Station front at bottom, tracks at top; drawing by Wallace Toscano
May 18, 2012
by Christine Yeres

The chef and pastry chef of the former Flying Pig visited a town board work session last Tuesday to present their proposal for a 60-seat restaurant in the historic 1902 Chappaqua Train Station building owned by the town.  Their plan would have Sutter’s Track 32, a “moderately-priced, family-affordable” restaurant open by summer – this summer.

May 18, 2012
by Christine Yeres

Kendall Callahan has timed tomorrow’s Grand Opening of Kendall’s Om Kitchen, her “interactive health bar” located in The Village Yard at 142 King Street, to coincide with English chef and author Jamie Oliver’s “Food Revolution Day.” On the sign filling her shop window are the details of her new shop along with Oliver’s challenge to “stand up for real food” on Saturday, May 19th.

See our list of easy-to-grow vegetables in “Read more…”

May 18, 2012
by Susan Rubin

The Chappaqua Community Garden is having a planting party on Saturday, May 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The garden is located next to the Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps headquarters, located at 323 North Greeley Avenue. We’ll be planting seeds and seedlings. Experienced veggie gardeners will be on hand to help coach beginners and share stories of what grew well in past sunny and rainy summers.

Photos by Kevan Full, at kevanslens.com
May 18, 2012
by Rob Greenstein

I needed some caffeine.  And I can never resist one, or two, or three, of those mini-muffins.

Title sponsor again this year: New Castle Physical Therapy & Personal Training

Remember last year’s run in the rain?  Sunny weather this Sunday.  See more photos from 2011 10K in “Read more…”
May 18, 2012

Sunday, May 20, 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the New Castle 10K Road Race through the Town of New Castle. Join us for an exhilarating run on one of the most challenging courses and scenic landscapes Westchester has to offer.  Until 4:30 p.m. today, registration costs $15, on-site registration Sunday morning is $20. Visit the Rec Department’s website for more info.

Joe Gramando, at right, today; in “Read more….” see him really young!
May 18, 2012
by Christine Yeres

How few are The Might Few?  Three.  Emile Menasche on guitar, David Leonard on bass, and Joe Gramando on drums. Gramando is Director of School Facilities, Operations & Maintenance for the Chappaqua Central School District—buildings and grounds— but his first grounding was in music.

Millwood Fire Company Inspection

Monday, May 14, 2012
by Christine Yeres

Last Saturday the Millwood Fire Company held its annual inspection.  Back in the 1800s, when fire companies were few and far between, they relied on each other for mutual aid, sharing equipment and manpower.  Often fires took more than one company to handle.  To receive mutual aid, fire companies had to be able to provide mutual aid, and it became the custom to check out, through official visits, what the other companies had. 

Discounts for Jardin du Roi and Susan Lawrence at Open Day gardens; details in “Read more…”
Monday, May 14, 2012
by Christine Yeres

Two best-kept secret gardens open to visitors only twice each year, autumn and spring.  Through the Garden Conservancy, his Saturday, May 19 two gardens—one small, one vast, both hidden treasures of New Castle—open themselves to visitors.

More photos of last year’s CSSP graduation at the Community Center in “Read more…”
May 11, 2012
by Diane Albert

Want to give your family a special experience this summer? Host a Chappaqua Summer Scholarship student for ten week days and feel good, have fun, and participate in a program that is unique to Chappaqua.

Joe Roediger, President of the USPTA, Eastern section briefs the team on the Tennis Fest activities
May 14, 2012
by Andrea Jayson

The boys on the Greeley Varsity Tennis team are taking their love of tennis and serving up some good deeds starting at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 20 at the Saw Mill Club in Mt. Kisco during TennisFest 2012.  Entertainment will be provided by Disney singing star Tiffany and tennis legend Nick Bollettieri will be a guest speaker.

May 18, 2012
by Susan Pecker, Sheila Bernson and Jennifer Mebes Flagg

The League of Women Voters® of New Castle and Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester will co-sponsor a screening of the documentary, Miss Representation, on Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Beth El, 220 South Bedford Road, Chappaqua, N.Y. A discussion led by Martha Zornow, Principal of Seven Bridges Middle School, will follow.

Monday, May 14, 2012
by Christine Yeres

Hang onto those great, in-good-shape books a little longer, until doors open on Monday, June 4 for the big intake for the big Used Book Sale that will run from its Preview Night (only for members of the Friends) on Wednesday, June 6, to open-to-the-public day Thursday, June 7, through Sunday, June 10, when all remaining books are FREE.