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Kensico Dam Plaza, a 98-acre property, is located at Bronx River Parkway Valhalla, NY 10595, Westchester County. Kensico Dam Plaza is located at the base of the Kensico Dam.
Kensico gets its name from the Siwanoy sachem, "Cokenseko". It is 300 feet high and 1830 feet long. It forms the reservoir that contains 29,000 million gallons of water per day. The dam was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The park provides a unique setting for a wide variety of activities including ethnic celebrations, concerts, antiques shows, arts and craft shows, and nature study.
Things To Do Biking Fishing Hiking / Walking In-line Skating Nature Study Outdoor Film Festival Picnicking Playground Refreshments
Kensico Dam Plaza, a 98-acre property, is located at Bronx River Parkway Valhalla, NY 10595, Westchester County. Kensico Dam Plaza is located at the base of the Kensico Dam.
Kensico gets its name from the Siwanoy sachem, "Cokenseko". It is 300 feet high and 1830 feet long. It forms the reservoir that contains 29,000 million gallons of water per day. The dam was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The park provides a unique setting for a wide variety of activities including ethnic celebrations, concerts, antiques shows, arts and craft shows, and nature study.
Things To Do Biking Fishing Hiking / Walking In-line Skating Nature Study Outdoor Film Festival Picnicking Playground Refreshments
SUNY - Westchester Community College is centrally located on 218 rolling, wooded acres at 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, New York 10595. Courses are offered during the day, in the evening, and on the weekends, as well as at twelve convenient extension sites around the county. Many courses are available during summer sessions as well as in the fall and spring semesters. In addition to credit courses leading to associate degrees or certificates, Westchester Community College offers a full range of noncredit courses for students of all ages to sharpen their skills and broaden their interests.
Westchester Community College is fully accredited and a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Its college curricula are registered and approved by the New York State Education Department. The College is one of 30 community colleges affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY). Westchester Community College is sponsored locally by the County of Westchester. Westchester Community College is more than just the county’s largest educational institution. It is a living, breathing part of Westchester that goes beyond the influence of a typical college and affects the lives of all who enter its doors.
Enrollment Full and part-time college credit students number nearing 12,000. Continuing education students bring the total number served by the college each semester to more than 20,000. Precise statistics about the college's enrollment history can be found in the Institutional Research & Planning pages.
Faculty Westchester Community College’s faculty and professional staff have received more SUNY Chancellors Awards for Excellence than any other community college in the system. More than 98% hold masters or doctorate degrees in their fields. Student/faculty ratio is 16.1:1.
Degrees The college offers more than 50 associate and certificate programs. We have three types of associate degrees in 36 subject areas: the Associate in Arts for students transferring to four-year institutions in the liberal arts; the Associate in Science for those transferring to four-year institutions for business, math, science or health careers; and the Associate in Applied Science for those preparing to seek immediate employment, change careers or transfer. In addition, certificate programs typically requiring between 15 to 33 credits are offered in approximately 20 career fields.
Continuing Education The Continuing Education division offers courses for people of all ages considering career choices or changes or personal development; customized training for businesses; innovative programming for older adults; an exciting arts and culture series open to the public.
Extension Center Locations
Valhalla (Main Campus) Mahopac Mount Vernon New Rochelle Ossining Peekskill Port Chester Shrub Oak Tuckahoe White Plains Yonkers Cross County Roosevelt High School Getty Square (EOC)
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The Bronx River Parkway Reservation, one of Westchester’s oldest parks, is an 807-acre paved linear park that was created as an adjunct to the Bronx River Parkway that opened in 1925. The Reservation touts a number of “firsts”. It is the first linear park in Westchester, as well as one of the first in the country, and, the Bronx River Parkway was the first parkway in the nation. The Reservation also has the distinction of being the first official Westchester County Park, whose establishment led to the creation of today’s County Park System of more than 50 parks spanning nearly 18,000-acres. The picturesque Reservation, which runs through the heart of Southern Westchester County, features ponds, wooden footbridges, and hundreds of varieties of native trees and shrubs. It is a favorite place for bicycling, walking, running and nature study.
Things To Do Fishing Hiking Trails / Walking Ice skating Nature study Recreational Trail
Kensico Dam Plaza, a 98-acre property, is located at Bronx River Parkway Valhalla, NY 10595, Westchester County. Kensico Dam Plaza is located at the base of the Kensico Dam.
Kensico gets its name from the Siwanoy sachem, "Cokenseko". It is 300 feet high and 1830 feet long. It forms the reservoir that contains 29,000 million gallons of water per day. The dam was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The park provides a unique setting for a wide variety of activities including ethnic celebrations, concerts, antiques shows, arts and craft shows, and nature study.
Things To Do Biking Fishing Hiking / Walking In-line Skating Nature Study Outdoor Film Festival Picnicking Playground Refreshments
The Bronx River Parkway Reservation, one of Westchester’s oldest parks, is an 807-acre paved linear park that was created as an adjunct to the Bronx River Parkway that opened in 1925. The Reservation touts a number of “firsts”. It is the first linear park in Westchester, as well as one of the first in the country, and, the Bronx River Parkway was the first parkway in the nation. The Reservation also has the distinction of being the first official Westchester County Park, whose establishment led to the creation of today’s County Park System of more than 50 parks spanning nearly 18,000-acres. The picturesque Reservation, which runs through the heart of Southern Westchester County, features ponds, wooden footbridges, and hundreds of varieties of native trees and shrubs. It is a favorite place for bicycling, walking, running and nature study.
Things To Do Fishing Hiking Trails / Walking Ice skating Nature study Recreational Trail
The Bronx River Parkway Reservation, one of Westchester’s oldest parks, is an 807-acre paved linear park that was created as an adjunct to the Bronx River Parkway that opened in 1925. The Reservation touts a number of “firsts”. It is the first linear park in Westchester, as well as one of the first in the country, and, the Bronx River Parkway was the first parkway in the nation. The Reservation also has the distinction of being the first official Westchester County Park, whose establishment led to the creation of today’s County Park System of more than 50 parks spanning nearly 18,000-acres. The picturesque Reservation, which runs through the heart of Southern Westchester County, features ponds, wooden footbridges, and hundreds of varieties of native trees and shrubs. It is a favorite place for bicycling, walking, running and nature study.
Things To Do Fishing Hiking Trails / Walking Ice skating Nature study Recreational Trail
Kensico Dam Plaza, a 98-acre property, is located at Bronx River Parkway Valhalla, NY 10595, Westchester County. Kensico Dam Plaza is located at the base of the Kensico Dam.
Kensico gets its name from the Siwanoy sachem, "Cokenseko". It is 300 feet high and 1830 feet long. It forms the reservoir that contains 29,000 million gallons of water per day. The dam was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The park provides a unique setting for a wide variety of activities including ethnic celebrations, concerts, antiques shows, arts and craft shows, and nature study.
Things To Do Biking Fishing Hiking / Walking In-line Skating Nature Study Outdoor Film Festival Picnicking Playground Refreshments
The Maria Fareri Children's Hospital sets the new standard for children's hospitals. It is the fulfillment of a vision for a family-centered facility that combines the highest-level care possible in the most supportive and therapeutic environment that could be constructed. Dedicated to the notion that families are the most important partners in the healing process, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital has been developed as a benchmark for children's hospitals around the world for decades to come.
Each year, 20,000 critically ill infants and children receive life-saving care from the dedicated team of doctors, nurses and professional staff at our facility. These children are treated with open-heart surgery, organ transplantation, advanced chemotherapy, emergency trauma surgery and other medical and surgical programs that are not available anywhere else in the Hudson Valley Region or in lower Connecticut.
The Maria Fareri Children's Hospital and new Regional Trauma Center provides the highest quality care in a state-of-the-art facility that accommodates the growing number of seriously ill and injured patients we care for, as well as the special needs of our pediatric patients and their families. Press blue button for more information.
Westchester Medical Center is located at 100 Woods Rd., Valhalla, NY 10595. With 635 beds in all of our major facilities, Westchester Medical Center’s extraordinary specialty services have made it the referral hospital of choice for physicians and patients seeking the highest level and quality of medical care.
Westchester Medical Center, an academic medical center of New York Medical College, is home to the leading Kidney Transplant program in the state and one of only a handful of Liver Transplant programs in New York. The Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center is the only all-specialty Children’s Hospital in the region, home to renowned pediatric specialists, including pediatric neurosurgeons, pediatric open heart surgeons, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric oncologists and pediatric infectious disease specialists. The Children’s Hospital is also home to the only regional neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care units in the region, and a specialized high-risk obstetrics center.
Westchester Medical Center is home to six distinguished Centers of Excellence, providing advanced, specialized care to thousands of patients of all ages. The Centers of Excellence at Westchester Medical Center include the Trauma and Burn Center, featuring the only burn center between New York City and the Canadian border; the Heart Center, one of the most highly regarded cardiology and surgery programs on the East Coast; the Cancer Institute, offering the latest in cancer therapies including bone marrow and stem cell transplants; the Neuroscience Center, providing neurosurgical and neurological care including “knifeless” brain surgery, a designated stroke (brain attack) service, a comprehensive epilepsy program and a state-of the-art Cerebrovascular Center; the Transplant Center, providing state-of-the art evaluation and treatment for patients of all ages who require heart, kidney, liver, corneal and bone marrow transplants.
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The Bronx River Parkway Reservation, one of Westchester’s oldest parks, is an 807-acre paved linear park that was created as an adjunct to the Bronx River Parkway that opened in 1925. The Reservation touts a number of “firsts”. It is the first linear park in Westchester, as well as one of the first in the country, and, the Bronx River Parkway was the first parkway in the nation. The Reservation also has the distinction of being the first official Westchester County Park, whose establishment led to the creation of today’s County Park System of more than 50 parks spanning nearly 18,000-acres. The picturesque Reservation, which runs through the heart of Southern Westchester County, features ponds, wooden footbridges, and hundreds of varieties of native trees and shrubs. It is a favorite place for bicycling, walking, running and nature study.
Things To Do Fishing Hiking Trails / Walking Ice skating Nature study Recreational Trail
Kensico Dam Plaza, a 98-acre property, is located at Bronx River Parkway Valhalla, NY 10595, Westchester County. Kensico Dam Plaza is located at the base of the Kensico Dam.
Kensico gets its name from the Siwanoy sachem, "Cokenseko". It is 300 feet high and 1830 feet long. It forms the reservoir that contains 29,000 million gallons of water per day. The dam was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The park provides a unique setting for a wide variety of activities including ethnic celebrations, concerts, antiques shows, arts and craft shows, and nature study.
Things To Do Biking Fishing Hiking / Walking In-line Skating Nature Study Outdoor Film Festival Picnicking Playground Refreshments
The Mount Pleasant Public Library has two locations:
The Main Library is located at 350 Bedford Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570. The Branch Library is located at 125 Lozza Drive, Valhalla, NY 10595.
The Mount Pleasant Library offers many services, including:
Books Over 127,000 books are available to you. These include outstanding fiction as well as non-fiction materials in both the adult and children's areas. In addition, we have a comprehensive collection of reference materials.
Audio-books We have a large collection of Audio-books on Cassette and we increasing the size of our Audio-book on CD collection. Both collections contain fiction and non-fiction.
Tumble Book Library e-books for e-kids available in English, French and Spanish.
Business/Investment Table A popular part of our reference collection is our Business/Investment Table. Located in the Reference Dept. Titles subscribed to include: Morningstar Mutual Funds, Valueline Expanded Edition, and Standard & Poor's Register. Statistical information is regularly updated for investors.
Computers at the library We have PCs in our main library and in our branch library that provide access to our online catalog, the Internet and Microsoft Word.
Children's Computers Located in the children's room, these multimedia computers are open to all our patrons who are under 12 years of age. A wide range of CD-ROM titles are available, with the emphasis on educational software.
Exhibitions and Displays The library will display art exhibitions and arrange for shows.
Homebound Services For those persons in Mount Pleasant who are unable to come to the library due to physical disabilities, we will select books of their choice and deliver them.
Interlibrary Loan Service The Mount Pleasant Public Library is connected to a Westchester County-wide borrowing system, including both public and academic libraries; several million items are available to you under this cooperative program.
Job Information Center (JIC) The Job Information Center offers job finding aids like the National Job Bank, America's Top 100 Employers, resume and interview guides.
Videos and DVDs The Mount Pleasant Public Library has over 8,000 videos and DVDs. Our collection includes classic and new-release films for both adults and children.
Among the many other services the Mount Pleasant Public Library has to offer are the following:
Community Room Large print materials and magnifying equipment Magazines and Newspapers Medical Table Microfilm/Microfiche Machines Public programs for both adults and children Young Adult Department
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Kensico Dam Plaza, a 98-acre property, is located at Bronx River Parkway Valhalla, NY 10595, Westchester County. Kensico Dam Plaza is located at the base of the Kensico Dam.
Kensico gets its name from the Siwanoy sachem, "Cokenseko". It is 300 feet high and 1830 feet long. It forms the reservoir that contains 29,000 million gallons of water per day. The dam was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The park provides a unique setting for a wide variety of activities including ethnic celebrations, concerts, antiques shows, arts and craft shows, and nature study.
Things To Do Biking Fishing Hiking / Walking In-line Skating Nature Study Outdoor Film Festival Picnicking Playground Refreshments
Click to read review Valhalla Crossing Restaurant, serving Traditional American food, is located at 2 Cleveland Street, Valhalla NY 10595, Westchester County. Press blue button for menus, music events, and more.
Features Outdoor dining on deck
The word is Most agree that this "fun" place is great for comfort food. Order Buffalo wings, burgers, or a fresh salad, and relax in a cozy oak booth; or have a drink at the "huge A-framed ceiling bar" while watching the game on 50-inch plasma screens; kids love sitting in the train room overlooking the train tracks; generous portions at affordable prices.
The Bronx River Parkway Reservation, one of Westchester’s oldest parks, is an 807-acre paved linear park that was created as an adjunct to the Bronx River Parkway that opened in 1925. The Reservation touts a number of “firsts”. It is the first linear park in Westchester, as well as one of the first in the country, and, the Bronx River Parkway was the first parkway in the nation. The Reservation also has the distinction of being the first official Westchester County Park, whose establishment led to the creation of today’s County Park System of more than 50 parks spanning nearly 18,000-acres. The picturesque Reservation, which runs through the heart of Southern Westchester County, features ponds, wooden footbridges, and hundreds of varieties of native trees and shrubs. It is a favorite place for bicycling, walking, running and nature study.
Things To Do Fishing Hiking Trails / Walking Ice skating Nature study Recreational Trail
Kensico Dam Plaza, a 98-acre property, is located at Bronx River Parkway Valhalla, NY 10595, Westchester County. Kensico Dam Plaza is located at the base of the Kensico Dam.
Kensico gets its name from the Siwanoy sachem, "Cokenseko". It is 300 feet high and 1830 feet long. It forms the reservoir that contains 29,000 million gallons of water per day. The dam was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The park provides a unique setting for a wide variety of activities including ethnic celebrations, concerts, antiques shows, arts and craft shows, and nature study.
Things To Do Biking Fishing Hiking / Walking In-line Skating Nature Study Outdoor Film Festival Picnicking Playground Refreshments
Kensico Dam Plaza, a 98-acre property, is located at Bronx River Parkway Valhalla, NY 10595, Westchester County. Kensico Dam Plaza is located at the base of the Kensico Dam.
Kensico gets its name from the Siwanoy sachem, "Cokenseko". It is 300 feet high and 1830 feet long. It forms the reservoir that contains 29,000 million gallons of water per day. The dam was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The park provides a unique setting for a wide variety of activities including ethnic celebrations, concerts, antiques shows, arts and craft shows, and nature study.
Things To Do Biking Fishing Hiking / Walking In-line Skating Nature Study Outdoor Film Festival Picnicking Playground Refreshments
Kensico Dam Plaza, a 98-acre property, is located at Bronx River Parkway Valhalla, NY 10595, Westchester County. Kensico Dam Plaza is located at the base of the Kensico Dam.
Kensico gets its name from the Siwanoy sachem, "Cokenseko". It is 300 feet high and 1830 feet long. It forms the reservoir that contains 29,000 million gallons of water per day. The dam was built under the old dam that formed Lake Kensico, using stone taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lake Park. The park provides a unique setting for a wide variety of activities including ethnic celebrations, concerts, antiques shows, arts and craft shows, and nature study.
Things To Do Biking Fishing Hiking / Walking In-line Skating Nature Study Outdoor Film Festival Picnicking Playground Refreshments
The Town of Mount Pleasant is comprised of the hamlets of Hawthorne, Pocantico Hills, Thornwood, and Valhalla; and the villages of Pleasantville, Sleepy Hollow, and Briarcliff Manor (Briarcliff is shared by the towns of Mount Pleasant and Ossining with most of Briarcliff Manor in the Town of Ossining).
Each of the villages; Briarcliff Manor, Pleasantville and Sleepy Hollow, have their own Police Department.
Police Station Address Mount Pleasant Police Department 1 Town Hall Plaza Valhalla, NY 10595
Contact Police Chief: Harry Sewell
About 'It shall be the mission of the Mount Pleasant Police Department to provide professional police services and protection to the citizens of the Town of Mount Pleasant. Further, that the services and protection while executed within the confines of the law, shall be extended to all persons physically present within the jurisdiction of the Town of Mount Pleasant."
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Click to read review Valhalla Crossing Restaurant, serving Traditional American food, is located at 2 Cleveland Street, Valhalla NY 10595, Westchester County. Press blue button for menus, music events, and more.
Features Outdoor dining on deck
The word is Most agree that this "fun" place is great for comfort food. Order Buffalo wings, burgers, or a fresh salad, and relax in a cozy oak booth; or have a drink at the "huge A-framed ceiling bar" while watching the game on 50-inch plasma screens; kids love sitting in the train room overlooking the train tracks; generous portions at affordable prices.
SUNY - Westchester Community College is centrally located on 218 rolling, wooded acres at 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, New York 10595. Courses are offered during the day, in the evening, and on the weekends, as well as at twelve convenient extension sites around the county. Many courses are available during summer sessions as well as in the fall and spring semesters. In addition to credit courses leading to associate degrees or certificates, Westchester Community College offers a full range of noncredit courses for students of all ages to sharpen their skills and broaden their interests.
Westchester Community College is fully accredited and a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Its college curricula are registered and approved by the New York State Education Department. The College is one of 30 community colleges affiliated with the State University of New York (SUNY). Westchester Community College is sponsored locally by the County of Westchester. Westchester Community College is more than just the county’s largest educational institution. It is a living, breathing part of Westchester that goes beyond the influence of a typical college and affects the lives of all who enter its doors.
Enrollment Full and part-time college credit students number nearing 12,000. Continuing education students bring the total number served by the college each semester to more than 20,000. Precise statistics about the college's enrollment history can be found in the Institutional Research & Planning pages.
Faculty Westchester Community College’s faculty and professional staff have received more SUNY Chancellors Awards for Excellence than any other community college in the system. More than 98% hold masters or doctorate degrees in their fields. Student/faculty ratio is 16.1:1.
Degrees The college offers more than 50 associate and certificate programs. We have three types of associate degrees in 36 subject areas: the Associate in Arts for students transferring to four-year institutions in the liberal arts; the Associate in Science for those transferring to four-year institutions for business, math, science or health careers; and the Associate in Applied Science for those preparing to seek immediate employment, change careers or transfer. In addition, certificate programs typically requiring between 15 to 33 credits are offered in approximately 20 career fields.
Continuing Education The Continuing Education division offers courses for people of all ages considering career choices or changes or personal development; customized training for businesses; innovative programming for older adults; an exciting arts and culture series open to the public.
Extension Center Locations
Valhalla (Main Campus) Mahopac Mount Vernon New Rochelle Ossining Peekskill Port Chester Shrub Oak Tuckahoe White Plains Yonkers Cross County Roosevelt High School Getty Square (EOC)
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The Mount Pleasant Central School District is located at 825 West Lake Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594. The district is located in central Westchester County, just above White Plains and about 30 miles north of New York City. The district has two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school and covers all of the hamlets of Hawthorne and Thornwood, and portions of the hamlet of Valhalla and village of Pleasantville. The Mount Pleasant Central School District is comprised of the following schools:
The Mount Pleasant Central School District is dedicated and committed to providing for each child a humanized comprehensive education. It is the primary goal of the district to permit each student to fully develop his or her potential as a responsible constructive citizen of our society and in that society to be a self-sufficient and self-fulfilled individual.
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The Valhalla Union Free School District is located at 318 Columbus Ave, Valhalla, NY 10595 in Westchester County. The Valhalla UFSD includes parts of the towns of Mt. Pleasant, North Castle and Greenburgh and is primarily a residential and suburban community. Valhalla Union Free School District is comprised of the following schools:
The Valhalla Union Free School District is dedicated to teaching students to develop desired moral, ethical, and cultural values, to stimulate and expand a continual learning process and to cultivate an understanding and appreciation of the rights and responsibilities of American citizens, which will enable them to function effectively as independent individuals in a democratic society. The educational program provides each child with the fundamental academic skills and basic knowledge required for his/her maximum development, the opportunity for each child to develop his/her interests and abilities to the fullest extent according to his/her individual potential, and special services to promote the physical, academic and emotional development of each child. It is the district's goal to foster in students good work habits, integrity, self-discipline, good sportsmanship, self-confidence and a sense of purpose. Extracurricular activities will be offered when possible to enhance the core academic program.
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