Inaugural Eastchester 5K Draws 825 Participants

More than 825 runners and walkers participated in the inaugural Eastchester 5K Race on Sunday, Sept. 28. The male winner was Michael Nobles, a Bronxville resident, and the first female winner to cross the finish line was Katie Waters, a 1999 graduate of Eastchester High School, who now lives in Florida.

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Open Houses In Eastchester This Weekend

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. House hunting in Eastchester and Tuckahoe? There will be several open houses on the market this weekend.

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Service Changes Planned for 14 Subway Lines This Weekend

... to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, and from 7:45 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, Bronx-bound 5 trains run every 20 minutes between Eastchester-Dyre-Avenue and Bowling Green, and local between 125th Street and Grand Central. From 11:45 p.m. Friday to Monday, Pelham Bay ...

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1st Annual Eastchester 5K on Sunday

More than 600 participants have signed up, and proceeds will go toward the new Eastchester High School bleachers project. Both runners and walkers are welcome, and the event will be held rain or shine.

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Bronxxville Awaits Word On Funding From Yonkers For Bridge

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. Although the Bronxville Village Board of Trustees approved an engineering contract calling for work to be done on the Parkway Road Bridge, more delays may be in store as they wait for a response from the other municipalities sharing the bill. The bridge, which connects Parkway Road in Bronxville to Yonkers, was suddenly closed to vehicular traffic in June of last year after members of the state Department of Transportation deemed it a hazard during an inspection.

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Pace University Students Among 400,000 At Climate March

Pace University students participated on Sunday, Sept. 21, in the People's Climate March in New York City, which included 400,000 people. Pace University is proud to be a content partner with The Eastchester Daily Voice. Visit pace.edu to learn more.

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Tuckahoe School District Unveils New Logo

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. Although the Tuckahoe School District logo will be sporting a new, more streamlined look this fall, parents can rest assured that their children will still enjoy the same quality of education that has made the district one of the top in the county. On Monday, district officials announced that after developing a new district mission and strategic goals earlier this year, it was determined by the District Steering Committee that the logo should also be updated.

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Pace University Faculty Transport Sheep To New Environmental Center Complex

James Eyring, the assistant director of Pace University's Environmental Center, herded sheep and goats from the old barn to the new barn which has been erected as part of the new Environmental Center complex, a major component of the Master Plan for Pace's Pleasantville campus. Pace University is proud to be a content partner with The Eastchester Daily Voice.

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Calling all Cyclers: Join Junior League of Bronxville's Ride for Hunger at SoulCycle in Bronxville

On Saturday, September 27 at 3:00 pm , The Junior League of Bronxville will team up with SoulCycle in Bronxville for the JLB Ride for Hunger . All proceeds from this event will go to the JLB's outreach programs that specifically focus on alleviating hunger and promoting proper nutrition in its service area of Bronxville, Eastchester, Mt.

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Rosa G. Solano, 59, Longtime Tuckahoe Resident

... Francesco Vardaro. Calling hours are Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Westchester Funeral Home, Inc. Eastchester. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Sept. 24 at Immaculate Conception Church, Tuckahoe. ...

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Rosa G. Solano, 59, Professor, Iona College In New Rochelle

... Francesco Vardaro. Calling hours are Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Westchester Funeral Home, Inc. Eastchester. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Sept. 24 at Immaculate Conception Church, Tuckahoe. ...

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New York City Sport Fishermen Travel the Horse Railroad in 1886 to Fish in Pelham

There is a quaint account of New York City sporting fishermen traveling the Branch Line and riding the "horse railroad" from Bartow Station in the Town of Pelham to City Island to fish in 1889. City Island, Pelham Bay, Eastchester Bay and surrounding waters were fabulous fishing waters at the time.

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Town Of Eastchester Celebrates Its 350th Birthday With Concert

The town of Eastchester will celebrate its 350th birthday with a concert of American Music on Saturday, Sept. 27, beginning at 2:30 p.m., at the Bronxville Women's Club.

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Friends Of The Tuckahoe Library Accepting Donations For Book Sale

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. Volunteers with the Friends of the Tuckahoe Public Library are ready to officially welcome Eastchester residents to autumn, as they make preparations for the annual fall book sale. Each year, the Friends of the Tuckahoe Public Library enlists the help of the community by seeking new or lightly used books and other goods that can then be sold at the October book sale, with all proceeds benefiting the organization.

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Prestigious STEM Fellowship For Eastchester Teacher Tops Week's News

As the world continues to become increasingly technology-driven, an Eastchester High School teacher has earned a prestigious fellowship that will allow her to better prepare her students for that world . Eastchester was recently ranked as the 25th safest place to live in New York by home security vendor Safe Choice Security .

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Open Houses In Eastchester This Weekend

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. House hunting in Eastchester and Tuckahoe? There will be several open houses on the market this weekend.

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14 Subway Lines Face Service Changes This Weekend

... Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday and from 11 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday. 5 Line - Service will be suspended between Eastchester-Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Free shuttle buses will run between Dyre Avenue and ...

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Tuckahoe High School Continues Spirit Week

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. Tuckahoe High School has been showing their school spirit with Spirit Week over the last few days. Wednesday, Sept.

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Eastchester Town Wide Yard Sale Is Sunday

Eastchester's annual Town Wide Yard Sale will be held Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Eastchester Public Library, located at 11 Oakridge Place. The sale will feature new and used collectibles, mums for the garden, crafts and traditional tag sale items.

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Second Bronxville Pop--Up Art Show Success

... pA -Up Art Show was a not for profit community event, organized and curated by Cara GarciaA a -Bou, BronxvilleA -Eastchester native and Ethical Cultural Fieldston School (2009) and Bates College (2013) alum.

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Vocal Concert at Bronxville Women's Club to Celebrate American Music

Join the Town of Eastchester in its celebrations of its 350th birthday with a concert of American Music on Saturday, September 27, beginning at 2:30 pm, at the Bronxville Women's Club, 135 Midland Avenue, Bronxville, NY. Enjoy songs from Colonial and Indian favorites to Spirituals; Art Song to Broadway, and more! This concert takes the listener on a journey through the unique and exquisite history of American vocal music.

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Eastchester Women's Club Presents Check To Use For Joyce Road Playground

The Eastchester Women's Club presented Supervisor Anthony S. Colavita and the Eastchester Recreation Department with a $5,000 check for renovating the Joyce Road playground. The money was used to transport playground equipment from the former Eastchester Child Development Building and reinstall it at the Joyce Road playground.

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Bronxville's Katharine Outcalt Named President Of Community Fund

The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe recently named Katharine Outcalt as its president for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Outcalt, who has lived in Bronxville since 2007, is in her fifth year on the Community Fund Board.

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Tri-Crest Realty In Eastchester Names Head For New Commercial Division

According to Principal Broker Veronica Meola, the commercial division will focus on serving owner, landlord, investor and tenant clients for properties located primarily in Eastchester and surrounding vicinities. Prior to joining Tri-Crest Realty, Biancavilla was a career information technology executive working for various companies in financial services, telecommunications and life sciences.

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Junior League of Bronxville's Touch-A-Truck: List of Attractions

... will support JLB's mission to fight hunger and promote proper nutrition within its service areas of Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers. The Junior League of Bronxville, Inc. is an organization of women committed to ...

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Eastchester Dog 'Andy' Lifts Hospice Patients' Spirits

... Jansen's five pet therapy dogs. He was trained as a show dog and later adopted by his owner, Michael Brunsden of Eastchester, after he proved to be too timid for the spotlight. When Brunsden retired from his nursing career and wanted to get involved ...

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Tag Sales In And Around Yonkers

20 and Sunday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 62 Vernon Drive in Eastchester is hosting a tag sale between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.

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Tuckahoe Police Make Most Of Excess Government Equipment

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. Tuckahoe police officials have given new meaning to the adage "one person's trash is another person's treasure" and have furnished the department with high-end vehicles and equipment no longer being used by the U.S. Department of Defense to prepare the village to handle a "worst-case scenario." Since entering the program in 2010, the department has been very successful in acquiring vehicles, weapons and emergency equipment as part of the 1033 Department of Defense Federal Excess Property Program, which provides municipalities with goods at no charge that the federal government no longer deems viable.

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The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe Names New Officers

The Community Fund of Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe recently named Katharine Outcalt as its new President for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Outcalt, who has lived in Bronxville since 2007, is in her fifth year on the Community Fund Board.

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Cross County Shopping Center Announces "Fall Flicks" Outdoor Movie Series

... ngs, log on to http://ift.tt/1mkxyk8 . Cross County Shopping Center is proud to support community news & The Eastchester Daily Voice. Visit crosscountycenter.com to learn more.

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New Rochelle Humane Society Paws for A Heart Gala Dinner 2014

... Society provides animal rescue services to 19 communities in Westchester County including Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Harrison, Hartsdale, Hastings-on- Hudson, Irvington, Larchmont, Mamaroneck Town and Village, New ...

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Eastchester Ranked Among New York's Safest Places To Live

Eastchester was recently ranked as the 25th safest place to live in New York by home security vendor Safe Choice Security. Safe Choice examined statistics that included violent and property crimes in order to rank the municipalities throughout the Empire State.

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Scarsdale's Jansen Hospice Expands Pet Therapy Program

Last spring Jansen Hospice welcomed a new, furry friend into their hospice volunteer group - a one and a half year old golden retriever named Andy! Andy is one of Jansen's five pet therapy dogs who visit nursing homes, and individual homes, to lift the moods of terminally ill patients. Andy was trained as a show dog, and later adopted by his owner, Michael Brunsden of Eastchester, after he proved to be too timid for the spotlight.

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The Bossy Frog Band Back at this Year's JLB Touch-A-Truck

... will support JLB's mission to fight hunger and promote proper nutrition within its service areas of Bronxville, Eastchester, Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers.

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Scarsdale School District Accepts ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

... The Scarsdale School District became the latest local organization to take the challenge. Last month, Tuckahoe, Eastchester and Bronxville police and fire departments took a special challenge, in honor of Yonkers ALS patient Patrick Quinn, a former ...

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Rose Feliciello, 93, Of Mount Vernon, Worked For Mitchell Electronics

... ed at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Mount Vernon. Interment at Holy Mount Cemetery, Eastchester.

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Eastchester Teacher Earns Prestigious STEM Fellowship

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. As the world continues to become increasingly technology-drive, an Eastchester High School teacher has earned a prestigious fellowship that will allow her to better prepare her students for that world. Erica Lockwood, a seven-year veteran of the district, is one of 10 teachers selected to participate in the Hudson Valley STEM Teaching Fellowship program, a professional development experience for science teachers.

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Sept. 16: The 9/11 memorial, ISIS and Ray Rice

... War II veteran, would say: Soften them up with air power, but you need infantry to mop up. Richard Schandel Eastchester, N.Y.: Thank you, Mike Lupica, for stating the facts about the Afghanistan and Iraq wars ("Now, when we must fight, our heart ...

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Eastchester's 'Welcome Back To School Carnival' Tops Week's News

The Eastchester High School Human Rights Club is welcoming students in the area back to class with its annual Welcome Back Carnival this weekend . A group of high school-aged students threw an impromptu party in an unoccupied Scarsdale home that was recently sold, prompting neighbors to alert the police to the underage drinking .

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Open Houses In Eastchester This Weekend

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. House hunting in Eastchester and Tuckahoe? There will be several open houses on the market this weekend.

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16 Subway Lines Face Service Changes This Weekend

... night and Saturday night and from 11:45 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday. 5 Line - Service will be suspended between Eastchester-Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street from 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Free shuttle buses will run between Dyre Avenue ...

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Eastchester Students Welcomed Back To School At Carnival

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. The Eastchester High School Human Rights Club is welcoming students in the area back to class with its annual Welcome Back Carnival this weekend. The carnival will include food and fun for students of all ages, and also will provide elementary-aged children the opportunity to learn and interact with their elder students.

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Eastchester Middle School Hosts Math Enrichment Course

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. The Teacher's Institute of Lower Westchester will offer a 10-week math enrichment course for Eastchester Middle School students in Grades 6-8. The classes will focus on Common Core math topics taught in an exploratory fashion, according to a press release.

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Tag Sales In And Around New Rochelle

101 Highland Ave. in Eastchester is hosting a garage sale between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14. 30 Wood Ave. in Ardsley is hosting a garage sale between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 13. ...

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Tag Sales In And Around Mamaroneck

101 Highland Ave. in Eastchester is hosting a garage sale between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13 and Sunday, Sept. 14. 30 Wood Ave. in Ardsley is hosting a garage sale between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 13. ...

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Westchester County to Hold Twilight 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

... Unit, The Pipes and Drums of the Police Emerald Society of Westchester, Yorktown Heights Boy Scout Troop 164 and Eastchester/Tuckahoe Girl Scout Troop 2512. Laying of the Wreath: 9/11 family member Rosaleen O'Neill; Yorktown Heights Boy Scout Troop ...

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30,000 pounds of stolen seafood left to rot by thieves

Nearly 30,000 pounds of stolen lobster and shrimp has to be dumped because the bumbling thieves failed to keep it refrigerated. A tractor-trailer truck containing the seafood was jacked over Labor Day weekend , when owner Andrew O'Connor left it parked outside a junkyard in the Eastchester section of the Bronx.

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Tuckahoe Trustee Challeneges Neighbors To Go Gold For Cancer Awareness

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. Forget the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Village officials in Tuckahoe have a new challenge for municipalities around Westchester County: support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month by basking your towns in a golden hue.

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How A Bottle Is Helping Moms Breastfeed Longer

... 39. Now a mom of two--Carlton is 6, and little sister Adriana is 5--she runs the company from her office in Eastchester, New York. Up for 2015 is a second nipple design. "My first priority is to design a nipple for non-breastfed babies so they can ...

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A Busy Fall in Bronxville

... the back entrances of 77 Pondfield Road and the Houlihan Lawrence Building. Our colleagues in Yonkers and Eastchester have an Intermunicipal Agreement in their possession that will solemnize the costs and duties of each entity as relates to bridge ...

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Touch-A-Truck To Take To The Skies At Bronxville Fundraiser

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. The Junior League of Bronxville's Touch-A-Truck event is set to take to the air this year, as the annual event will feature a helicopter landing from the Westchester County Department of Public Safety. Touch-A-Truck, now in its fifth year, is one of the Junior League's longest running, and most popular events events.

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Westchester Football Teams Highly Ranked After Week 1

... is ranked No. 6 in the state. Rye opened its season with 27-20 win over Lakeland while Yorktown Heights blitzed Eastchester, 33-6. Rye Neck opened with a 26-0 win over Haldane, Dobbs Ferry beat Yonkers Montessori 42-28 and Bronxville beat Blind ...

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Sept. 8: West Indian Parade, Zephyr Teachout and sexuality

... having me and my fellow taxpayers pick up your personal expenses - when I can barely pay my own. Lesley Brodheim Eastchester, N.Y.: I don't understand why a voter in this day and age would not look at a candidate's positions on issues, but instead ...

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Woman Injured In Eastchester Car Crash

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. A woman was seriously injured Sunday in a early morning car accident in Eastchester, News 12 Westchester reports.

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Woman injured in crash near White Plains Road, Highland Avenue in Eastchester

Police say the woman apparently lost control of her car and crashed into a tree in front of a veterinary office in Eastchester. Police say the driver was heading southbound on White Plains Road, apparently lost control, jumped the sidewalk and slammed into a tree in front of a veterinary office.

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Announcement Of Eastchester MMA Fighter's Debut Fight Tops Week's News

Months of preparation and training will come to a head this weekend for an aspiring Westchester County mixed martial arts fighter, who will make his debut fight on Long Island . A 50-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene of a head-on crash in Yonkers that occurred around 10 p.m. Sunday, according to multiple reports .

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Open Houses In Eastchester This Weekend

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. House hunting in Eastchester and Tuckahoe? There will be several open houses on the market this weekend.

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Garden Avenue Lot Construction Nearing Completion In Bronxville

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. In an effort to limit the inconvenience for shoppers and merchants alike, village officials in Bronxville have expedited the final improvements on the Garden Avenue lot to get it fully open sooner. Long- awaited improvements on the lot began in July, leaving a bulk of the parking spaces unavailable for the better part of the summer.

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Service Changes Planned for 14 Subway Lines This Weekend

... to cable work south of 125th Street. 5 Line : From 11:45 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, 5s are suspended between Eastchester-Dyre Avenue and East 180th Street due to signal modernization. Free shuttle buses will operate between Eastchester-Dyre ...

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Bronxville Police Investigating Home Burglary

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. The Bronxville Police Department is advising residents to lock up their homes and to be on alert as they investigate a burglary that occurred on Wednesday night. According to Police Chief Christopher Satriale, the burglary occurred overnight at an unlocked home.

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Letizia K. Serini, 83, Of Mount Vernon

... Gonzalez. Calling hours are Friday, Sept. 5 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p,m, at the Westchester Funeral Home, Inc., Eastchester. A Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at Immaculate Conception Church, Tuckahoe. In lieu of flowers, a ...

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Mario A. Mazzei, 89, Of Yonkers, WWII Veteran, House Painter

... a parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Mazzei is survived by his sons, George and Mario Mazzei both of Eastchester, Gerard and Alfred Mazzei both of Yonkers; daughter, Cathy Braia of Yonkers; 12 grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. ...

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Eastchester MMA Fighter Poised To Make Debut In The Cage

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. Months of preparation and training will come to a head this weekend for an aspiring Westchester County mixed martial arts fighter, who will make his debut fight on Long Island. Ron "Bruiser" Barone, 20, a Yonkers native and instructor at the Westchester Martial Arts Academy in Eastchester, is going to be put to the test on Saturday, Sept.

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Pace University Football Announces Its Captains For 2014 Season

... the complete 2014 Pace football schedule, click here. Pace University is proud to be a content partner with The Eastchester Daily Voice. Visit pace.edu to learn more.

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Tuckahoe, Eastchester Celebrate Italian Culture With Festival, Scholarship

A statue of St. Pio of Pietrelcina in Washington, N.J. The Tuckahoe-Eastchester Columbus Day festival will honor the saint in the 11th year since his canonization. EASTCHESTER, N.Y. The Eastchester-Tuckahoe Columbus Day Committee is set to again celebrate Italian heritage and culture at the annual Columbus Day-St.

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Pace University Volleyball Opens Its Preseason Camp

... or the full 2014 Pace Volleyball schedule, click here. Pace University is proud to be a content partner with The Eastchester Daily Voice. Visit pace.edu to learn more.

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Parkway Road Bridge Solution May Be On Horizon In Bronxville

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. For the first time in more than a year, residents in Bronxville and Yonkers who have been inconvenienced by the Parkway Road Bridge closure, may have a reason for optimism.

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Eastchester Schools Open On Thursday

... reopen on Wednesday, Sept. 3. School districts in Yonkers, Rye, Port Chester, Ossining (10-12), Pocantico Hills, Eastchester, Harrison and others open on Thursday, Sept. 4. Commuters and other motorists are warned to use added caution as school ...

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Yoga Instruction for Children by Budding Buddhas

... in schools, libraries, community centers, studios throughout Westchester. New Rochelle, Tuckahoe, Scarsdale, Eastchester, Pelham, White Plains, Yonkers, Dobbs Ferry to name a few towns. Contact_Info: Susan or Michelle, buddingbuddhas@gmail.com , 917 ...

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