monday, Dec. 19, when The Cookery heads to Elmsford's Captain Lawrence Brewery to spread holiday cheer “with carnage and beer.”  The first-ever Wreck the Halls holiday bash is sure to stir up some holiday trouble when the Dobbs Ferry restaurant whips up an impressive lineup of dishes while they're rocking to live music by Rockaway Bitch, an all-female Ramones cover band, and The Fat City Rockers. A few of the dishes planned -- of course to sample wi…

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by K Reakes
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Lasdon Park In Somers Invites Public To Holidays On The Hill Lasdon Park In Somers Invites Public To Holidays On The Hill
Lasdon Park In Somers Invites Public To Holidays On The Hill SOMERS, N.Y. -- Kids of all ages will enjoy a public holiday model train display among highlights during the Holidays on the Hill event weekends through Dec. 18 at Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial in Somers. “Get into the spirit of the season at Lasdon, which will be transformed into a magical destination with festive lights, seasonal music, hayrides and a grand model train setup where engines pull their cars through a landscape that includes replicas of familiar Westchester towns and landmarks,” said County Executive Rob Astorino said.  “Santa, of course, will make special visi…

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by Donna Christopher
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Fans Of All Ages Flock To Rocky Marathon At Alamo Drafthouse Fans Of All Ages Flock To Rocky Marathon At Alamo Drafthouse
Fans Of All Ages Flock To Rocky Marathon At Alamo Drafthouse YONKERS, N.Y. -- In order to sit through a 14-hour seven movie marathon of the Rocky movies, you'd need the eye of the tiger. Almost 200 people were willing to go the distance at Alamo Drafthouse's celebration of 40 years of "Rocky" Saturday.  The first film follows Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a down on his luck fighter in Philadelphia, who unexpectedly gets a chance to face Apollo Creed for the heavyweight title. A longshot, Rocky has one goal: to go the distance. The film won Best Picture in 1976. The rest of the films follow Rocky on his Cinderella journey from the bott…

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by Sam Barron
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Bedford-Armonk Rotary Club Kicks Off Christmas Tree Sale Bedford-Armonk Rotary Club Kicks Off Christmas Tree Sale
Bedford-Armonk Rotary Club Kicks Off Christmas Tree Sale BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. – The Bedford-Armonk Rotary Club has opened its Rotary Christmas Tree Sale and, offering Fraser Firs, Balsams and wreaths at "the best prices in town." The sale, which is taking place at Bedford Hills Memorial Park, 60 Haines Road, is to run on weekends through Dec. 23, according to organizers. Trees and wreaths can be purchased from 4-7 p.m. on Fridays, and from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, according to organizers. Money raised during the sale will be donated to the Community Center of Northern Westchester, multiple scholarship funds and other c…

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by James O'Rourke