Sister St. John Delany, a member of the Sisters of Divine Compassion, was honored with the 2013 Rosemarie Siragusa Memorial Youth Service Award Wednesday .The annual award is given to an individual that has demonstrated a commitment to serving youth.
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Donate $25 in honor of the Food Bank's 25th year of service, which will pay for two turkeys for two local families.
Fifty turkey experts will answer questions on meal prep and turkey emergencies this holiday season.
It's not on the menu, but customers can give baristas a special recipe that will produce a drink similar to the beverage enjoyed by the fictional witches and wizards from the Harry Potter books.
"If not for Alan, my entire family and I would not be alive today," said Aron Wieder.
The Westchester-Rockland chapter donates over 2,000 blankets a year to ill children, including children at White Plains Hospital.
These two posts from Patch's Boards and News columns will give you hope.
Yorktown resident Cynthia Rubino has been named the CEO of the White Plains based YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester.
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We rounded up the most uplifting stories trending across the country.
Sixty dogs and puppies were recently rescued by the SPCA of Westchester from high-kill shelters.
White Plains residents Felicia Fried and Martina Brunner recall their experiences volunteering for Red Cross during Hurricane Sandy.
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This 9-year-old turned a fad into a fundraiser.
A football dream comes true for a high school senior in New York.
J-Teen Leadership earns place in prestigious guide
Iona Prep rolls Stepinac 40-14 during the annual Joe Riverso Memorial Game in White Plains Saturday.
Ladies lunched and shopped to benefit the Pediatric Cancer Foundation.
Volunteers powered the Red Cross's massive emergency relief effort.
These stories from our editors and bloggers this past week will put a smile on your face.