Geoffrey S. Thompson of Croton-on- Hudson
was honored with the Teatown Lake Reservation's 2008 Environmental
Leadership Award in recognition of the significant and generous
contributions he has made to preserve the environment over the past 36
years. The award was presented at a ceremony held on Sunday, September 28
at Will-O-Woods, the estate of Zita and Ed Rosenthal on Journey's
End
Road in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. All proceeds from the event
benefited Teatown. Read
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The
Rollins Agency, Tuckahoe, NY, received recognition in Rough Notes Magazine
for their success in the Employee Benefits Division.
Their risk
management approach has been commended for keeping costs under control in
a market where double digit increases has become the norm
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EFFICIENCIES
AT YONKERS WASTEWATER PLANT SAVE MONEY,
PROTECT ENVIRONMENT
Westchester County is expected to save about
$225,000 annually as the result of a recently completed project to make
the Yonkers Joint Wastewater Treatment Facility more energy efficient.
"Not only does this project save our taxpayers money, but it is important
to the environment," said County Executive Andy Spano of the collaborative
project between the county and the New York Power Authority. "The plant
will use less energy as a result of better equipment technology that
allows for less run time per day and the use of high efficiency motors. It
is part of our overall effort to save tax dollars and reduce the county
government's carbon footprint." Read
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All Fired Up! to
Include Over 60 Exhibitions, Hundreds of Clay Artists, Symposia, Workshops
and Numerous Public Events
From October 3 -November 30,
2008, more than 68 venues throughout Westchester County will participate in "All
Fired Up! A Celebration of Clay in Westchester." Read
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Westchester
Library System Encourages Lifelong Learning
Westchester
Library System (WLS) and Westchester Literacy and Learning Alliance (WLLA)
kicked off their third annual "Engaging All Kinds of Readers" series on
September 27, 2008. The series highlights different approaches to reading
and texts for a broad audience of parents, young people, teachers,
librarians, community leaders, and government officials. Each program
features an innovative researcher that will focus on a specific type of
reader, such as teenagers, genre readers, and those with learning
challenges.Read
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The
Sleep Center at Sound Shore Medical Center (SSMC) has earned accreditation from the
American
Academy of Sleep
Medicine (AASM).
This
confirms SSMC's Sleep Center meets AASM's high standards -
both in demonstrating and maintaining proficiency in areas such as testing
procedures and policies, patient safety and follow-up, and physician and
staff training. Read
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PHELPS
HOSPITAL OPENS NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TRIPLES SIZE, WITH THE LATEST IN
TECHNOLOGY AND COMFORT
When the
newly constructed 18,000-square-foot emergency department at Phelps
Memorial Hospital Center opens its doors to the community in November, it
will be three times the size of the existing one and will rival the finest
emergency departments in the country for patient comfort, efficiency and
service. Read
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Andrus
Children's Center
is delightful with a charming movie theater created by Carpenters Union
Local 11 in a boys' residence on its Yonkers campus. This gift from the
carpenters and numerous local vendors is part of a larger renovation of
the residence directed by premiere contractors C.W. Brown Inc. of
Thornwood. "Our kids" are in great hands with all these fine friends
building a safe home around them!
3rd Annual Promotional Product Showcase
Invitation... Read
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Paradigm
Associates Proudly Presents A Leadership Symposium- Insights for
Breakthrough Leadership
Friday
October 24, 2008 8:30am - 2:00pm Doral Arrowwood Conference Resort 975
Anderson Hill Rd. Rye Brook, NY 10573 Read
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NYPA
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT TO SAVE YONKERS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
$342,000 A YEAR IN ENERGY COSTS
The New
York Power Authority (NYPA) and the Westchester County Department of
Environmental Facilities (DEF) today announced the completion of an energy
efficiency project that is expected to save the county about $342,000 a
year. Read
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The
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, has
received a two-year $50,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation for
its Junior Docent Program. Featuring peer-to-peer mentoring, the
after-school program delivers organizational, interpersonal, and
leadership skills training for at-risk youth from Yonkers Public Schools
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Brave 12 year old
makes a difference!
Jayne Gershfeld is 12 years old and a
sixth grader at Fox
Lane Middle School in Bedford, New
York. She wants to raise money for epilepsy
awareness and program funding. She was diagnosed with epilepsy in November
2005 after she fell in the shower. It was really scary for her and her
family. What was even scarier was that in the months (and years) that
followed, the doctors could not find the proper medication to prevent her
from having seizures. Either she was allergic to the medications or they
just didn't work. Even though it's been almost 3 years since she was
diagnosed, she still has frequent seizures. Her friends and family accept
that epilepsy is part of who she is. She hopes you will, too. She dances,
she swims, and she laughs - a lot - epilepsy will not stop her! Read
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HISTORIC
HUDSON
VALLEY
Historic Hudson Valley is busy preparing for its massive October
program - The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor and Legend
Weekend at Philipsburg Manor - which take place over 18 evenings. Last
year more than 80,000 people attended these blockbuster events. Full
information is available online at www.hudsonvalley.org. Read
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Investment
Planning for Women ~ Codependent No More!
Go from
helpless to hopeful with the knowledge and confidence to take control of
your financial future. Jane Staunton, a Financial Advisor with Bernstein
Global Wealth Management, a unit of AllianceBernstein, will be offering
this class to women through the Bronxville Adult School and Greenwich Adult School this October/ November. Read
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The Westchester
Wine School announces the last chance to
sign up for its next wine courses.
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LOCAL
CPA EARNS EXCLUSIVE CERTIFIED IN FINANCIAL FORENSICS (CFF) CREDENTIAL AS
FINANCIAL FORENSICS EXPERT
Dennis B.
Kremer, CPA/ABV/CFF, CVA, CFE, FCPA of Purchase, New York has been awarded
the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) credential by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The CFF Credential,
established in 2008 by the AICPA, is granted to qualified CPAs with
considerable professional experience in financial forensics. Read
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Anchin,
Block & Anchin LLP adds director
Thomas K.
Lee, a recognized consultant in the litigation support arena, has joined
Anchin, Block & Anchin's expanding Litigation Support, Forensics, and
Valuation Services team as director. Read
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Doral Arrowwood
Presents its First "Staycation"
It's the dream mini-vacation
for book lovers - a weekend devoted to literature, history, science,
politics, and even mysteries and short stories with authors and editors in
an idyllic Westchester setting just about one gallon of gas from New York
City. Read
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Dominican
Sisters Family Health Service (DSFHS), a non-profit,
Visiting Nurse Service, providing home health care services in
Westchester, the South Bronx and Suffolk counties, was awarded $750,864 by
the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for the Ryan
White Title IV Program to provide HIV/AIDS services in the South Bronx. Read
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AND
Dominican Sisters Family Health Service (DSFHS)
will host its 16th Annual Mary & Carol Higgins Clark Luncheon and Book
Signing on Wednesday, October 8th at Abigail Kirsch/Tappan Hill Mansion in
Tarrytown (DSFHS),
In addition to having Mary and Carol as
our keynote speakers, we are delighted to honor two very special couples
who have dedicated their lives to their communities. The 2008 Mother Mary
Walsh Award will be presented to Mr. and Mrs. Jos? Morales, Jr. of the
Bronx, NY. This award is presented to
persons in recognition of their deep faith, commitment to family values,
recognition of the dignity of each person and exemplifying the beliefs and
values of DSFHS' foundress Mary Walsh. Mr. and Mrs. Martin B. Engelhardt,
Jr. of Briarcliff Manor, NY, will be honored with the 2008 Dr. Joseph A.
Cimino Community Service Award, given to persons who have demonstrated a
commitment to the community by reaching out to those in need. Dr. Cimino
was a long time Board Chair of the Agency, whose life was committed to
serving families and communities. Read
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