Mount Pleasant court will test new video conferencing system Thursday, Feb 7 2008

BY STACY A. ANDERSON
THE JOURNAL NEWS
JANUARY 31, 2008

MOUNT PLEASANT – Beginning in the spring, the town will become the first municipality in Westchester County to infuse video technology in its court system.

The Westchester County Department of Correction will use the town’s courtroom as a pilot site to test a videoconferencing system, hoping to reduce expenses to transport inmates and increase safety in the building, which houses other municipal departments.

The system will allow inmates to attend arraignments and other general court appearances without leaving the county jail building in Valhalla.

Read more about the partnership between the town and county in The Journal News.

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Pocantico Hills community to vote on $18M bond for school renovations Wednesday, Feb 6 2008

By Stacy A. Anderson
The Journal News
January 21, 2008

POCANTICO HILLS – Board members of the Pocantico Hills Central School District have approved an $18 million renovation plan to update the district’s school building. Residents in the district will have their chance to vote on the project this Wednesday.

The Capital Construction Plan calls for replacing several mechanical parts of the building such as the heating, ventilation, electrical and plumbing systems. The plans would also add a geothermal cooling system for communal areas including the library, cafeteria and auditorium.

Read more about the Capital Construction Plan in The Journal News.

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Choir to honor MLK at Carnegie Hall Wednesday, Feb 6 2008

By Stacy A. Anderson
The Journal News
January 21, 2008

SCARSDALE – Scarsdale High School students will don black formal gowns and tuxedos as they honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at one of the world’s most renowned musical venues today.

The school’s chamber choir will perform a tribute to King at Carnegie Hall with more than a 100 singers from across the world.

The students will perform “Requiem” by y Karl Jenkins; the 55-minute musical piece includes several complex movements that infuse Latin texts and Japanese haiku poetry.

The performance will also feature cello player Lori Singer and journalist Walter Cronkite, who will recite excerpts from King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

Read more about how the choir prepared for the tribute to Martin Luther King.

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Pocantico Hills Guardian Angels protect against bullying Wednesday, Feb 6 2008

By Stacy A. Anderson
The Journal News
January 13, 2008

SLEEPY HOLLOW – With the help of their guardian angels, students in the Pocantico Hills Central School have little worry about being bullied.

The Society of Guardian Angels, an anti-bullying group, helps protect students who are teased by their peers.

School counselor Jim McVeigh began the program in 2005 after dealing with an unsocial student who was constantly tormented by his peers.

The school’s society —which now has more than 60 guardian angels—is based on the Alliance of Guardian Angels, a community group popular in the 1970s and 1980s for their community cleanups and safety patrols.

Read more about the Pocantico Hills Guardian Angels in The Journal News.

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Man shocked atop Metro-North train in fair condition Wednesday, Feb 6 2008

Stacy A. Anderson

The Journal News

January 12, 2008

PELHAM – A man shocked by electricity while riding atop a Metro-North Railroad train is still recovering today a hospital.

Ricardo Chavez, 36, was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx last night after riding on a New Haven Line train from the Grand Central Terminal to Stamford, Conn.

Hospital officials say the man is in “fair condition.”

Read more about Chavez riding atop the train from Grand Central Station in Manhattan to the suburban Pelham Metro-North station in The Journal News.

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