Month: July 2017

On Aug. 15, volunteers for Helping Hands for the Homeless & Hungry, a nonprofit that helps collect donations for families in need, will create assembly lines to fill backpacks for students.
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Helping Hands to hold annual backpack event

Helping Hands for the Homeless & Hungry is holding its 29th annual Mission Backpack, which will work to provide fully stocked student backpacks for the 2017-2018 school year. This year, Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization that helps residents in Westchester County with food, clothing and supplies donations, has a goal […]

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Giordano’s petitions for receiver of taxes draw official objections

Despite collecting enough petitions to spark a Republican primary for the receiver of taxes position, official objections might hinder Michael Giordano’s candidacy. According to the Westchester County Board of Elections, BOE, a Harrison resident has made three objections to Giordano’s candidacy for the receiver of taxes position. The objection contends […]

Artist Heidi Lewis Coleman with her eight panel assemblage. Contributed photo
Community

Library presents award-winning artist

Harrison Council for the Arts presents “Aesthetics & Whimsy,” a mixed media and collage exhibit by Heidi Lewis Coleman at the Harrison Public Library located in the Halperin Building at 2 Bruce Ave., Harrison, New York on view until July 28.    Artist statement: “My work reflects an ongoing exploration into […]

Some of Harrison’s valuable resources
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Some of Harrison’s valuable resources

   Members of our senior community gather at the West Harrison Senior Center on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., to knit and crochet for our area’s underprivileged children. Each stitch offers warmth and encouragement to children living in tough times. A handmade item represents the […]

The cast of “Annie” on stage at the Westchester Broadway Theatre.
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Westchester Broadway Theatre presents ‘Annie’

Inspired by “Little Orphan Annie,” the 1924 comic strip by Harold Gray, “Annie” is a heart-warming story, filled with adventure and laughs that defines what family truly means. One of the longest running shows in Broadway history and the winner of seven Tony Awards, “Annie” returns to the Westchester Broadway […]