Westlake Freshman Wins Awards At Robotics Competition

A freshman at Westlake High School is part of a seven-member team that took three awards at the FIRST Tech Challenge competition at Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers in January. Sarita Servidio is a member of the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson robotics team called "Techno Chix."
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Cortlandt Dancers Raise Funds To Fight Cancer In Somers

Street Beatz Dance Studio of Cortlandt Manor will be hosting a benefit performance on Feb. 19 at Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers. The benefit will feature performances by Street Beatz, Dance Expression, Spotlight Studios of Performing Arts and Star Struck.
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Chili's Restaurant In Somers Gives Back To Putnam SPCA

Chili's in Somers is teaming up with the SPCA of Putnam County to help raise money to care for animals throughout the area by offering to donate 10 percent of its profits to the organization for every diner who turns in a special flier on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Held from 4-11 p.m. at the Somers Chili's, 80 Route 6, Suite 208, Baldwin Place, all animal lovers need to do to help is to download a copy of the Chili's poster on Twitter or Facebook and give it their server when paying.
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Yorktown, Somers Student Commits To Playing Lacrosse At West Point

Northern Westchester's Nick Garofano, who attended schools in Yorktown and Somers, will sign to play lacrosse at West Point. Nick Garofano attended Yorktown schools through grade 8; then Kennedy Catholic High School in Somers; then Williston Northampton in Easthampton, Mass., where he holds career and season football records.
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Use Leftover Storm Essentials For Bread Pudding, Advises Westchester Chef

Somers resident Karen Doman, chef/owner of Dishin' It , a personal chef and catering service catering to Westchester County, suggests bread pudding recipe as a gourmet alternative to the usual storm meals of scrambled eggs and/or French Toast. Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan.
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Scenes From Storm That Blankets Somers

Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a State of Emergency that includes New York City, Long Island, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties. The warning, originally scheduled to take effect at 6 a.m. Saturday, has been pushed up to 4 a.m. It was originally scheduled to expire at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Travel Treacherous, State Of Emergency In Effect As Storm Slams Somers

Travel in most of the Hudson Valley is at a standstill Saturday morning as a combination of steady snow and strong winds is making for treacherous conditions as a monster storm that has been burying Mid-Atlantic states with snow and powerful sustained winds arrived in the area earlier than expected. In addition, the storm is tracking farther north than originally anticipated, with projected snowfall totals doubling for some parts of the area.
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