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Saturday Recovery: Weekend Happenings [Updated]

If you're sticking around Pleasantville and Briarcliff Manor this weekend, here are some updates.

Update: Saturday, 1 p.m.

Pleasantville Mayor Peter Scherer shared today that The Jacob Burns Media Arts Lab (405 Manville Rd.) will be open to residents without power tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

There will be family movies in the screening room from 10 a.m. to 1p.m., followed by Sunday football.

WiFi will also be available.

Here is an updated notice from Briarcliff Manor Fire Chief Michael King:

Our House is your House!!

The Briarcliff Manor Volunteer Fire Department presents…. Movie Night at the Firehouse!

Residents of Briarcliff can take a break from the aftermath of Sandy and bring your family to the main Firehouse for some movie night fun!  We will be serving hot dogs, chicken nuggets and drinks.  We will set up a power station to recharge your cell phones and laptops.  Parents must stay for the movie.

Date:     Tonight Saturday Night: 11/3/12

The BMFD will be showing a movie for: 

Todd School Kids from 6PM to 8PM – Movie to be determined

It is up to the parents if they want their children to stay for the second showing.

Middle and High School Kids from 8PM to 10PM – Movie to be determined

Location:             1111 Pleasantville Rd – 2nd floor meeting

Stair access only…… there is no elevator! 

Email RSVP: If you can email me at FDChief@briarcliffmanor.org with the number of family members attending the movie it will help us understand the attendance for the shows. 

Thank you and hope to see you at the BMFD movie night!

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It's anything but a typical weekend in Pleasantville and Briarcliff Manor as locals continue to recover from Hurricane Sandy five days later.

Local businesses and governments are working to make things easier for those whose homes have suffered damage and power outages.

Con Edison officials say they continue to address the "thousands" of power-related issues in Westchester County and anticipate bringing all affected customers back on the grid by the end of next weekend. As of 12 a.m. today, more than 110,000 remain without power in the county.

As a result, both village libraries have free power and WiFi and have extended their hours through the weekend:

Briarcliff Manor Public Library

  • Saturday — 10 a.m. to 9 pm.
  • Sunday — 12 to 9 p.m.

Mount Pleasant Public Library

  • Saturday — 10 a.m. to 8pm
  • Sunday — 1 to 8 p.m.

Other places to go include:

  • The Pleasantville Farmers' Market (regular time and place)
  • The Rosenthal Jewish Community Center in Pleasantville is offering power, WiFi and playtime to local families: Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Free play in the gym and movies and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Movies and arts and crafts (gym not available)
  • The Briarcliff Manor Fire Department will host another movie night for kids tonight: 6 to 8 p.m. — elementary school kids and 8 to 10 p.m. — middle school kids.
  • The Fire Department is also serving as a warming center from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and tomorrow.
  • Todd Elementary School today and tomorrow from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Many Westchester County businesses .
  • Pace University's homecoming weekend is going on as planned. Support the Setters all-weekend-long. Check the full homecoming schedule.

Check out other local places that have been offering services to the public over the past few days here.

*Don't forget about Daylight Savings! Set your clock to "fall back" before bed tonight!

Continue to check with Patch for the latest post-Sandy updates here.

Did we miss anything? Share with your neighbors in the comments!

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W Obermeyer May 21, 2013 at 01:13 pm
It would be funny were it not so sad. I recall seeing and hearing quite a lot of mud being slungRead More recently, in an unseemly manner, but by whom I wonder?
McKey Rivers May 21, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Mike, please try to keep it together later and don't be acting out again. The last thing theRead More community needs is another schools related criminal harassment case.
Jay Borrel May 21, 2013 at 12:42 pm
WRONG!
McKey Rivers May 21, 2013 at 12:56 pm
OMG!!! Is someone referring to Stacy Agona's experience on the School Board as a basis in decidingRead More how to vote today? Oh wait, that's her husband. One of my favorite Stacy moments on the school board was when, after having been a trustee for a year, a reference was made during a public meeting to the "reserve fund" and she blurted out, "What's that?"
Jay Borrel May 21, 2013 at 12:42 pm
There is nothing respectful about Mr. Valenti. While telling us that everyone else uses ugly andRead More negative campaigning, he forces his message down our throats with his constant badgering and pushing. And, while I do disagree with Mr. Agona at least he is a voice less heard, however a home buyer will definitely think twice when seeing that our schools are not ranked at the top, but our spending is. A home buyer would definitely think twice when seeing that our board went against the levy and asked for more. A home buyer will think twice when seeing that our board underhandedly appointed a superintendent with out any notice to the community of a vacancy. These are trustees, but how can we trust them. With regards to understanding the budget or not, a home buyer only sees the surface and there will be NO TRUST in this community if we do the wrong thing.
Rod Agona May 21, 2013 at 12:20 pm
Empty Nesters and everyone else: I respectfully disagree with Mr. Borrel on his post. There areRead More many reasons behind why the budget proposal by the BOE and the administrators exceeds the tax cap guideline. I ask that you check my wife’s posting in the Patch for more insight but I will not repeat here. From personal experience, my perspective is that young parents looking to buy a home will research many things including the community support for the schools. It is fairly common to look into school board budget voting as an impartial indicator of the community's support. Imagine you are deciding between towns X and Y and then you hear that town X voted down the budget. You won’t research any further if this is important to you. You will move on to another place where there is more support. Please consider this into your decision when voting today. A vote for the budget approval will do a great service to the protection of our real estate values, not to mention preserve educational excellence in the eyes of the experts we are currently paying to make those recommendations. I believe most Briarcliff residents will agree with me as evidenced by the fact that there has not been a budget rejection by the public in decades. I would also like to personally congratulate the current Briarcliff BOE trustees for being the only school district in Westchester County to propose a lower budget than they did the prior year. Vote YES to the proposed Briarcliff budget. Vote JON SATRAN and SAL MAGLIETTA for BOE trustees.
Mike Valenti May 21, 2013 at 03:36 pm
It is Election Day in Briarcliff. There are TWO school board seats up for grabs and a budget to beRead More voted on. Please join me in voting for JON SATRAN and SAL MAGLIETTA to continue their terms as school board trustees. Please also join me in voting YES on the proposed school budget. Your vote for JON and SAL is a vote FOR continued TRANSPARENCY, RESPECT, COMMUNITY VOICE, COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIP, CIVILITY, FISCAL PRUDENCE and MUCH MORE. Moreover, your vote for JON and SAL is a vote AGAINST the type of UGLY, NEGATIVE, MUDSLINGING campaigning you are witnessing (especially in these final, desperate hours) from the Linder/Wasserman camp. If we are ever to see this type of campaigning cease we must SPEAK LOUD AND CLEAR and SEND A MESSAGE that it does NOT appeal to us here in Briarcliff and we will NOT support the candidates forwarded or supported by those who conduct themselves in this unseemly manner. Please VOTE YES for JON and SAL. Please VOTE NO for SLEAZY SMALL-TOWN POLITICS. Respectfully, Mike Valenti
Jay Borrel May 21, 2013 at 01:04 pm
Wouldn't it be great if Mike Valenti moved out of Briarcliff?
Jay Borrel May 21, 2013 at 09:31 am
Hey Mike, the only thing worse than a tax hike and a secret appointment of a superintendent with outRead More looking at other candidates is your wasting our time with endless BS
Jay Borrel May 21, 2013 at 01:05 pm
Wouldn't it be great if Mike Valenti moved out of Briarcliff?
Gargamel May 21, 2013 at 07:26 am
Jay: more like Poooofff! Time to back to the North State Spa
Jay Borrel May 20, 2013 at 09:57 pm
Mr. Valenti your small mind is imploding
Jay Borrel May 21, 2013 at 08:25 pm
Wow Eric, how can I be hiding? I live here, you can look me up. I doesn't take much research orRead More rocket science. See you on the other side.
Kevin Zawacki (Editor) May 21, 2013 at 03:00 pm
Hi all -- lively discussion is fantastic and encouraged, but any personal and/or ad hominem attacksRead More will be deleted. Thanks for your cooperation.
Eric Nadler May 21, 2013 at 02:39 pm
As I write this I know that it is a mistake but I can't let it go. Mr. Rivers and Mr. Borrel pleaseRead More unmask yourselves. At least Ms. Agona and Mr Valenti (and myself) have the decency to make our views know publicly. By all means you have the right to voice your opinions but to do so under the guise of anonymity is what I would call cowardly. How can the voting public take your comments seriously if you don't have the gumption to stand behind them in public for the community to see. With that said - Mr Rivers, Mr Borrell take off your masks! Let's have a dialog face to face.
Jay Borrel May 21, 2013 at 01:06 pm
Wouldn't it be great if Mike Valenti moved out of Briarcliff?
W Obermeyer May 20, 2013 at 03:07 pm
I wonder why the voice of reason is suddenly so vocal? Reminds me of some earlier exchanges, if youRead More have read one you have read them all.
The Real Herman Sexton May 20, 2013 at 02:57 pm
oh wow, let's relive the attempted election of Mike Valenti several years ago. We went throughRead More this, proved I was a resident, etc. Anyway, does anyone know anyone in Briarcliff more annoying than Mike Valenti
Mike Valenti May 21, 2013 at 04:15 pm
It is Election Day in Briarcliff. There are TWO school board seats up for grabs and a budget to beRead More voted on. Please join me in voting for JON SATRAN and SAL MAGLIETTA to continue their terms as school board trustees. Please also join me in voting YES on the proposed school budget. Your vote for JON and SAL is a vote FOR continued TRANSPARENCY, RESPECT, COMMUNITY VOICE, COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIP, CIVILITY, FISCAL PRUDENCE and MUCH MORE. Moreover, your vote for JON and SAL is a vote AGAINST the type of UGLY, NEGATIVE, MUDSLINGING campaigning you are witnessing (especially in these final, desperate hours) from the Linder/Wasserman camp. If we are ever to see this type of campaigning cease we must SPEAK LOUD AND CLEAR and SEND A MESSAGE that it does NOT appeal to us here in Briarcliff and we will NOT support the candidates forwarded or supported by those who conduct themselves in this unseemly manner. Please VOTE YES for JON and SAL. Please VOTE NO for SLEAZY SMALL-TOWN POLITICS. Respectfully, Mike Valenti
Gargamel May 21, 2013 at 07:36 am
the key to understanding a failed candidacy of Mike Valenti's is having to suffer through endlessRead More repetition of his failed logic. Really folks, the only one imploding here is Mike. For Sal and Jon: please tell us that you do not encourage him? I hope not because it has to hurt.
W Obermeyer May 20, 2013 at 03:13 pm
One can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. And byRead More repeating something ad nauseum it does not become true or a fact ...
David Venditti May 21, 2013 at 10:55 am
I think the executive board should post its actual vote and minutes and explain why, on such anRead More important issue, a select few deign to speak for the masses that comprise the PTA, rather than seek a consensus of the members at large.
Lisa Jenner May 20, 2013 at 01:53 pm
There goes Mike again, with his crystal ball and his ability to read minds - the voice of theRead More Briarcliff community. He knows that the Linder/Wasserman camp is desperate and that their campaign is imploding. I, too, have been wondering about the mailings from the school district regarding the budget. While I realize that the current BOE needs to present and explain the budget to the public, some of the material comes dangerously close to campaign materials.
McKey Rivers May 20, 2013 at 11:33 am
Is Mrs. Maglietta incapable of speaking for herself? Or is Sal showing off his new found knowledgeRead More about when it is appropriate to recuse yourself from voting on a matter when you have an actual self interest or a perceived self interest? And will the Magliettas reimburse the school district for the campaign materials they have been sending at public expense and on School District letter head?