The contest features three categories for entrants: poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Students who are in sixth to 12th grade are eligible. Prizes will include $100 for first prize, $50 for second and $25 for third. An awards presentation will also be held.
... The New York Times; and Kristen Prata Browde, a former CBS News anchor. Left of Main Street is a group founded by Chappaqua residents Cynthia Ware Metcalf and Ann Styles Brochstein, who supported Trump's opponent (and fellow Chappaqua resident) ...
Hundreds, if not thousands, of folks will be lacing up their running shoes this spring all over Westchester to help fight a deadly disease. The American Cancer Society says that 13 Relay for Life events have been scheduled for May 20 through June 19. The community led events will be held in: Eastchester, Mamaroneck, Chappaqua, Harrison, Katonah-Lewisboro, the Tarrytowns, Yorktown, Yonkers, Somers, Ossining and the Hendrick Hudson School District.
Eighteen teams of fledgling scientists and engineers will soon be roaring their way to victory -- or quacking, barking or squeaking -- in a FIRSTA LEGOA 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.
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 game is set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at the gymnasium at Horace Greeley High School.
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 at the school from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Chappaqua.
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 at the school from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Chappaqua.
... 25 at 4 p.m. It will be held on the Village Green, which is in the heart of Bedford Village. Chabad of Armonk, Chappaqua & Pleasantville announced that it will hold two menorah lightings. The first will take place in front of the town of New ...
... 25 at 4 p.m. It will be held on the Village Green, which is in the heart of Bedford Village. Chabad of Armonk, Chappaqua & Pleasantville announced that it will hold two menorah lightings. The first will take place in front of the town of New ...
The holiday season rings in on Saturday, Dec. 3 in Chappaqua with a variety of activities, hosted by the New Castle Historical Society. Each year, the society decorates for the season using items that the historic Greeley family would have used when it was their country home from 1864-1873.
Holiday shoppers can do some wine tasting while completing their gift-buying at several local downtown Chappaqua merchants Saturday for the second annual Wine Around Town event. Sponsored by the Chappaqua-Millwood Chamber of Commerce, the free event is co-sponsored by several other businesses and features themed wine tasting at more than two dozen downtown merchants.
Representatives from Habitat for Humanity of Westchester and Homes for the Holidays will be at Chappaqua Station Saturday, Dec. 3, for an evening of Jazz with the Daniel Lauter Quartet. "We are excited about partnering up with Chappaqua Station in our first Homes for the Holidays week," Jim Killoran, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Westchester.
Underscoring is the music in a film that plays in the background during a scene or a dialogue, often with the purpose of establishing a theme or mood. Fans of classic movies, Frankenstein, and movie scores will have the chance to hear Shapiro's work in context on Friday, Oct. 28 when he conducts 15 members of The Chappaqua Orchestra for a live performance of the music during a showing of Frankenstein .
