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Governor Cuomo Announced New COVID-19 Restrictions on Bars, Restaurants, Gyms and Residential Gatherings
Governor Cuomo announces restaurants, bars and other SLA-licensed entities must close In-person service at 10:00 p.m. Effective Friday at 10:00 p.m., bars, restaurants and gyms or fitness centers, as well as any State Liquor Authority-licensed establishment, will be...
How to Host a Socially Distanced Party, Plus Entertaining Tips
This story was provided by our contributor Host to Perfection! As we approach the holidays, a highly entertaining time of the year, we need to stop and thoroughly think about how to host in the era of COVID-19. It will be a unique holiday season!! It can be extremely...
How to Make Brussels Sprouts Gratin
This holiday season will probably look a little different for most of us. We might not be hopping on a plane to the in-laws, or maybe we’re setting fewer spots at the table for a more intimate meal. Some of us will be hosting our holidays outdoors, while others will...
Meet a Mom: Founder of Sweet Loren’s Cookie Dough
Today’s Meet a Mom is a sweet one! We chatted with Sweet Loren’s founder (and soon-to-be new mom!) Loren Brill about her delicious cookie dough—made with clean ingredients. Her refrigerated premade cookie dough and edible cookie doughs are all made with non-GMO...
Fall Pests: 5 To Watch Out For
You may think since the weather is cooling off, pests like bugs and other critters will start disappearing—but sadly, it isn’t so. According to the experts at Fox Pest Control, some pests actually start appearing in Fall—often looking for shelter or food before...
Girls With Impact Slashes Tuition, Keeping Girls Advancing with a Mini-MBA at 60% Off
There’s no doubt that parents are stressed out more than ever and looking for solutions amid a pandemic is no easy feat. Girls With Impact, the nation’s only live, online entrepreneurship program for girls, understands this struggle and is now offering a COVID-relief...
Immune-Boosting Tips for Cold & Flu Season
Guest Post by Dr. Patrick Hailey During the thick of cold and flu season, people talk about the many ways for boosting immunity that can help defend yourself against the body aches and stuffy noses. As we embark on our first cold and flu season with COVID-19 present,...
Snickerdoodle Donut Recipe
As we head into the holiday season, we're always looking for new baking projects to do with our kids, and things to make holidays breakfasts extra special. This Snickerdoodle Donut recipe from author and recipe developer Sara Mellas, fits both those bills. It...
What Exactly is a Montessori School?
What exactly is a Montessori school and how does a Montessori kindergarten classroom differ from a traditional kindergarten classroom? Let's consider some of the differences below: The role of the teacher. In a traditional classroom, the teacher is typically viewed as...
Where to Celebrate Halloween in Westchester
Halloween is going to look a lot differently this year. And while the verdict is still out on trick-or-treating, there are still some fun ways to celebrate in Westchester. Check out our list of on-going activities and events: Bedford: Watch .Hocus Pocus at the Bedford...
Bedford Playhouse to Reopen this Weekend!
Bedford Playhouse has announced its plans to reopen to the public on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23. Based on guidance from public health experts and the National Association of Theatre Owners Cinema Safe guidelines, the Playhouse is putting into action enhanced health and...
Kids in the Kitchen: Join the Healthy Dessert Club
Do you have a child who loves to bake? Are you looking for after-school activities? Join Amy Rosenfeld, Center for Healthy Living Registered Dietitian, for an after-school healthy dessert club. Participants will learn about nutrition while practicing healthy baking...
The Local Moms Network Book Club: Mothers Before
The next book in our book club series is Mothers Before: Stories and Portraits of Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them. This fascinating collection of essays and portraits of women—writers, poets, teacher and more—was edited by New York Times bestselling novelist Edan...
Yummy Breakfast: Maple Cinnamon Rolled Pancakes
Cinnamon rolls are a favorite holiday treat, but the maple-infused pancake version below, from Nicole Washington—the talented mama behind the Brown Sugar blog—is a perfect Fall breakfast. It uses simple ingredients you probably have in your pantry—including...
Food Trucks Come to Chappaqua
Join Chappaqua’s first Food Truck Night on Tuesday, October 20th from 5:30pm – 7:30pm at the lower lot of the Robert E. Bell Middle School on
S. Greeley Avenue!
Join St. Luke’s School Middle School Virtual Open House
It’s a challenging time for families—particularly when it comes to school. If you would like to find out what your child’s school day would be like at St. Luke’s, please join them Sunday, October 18 at noon for the Middle School Virtual Open House. During this Zoom...
Meet a Dad: Arthur Lih III of LifeVac
Arthur Lih, III is the Inventor and CEO of LifeVac, an upper airway clearance device that can save someone from choking to death. The device has saved 78 lives around the world to date—including the lives of 27 children. We spoke to Arthur, dad to Jackie (15), about...
Cerebelly: What a Neurosurgeon Created to Feed Her Own Kids
As moms, we all want to give our kids a healthy start, and that’s why so many of us have made our own baby food. From those adorable first bites to enticing picky toddlers, feeding our kids can be rewarding, a struggle, or (in most cases), both. That’s one of the...
We Speak Pink: A Breast Health Panel from Northern Westchester Hospital
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Northern Westchester Hospital presents We Speak Pink, a free motivational and supportive Breast Health Panel on the facts about breast health, Wednesday, October 7th from 5 pm to 6 pm. An all-women panel of experts...
Disney+ Hallowstream: Ultimate Collection of Halloween Movies on Disney
This October, Disney+ invites fans and families to celebrate its first ever “Disney+ Hallowstream” with a spellbinding collection of some of the most popular Halloween movies, specials, and episodes of all time like “Hocus Pocus,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and...
