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Jacob Burns Film Center Scares Up Halloween Movie Marathon
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Horror films will be featured at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville for an all-night Halloween movie marathon.Four films will be shown at the center Friday, Oct. 21, beginning at 9:30 p.m.
Don Coscarelli's "Phantasm" is among the films. Others will soon be announced. The event includes a costume contest, and activities are planned.
Also in October, there will be three screenings of "The Boxtrolls" for younger viewers on Saturday, Oct. 22, and Sunday, Oct. 23, at noon and Thursday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m.
Set in the old English town of Cheeseb…
Pleasantville Chamber Names Five As Appreciation Award Winners
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce has presented a handful of local people and organizations with 2016 Chamber Appreciation Awards, according to a statement from the Chamber.
The awards are presented annually to those people and groups who have made substantial contributions to the village, according to the Chamber.
This year’s winners, who were announced on Sept. 23, will be honored during a reception on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Crabtree Kittle House, 11 Kittle Road, Chappaqua. They include:
The Pleasantville Volunteer Ambulance Corps (PVAC), a group of volunte…
Cardinal Dolan Helps Yorktown Celebrate Feast Of San Gennaro
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Yorktown’s annual block party, the Feast of San Gennaro, was blessed with a visit from Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York.
Dolan strolled among the crowds and posed for photos Saturday with Msgr. Joseph Giandurco, who he had just installed as pastor of Saint Patrick’s Church.
Other highlights of the four-day event included: traditional Italian foods such as zeppoles and sausage and pepper, a ferris wheel, red, green and white light arches, a procession with a statue of the saint, and performances from live bands.
Tony Grasso, 88, was the fest’s grand marsha…
