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OPEN FOR BUISINESS

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Chappaqua Wellness Center is open for business!  We would like to offer to residents 45 minutes of  massage on our comfy, heated massage tables  to escape from the stress and physical body aches from hurricane Sandy for $50 until November 15!   And feel free to bring your phones and computers to charge if you have no power!!!  914-299-9165  400 King Street, Chappaqua, NY

Chappaqua Paint and Hardware is open 7am -4pm.  They are fully stocked and ready to help out with your repair needs.

The Healthy Choice Compounding Pharmacy is open – members of the community are welcome to come to the temple to charge up gadgets – 6 South Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua, NY

Music in Chappaqua will be open beginning tomorrow, Friday 11/2.  We have some power but no telephone or internet at the school. If you need to contact me I am able to pick up email and my cell phone is working some of the time. My cell number is 914-220-2924 – 225 North Greeley Ave, Chappaqua, NY

Squires Family Clothing & Footwear has a generator. Cash register and credit card machine operational.  They are fully stocked with cold weather clothing/footwear for those without heat – 41 South Greeley Ave, Chappaqua, NY

King’s Scribe has no power, but we are able to complete purchases on-line – www.kingsscribe.com and can be reached at info@kingsscribe.com

Marmalade has a generator on the way.  They hope to be open tomorrow. – 29 King Street, Chappaqua, NY

World Cup Gymnastics while there is daylight, from 10am to 3pm,  we are running gymnastics team practices but we ask that gymnasts dress warmly as there still is no power or heat. No other gymnastics or nursery school classes are being run until we get power. – 170 Hunts Lane, Chappaqua, NY

WeeZee… World of Yes I Can has power and is open from 11-6 and offering a Halloween party for the rest of the week!!  Come in costume (or not!) today thru Friday and there will be lots of candy, trick or treating, Halloween activities and crafts, games, rides and 16,000 square feet of room to run and play (with power!!!)  Parents can drop kids off and there will be plenty of staff to watch them; also parents can hang out in the adults-only Zen Den there featuring iPads and massage chairs!  Day Pass is $30 for up to three hours.  No reservations necessary, just show up!  480 Bedford Road, Chappaqua Crossing.

Center for Aligned Healing A free gift of healing post-Sandy recharge & stress reliever – Sat & Sunday 2-4p – 175 King Street, Chappaqua, NY

Prescriptions for Fitness training during daylight hours – 225 King Street, Chappaqua, NY

Rite Aid is open regular hours thanks to a generator – 50 North Greeley Ave, Chappaqua, NY

Drug Mart no phones – Text 913-393-9191 or Email contact@drugmarts.com – 230 Saw Mill River Road, Millwood, NY

Gail Patrick’s Café is open 8 to 4 every day with limited service. Coffee, bagels, rolls, muffins, egg sandwiches, hot soup as well as deli sandwiches – 31 South Greeley Ave, Chappaqua, NY

Villarina’s Deli & Catering is open – 27 South Greeley Ave, Chappaqua, NY

Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester is open and has power to share.  Members of the community are welcome to come to the temple to charge up gadgets and/or just get warm.  Tomorrow we will be open from 9am to 5pm, and then we will be having Shabbat services which are open to the community.   We have tot-shabbat service geared to children under 7 at 5:30pm and then a family service at 7:15pm. We also have a Shabbat dinner at 6:15pm, but people should rsvp by mid-afternoon to 238-3928; the cost is $10/person. – 220 South Bedford Road, Chappaqua, NY.

Metro North Computer Consulting
Robert Brake Cell -914-417-8249

Chappaqua Wine & Spirit Co. has been open every day this week for business. We have no power, but are able to complete purchases. Phone lines are down, hence, the credit card terminal is down, but we are able to make cash and check sales. We will open Friday & Saturday from 10 AM till there is no more daylight to see to conduct business in a safe manner.  65 King Street, Chappaqua, NY 10514

Chappaqua Farmer’s Market will be open on Saturday – St. Mary’s Church, 191 S. Greeley Ave, Chappaqua, NY

Rob Greenstein
Chappaqua-Millwood Chamber of Commerce

Eminent Neuroscientist to Speak at PTA Meeting

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On October 22, Sam Wang, a neuroscientist at Princeton, will address the PTA on the topic of “How Well Do You Know Your Child’s Brain.”  Wang, co-author of the book, “Welcome To Your Child’s Brain:  How the Mind Grows From Conception to College,”  is currently working with the Chappaqua School District as the scientific advisor for educational best-practices.  He views his collaboration with the district as “a conversation between researchers and educators.”

Wang has begun meeting with teachers and administrators and finds that they are “very open to the possibility of improving their practice and implementing new ideas.”  Optimal methods and settings for learning will be discussed.  One of the first areas Wang will pursue is the design of the classroom.

In the 1980s Wang changed his course of study from physics to neuroscience, a field which he finds tremendously exciting.  In his lab, research on autism is one of the focal points.  Progress in this area is one of the most dynamic subjects in neuroscience today.   “It’s [now] possible to talk about the mechanics of how autism works,” Wang observed.

Responding to an inquiry as to whether neuroscience would be an appropriate addition to the curriculum, Wang mentioned that he teaches a course entitled ”Neuroscience and Everyday Life.” at Princeton which has no prerequisites.  “Neuroscience is mature enough that is’s possible to teach it at the high school level,” he noted.

PTA President Maura Marcon related that parents are “really exciting and interested” about the upcoming presentation.  She received a call from a parent of pre-schoolers wondering whether the talk was open to all – Marcon assured her that it is.

Cancer Survivor Jordan Fried of Chappaqua to Run NYC Marathon

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Jordan Fried of Chappaqua, a student at Hofstra University, will be running in his third NYC Marathon (PR of 3:13) this year as part of “Fred’s Team” to raise money for cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering.

Fried, having battled leukemia at the early age of three, was treated at Sloan-Kettering in the early nineties. During that time, he remembers a fellow patient and running legend, Fred Lebow – determined to run to raise money for a cure – jogging through the halls of the hospital. It was then that Fried was inspired, and as a cancer-free patient today, he continues to run in honor of Fred and the other pediatric patients of Sloan-Kettering.

Nationally, the 26.2 mile, five-borough race on Sunday, Nov. 4. race broadcast will be available live at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN2 , and at 7 a.m. ET on WatchESPN.com and via the WatchESPN app. ABC will also present a two-hour national broadcast at 4 p.m. Locally, tri-state area residents can tune in to WABC-TV and 7online.com at 7 a.m. ET.

It was Easy to Fall in Love

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with the Chamber sponsored Fall Festival this past Saturday.

Just Between Us: Downtown Chappaqua came alive as perhaps never before on a crisp and clear autumn day that included face painting, bead making, hay rides, playing stations, kitten adoptions, fabulous new sidewalk sale finds and a donut eating and apple pie contest—a big early in the day highlight. Chappaqua’s Teresa Shen won that contest with her three apple preparation and handsome, tasty crust… amidst some stiff competition leftovers I happily sampled when the hoopla had subsided.  Having missed the opportunity to try Teresa’s pie earlier, I  had the very special privilege the next morning to enjoy an entire slice at her home!  See below. Now that was VIP treatment I could taste!

I was also glad to hear later about Bill and Hillary Clinton’s visit into town.  No doubt they enjoyed the music by Music Mixer every bit as much as everyone else too. And just a chance to say hello to friends and neighbors is a gift and opportunity for them–and that seems true for everyone these days. I noticed that lots of folks were commenting about how they were really feeling a sense of community with so many families and folks out and about.  All I could think was: Let’s take back the streets.  — Grace

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Chappaqua-Millwood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce their Third Thursday campaign

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The Chappaqua-Millwood Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that starting Thurs., October 18th, the Third Thursday of the month, shops will stay open until 7 p.m. with sales and special offerings.  Look for the Thirds Thursday sticker in store windows.

Le Jardin is offering is extending their early bird special to 7:30p (4p – 7:30p) – 3 course meal for $19.95.

King Street Restaurant and Bar is offering free dessert with purchase of an entree and happy hour at the bar, buy one get one from 4:30-6:30.

Chappaqua Wine & Spirit will hosting a wine tasting from 4-7p.