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The Best Winter Farmers' Markets to Visit in Westchester

Jan 7, 2025 | westchestermagazine.com | Mackenzie Tatananni |Paige Merz |Nicholas Basile

In Westchester, it isn’t an exaggeration to say that farmers’ markets often serve as the beating heart of our communities, so it’s a good thing the market spirit doesn’t go into hibernation when the weather grows cold. Here are seven of our favorite markets that are open and stocked all winter long. Hastings Farmers Market131 Southside Ave, Hastings-on-HudsonSaturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Di RisoRiccardo Befi used to bake lasagna on weekends for pleasure.
Gluten-Free Paige

Jun 28, 2024 | rockawave.com | Paige Merz

Among all the different cultural cuisines from around the globe, Mexican-style eating is known to be the best for gluten-free or celiac-diagnosed people. The marriage of cornbases and the vast use of fresh ingredients typically make for a naturally gluten-free Mexican dish, although Americanized Mexican-style foods are reliant on flour tortillas, which is an easy switch for those navigating the gluten-free subculture.
Maggie Hill Publishes “Sunday Money”

Jun 19, 2024 | rockawave.com | Paige Merz

After releasing her basketball-themed, debut novel just last month, Maggie Hill finds herself in an ideal spot during an era where women’s basketball is taking the world by storm. Hill puts her finger on the pulse in “Sunday Money,” describing realities faced by female athletes in the early 1970s, just before Title IX, a historic federal civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination, was put into place and is still relevant today.
Thrilla in Camilla Returns on June 28

Jun 19, 2024 | rockawave.com | Paige Merz

The FDNY Boxing Club will square off against the Atlanta Police and Fire Departments in the eighth annual “Thrilla in Camilla,” set to take place on Friday, June 28, in the St. Camillus Church parking lot at 185 Beach 99th Street. Proceeds of “The Battle of the Badges” event will benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which has provided mortgage-free homes to gold star and fallen first responders’ families since 9/11.
Gluten-Free Paige

Jun 19, 2024 | rockawave.com | Paige Merz

Over time, New York City has been coined a worldwide gluten-free hotspot, which was later formally ranked by Find Me Gluten-Free as having the third best options in the world, behind Portland and Madrid on The Top 100 Gluten-Free Friendly Cities of 2023. Find Me Gluten-Free is an app that centers itself around those within the gluten-free community by creating a platform for users to locate and rate restaurants based on factors like safety, knowledge, menu labeling, and more.
Rockaway’s Fifth Annual Hope Day Celebration

Jun 14, 2024 | rockawave.com | Paige Merz

Rockaway residents gathered at Goldie Maple Playground between Beach 56th and Beach 57th Street on Saturday, June 8, for the fifth annual Hope Day celebration put on by Full Gospel Tabernacle Church (FGT). This free event provided essential resources to the community, including groceries, lunch, gardening tools, and more. There was also a kids zone, which included face painting, games, and bounce houses.
“A Clear and Sound Miracle”

Jun 10, 2024 | rockawave.com | Alli Dempsey |Paige Merz

Following a fire that left Rockaway’s only hospital engulfed in smoke on Sept. 10, 2021, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital finally cut the ribbon on its brand new, state-of-the-art Medical Surgical Unit on the 11th floor last week.
Col. (Ret.) Thomas P. Sullivan Honored with The Legion of Merit by U.S. Armed Forces

Jun 6, 2024 | rockawave.com | Paige Merz

Col. (Ret.) Thomas P. Sullivan of Breezy Point was honored with The Legion of Merit (LOM) earlier this week. The LOM, a military award of the United States Armed Forces, honors admirable conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to uniformed members of the United States, as well as military and political figures of foreign governments.
Gluten-Free Paige

May 21, 2024 | rockawave.com | Paige Merz

Each year, when the month of May is flipped to on our calendars, about 1% of the population recognizes this as a time to celebrate Celiac Disease Awareness Month. Celiac disease is an incurable autoimmune disease that affects the small intestine when digesting gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The Top Events to Check out in Westchester This March

Feb 26, 2024 | westchestermagazine.com | Paige Merz

March 2The party doesn’t begin until this Irish entertainer sham-rocks the stage! Andy Cooney’s Irish Celebration brings the sights and sounds of Ireland to The White Plains Performing Arts Center with a show featuring the music, dance, songs, and comedy of Cooney’s homeland. Comedian and entertainer George Casey and folk singer Ciara Fox will join Cooney for a night full of laughs, fancy footwork, and Irish song.