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    Westchester names Kensico Dam green for Nita Lowey Sept. 9

    Westchester County will dedicate the Nita M. Lowey Community Green at Kensico Dam Plaza on Sept. 9, honoring the late congresswoman who represented the area for 32 years; residents must RSVP by Sept. 2.

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    Bronxville library helps collect school supplies in Mayer's annual drive

    State Sen. Shelley Mayer and United Way of Westchester and Putnam packed donated school supplies on Aug. 17 after a month-long drive that used the Bronxville Public Library as one of five collection sites, aiming to ease back-to-school costs for families struggling to make ends meet.

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    Westchester's 9/11 Days of Service grows to 4 days for 25th anniversary

    Westchester County's 16th annual 9/11 Days of Service expands to four days for the 25th anniversary, with volunteer shifts at the Westchester County Center and other locations open to Bronxville and Eastchester residents through registration at volunteernewyork.org.

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    Andrus to honor Bronxville's Susan Guma at Oct. 1 gala

    Bronxville resident Susan Pace Guma, a nearly three-decade Andrus board member and retired Sarah Lawrence dean, will receive the nonprofit's Excellence and Leadership Award at a cocktail fundraiser Oct. 1 in Yonkers that will also introduce its One Health children's well-being initiative.

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    Faded Vinyl closes Eastchester's Lake Isle concert series

    The Town of Eastchester's free Lake Isle Summer Concert Series wraps up Wednesday, Aug. 26, with classic rock band Faded Vinyl at 7:30 p.m. on the driving range, following the Seeing Red Band's Aug. 19 show at Chester Heights Park.

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    Sculptor turns Cold War embassy fence into art

    The Jay Heritage Center in Rye hosts a free reception on Thursday, Sept. 10, for sculptor Jorge Otero-Pailos, whose steel works made from a decommissioned U.S. Embassy fence now stand in the estate's restored gardens.

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    Bad Company tribute band plays free Eastchester concert Saturday

    The Live for the Music Band, a Bad Company tribute act, plays a free outdoor concert at Garth Road Park in Eastchester on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

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    Westchester offers compost at 4 fall events

    Westchester County residents can register now for four free compost giveaway events in September and October, with each registrant receiving two bags of locally produced compost and one event also offering discounted rain barrels and bins.

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    Westchester seeks Senior Hall of Fame nominations by Sept. 9

    Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins opened nominations for the 44th Annual Senior Citizens Hall of Fame, giving Bronxville, Scarsdale and Eastchester residents until Sept. 9 to honor a neighbor age 60 or older who has strengthened community life.

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    Scarsdale author leads letter-writing workshop at JCC Sept. 25

    Scarsdale author Barbara Josselsohn will lead a letter-writing workshop inspired by her novel The Paper House on Sept. 25 at JCC Mid-Westchester, where attendees will craft a handwritten letter and take home a copy of the book and stationery.

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    Partial solar eclipse visible from Westchester on Wednesday afternoon

    A partial solar eclipse will be visible from Bronxville, Scarsdale and Eastchester on Wednesday, Aug. 12, peaking around 1:54 p.m. EDT with about 9% of the sun covered; residents need ISO-certified eclipse glasses or a pinhole projector to watch safely.

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    Bronxville's Milliken launches shuffle dance challenge for MS

    Bronxville resident Kate Milliken, who has lived with multiple sclerosis since 2007, partnered with her college friend in Denver to create the "Show Your Shuffle" dance challenge, which has drawn more than 192,000 views and raises awareness for the National MS Society.

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