Heard that "Q" (of Port Chester) will be opening in Mt.Kisco ... Across the street from TJ Maxx where the UPS store is. Lots of construction going on there ... Hope the guy in the UPS store is right.
My cell phone died. It got wet. It vibrates when it rings. It was placed somewhere it shouldn't have been placed, and when it rang, the vibration caused it to slid into a glass of soda. That's how it got wet. Now I have to replace it ASAP. My cell phone is a big part of my law practice. Anyway, the Michael Vick story is all over the place. I represented a dog fight case once in Port Chester. Really hard to get behind my client. I love dogs. But I did it anyway. That's my job.
The awards also note Calloway's dedication and support for young, rising talent. The actor-musician was a resident of Elmsford for more than 30 years.
The recipients are recognized for their body of work, dedication and contribution to some aspect of the performing arts in Westchester County.
Since the award is for “lifetime achievement,” the individual should be “of sufficient age to warrant such an honor,” according to organizers. The individual must have made some significant contribution to the performing arts. Those eligible might include performers, educators, entrepreneurs, technicians, designers, producers, directors, choreographers, composers, librettists, conductors, actors, dancers, mentors or even individuals who, through their continuous support, “have had a positive effect on some aspect of the performing arts in Westchester.”
Making guest appearances at the Sept. 1 event at Westchester Broadway Theatre will be Robert Hager from the Broadway cast of Spring Awakening, Jason Spoor and The Westchester Dreamcoats, plus special guest presenter Craig Schulman (of The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misrables and more).
Additional performers will be announced.
The 2007 Honorees are:
Asbury Summer Theatre: In recognition of Andrew Gmoser for his 32 years of dedication as a board member, director, lighting designer and set designer. AST will be closing its doors after this season. Gmoser is the founder of Silent G Productions. He has been the resident lighting designer at The Westchester Broadway Theatre for the last 18 years.
Donna Cribari. A beloved composer, musical director, conductor and teacher, she was commissioned by the Westchester Bicentennial Commission to compose Thomas J., which was presented locally and at Lincoln Center. She is one of the founders of The Port Chester Village Players and the Port Chester Council for the Arts. For over 30 years, she served as musical director of the Mt. Pleasant Community Theatre and numerous other organizations.................
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Port Chester New York Is The Musical Capitol Of Westchester County
STORY:
Of coarse everyone has heard of the "Pride Of Port Chester' which is the World Famous Port Chester High School Band. But many residents forget that a lot of new musicians got their start in the clubs in and around Port Chester.
Years ago it was Moby playing at the beat. Today it is Soulwood & Richie Famous playing in clubs like Tropical.
Moby - We Are All Made Of Stars (Remix) (2001) Biography of Moby: Real Name: Richard Melville Hall Profile: Born : September 11, 1965 // New York, NY, United States . One of electronic music's most visible and talked-about figures by far, Moby's career comprises many years of work and many many musical twists and turns. His career stretches all the way back to early rave and acid-house...
I have a simple solution to the lack of available parking at Westchester County Airport (Greenwich Time news story, Aug. 20).
I live in Greenwich, like many people who utilize this convenient airport. In fact, I live 6.5 miles from the facility. If I want to leave my car at home and take a taxi, I have to pay $46 one way, not including tip, for the 6.5 miles.Greenwich Taxi seems to be the only transportation available.
Why can't I find another company to compete with Greenwich Taxi? There are a couple in Port Chester, but they seem intimidated to take a fare to the airport. Am I imagining this? What's that about?
I'd be happy to take a bus or shuttle, but one is not available.I travel to Chicago often, and average airfare price is $200. To use Greenwich Taxi at $92 round-trip, plus tip, would cost me $105 plus. So the 6.5 mile ride, which takes nine minutes and frees up a parking space, would cost more than half the price of my airfare.
I really don't blame Greenwich Taxi. The company is asking and getting what it wants. But isn't there some town committee that could take a minute from deciding which color tulips to plant downtown and instead decide how better to manage transportation to the airport?
Though it waves in English speakers with the label "ice cream shop," at Paleteria Fernandez, popsicles are the prize. You'll find typical Mexican varieties like tamarind, mango with chili, and "rice pudding" as well as familiar friends like cherry, lemon, and lime, but my instincts sent me looking to the far end of the spectrum. ("I think that's spicier than you'll like it, sir," the counterman said, though not quite in those words.)
The pico de gallo, a mosaic of cucumber, mango, and jicama with orange, chili, salt, and pepper, is, indeed, a spicy popsicle — spicy enough that I chased it with a simpler, creamier guanabana (soursop) paleta not long after.
Even though Paleteria Fernandez seems to have an eye on wholesale business — the popsicles are sold in clear wrappers branded with the shop's name — the paletas themselves are idiosyncratic to a fault. The pico de gallo was aggressively spicy, and the guanabana still contained a few fibers from the soursop that flavored it. (For that matter, the pico de gallo was also presented as the "roaster's mix," the guanabana, as "sour soup.") And at $2 to $2.50, they're about twice the price you'll usually pay for a paleta. Artisinal popsicle, anyone?
This slab of focaccia ($2.75) was so large and so soft you could use it for a pillow, except that you'd be picking olives, onions, and roasted red peppers out of your hair. Other eat-on-the-spot choices include ready-made sandwiches, salads, and the like, but the main attraction is the bread — perhaps 20 varieties, each hand-labeled with name and pedigree. Sweeter options include macaroons, croissants, and a reverse-engineered "Ring Ding."
Waggin' Tail cream soda (12 fl. oz.; $1.50), one of three Freaky Dog flavors, is sweetened with cane sugar rather than corn syrup (and at that price, it had better be); otherwise, just OK.
HAVERSTRAW - At first, Juan Serra thought it was all a bad joke.
A friend beckoned him to his backyard on April 21 and said, "Jensy died in a car crash last night."
Then Serra looked up the street, where their 17-year-old neighbor and North Rockland High School classmate lived, and saw the crying crowds beginning to form.
Shock turned to sorrow, then Serra turned to his laptop. Within hours, a group dedicated to Jensy Mendez's memory appeared on Facebook, a social networking Web site popular with teens and young adults. Within days, hundreds of members had joined, sharing their memories and photos of the athletic young man........
........"It makes me feel like I'm not alone," said Brendon Barnwell, 19, of Port Chester, who created the "R.I.P. Justin Miceli" group on Facebook.
Noting that the group now has more than 1,700 members, he smiled and added, "Justin always used to bring people together. Even now, he's bringing people together.".........
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Some of the online memorials to Lower Hudson Valley youths, taken verbatim, and their titles:
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Dominique Alice Blakely, 19, Pelham: "In Memoriam: Dominique Alice Blakely"
Colin Marren, 20, Rye: "RIP Colin Marren"
Jensy Mendez, 17, Haverstraw: "A Rememberance For Jensey Mendez"
Justin Miceli, 19, New Rochelle: "R.I.P. Justin Miceli"
Justin Wagner, 17, Mahopac: "Justin Wagner #45 ['07-'08 Is For You]"
MySpace
Karesse Ebron, 16, Spring Valley: "I am the Resurrection and the LIfe: He who believs in me even if he dies, shall live: and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die." And "qone but never forqotten. thisz is for you karesse. [r.i.p]"
YouTube
Emily Cornish, 16, Yorktown: "Slideshow for Emily" and "In Loving Memory of Emily Cornish!"
Tonight we were headed to Route 22 in Stamford, (Port Chester, -someone PLEASE wake up and open a restaurant other than Italian or Hispanic food.. and NOT the diner or- but a family friendly place.. oh..I digress. ...
Tried a new spot in CT just over the Port Chester border. They have been open for three weeks and as the title suggests the menu and the name is Burgers Shakes and Fries. Frist the Burger, a tasty piece that is cooked on a griddle, ...
Ten people were charged with drunken driving during a checkpoint that ended early this morning in Port Chester.......
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Wanda DeCarlo, Scranton, died Friday morning at the Golden Living Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, William DeCarlo Sr.
Born in Port Chester, N.Y., daughter of the late Dominick and Mary Chodokowski, she was employed by St. Joseph’s Center before retirement. A dedicated Catholic, she was devoted to the rosary........
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Chris Madden knows the impact of a good housewarming gift. Madden, a home-decorating expert, speaks fondly of a gift she received a few years ago.
The veteran designer, who does a signature home collection for JC Penney and has written numerous books on decorating, had moved from Rye to Purchase.
The custom-made plate, created by Wirth Salander's Custom House Portrait Plates, featured "a line-drawn image of my turn-of-the-century carriage house rendered in black and white."........
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........... who is interested in staffing PART TIME positions for their company. The job details are as follows: Position: Part Time Retail Associate NY/CT LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE: Port Chester West Nyack Mohegan Lake Nanuet Brewster..........
.......Starting Sunday and going through Thursday, you can order a three-course meal at more than 20 Westchester restaurants for $25 at lunch or $35 at dinner. You'll get a free bottle of San Pellegrino or Acqua Panna water, and Pellegrino will donate $1 to Share Our Strength, a nonprofit that helps the hungry.
And the meals sound pretty good. At F.I.S.H. in Port Chester, you can choose between a salad or a seafood soup for your first course, and a pan-roasted salmon or a wood-roasted chicken for your entree........
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Phantom® Entertainment, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PHEI) announced today that it has signed a marketing agreement with ProGames Network, a subsidiary of MobilePro Corp. (OTC BB: MOBL), to place the Phantom® Wireless Lapboard and Phantom® Game Service content in hotel rooms of international hotel chains in North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australasia.
“The Phantom® Wireless Lapboard and Phantom® Game Service content fit our goal of providing the most user-friendly and content-rich hotel amenities,” noted Martin Gray, President and CEO of ProGames Network. “Phantom Entertainment will help us deliver user friendly wireless technology and a content-rich catalogue of video games to the hospitality industry.”
“We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to provide our Phantom Wireless Lapboard and Phantom Game Service content to Pro Games Network for placement in hotel rooms worldwide. We believe this opportunity will demonstrate that hotels and other location-based providers can offer video game entertainment as part of their marketing efforts,” said Greg Koler, President and CEO of Phantom Entertainment, Inc.
About ProGames Network
ProGames Network was formed in 2006 by MobilePro Corp., a North American wireless broadband company located in Bethesda, MD, to focus on developing tools, content and specialized connectivity for online gamers. ProGames Network offers brand name mobile and online games through its well established distribution channels, and its web site also offers its new narrow channel game search engine. Additionally, ProGames will soon begin offering online daily sweepstakes on a variety of sporting events through its exclusive sweepstakes platform. For more information about MobilePro, visit http://www.mobileprocorp.com/. For more information about ProGames Network, visit http://www.progamesnetwork.com/.
About Phantom Entertainment
Phantom Entertainment is a global entertainment and interactive game company. Phantom Entertainment has developed and is marketing the Phantom® Wireless Lapboard, a combination wireless keyboard, laser mouse and hard surface that enables users to work or play games from any comfortable setting. For more information, please visit http://www.phantom.net/.
Michael Kohlhagen was appointed the new superintendent of schools by the school board in May. Kohlhagen, 44, started his three-year contract, which pays $162,045 annually, on July 2.
Kohlhagen is no stranger to the Greater Hartford area; he worked for three years as an assistant superintendent in the Hartford public school system.
More recently, Kohlhagen worked for six years as assistant superintendent in Port Chester, N.Y., a municipality located in Westchester County just south of Greenwich.
Kohlhagen said in an interview in his office on Aug. 22, that he was "excited" for the school year to begin and that he is looking forward to working "really hard to take the school system to the next level."
Toward that end, Kohlhagen has adopted the mantra "Success and Rigor for Every Student."........
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Source: Wethersfield Post
Publication Date: August 23, 2007
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MONROE — The summery sweet aroma of fresh fried dough coated with melting powdered sugar hung in the air like an invitation.
An invitation to eat.
"I love the fried dough with the sugar on it," said Sonja Macri, of Monroe, as she strolled with her husband, Vinny, through the grounds of St. Jude Roman Catholic Church for the 17th annual St. Jude Italian Festival.
It was opening night Wednesday. The festival at the junction of Routes 110 and 111 is one of the town's major events and continues through Saturday night, offering steaming plates of freshly prepared Italian foods, as well as rides and games.
Macri recommends the cavitelli with broccoli, before taking a shot at the games. "It's seasoned with garlic and it has olive oil," Macri said, talking about the pasta dish with great admiration.
Food isn't the only attraction. Italian singer Angie Rubino, 76, of Port Chester, N.Y., lulled the crowd with his resonant vocals on Italian songs, some of which appeared to be from long ago.........
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I'm looking for a place in Port Chester or anywhere around Purchase. Right now, anything is awesome - if you have an apartment and are looking for a roomate, please let me know. *** I'll be a senior.
I'll be a senior BALA: Performance Art major (I made it up: it's art+dance+music+other stuff) ... my advisor is Carol Bankerd.. so that gives you some idea.
I work a bunch on weekends, stay at school a lot, have a car... kind of a hermit sometimes.
I'm clean, usually quiet, love dinner parties and food in general. I like to cook, play music, write.. I like nature - the woods mostly, and I like sleep.
You can even check out my facebook if you want: Gabriel Hoff
So please call or drop a comment if you're interested! 845-653-1195
When they started Lawn Chair Theatre last summer with "Much Ado About Nothing," the folks at the Port Chester Council for the Arts had a plan.
They set up their stage in a clearing between ball fields in Lyon Park and invited theater lovers to bring their own chairs and enjoy a show outdoors.
What they didn't plan on was an opening-night hailstorm that pelted cast, crew and theater lovers with ice pellets the size of golf balls and forced all to clamber to the shelter of the Girl Scout House in a far-off corner of the park.
The show went on the next night, inside the cozy cabin, safe from whatever Mother Nature could send their way.
This year, Lawn Chair Theatre's production of "As You Like It" ..........
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Where: Lyon Park, at Parkway and Putnam, Port Chester.
When: Today and tomorrow at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 6 p.m.
Tickets: Free.Call: 914-939-3183.
Note: Bring your own lawn chair.
A production of the Port Chester Council for the Arts.
With: Emma Green, Jake Lewis, Larry Reina, Mario Rodriguez, Elinor Reina, Sergio Marroquin, Diego Molano, Madeline Rende, Ana Sarmiento, Anna Kamenski, Alexa Greto, Efrain Barajas, Michelle Altmann, Paulina Bukanowski, Teddy Schaeffer, Kiah Thomas, Scott Faubel, Simon Edmonds-Langham, Jake Adler, Lorna Whittemore, Olivia Green, Kevin Rishel, Steve Greto, Terry Hanson.
Fred DeCaro, Jr., Chairman of the Board of USA Bank, announced today that USA Bank (OTCBB: USBK) has increased its asset base at June 30, 2007 to $149 million, an increase of $43 million, or 41%, over the $106 million reported at December 31, 2006. Mr. DeCaro, Jr. further stated that, “Loan quality continues to be exceptional, as evidenced by the fact that the Bank has only one classified loan, for .......
......Mr. Ron Gentile, the President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "That with the continued growth of high quality loans, the Bank's net interest income should become a major factor in operating result improvements on a quarterly basis during the forthcoming quarters." Mr. Gentile further reported that, "As of today, the Bank has a pipeline of commercial real estate loans for portfolio of approximately $34 million and a pipeline of commercial and residential mortgage loans for sale of approximately $55 million, which is impressive in this challenging environment."
The Bank has also developed a draft of a new Strategic/Business Plan. It was developed in cooperation with the Bank's Board of Directors, senior operating management and FinPro, Inc., who is represented by Mr. Nicholas J. Ketcha, the former Head of the Division of Bank Supervision for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington, D.C.
This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. There may be factors, including those described in the Bank's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated.
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USA Bank is always looking for excellent candidates with strong customer service skills. We are currently accepting resumes for loan officers and other positions. Contact Human Resources for a full list of available opportunities.
“I didn't want to hurt him. I just wanted him to get out of the way” A woman accused of killing her ex-boyfriend by running him over with her car told a detective that she first got angry with the victim when he made her walk four blocks and then more so when he stood in front .........
.........She said she asked Schribman to put her bag in her car and got mad at him when he asked for a ride back to his car. She wouldn't open the passenger door for him, she told the detective. "I started to pull away and he stood in front of the car," she said, according to the statement. "He wouldn't move so I pressed on the accelerator very gently just to try to get him to move. I nudged him with my front bumper but he stood his ground directly in the middle of the front of my car. I then accelerated harder because I was even more angry now and I wanted to speed away."
She said she "felt a thud after I ran over his body" but she kept going because she wanted to get back to Mount Kisco.
Jackson had worked for the agency that managed the group home and was known to have mental health problems of her own. The housemate she claimed to be dating said in January that they only had a platonic relationship. Another housemate, William Petrovich, told The Journal News that Schribman was trying to stop Jackson from leaving because they were concerned she was depressed. She had promised them she was going to see a psychiatrist the next day and they didn't think she was in any condition to go home by herself, Petrovich said.
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