Archive for September, 2011
Spending Time with Each Child
Whether you are a parent struggling to attend to each child equally or an adult reminiscing about vying for your parents’ attention, most people can relate to the challenges of being in a family with more than one child. Every child has his own needs and wants to be acknowledged for his uniqueness. And parents [...]
Mt. Kisco Library Offers New Kindle Download Program
In a time gone by library patrons had no choice. They would need to come in person to get a loan of a book and faced late charges if the tome was not returned in time, but that is so 20th Century. While Mount Kisco Public Library patrons can still borrow books the traditional way, [...]
flower power
My evergreen and pine trees are now slanted and the ground around them has been washed away leaving deep trenches. What is the best way to save these trees? Marlene from Somers Marlene, You were right in seeking advice. I will try and coach you on how to fix the trees on your own. But, [...]
ArtsWestchester to Open eARTh Exhibition Next Week
Beginning next Wednesday, the ArtsWestchester building on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains will host an exhibition exploring the relationship between nature and the environment entitled “eARTh.” In keeping with the natural theme, ArtsWestchester partnered with the Port Chester-based Clay Arts Center to feature ceramic sculptures. “A lot of the pieces in this exhibition ask us [...]
Brewster Founders Day, ArtBeat and Book Sale Oct. 2
Main Street in Brewster will be painted with village pride in celebration of its 20th Annual Founders Day on Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Founded by Walter Brewster in 1894, the village has been dubbed “The Hub of The Harlem Valley” for its rich history and close proximity to New York City. [...]
White Plains Man Threatens Roommate with Knife
One White Plains resident apparently doesn’t like being left in the dark. Jamie Rose, a 22-year-old resident of a 110 Park Ave. apartment, faces menacing and criminal possession of a weapon charges after he allegedly threatened his roommate with a knife after the roommate turned out a light in the common room without asking his [...]
More Than Scrumptious
“Cupcakes!” yelled Sophia Soumakis, younger daughter of Scrumptious co-owner Kiki Soumakis. It was early Sept 8., and the sun had yet smoothed out its warm, morning colors. Soumakis, along with her sister and partner Anne Gianopoulos, had arrived at their cupcake shop along Route 52 in Carmel at 5 a.m. to fulfill an order of [...]
Griffin Crowned GOP Winner
By a narrow 3-vote margin, incumbent Michael Griffin won the Republican line in the Patterson town supervisor primary after a week of anticipation following the official tally of absentee ballots. The race, which was labeled “too close to call” after Sept. 13’s primary election day, came down to the 37 absentee ballots. Before the Putnam [...]
Sam’s of Gedney Way Caters to WP Community
By Colette Connolly When Peter Herrero, Jr., took over what is now Sam’s of Gedney Way during the late 1980s, he admits that times were tough. Indeed by the early 1990s, Herrero said his business was almost bankrupt. Today, Sam’s of Gedney Way is a thriving White Plains restaurant and part of a network of [...]
Year Two Of Westchester Green Business Challenge Underway
The Westchester Green Business Challenge (WGBC) kicked off its second full year of operation at Atria on the Hudson – Westchester’s first green senior living community – on Sept. 21 in Ossining, New York. An innovative private-public partnership between Westchester County and The Business Council of Westchester, the WGBC is a “friendly competition” designed to [...]
Cuomo: 950 Jobs Coming to East Fishkill, Yorktown
As part of an agreement made with New York State and five leading international technology companies, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that 950 high-technology jobs would be coming to the lower Hudson Valley. The positions, which will be out of IBM’s East Fishkill and Yorktown offices, will assist in the development of the next [...]
New Castle GOP Slate Touts Business Friendly Approach
New Castle’s Republican candidates in the upcoming election pledged last week to make key changes in policy that would attract businesses to town and expand the commercial tax base to ease the burden on homeowners. Supervisor candidate Robert Kirkwood and Richard Diefenbach, running for a seat on the town council, were joined last Thursday morning [...]
Audit Claims Cablevision Owes Yorktown $350,000
An audit of Cablevision franchise fees initiated by the Yorktown Town Board in mid-2009 has proven that Yorktown is owed over $350,000 because of irregularities in franchise fee payments. Yorktown participated at the request of then-supervisor Don Peters, who suspected there was a problem. “I worked with seven other municipalities to fund the audit because [...]
Social Media Has Changed Everything You Thought You Knew About Public Relations, Or Has It?
Over the past two or three years, social media has completely transformed the world of public relations, marketing and advertising for businesses large and small. At least that’s the perception held by many business owners and managers. It’s also a notion that is reinforced daily by an army of social media experts ready to step [...]
Carmel Resident Promotes Support Connection’s Cause
Judy Facciola of Carmel is a breast cancer survivor. Diagnosed in March 2009 with Stage 1 HER2+ breast cancer in 2009, she has been through the journey and has made it to the other side. After being cancer-free for two years, Facciola was hit with an emotional blow when her sister, Joyce Reyes, was diagnosed [...]
Poker Run to Raise Funds for Cystic Fibrosis
According to Maria Stiefeld of Bella Moda Hair Design in Mahopac, the louder a motorcyclist’s “pipes,” the safer a rider feels. The rumbling thunder that a motorcycle creates makes other motorists more aware of its presence, freeing a biker to ride as they please. In Stiefeld’s case, however, the “pipes” signify the struggle one endures [...]
VIDEO- Odell and Schneider Debate in Carmel
Two contenders vying for Putnam County executive met for the first of many debates on Thursday at the Carmel Civic Association’s meeting held at the Carmel firehouse. Republican candidate MaryEllen Odell, 50, and Democratic challenger Alan Schneider, 62, discussed their views on business development, the 2 percent tax cap and the sales tax extension. The candidates also [...]
Wheelchair Games Held at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains hosted its 32nd Annual Wheelchair Games Saturday, as athletes of all ages with disabilities competed in a variety of track and field events. Despite an overcast sky and forecast calling for rain, approximately 75 athletes competed in everything from table tennis to distance running. “It’s really a good [...]
County Explores Options for Future of Playland
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino hopes years from now, when his grandchildren are sitting on his lap, he’ll be able to tell them that “grandpa fixed Playland.” First, though, he’ll have to figure out how. Six months after Astorino formed a committee to explore possibilities for the future of Playland Park in Rye, the committee [...]
Vitelli Crowned King of Latest Examiner Media Twitter Contest
Three of Examiner Media’s editors, Kerry Barger, Faith Ann Butcher and Andrew Vitelli, competed in a Twitter contest over the past month. And today Vitelli has been crowned Twitter King. Vitelli, editor of The White Plains Examiner, earned the most new Twitter followers over the past month. The contest began on Aug. 23 and ends today. With a [...]
Hendrick Hudson Considering Multi-Million Dollar Bond
Despite concerns from two residents that the current economic climate was not the appropriate time, the Hendrick Hudson School District appears poised to put a multi-million capital projects bond before the voters in December. At the Sept. 21 board of education meeting, district administrators and board members expressed support for a 20-year bond recommended by [...]
Facebook Makes Big Moves to Keep Ahead of Google+, But Social Media is Still All About the Message
If you’ve been involved in social media at any level in recent weeks, you’re undoubtedly aware that there’s a lot going on. Facebook has made, and continues to make, radical changes to its platform, and we’re still waiting to see how these changes will be received by its users. Since social media is a major [...]
Armonk Outdoor Art Show Celebrates 50 Years
Close to 200 artists from around the United States and abroad will descend on Armonk this weekend for the 50th annual Armonk Outdoor Art Show at Community Field. Fine artists and fine craft artists include entrants from eight different mediums. Patrons will be able to buy oils/acrylics, watercolors, mixed media, printmaking/drawing/pastels, sculpture, wearable art, fine [...]
Westchester to Honor Fallen Soldiers This Weekend
Westchester County will hold a ceremony this Sunday at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla to honor two local servicemen who died this year in Afghanistan. Army Specialist David R. Fahey Jr. of Yorktown Heights and Army Sergeant Edward J. Frank II of Yonkers will have trees dedicated in their honor at a special ceremony [...]
Croton Lawyer to Challenge Ball for the State Senate Seat
Justin Wagner, a 30-year-old Croton lawyer who was raised in Dutchess County, announced that he has filed the paper work to run for the state senate seat currently held by Senator Greg Ball. Wagner will begin raising money to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2012 bid. “I am running to talk about two [...]
Patterson Supervisor GOP Race Down to Absentees
In a race that has been dubbed as “too close to call,” incumbent Michael Griffin and challenger Joseph Capasso will have to wait until Tuesday evening to find out which candidate will take Patterson’s GOP primary race. The closest contest in Putnam County’s primary election, the two town supervisor candidates are within three votes of [...]
‘Go Purple’ Kicks Off at Mahopac Public Library
Varying hues of purple filled the third floor of the Mahopac Public Library this past Friday for the Putnam/Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center’s kickoff breakfast for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. To celebrate the center’s “Go Purple Campaign,” residents, county officials and other community leaders showed off their wardrobes’ signature purple piece—a color that was proudly [...]
Assemblyman Castelli Addresses State Issues in New Castle
Assemblyman Robert Castelli (R-Goldens Bridge) told the New Castle Town Board on Sept. 14 that much had been accomplished in this year’s session of the state Legislature, but more needed to be achieved. Castelli was elected in a special election in early 2010 and to his first, full two-year term in November of the same [...]
Westchester Jazz Orchestra Takes The Stage Sept. 24
Unrestricted by the parameters of rigid composition and structure, jazz, in a sense, has set itself apart from its musical siblings. Its inherent freedom and widespread accessibility has attracted a diverse following, ranging from avid listeners to those simply looking for something good on the radio. “You don’t have to be an expert, you don’t [...]
FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Mt. Kisco
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is operating a mobile disaster recovery center in Mount Kisco today (Friday) through Sunday at 333 N. Bedford Road from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The center will be staffed by FEMA, the Small Business Administration, the Westchester County Department of Social Services, the Red Cross and some state [...]
