Castle Hotel & Spa broke ground for $9M spa. ...

Norma F. Pfriem Foundation recently funded the $53,000 purchase of two passenger vans for the Kennedy Center ...

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival was one of the 817 nonprofit organizations recently awarded an Art Works grant by the National Endowment for the Arts ...

Mental Health Association held its 2013 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Kids Race at FDR State Park May 6 ...

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein, at Dietz Stadium March 14, recognized four new members to be inducted into the Kiwanis Kingston Classic Hall of Fame. ...

The Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) “Light The Night” 2012 events collectively raised $850,000 for blood cancer research. ...

SBD Kitchens hosted an event for the Darien Arts Center March 9, highlighting Lynne Byrne’s nature photography. The event was a prelude to the debut production of “The 39 Steps." ...

The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Luncheon in Greenwich featured 12-year-old speaker Lauren Shields, who shared her journey to health as a heart transplant survivor. ...

Purchase College-SUNY was selected by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to host his State of the State and Budget Message March 7. ...

Pullman & Comley L.L.C. law firm employees wore red Feb. 1 for the National Wear Red Day celebration to benefit the American Heart Association (AHA). ...

“The Next Generation: 2013 Legislative Breakfast on Children and Youth” was held Feb. 22 at The Greenburgh Library, hosted by the Westchester Children’s Association and the Child Care Council of Westchester. ...

High Marques Auto Salon, an automotive car-care facility providing hand-washing and ultra-detailing services, recently opened at The Westchester in White Plains on Level 1 of the mall parking garage. ...

Keith Gardner was honored as Stamford Hospital’s 2012 employee of the year at the hospital’s “Celebration of Achievement” event at the Stamford Marriott Hotel. ...

“An Evening with UHY and Mariano Rivera" raised more than $50,000 for the Mariano Rivera Foundation to assist in the rehabilitation of the historic North Avenue Church in New Rochelle, which will feature a food pantry, daycare center and after-school programming. ...

Judelson, Giordano & Siegel, CPA, P.C., collected food, toys and monetary donations to give back to the community this holiday season. ...