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Happy Birthday To Yorktown's Dave Matthews
YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Happy birthday to Yorktown’s Dave Matthews.
The South African-born, American singer-songwriter turns 50 on Jan. 9.
Matthews, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band, and his parents moved to Yorktown Heights when he was two. His father, a physicist, worked for IBM.
Matthews started the band in Charlottesville, Va., in 1991. He has also done solo performances and produced records.
The band’s most recent album, “Away from the World,” was released in 2012 and made it the only group, according to Wikipedia, to have six consecutive studio albums…
New Rochelle Mayor, Others, Seek More Protections For Immigrants
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- With a new national regime coming in, it’s more important than ever for local leaders to stand up for “just and humane public policy,” said New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson.
In a blog post titled “Blue City in a Red Nation,” Bramson said he, and 30 other mayors, including New York City’s Bill de Blasio, have signed a letter to outgoing President Barack Obama in support of protection for immigrants.
The new administration has, Bramson says, signaled an “intense hostility to progressive goals.”
Therefore, he says, local leaders have to defend “the marginalized and the bu…
Last Call: Eateries Invited To Participate In Hudson Valley Restaurant Week
Dozens of restaurants have already signed up to participate in the culinary marathon known as Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, but there is still room at the table, organizers said.
The last call to register for the spring event ends this Sunday, Jan. 15.
More than 70 eateries (so far) will be serving up dishes that emphasize New York’s “sustainable, seasonal” fruits, veggies, meats and grains, organizers said.
Now in its 11th year, the biannual event features prix fixe, three-course dinners and lunches.
It will run, this year, from March 6-19 and Oct. 30-Nov. 12.
Janet Crawshaw, its co-fo…
