01/29/13 The Dobbs Ferry News Feed

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• Hot dogs to haute cuisine _{2013-01-29, 03:00 am}
  ... cookers. A guide to cooking seasonally with the Crock Pot. Plus, Jeffrey Wooddy at Rochambeau Wines & Spirits in Dobbs Ferry chooses our LoHud Wine of the Week, and we visit Walter's Hot Dogs in Mamaroneck. Friday: Super Bowl bars. The cover story ...
• Rivertowns Villages Cope With Icy Conditions _{2013-01-28, 06:30 pm}
  RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. Schools in Hastings, Dobbs Ferry and Ardsley closed early Monday while public works departments, police and other emergency personnel dealt with snow, rain and icy conditions.
• Cecile Hughes, 73, Of Pleasantville, Retired Nurse _{2013-01-28, 06:11 pm}
  PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. Cecile Marie Hughes of Pleasantville, formerly of Dobbs Ferry, died Jan.
• Mercy to Purchase Our Lady of Victory Property _{2013-01-28, 04:28 pm}
  ... for the buildings and surrounding grounds of Our Lady of Victory Academy, a former all-girls high school in Dobbs Ferry, and will continue to use the softball field, parking lot and buildings for classroom uses. "This announcement could not come at ...
• So You Think You Know the Rivertowns? _{2013-01-28, 04:28 pm}
  HPi is this last week's winner of "So You Think You Know the Rivertowns" and correctly guessed that the picture is of Ashford Avenue in Dobbs Ferry, between Odgen Place and Ogden Avenue.
• Greenburgh Hebrew Center To Host Blood Drive _{2013-01-28, 03:01 am}
  DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. The Greenburgh Hebrew Center of Dobbs Ferry will host its annual blood drive Sunday, Feb.
• A Week in the Rivertowns: Jan. 28 - Feb. 1 _{2013-01-28, 10:18 am}
  ... yourself with knowledge! Here's a glimpse into what's happening this week in the Rivertowns: Monday, Jan. 28 The Dobbs Ferry Architectural and Historical Review Board will meet at city hall, 112 Main St., 8 p.m. The Irvington Architectural Review ...
• Blood Drive To Benefit White Plains Hospital _{2013-01-28, 03:01 am}
  DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. The Greenburgh Hebrew Center of Dobbs Ferry will host its annual blood drive Sunday, Feb.
• Hockey: Nyack/Tappan Zee upsets Clarkstown 4-3; RCDS edges Iona Prep 3-2; more games ..._{2013-01-27, 03:00 am}
  ... also scored for the Wildcats. Matt Lipsky made 38 saves for the Gaels. New Rochelle 15, Sleepy Hollow/Irvington/Dobbs Ferry 3: At the Ice Hutch in Mount Vernon Friday, 11 Huguenots scored, including Chris Ramondelli and Brett Barry, who had three ...
• Mercy College to buy Our Lady of Victory property in Dobbs Ferry _{2013-01-27, 03:00 am}
  ... and parking. Mercy College has 10,000 students enrolled at its various campuses. About half of them study in Dobbs Ferry, which is close to its capacity enrollment of 5,400, college spokeswoman Bernadette Wade said in December. The Sisters of ...
• Hockey: Pelham getting its act together _{2013-01-26, 03:00 am}
  ... a share of the Conference II championship, and will claim it outright with a win over Sleepy Hollow/Irvington/Dobbs Ferry on Feb. 13. Winning league titles isn't usually a big deal for a power program. Coming out ahead of Mamaroneck, White Plains, ...
• Hockey: Pelham finding its rhythm _{2013-01-25, 03:00 am}
  ... a share of the Conference II championship, and will claim it outright with a win over Sleepy Hollow/Irvington/Dobbs Ferry next month. Winning league titles isn't usually a big deal for a power program. Coming out ahead of Mamaroneck, White Plains, ...
• Mercy College To Buy Adjacent Dobbs Ferry Property for $7M _{2013-01-25, 01:03 pm}
  DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. Mercy College of Dobbs Ferry announced Friday that it will purchase the adjacent grounds and building of Our Lady of Victory Academy for $7 million.
• Curious-on-Hudson Debuts Sharing Space In Dobbs Ferry _{2013-01-25, 12:03 am}
  Curious-on-Hudson opens its unique workshop and lecture center overlooking the Dobbs Ferry waterfront Sunday with "Winter Food-for-Thought Fest" that features local growers, micro-farmers and micro-brewers. Created by Irvington's Adele Falco, Curious is filled with living rooms, libraries, patios and reading rooms where inquiring minds can share ... (more)
• What To Do In The Rivertowns This Weekend _{2013-01-25, 12:02 am}
  Dobbs Ferry residents will be taking a tour of the proposed Rivertowns Square Project site at 9 a.m. Saturday as the Village Planning Board continues its work on site planning for the commercial and residential development.
• Mercy College to buy Our Lady of Victory Academy property _{2013-01-24, 03:00 am}
  ... on the sale. Mercy College has 10,000 students enrolled at its various campuses. About half of them study in Dobbs Ferry, which is close to its capacity enrollment of 5,400, Wade said in December. The Sisters of Mercy's petition stated that ...
• Dobbs Ferry, Hastings Study DPW Merger _{2013-01-24, 08:33 am}
  As more municipalities and school districts look for new ways to save money and operate efficiently, the villages of Dobbs Ferry and Hastings-on-Hudson will collaborate to explore these possibilities.
• Brewing Is Family Affair For Irvington Mayor _{2013-01-24, 02:37 am}
  ... makes beer.'" Smith's family has a history of brewing as well. His great-grandfather worked as a brewmaster at a Dobbs Ferry brewery after immigrating from Germany in the late 1880s. That brewery closed during Prohibition. Smith and his family ...
• Anti-Fracking Film Will Be Screened In Dobbs Ferry _{2013-01-22, 03:00 am}
  The Hudson River Coalition is sponsoring a free screening of the anti-fracking concert protest film "Dear Governor Cuomo" featuring actor Mark Ruffalo at the Dobbs Ferry American Legion Hall on Jan.
• Westchester schools briefs: Recognition for YWCA's children center in ... _{2013-01-23, 03:00 am}
  ... Students must earn a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average (on a 4.0-scale) to attain Dean's List status. Dobbs Ferry: Sara Magill and Alexandra Jacobs Hartsdale: Emma McGahan. Larchmont: Matthew Conner, Clara Hinchcliffe and Katherine Jensen. ...

01/21/13 THE COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR DOBBS FERRY, NY

• A Week in the Rivertowns: Jan. 21-25 _{2013-01-21, 05:09 am}
  ... this week in the Rivertowns: Monday, Jan. 21 Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Click here for more on King. Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson and Irvington village offices are closed. Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson Schools are closed. Tuesday, Jan. ...
• Hockey: White Plains defeat Cortland/Homer, more games _{2013-01-21, 03:00 am}
  ... had a hat trick for the Tigers. Teammate Phil Variano added two goals. Pearl River 6, Sleepy Hollow/Irvington/Dobbs Ferry 3: At Westchester Skating Academy in Elmsford Saturday, Connor McMorrow had a hat trick for the Pirates, all on the power ...
• What To Do In The Rivertowns This Week _{2013-01-19, 03:00 am}
  ... Panthers at 4:30 p.m. at Ardsley High School, 500 Farm Road. Thursday, Jan. 24 Rivertowns Square Meeting: The Dobbs Ferry Village Planning Board holds a work session on site plan evaluation for the Rivertowns Square Project at 7:30 p.m. in the ...
• Crime and Courts: 1/19 _{2013-01-19, 03:00 am}
  ... Thomas Gleason said. Police received several 911 calls reporting the wrong-way car near Ashford Avenue in Dobbs Ferry. A county officer stopped her at Hearst Street in Yonkers. No citations were issued. About 4:50 a.m. Thursday, New Rochelle police ...
• Maureen Schmidt, of Tarrytown, Dies at 78 _{2013-01-18, 05:04 pm}
  ... 16, 2013. She was 78. Mrs. Schmidt was born on March 18, 1934. She worked for many years at St. Christopher's in Dobbs Ferry. She is survived by her husband Stephen of Tarrytown. She is also survived by his children Michael and Patricia as well as ...
• Edgemont To Host Its 31st Annual Wrestling Tournament _{2013-01-18, 12:52 am}
  The 18-team field includes the following Westchester County schools: Croton, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, Mamaroneck, Mount Vernon, Rye, Salesian, Scarsdale, Westlake, Woodlands, Yonkers and the host, Edgemont.
• Theresa 'Terry' Ritacco, 82, Of White Plains _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  Ritacco was born Jan. 25, 1930, in Dobbs Ferry to Generoso and Maria DiGuglielmo.
• Dobbs Ferry Student Advances On Road To Science Prize _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  Dobbs Ferry High School senior Chloe Wang has been named one of 300 semifinalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search.
• What To Do In The Rivertowns This Weekend _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  ... The Yellow Jackets travel to Tuckahoe for a league game at Tuckahoe High School, 65 Siwanoy Blvd., Tuckahoe. Dobbs Ferry Boys Basketball: 3 p.m. The Eagles travel to Yorktown for a game against the Cornhuskers, at Yorktown High School, 2727 Crompond ...
• Critically Injured College Grad Tried to Avoid Village Fight, Sources Say _{2013-01-17, 03:22 pm}
  ... the group stopped by Artichoke Pizza and headed toward the subway to sleep at one of the pals' homes in posh Dobbs Ferry. That's when the other group of men, who were standing near a car, shouted at them, sources said. A war of words ensued, but the ...
• Jean Frascone, 63, Of Elmsford _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  ... ass of the resurrection was celebrated Thursday morning at Church of St. Matthew. Edwards-Dowdle Funeral Home in Dobbs Ferry handled arrangements.
• Dobbs Ferry Planning Board To Visit Rivertowns Square Site _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. The Village of Dobbs Ferry Planning Board will consider the proposed Rivertowns Square Project with a site plan work session and site visit January 24 and 26.
• Briarcliff Superintendent Miller will leave, replaced by high school Principal Kaishian _{2013-01-17, 03:00 am}
  ... Briarcliff Manor's students will only be strengthened," he said. Kaishian worked previously in New York City, Dobbs Ferry and Byram Hills schools. He and his family live in Yorktown, and he is working on acquiring a Ph.D. from Fordham University. ...
• Girls basketball notebook: Stampede to 1,000; Dobbs Ferry fueled by speed and defense _{2013-01-17, 03:00 am}
  ... quarter. It was just one of the 20 points she scored in Greeley's 51-46 win over Rye on Monday. Soaring Eagles: Dobbs Ferry jumped out to a 9-3 record under coach Erik Bartell. "Potentially, right now we could be 11-1," senior Kristin Foresti ...
• [Photo Share] Snow, Sleet and Slush _{2013-01-16, 01:16 pm}
  ... night into Wednesday morning caused delayed school opened and a slushy morning commute. Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry and Irvington schools all had a two-hour delay. Check out our winter weather photos from this morning and upload your own. Like ...
• Lemons and pizza, an unlikely pair _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  ... winter at Captain Lawrence Brewing Company in Elmsford. DiBari, who is also the chef-owner of The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry, says he was just inspired to try citrus on pizza one day when he was "screwing around" with recipes. He combines fresh lemons, ...
• Weather Delays Westchester Community College Opening _{2013-01-15, 03:00 am}
  The Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry and Ardsley school districts have delayed the opening of schools by two hours Wednesday due to inclement weather.
• Rivertowns Schools On Two-Hour Delay For Snow Wednesday _{2013-01-14, 03:00 am}
  The Hastings-on-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry and Ardsley school districts have delayed the opening of schools by two hours Wednesday due to inclement weather.
• Fire Lit to Kill Bug, Laptop Missing _{2013-01-15, 05:24 pm}
  ... a 14-year-old resident of the school lit a garbage can on fire in the Young Cottage on Jan. 12, requiring the Dobbs Ferry Fire Department to respond. Police said that the student allegedly found a bug in his room, rolled it up in a piece of paper ...
• Hastings Hosts Martin Luther King Day Breakfast _{2013-01-15, 04:00 pm}
  ... the local NAACP Act-SO competition for the last three years. She teaches drawing at the Guiding Hands Studio in Dobbs Ferry. Those who wish to attend can register in advance for $12 with an email to hebrowne@optonline.net, or pay $15 at the door.

01/12/13 Hyper Local Dobbs Ferry News Reports

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• Andrew Gurley, 75, Irvington Investment Banker _{2013-01-11, 07:07 pm}
  ... H. Fraser Gurley Jr. Visitation is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Edwards-Dowdle Funeral Home in Dobbs Ferry. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Irvington Presbyterian Church. Memorial donations may be made to the ...
• WP Indie Rock Duo Records in Dobbs _{2013-01-11, 12:14 pm}
  ... 2013 and is being recorded at Riverworks Recording , located in the back of The Muzik Store at 39 Cedar St. in Dobbs Ferry. Starnes&Shahjust released a new single from the album titled "24 Million." Click here to preview and/or purchase the song on ...
• Reactions to Rivertowns Square Findings Approval _{2013-01-11, 07:03 am}
  The Dobbs Ferry Village Board of Trustees isn't the only one with mixed feelings on its adoption of a positive environmental findings statement for Rivertowns Square.
• Dobbs Ferry OKs environmental review for Rivertowns Square development _{2013-01-10, 03:00 am}
  ... into the site-planning stage. "This is in the best interest of a majority of residents, and it will make Dobbs Ferry a more affordable and sustainable community in the future," Mayor Hartley Connett said before the vote. "It offers the best way to ...
• Dobbs Ferry Adopts Rivertowns Square Findings _{2013-01-09, 06:14 pm}
  ... development has ended now that the Village has adopted a positive environmental findings statement. The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees was split on its decision with the mayor and three board members approving the adoption, and trustees Vincent ...
• Family hosts canines that come with bags of tricks _{2013-01-09, 05:49 pm}
  ... have temporarily hosted three pets through Educating Canines Assisting with Disabilities, a non-profit based in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. that trains and gives service dogs to injured veterans, autistic children and others with limited mobility, stability ...
• Dobbs Ferry Resident Allegedly Pulls Knife _{2013-01-09, 09:38 am}
  A 36-year-old Dobbs Ferry man was arrested on Jan. 5 for allegedly brandishing a knife at a former resident outside of Dunkin' Donuts on Southfield Avenue.
• Stewart-Cousins named Dem. Conference Leader _{2013-01-09, 05:00 am}
  ... e of New York." Andrea Stewart-Cousins is the New York State Senator for the 35th district representing Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Mount Pleasant, Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and Yonkers.
• Dobbs Ferry gives OK for Rivertowns Square to advance _{2013-01-09, 03:00 am}
  ... into the site-planning stage. "This is in the best interest of a majority of residents, and it will make Dobbs Ferry a more affordable and sustainable community in the future," Village Mayor Hartley Connett said. "This plan offers the best way to ...
• Teresita Graham, 68, Longtime Irvington Resident _{2013-01-08, 08:50 pm}
  ... in Yorktown Heights for 25 years. She married William Graham on Nov. 18, 1978 at Church of the Sacred Heart in Dobbs Ferry. She enjoyed watercolor painting. Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at ...
• Dobbs Ferry Trustees OK Rivertowns Square Study _{2013-01-07, 03:00 am}
  DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. The Rivertowns Square project took another step in its development process Tuesday when the Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees approved the environmental impact findings on the project by a narrow 4-3 vote.
• Global publishers vied for rights to 'Octavo' _{2013-01-08, 01:36 pm}
  ... international success seems assured. Engelmann made a book tour stop at the Greenwich Library last month and the Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., resident will be returning to the area for a talk at the Wilton Library on Thursday, Jan. 17. In a recent phone ...
• Rivertowns Teens Cast In 'Legally Blonde' In Tarrytown _{2013-01-08, 11:00 am}
  ... Tarrytown Music Hall for a Jan. 26 through Feb. 3 run. Hallie Cronin, Isabelle Knezevic and Beckett Morris of Dobbs Ferry, Casey Odesser and Muriel Ossip of Hastings and Ben Milan-Polisar, Ariana Perlson and Jenna San Antonio of Irvington are in the ...
• Armando Di Biase, 90, Of Sleepy Hollow _{2013-01-07, 08:15 pm}
  ... and seven grandchildren. Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Edwards-Dowdle Funeral Home in Dobbs Ferry. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Elmsford. Burial will ...
• Mrs. Green's Chosen For Rivertowns Square _{2013-01-08, 11:18 am}
  ... Square, a multi-use development proposed for the former Akzo Nobel site off the Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry. "We're thrilled to have Mrs. Green's be yet another positive affirmation of the quality of the Rivertowns Square Development," ...
• Armanod Di Biase, 90, Of Sleepy Hollow _{2013-01-07, 08:15 pm}
  ... and seven grandchildren. Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Edwards-Dowdle Funeral Home in Dobbs Ferry. A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Elmsford. Burial will ...
• Rivertowns Villages Picking Up Christmas Trees _{2013-01-07, 06:27 pm}
  A sure sign that the holiday season is over for most Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry and Hastings residents is this week's Christmas tree pickup.
• So You Think You Know the Rivertowns? _{2013-01-07, 03:51 pm}
  ... of "So You Think You Know the Rivertowns" and correctly guessed that the picture is of 145 Palisade St. in Dobbs Ferry. So, you think you know the Rivertowns? Check out the first piece of the picture Mondays at 3 p.m. to prove it! Here is how to ...
• Dobbs Ferry Spiffing Up Little White Church Cemetery _{2013-01-07, 03:01 am}
  Dobbs Ferry is putting a new face on an historic church cemetery that is the final resting place of residents who lived at the time of the Revolutionary War.
• A Week in the Rivertowns: Jan. 7-11 _{2013-01-07, 06:06 am}
  ... development will be available on the village's website after 12 p.m. Hard copies will also be available at Dobbs Ferry Village Hall, 112 Main St., and the Dobbs Ferry Public Library, 55 Main St. Click here for details. Tuesday, Jan. 8 The Irvington ...