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On Saturday, August 28 from 1-6 p.m., the 1st Annual Memorial/Scholarship Fundraiser will take place at Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow, under the gazebo.

One year ago on August 27, 2009, a brave, vibrant, energetic young lady named Britney Fitzgerald died after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Britney was not only a leader at Sleepy Hollow High School but a true friend to all.

Read more: Remembering Britney Rae Fitzgerald… 1st Annual Memorial/Scholarship Fundraiser

Marcy Lekagul, who was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease (HD), is just about to graduate from the New York State Esthetics (skin care) program.

Huntington’s Disease affects about 30,000 Americans and Marcy is just one who inherited the disease from her mother. (Her 2 sisters tested negative.) Her mother is the longest living survivor at the facility she is now residing in. Although HD seems to eventually rob the individual of almost all mental faculties and physical control, one does not witness this trait in Marcy. A wife and mother of 2 adopted children, Lekagul, against all odds, has completed the 600-hour program, all on her own.

Read more: As We Celebrate Friends & Families Sometimes a Heroine Shines Through

Visitors can win one of three Fujifilm cameras at Van Cortlandt Manor’s River Day on Sunday, Aug. 1, by taking pictures and posting them on Flickr.com.

The festival-style River Day, which takes place from 12-6 and is sponsored by Fujifilm, is devoted to the history and ecology of the area’s watershed. It features kayak rides, performances, and hands-on activities for all ages that teach children and adults about the area’s fragile watershed.

Read more: Historic Hudson Valley’s River Day - Hands-on Activities include Kayak Rides, Fishing and more

Writers Fawzia Afzal-Khan and Herbert Hadad will be the featured authors at this month’s July 15 Twilight Readers’ Series event hosted by The Hudson Valley Writers’ Center, 300 Riverside Drive, at the Philipse Manor railroad station in Sleepy Hollow.
Ms. Afzal-Khan will read from Lahore with Love, her memoir of growing up in Pakistan.

Read more: The Hudson Valley Writers' Center - Twilight Readers’ Series

I was just looking at some childhood pictures of my brother, Steve Steiner.  In them, he often appears to have the expression of someone who quietly knows something that no one else knows.  Steve passed away on June 11, 2010, in Boston.  When I saw him in recent days, that characteristic expression was still there, as he confronted his illness with calm courage.  Steve lived to help others, especially those he loved.  Steven H. Steiner was born in Sleepy Hollow, at Phelps Memorial Hospital, the youngest of the Steiner family.  He attended Transfiguration School, Tarrytown Public Schools, and Hackley School, graduating from Hackley in 1973.   Steve's earliest years were spent in the Crest; later the Steiner family lived in Wilson Park.  During Steve's high school years, he played lacrosse and competed in motocross.

Read more: A Hackley Grad of 1973 - Steven Steiner, 1955–2010