Facts of Life

On Dec. 29, decades-long resident of mighty Port Chester, Robina Wolfson, celebrated. Anyone who ever saw her dance going back to the glory days in New Rochelle and now all over NYC will tell you that nobody does it better. As a former best friend of mine told me way, way back: she was and is Simply the Best. Keep the beat going…

Happy birthday to Rick Dooley of Port Chester who celebrates Jan. 10.

Happy birthday to Samantha Rednick of Rye Brook who will be 20 on Jan. 6.

Kate Brown, Amanda Kornblum, Spencer Rose and Justin Shuster, all of Rye Brook, have been named to the Dean’s List for Fall 2023 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.5 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly scheduled graded courses.

The next Port Chester High School Marching Band bottle and can recycling collection will be Sun., Jan. 7, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Middle School parking lot on Bowman Avenue, Rye Brook. Collections generally take place on the first and third Sunday of each month. Call 914/200-1464 for updated information.

The Westchester County Department of Health is reminding families to book vaccine visits with their child’s healthcare provider or at the free back-to-school clinics. Families with no insurance, ChildHealthPlus or Medicaid should call the County Health Department to schedule an appointment for vaccines at no charge. Call 914/995-5800 to see if you qualify and to secure a spot at the Health Department Clinic, 134 Court St., White Plains. Appointments are Fridays 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Rye Brook Recreation still has space in the following Winter programs: Snapology-Ninja Adventures, Indoor Grit Ninja, Kids Games & Multi Sport Games and Bowling. All these programs have minimum participation requirements and will be canceled if they don’t get the minimum number of registrants. Register through your CommunityPass account or call 914/939-3235.

Stepinac High School has kicked off the new year by launching another unique curriculum innovation—the Global Scholars Diploma—a major development in secondary education. The Global Scholars Diploma will help students distinguish themselves in the highly competitive college admissions market and will empower them with the skills and knowledge they need to be globally competitive in an interdependent world, now while they are exploring and pursuing their interests at high school, later at college and in their future professions.