mymy !! NewCastle o dd NewCastle o WWeellccoommee ttoo OOuurr NNeeiigghhbboorrhhoo CONTENTS JUST BETWEEN US 3. Home, Sweet Home From Inside Chappaqua’s Publisher & Editor Grace Bennett FUN FACTS TOWN HALL ABOUT 4. A Welcome Letter from Town Supervisor NEW CASTLE Robert Greenstein 3. Nine Quick Plus: All Aboard: Tidbits that Might The Ease of our Commute Surprise You! 5/6. Meet our Town Board Members! Elected officials weigh in on NATURE RULES the beauty of New Castle living. 12. Recreation and Parks Department Plus: Contact Info for reaching Cherished leisure activities for our families. our Government Representatives 13. Exploring our Grand Parks 7. “Behind the Scenes” Vital Town New Castle boasts some of Westchester’s Administrator and Town Clerk Roles most enchanting park lands. Plus: The League of Women Voters of New Castle FAMILY FUN 14. Community Day, Pancake Breakfast, 8. Enhancing Quality of Life: and “Service Above Self” Department of Public Works 31. The Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival Plus: Take it or Leave it Shop Our all day celebration of books and read- and Town of New Castle ing draws visitors from near and far. Senior Programs STELLAR SCHOOLS 15. The Chappaqua Central School District “Welcome to Excellence in Education” SAFETY FIRST by Superintendent Lyn McKay 10. New Castle Police Chief: School board info plus the Chapp App! Be our Partners in Safety! 16. Grafflin, Roaring Brook and Nixle Alerts and Town Events Westorchard Elementary Schools 17. Seven Bridges and Robert E. Bell 11. Chappaqua and Millwood Middle Schools Fire Departments 18. Horace Greeley High School Plus: Volunteers Sought and Emergency #s for Police, Fire, 19. Chappaqua PTA: Ambulance and Animal Control Great Reasons to Join 12. The Chappaqua and Ossining 20. Ossining Union Free School District Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Boasting a huge number Help in medical emergencies of prestigious Intel Science Award Winners 21. Bedford School District/ Yorktown Central School District More stellar schools that New Castle kids also attend. 2015 Inside My New Castle 1 NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY 32/33. Greetings from 9. Houses of Worship the New Castle Historical Society Expect the unexpected via dazzlingly fun 9. Chappaqua’s Girl and Boy Scouts and educational offerings. Fostering Community and Leadership 34. Notable Neighbors in New Castle 22. Downtown Chappaqua Enjoy charm, convenience, 36. It’s Chelsea in Chappaqua and quality customer service Meet the artists of the Northern Westchester Plus: A Brand New Look Arts Guild and enjoy their art during the newest festive in-town events. 23. Chappaqua Farmer’s Market Stock up on healthful, seasonal items! STEPPING UP 37-39. Our Area 24. Magic of Millwood and the West End Not for Profits Chappaqua Summer Scholarship Bucolic neighborhoods with We are a compassion- Program Class of 2014 substantial commercial amenities too! ate community that “gives back” in innumerable ways. High- 25/26. The Chappaqua-Millwood lighted: Nearly 30 organizations that might Chamber of Commerce inspire your own participation and/or find Providing merchant support plus a host out about events they sponsor of creative family friendly events SPONSORS 43-55 A special thank you to all our 35. The Clintons generous advertisers with a handy directory Our town is always abuzz with sightings and sponsor information. and selfies of our very own and very friendly First Couple. Plus: Did you know Governor Andrew Cuomo lives here too? 40/41. What New Castle Residents Publisher and Editor: Grace Bennett are Saying...Find Out! Designer: Dina Spalvieri What drew us here and why we are still Publisher Associate: Caroline Rosengarden Contributors: proud to call New Castle home. Carolyn Simpson/Doublevision Photographers: Cover photos and numerous inside photos 42. Chappaqua Crossing: Coming Soon Lara Slotnick: A coveted supermarket to anchor Inside my New Castle Logo and Cover Design Eileen Gallagher: a beautiful new shopping center Info round up–Town Hall, Police, Fire, Parks and Recreation, and Public Works Depts. 42. Northern Westchester Hospital Matt Smith: The first 5-star rated hospital in New York! Not for Profits, Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival, Boy and Girl Scouts, Community Day Jean Sheff: 56. Staying Connected Exploring our Grand Parks It’s easy via an abundant number of print, Marianne Campolongo/Campy Photos: online, or social media options pertinent to Downtown Chappaqua/Millwood & West End Sarah Ellen Ginsberg: Chappaqua Crossing New Castle living. Jolie Simpson: Parks photos Dana Berk: New Castle “Map” CULTURE, ARTS AND HISTORY General Consulting: Alyssa Garnick, Dawn 27-29. The Best of The Chappaqua Library Dankner Rosen, Dawn Evans Greenberg State of the Art facility with popular Special thanks to: Robert Greenstein, Jill Shapiro, community programming options Town Hall officials; Police and Fire Dept. officials; the Chappaqua, Ossining, Bedford and Yorktown School Districts; Chappaqua Boy and Girl Scouts; the Chap- 30. The Show Must Go On! paqua Library; the Chappaqua-Millwood Chamber Get your culture/arts fix in any of a host of of Commerce; the Chappaqua PTA; the New Castle arts venues. Historical Society; the Northern Westchester Artists Guild; Northern Westchester Hospital; and multiple Spotlights: Our new other not for profits, plus many of our residents! Wallace Auditorium and the always Inside my New Castle was produced by The Inside Press, Inc., in collaboration with and on behalf of fantastic concerts of The Town of New Castle. Visit theinsidepress.com the Chappaqua Orchestra and/or mynewcastle.org for news and updates. 2 Inside My New Castle 2015 2015 Inside My New Castle 3 JUST BETWEEN US Home, Sweet Home I write this on a toasty summer’s day, having just left a fund- it was in the spirit of raiser for Swim Across producing something America, reminded of “comprehensive” that I proposed an all- $3.95 Find us on how fortunate I am to March/April 2015 encompassing guide be a member of such Spring www.theinsidepress.com a compassionate com- to Town Hall. To my Northern WestchesterForward delight, the town Artists Come Together munity with wonderful Our New Chamber ing four beautiful pool clubs! The op- board green lighted of Commerce resources too, includ- How to Handle portunities for fun and friendship here are this most unique Summer Camp Stress collaboration. Our Lessons from area’s rich array a Tragedy nothing short of quality cultural, commercial, of phenomenal, civic and nature offerings, its proximity to so produc- Inside Chappaqua, the city, the safety and security I feel, my 12 years and going ing Inside my professional role in the community–and strong, is the New Castle has most of all, the friends I have made and longest running turned into a family memories I cherish–make it home, publication to cover special source sweet home for me. I also care very much Chappaqua and of pride for New Castle exclusively. about your opinion about this guide and theinsidepress.com me. I launched how to keep making it better. Write to me Inside Chappa- anytime at [email protected] qua in 2003 to regularly cover area stories but fun facts about new castle Did You Know That... New Castle is home to five Rhodes scholars (as of 2015). They are: Brett Rosenberg, Chappaqua gets its In 1942, the Matthew Townsend, name from the Native Chappaqua School District Don Hawthorne, American word, consisted of a two-room Francine Kellner, Kindergarten building “shah-pah-ka,” which and of course, means “the rustling land.” on Kipp Street, a two-story former President When the Quakers first building at the top of Bill Clinton. settled here, they King Street for Grades spelled the name as 1-3, and the original part “Shapiqua,” which, of the Robert E. Bell translated, means School (then known as “Running Water.” the Horace Greeley school) for Grades 4-12. Horace Greeley founded The New Yorker in 1834, and became a contributing writer for the Whig Party to After much debate, full supplement his income as The Chappaqua Friends day kindergarten finally a politician. Meeting House, which still came to Chappaqua stands today, was in September 2003 Year round, the town’s established in 1753, and Rec. and Parks Dept. was the original meeting house of the first The Millwood-based offers dozens of fun, free or Saw Mill River Audubon low cost recreational, Quaker settlers that founded the town. Society protects more family friendly activities than 300 acres of and classes for children wildlife habitat in and residents to enjoy. eight sanctuaries. 2015 Inside My New Castle 3 town hall Welcome to our Town! The pages of this guide your dog, the are full of examples of the chance to look strong sense of commu- at artwork or nity that we share here, listen to music, and will be updated an- this Guide lets nually. The Guide opens you know about the door to our residents how to take to provide fingertip ac- advantage of the cess to the pillars of our many outlets for Community: your physical well-being and • Neighborhoods, be they east or west, inner-self! north or south, that have their own unique • Community-centered and volunteer or- characteristics that contribute to a sense of a ganizations that attend to the health, spiritual, single, welcoming community. safety and social needs of our residents while • World class schools that offer all students preserving our rich history. opportunities to study, grow and achieve. • Business districts that provide great shop- Of course, you’ll find information about our ping, dining and services for the pleasure and Town government. New Castle has a wonder- convenience of all who live and visit here. ful history of being a pleasant escape from the • We have public outdoor spaces that offer hustle and bustle of New York City.