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Celebrating 50 Years! Chappaqua Schools' 90th Birthday, 9/14-15 Love & Life Cyclist Raises Money & new castle Community Day, 9/15 Wisdom for Kore, Ethiopia THE MAGAZINE FOR NEW CASTLE & BEYOND | THEINSIDEPRESS.C0M | SEPT/OCT 2018 Chappaqua Summer Scholarship Program: Celebrating 50 Years! Meet the Roses: Helping Refugees in Texas 9/29: Diversity Focus for Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival Greeley Grad Creates Bronx Lacrosse Program Introducing New Construction Luxury Property By Cindy Glynn, Chappaqua’s #1 Agent Year-to-Date for 2018* MT. KISCO | $2,495,000 Exceptional Lawrence Farms East NEW CONSTRUCTION (FALL 2018 Completion) on 1.65 acre level prop- erty in one of Chappaqua’s most sought after neighborhoods by premiere Westchester builder. Licensed Real Estate Salesperson o: 914.238.0505 | c: 914.523.6163 [email protected] cindyglynn.raveis.com 75 NO. 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Memberships Starting at $99 JOIN NOW and get $400 worth of FREE club services when you join Call Today at 914-241-0797 or 914-242-9760 Saw Mill Club Saw Mill Club East 77 Kensico Drive 333 N Bedford Rd Mount Kisco, NY 10549 Mount Kisco, NY 10549 914-241-0797 914-242-9760 www.SawMillClub.com @SawMillClub #MySawMillClub 24| THE MAGAZINE FOR NEW CASTLE & BEYOND | THEINSIDEPRESS.COM Annual Book Festival SEPT/OCT 2018 just between us 43 Couple Helps Migrant Families BY SHAUNA LEVY 4 I Can BY GRACE BENNETT gotta have arts in the know 44 Armonk Outdoor Art Show 6 Easy Street BY STACEY PFEFFER happenings 21 City Parks Summer Stage features 24 Chappaqua Children’s Book 10 New Castle Board Addresses Gun Festival Violence BY KIRAN SHETH cover story 35 HHREC Annual Gala & William Raveis Ride+Walk 12 Helping Women in Ethiopia BY AMY KELLEY 31| CSSP Graduates 40 Chilli Cookoff Recipe Winner & Armonk Cider and Donut Festival and Alumni 14 Creating a Bronx Lacrosse Celebrating 50! Program 42 Chappaqua Schools Recognize BY AMY KELLEY BY STACEY PFEFFER 90 Years COVER PHOTO BY 17 Music Learning Technique for 44 Armonk Outdoor Art Show CAROLYN SIMPSON Special Needs doublevisionphotographers.com BY SHAUNA LEVY lifestyles with our 18 Armonk Author/Repeating sponsors in loving Kindergarten BY JULIA BIALEK memoriam 22 Back to School & Your Finances BY SCOTT KAHAN 46-47 In Remembrance 22 Back to School Health Tips BY AMY KELLEY of Deborah Shimer, Including 41 Tauk: A Taste of the Beach Her Top Ten Wisdoms BY MARLENE KERN FISCHER BY DAVID SHIMER 26 Toward a Sustainable Westchester BY KATHY SCHREIBER & TRACY STEIN Editor’s Note: 28 New Castle United on Substance etcetera Abuse Issues In our last edition of the magazine, BY DEBORAH NOTIS My School Days as a Twin in an article titled “Learning from 48 Experience: Local Young Entrepre- BY JULIA BIALEK neurs Rack up Life Lessons,” we 36 The Great Chappaqua Bake Sale omitted the phone number for the BY BETTINA PROBER Paint Can Kid. It is 914-200-3344. We regret the omission. SEPT/OCT 2018 | INSIDE CHAPPAQUA | 03 just us between The Glorious Possibilities of ‘I Can’ hen you are Empty Nest and single, but still however each day plays out! I can volunteer. I can get living in the suburbs, ‘Back to School’ feels more politically involved, as fraught with ‘issues’ that W more like an experience from the sidelines— sometimes feels. I can binge on a hot TV series, wrack I admit to being more observer, than parti- up movies at the Burns, and I can cook more or I can cipant. It’s also easy to fall into ‘missing my treat myself to lovely meals. I can hop Metro North more kids’ mode, and I so do. However, this year, to take advantage of the amazing city we live a stone’s I plan to celebrate their wings by approa- throw from. I can make a bucket list travel wish come ching life with a hefty dose of joie de vivre. true. One certainty: I can keep soaking up precious time spent with my 96-year-old Poppy. Indeed, the possibilities are rather glo- rious. While I consider others’ September I can... I can... scramble for book supplies and finding out teacher assignments, and while I certainly Fortunately, anytime I feel like stepping up Community wish our Chappaqua Schools a very happy 90th birt- life, I can do that, too. I’m ultimately blessed to live in hday at Greeley’s homecoming, in truth, my mind wan- an area where, in truth, fun opportunities abound at any ders a bit as I plot multiple ways to fill more ‘me time.’ life stage–our ‘Happenings’ section makes that clear– whether its stopping by Community Day, the Chappa- Two words I’m saying more: ‘I can.’ I can get to the gym qua’s Children Book Festival or Armonk’s Outdoor Art more. I can go to karaoke or a favorite musician’s gig (if I Show and Cider and Donut Festival–these are all on my can take a nap first, that is). I can take more walks in our I Can calendar too. Ultimately, I plan to do it my way, in amazing ‘hoods and parks. I can sleep longer. I can me- Can Do…the world is my oyster…mode. ditate or schedule an occasional massage. I can write a novel or a movie, or start a new publication…yes, I think about that, if I can simply pull myself from social media a bit more! Or I can get over myself and accept PleasSyna_ad-halfpg2018_v1.qxd:Layout 1 7/27/18 2:17 PM Page 1 High Pleasantville Holiday Tickets Community Available Synagogue now! Please join us for our Open House Back toShul Night! Friday, September 7 at 7:00 pm Everyone finds a connection at the Pleasantville Community Synagogue. Come home to Joyful Judaism! PCS is one of Westchester’s most • Learn about our Hebrew School,Adult welcoming communities connecting Education,Tot Shabbat,and more. people of diverse traditions and • Meet our Rabbi and Educational Director. backgrounds who want to share a spiritual and cultural home. • Experience our beautiful sanctuary.
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