Tag Archives: Dobbs Ferry

A Coming Together of Body and Soul

The Rivertowns are a hotbed of dancers.  I have that from a reliable source. Maxine Sherman, a former principal dancer with Alvin Ailey’s American Dance Theater and Martha Graham Dance Company told me so…and she should know.  With the drop of a tiara, Maxine can reel off the names of dozens of well known ballet […]

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Go West(chester)

What is there about youth that we’re always chasing it?  Can’t we be happy with the wisdom of age?  Well, here’s a new twist on both ends of the spectrum.  Thought leaders in Westchester are using their wisdom to make Westchester the “in” place for young people to live, work and play.  It’s a strategy […]

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One Person Can Change the World

Sandra Mallah believes the arts can change lives. She would know. For 40 years, she was a special educator for troubled youth at the Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry where she rose to become school superintendent of the Greenburgh School District. Children’s Village is a residential treatment center that also provides community-based services to adolescents average ages […]

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