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Folk Icons, THE Kingston Trio to appear at Emelin Theatre June 6—ONE Night Only Nearly seven decades since they emerged from San Francisco's North Beach club scene to introduce the sounds of folk music into the mainstream and take the world by storm,The Kingston Trio will appear for ONE NIGHT ONLY on Thursday, June 6 at the Emelin Theatre (153 Library Lane)in Mamaroneck as part of their "Keep the Music Playing" 2024 national tour.Tickets start at $41.25 ($37.75 for veterans) plus fees and are available viaemelin.org,by calling(914) 698-0098,or at the box office. Showtime is 7 P.M. The Kingston Trio occupy a unique, preeminent po…

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Calling All Crooners: Search Underway For 'Yonkers Idol' The city of Yonkers is hoping to find its next young singing sensation with its 14th annual Yonkers Idol competition. And no, you won’t have to perform in front of Lionel Richie or Katy Perry. This year's competition will kick off at Untermyer Gardens Wednesday, May 18, at 5 p.m. Singers between the ages of 10 and 14 will compete for Yonkers Junior Idol, while those between 15 and 19 will try to win the title of Yonkers Idol. Contestants will be limited to one verse and one chorus of a song, according to a city press release. The final round will be held Saturday, June 25, at Untermyer …

by Michael Mashburn

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Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade To Return 'Live' This Year The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is returning to the streets of New York City for its 95th celebration after being curtailed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Macy's made the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 8, saying the parade will be delight crowds once again on Thursday, Nov. 25 beginning at 9 a.m. This year's parade will feature the signature mix of giant character helium balloons, fantastic floats, marching bands, performance groups, celebrities, clowns, and the one-and-only Santa Claus, Macy's said. “We are thrilled to welcome back in its full form the Macy’s Thanksgiving D…

by Kathy Reakes

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Covid-19: Hudson Valley Hosts Fireworks Show As NY Celebrates Reopening Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to show the world that New Yorkers are “returning to life as we know it” with a series of fireworks displays across the state to celebrate the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Ten fireworks shows,including one at Nyack Memorial Park in Rockland County, are scheduled for 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15 - a day Cuomo said New Yorkers will remember. Earlier story - COVID-19: Majority Of NY Restrictions Lifted As State Hits Vaccine MilestoneAdditionally, Cuomo said that on Tuesday night, all state assets, including the Empire State Building will be lit blue and go…

by Zak Failla

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Famed Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Coming To Westchester's Lyndhurst Dog lovers rejoice. The famed Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is coming to Westchester County in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show announced this month that the 145th annual event will be held at Lyndhurst, a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, on Route 9 (Broadway) in Tarrytown, on Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, 2021, with live coverage across FOX Sports networks. Due to the ever-changing government restrictions during the pandemic a move to a springtime, outdoor dog show was necessary to uphold Westminster’s strong commitment to the health and sa…

by Kathy Reakes

Yankee Hall Of Famer Mariano Rivera To Serve As Guest Speaker At New Rochelle HS Event A Hall of Famer is heading home to New Rochelle to act as a guest speaker during a special event for parents and families on mental health. New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera will be one of several guest speakers at Family University, an informal session for students, parents and caregivers presented by the New Rochelle High School PTSA. The event is part of an ongoing effort to educate and inform middle and high school students as well as parents and caregivers on important mental health and social media issues affecting young people. During his speech, Rivera is expected to discuss hi…

by Zak Failla

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Tournament Set To Aid Former Westchester Pro Baseball Prospect's Foundation A family in Westchester is hitting the court to raise awareness of gun control and to remember a fallen family member who was gunned down in Yonkers. The third annual Michael Nolan Basketball Tournament will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Lincoln High School on Kneeland Avenue in Yonkers. The event is named in honor of the former Oakland Athletic’s prospect and Yonkers native, who was killed in a drive-by in 2015. The tournament will include 13 teams battling it out, with more than 700 people - including some of the people Nolan’s organs saved - expected to attend the …

by Zak Failla

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Back By Popular Demand: Mobile Passport Office Coming To Scarsdale With plenty of time left for summer travel, things are going to get easier for Scarsdale residents that are contemplating taking a trip abroad. The Westchester County Clerk’s Office plans to take their show on the road, making processing passports simpler. The county’s mobile passport office will be stationed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, June 8, at Boniface Circle in the Village Center. It will give travelers the chance to quickly apply for a passport, including photo. Each year, members of the clerk’s outreach staff travel around the country, accepting passport applications from inte…

by Zak Failla

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Westchester Students Organize 'March For Our Lives' To Combat Gun Violence In the wake of dozens of successful walkouts by students in Westchester last week to call on Congress for tighter gun control laws, students are now organizing a countywide “March for Our Lives” movement. Thousands of Westchester residents are expected to participate in a “sibling march” beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 in White Plains, which is being organized by students throughout the county. According to White Plains High School senior Kelly Marx, who is one of the lead student organizers for the Westchester County March For Our Lives, more than 3,000 members of the community a…

by Zak Failla

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Westchester Mayor: 'Rally For Reform' With Students To End Gun Violence A star-studded guest list has been invited to participate in a “rally for reform” with students in Mount Vernon to end gun violence. The “Rally for Reform, March for Our Lives” event will be held beginning at noon on Saturday, March 3 at City Hall, where Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas plans to rally with local students in advance of a bus trip to an anti-violence rally in Washington, D.C. later this month. Among those invited to the rally include Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Olympian Deajah Stevens, comedian JB Smoove and Diddy. The rally comes in the wake of several vio…

by Zak Failla

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Teatown Gears Up For Annual Eaglefest For 14 years, the eagle has had a place to call home at Teatown. Teatown will be celebrating its 14th annual Eaglefest at Croton Point Park on Saturday, Feb. 10, featuring a performance from singer-songwriter Dar Williams. "This event is a fun and celebratory way for Teatown to pursue its mission of inspiring our community to lifelong environmental stewardship,” said Kevin Carter, Executive Director of Teatown. “With so much divisiveness in the world, it is a joy to bring people together with hope and purpose." Eaglefest allows visitors to see live birds of prey and provides oppo…

by Sam Barron

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Westchester's Jacob Burns Shows 'The Post' In Limited Release Anxious to see the Golden Globe-nominated film "The Post," starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep? The movie's limited release starts Friday, Jan. 5 at The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) in Pleasantville. The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, a JBFC Board Member, was filmed in White Plains and at SUNY Purchase, among other venues,and is based on true events about a cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents and pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government. Spielberg, in fact, recently attended a private…

by Daily Voice

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Westchester Restaurant Celebrates Holidays With Special Lunch For Seniors Dubrovnik Restaurant is all about community Which is why the New Rochelle eatery recently hosted a complimentary holiday lunch for elderly citizens alone for the holidays. This year, Dubrovnik invited seniors from the Maple Avenue Housing Center. The restaurant also partnered with New Rochelle's Hugh A. Doyle Senior Citizen Center (HDCC) identify those who may be unaccompanied and interested in this special holiday feast. HDCC Entertainment Director Sarah Furlongcreated a lottery to help facilitate who may be most interested due to the 40-seat capacity. The holiday lunch, held Wednesda…

by Daily Voice

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Westchester Pop-Up It's not every day a small Westchester brand gets noticed by a large clothing company. Which is why Samantha Levine of Auburn Jewlery is thrilled to be selected as part of J. Crew's first pop-up shop at The Westchester celebrating local artisans. The event is Thursday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.and is part of the company'sworldwide initiative. Auburn Jewelry is all about handcrafted custom jewelry for men and women. Thecollection includes earrings, pendants, bracelets, rings, wine charms, cufflinks, keychains, and bag charms. Every piece is handmade by Founder (and Chappaqua resident…

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by Zak Failla

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A Decade Later, Multi-Million Dollar Luxury Condos Open In Bronxville WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - After more than a decade of development, VillaBXV is welcoming residents to its luxury downtown condominiums in the heart of Bronxville. Officials opened the doors to VillaBXV last, finally unveiling the 53-home building on Kensington Road, more than a decade after the plan for the property was first introduced. Beginning at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Villa BXV will enjoy a grand opening reception of the new residences hosted by developer John Fareri and Bronxville Mayor Mary Marvin. Developers have been attempting to redevelop the site since the mid-2000s, when a prev…

by Zak Failla

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Hillary Clinton To Accept Global Leadership Award At Westchester Event The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the featured speaker at The Business Council of Westchester’s (BCW) annual fall dinner on Monday, Nov. 20. At that time, BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon will present the Chappaqua resident and former Secretary of State with the Westchester Global Leadership Laureate Award. The event will take place the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook.

by Jeanne Muchnick

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Winter Wonderland Returns To Kensico Dam Plaza VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Walking in Kensico Dam Plaza after Thanksgiving is going to be like walking in a winter wonderland.Westchester's Winter Wonderland is set to return to Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla on Nov. 24 for its fourth season. Highlights this year include a toboggan ride, a Winter Wonderland Holiday Circus tent, featuring circus performers from "America's Got Talent" and NBA halftime shows and a light feature spotlighting Santa on his sleigh. General admission for Westchester’s Winter Wonderland is $15 per person; ages 3 and under are free. Westchester’s Winter Wonderland wi…

by Sam Barron

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Mighty Mouse Is Coming Home To New Rochelle For Thanksgiving Parade NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Here he comes to save the day! Mighty Mouse is making a grand return back to New Rochelle for the 54th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, where he will float past the historic “K” building that housed Terrytoons Studio, where he was created. For more than four decades, beginning in 1930, Terrytoons called the “K” building in downtown New Rochelle home. Other famed cartoon characters to come from the studio include Heckle and Jeckle, Dinky Duck, Deputy Dog and the Mighty Heroes. The Thanksgiving Day parade will bea busy one with the festivities highlighted by massive ball…

by Zak Failla

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Scarsdale Family Gets Into Holiday Spirit With Lifting Up Westchester Local residents will soon be getting into the spirit of giving. Lifting Up Westchester (LUW), a nonprofit agency which provides homeless and poverty services to individuals throughout the county, has started its second annual Holiday LIFT campaign, which kicks off Saturday, Nov. 4. The campaign offers multiple opportunities for the community to spread holiday cheer and lift the spirits of Westchester’s men, women and children in need. Holiday LIFT activities will include distributing warm coats and winter clothing, providing 2,000 holiday meals from the LUW soup kitchen, filling and distr…

by Daily Voice

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Book It, Westchester: Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Starts WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- At the risk of sounding like your spouse, consider this your reminder to make your Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HRVS) reservations. The two-week long event, a celebration of the bounty of the Hudson Valley, starts Monday, Oct. 30 and goes until Sunday, Nov. 12 and spots fill up fast. More than 200 restaurants throughout Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan participate, allowing chefs to flaunt their best fare. Special three-course menus are $22.95 for lunch and $32.95 for dinner and often focus on seasonal ingredients. New thi…

by Jeanne Muchnick

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Trick Or Treat? At Cross County Shopping Center, Folks Get Both Kids can get into the Halloween spirit a little early with a visit to the Cross County Shopping Center's Halloween Spooktacular on Saturday, Oct. 21. The shopping center has planned a day full of fun events giving children and Halloween-loving adults a chance to dress up early and take part in trick-or-treating, arts and crafts, a storytime, dancing, and lots more beginning at 10 a.m. and running through 3:30 p.m. The schedule includes (events will take place in the center of the mall near Victoria's Secret): Trick-or-Treating from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and again from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.All…

by Kathy Reakes

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'Weird Al' Yankovic Performing Ill-Advised Tour In Westchester "Weird Al" Yankovic is coming to Poughkeepsie and Tarrytown, though not in a show you're expecting. Yankovic, known for his song parodies, is kicking off The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour at the Bardavon Opera House in Poughkeepsie on Feb. 27 and then is performing at the Tarrytown Music Hall on March 1. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon. The tour will feature no costumes, no props, no video screens, and no song parodies, Yankovic said. Instead, Yankovic plans to play exclusively original songs, including many deep cuts and obscure tracks. "Obviously th…

by Sam Barron

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'Fauda' Star Headlines Port Chester Benefit For Israeli Soldiers PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- The Friends of the Israel Defense Forces are hosting their annual gala in Westchester on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Capital Theater in Port Chester.This year's gala will be headlined by Lior Raz, the co-creator, and star of the Netflix series "Fauda." The show focuses on the story of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from opposing perspectives. Viewers follow the story of a commander in an undercover IDF unit trying to locate Hamas terrorist Abu-Ahmed, who has murdered 143 Israelis. Raz is a former soldier who also served as a counterterrorist. Th…

by Sam Barron

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Grab A Mocktail: The Westchester Goes Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.– Want to reduce your breast cancer risk? Learn more about preventative measures? The Westchester and White Plains Hospital are hosting a day of activities Saturday, Oct. 14, built around five themes. Stations set up at Center Court on Level 1 will feature expert advice including discussions with Una Hopkins, DNP, Administrative Director of the Cancer Program at White Plains Hospital. The stations will include: Reduce Your Stress:Guests will lounge in a quiet sanctuary decorated by Pottery Barn as Red Door Spa provides onsite hand massages andWhite Plains Hospital’s ho…

by Jeanne Muchnick

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Fill Up On Diverse Dining Options At FoodFest In New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Some of New Rochelle’s finest eateries are on display this week as the second annual FoodFest kicks off. New Rochelle will be “one city with many flavors” during the 10-day event, as local chefs and restaurants dish out their own “ideal FoodFest special,” including unique menus, special offers and discounts designed to showcase the variety of meals available in the city. More than two dozen local restaurants featuring food from more than 20 countries, have pledged to participate this year, as FoodFest runs through Thursday, Oct. 19. A complete list of participating rest…

by Zak Failla

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Westchester Musicians Rock To Rebuild In Rye RYE, N.Y. -- Musicians from Westchester will be performing in Rye later this month at a benefit concert for those impacted by the recent hurricanes.Rock2Rebuild is hosting a concert from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. onSunday, Oct. 22 at Shenorock Shore Club at 475 Stuyvesant Avenue. Performers include The Band Jam, a Band tribute band, The Dog Star Band, The Brothers of the Road Band, an Allman Brothers tribute band and The Mike Risko Band. The organization was initially founded by Andy Bodnar and Rob Biggers in 2005 following the massive tsunami in Southeast Asia. Tickets are $40 for adults and $10…

by Sam Barron

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