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Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds spotted at Truck eatery in Bedford

Actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds arrive at

Photo credit: WireImage / Lester Cohen

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds continued to make themselves at home in Bedford this weekend, grabbing a bite at Truck restaurant on Route 22 last night.

A restaurant staffer confirmed the sighting to Newsday Westchester's colleagues at News12 Westchester.

The restaurant is closed Mondays, but this afternoon, in an emailed reply to Newsday Westchester's inquiry about the sighting, an...

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Edward Burns to screen new movie tonight in Pleasantville

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (Dec. 7): Edward Burns'

Photo credit: Tribeca Film

Edward Burns — who wrote, directed and starred in his breakout 1995 movie "The Brothers McMullen" — will head to the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville for tonight's screening of his new film, "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas."

Both films feature families with working-class, Irish-American heritage and co-star Connie Britton, who's become one of the best dramatic...

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Last chance to visit Storm King Art Center this fall

A visitor looks at a map of Storm

Photo credit: Elizabeth Daza

The 2012 season is winding down for the Storm King Art Center, a 500-acre sculpture park in Mountainville, which remains open through Nov. 25.

Newsday Westchester recently visited Storm King for a look at the massive outdoor artworks by Roy Lichtenstein, Maya Lin, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi and others. Nora Lawrence, the associate curator, shows off some of her favorite works...

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'Spring Awakening' starts run at Elmwood Playhouse

The Elmwood Playhouse presents quot;Spring Awakeningquot; from Nov.

Photo credit: Handout

"Spring Awakening," the eight-time Tony award-winning musical, opened a one-month run at the Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack on Friday.

Based on the 1892 play by Frank Wedekind, the musical is a coming of age story that follows 12 teenagers in repressive 19th century Germany as they discover their sexuality.  The musical features Grammy Award-winning music by Duncan Sheik and Steven...

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37th annual Westchester Cat Show comes to White Plains

Cats in the feline fashion show at Westchester's

Photo credit: Handout

The 37th annual Westchester Cat Show will be held at the Westchester County Center in White Plains this Saturday and Sunday. The two-day event, which generally draws around 1,500 people per day, will feature more than 200 purebred cats competing for championship prizes in categories based on breed standards.

In addition to the competition, the event will feature the Meow Wear Custom Feline...

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Hayden Panettiere, Rosie O'Donnell earn Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week

From left, Hayden Panettiere, Diddy and Rosie O'Donnell

Photo credit: Getty Images

This edition of the Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week includes a vintage pic, a sneaky prank and a new puppy.

If you missed any of Newsday Westchester's previous Hudson Valley Tweets of the Week installments, click here.

At No. 5 is Mount Vernon-raised Sean "Diddy" Combs, who proves that long before he became a clothing mogul via his Sean John line, he was rocking his style...

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'American Chopper,' filmed in Orange County, ending run

quot;American Chopperquot; stars Paul Teutul Jr. and Paul

Photo credit: Discovery Channel/Jana Cruder

'American Chopper,' the reality TV hit that chronicled custom-motorcycle shops in Newburgh and Rock Tavern, will end Dec. 11 after a decade-long run, according to Entertainment Weekly.

The magazine quoted Eileen O'Neill, the group president of Discovery and TLC Networks, as the bearer of bad news for fans of the show.

“After 10 years and 233 episodes of incredible, riveting reality television,...

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Carly Rose Sonenclar makes top 10 on 'X Factor'

Mamaroneck resident Carly Rose Sonenclar in a publicity

Photo credit: Fox

Carly Rose Sonenclar of Mamaroneck is now in the top 10 of "X Factor" after being voted into the next round by viewers. The 13-year-old was the third contestant announced as safe by hosts Mario Lopez and Khloe Kardashian Odom, which came as no surprise after she brought down the house with her performance of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" Wednesday night. Later in the episode,...

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Morrissey, Matchbox Twenty to play Port Chester's Capitol Theatre

Act: Morrissey Date: Jan. 19 Info: The legendary

Photo credit: Universal

Morrissey, Matchbox Twenty and comedian Jim Gaffigan are coming to Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre in 2013, and tickets for all three shows go on sale Friday at noon.

Morrissey will perform at The Cap on Jan. 19 as part of his U.S. tour, which kicked off in October. The former Smiths frontman is hitting the road even though he hasn’t released an album in three years, but that shouldn’t matter...

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'The Truth About Lies' filming in Chappaqua today

Actress Odette Annable attends the quot;Celeste And Jessiequot;

Photo credit: Getty Images

"The Truth About Lies," an independent romantic comedy starring Odette Annable, is filming in the Morning View Heights and Hardscrabble Lake areas of Chappaqua today. A caravan of about 10 cars, three vans, three trucks and a tour bus was spotted coming and going this morning in the residential area, where the crew was doing a one-day shoot of a lake scene for the film.

While executive...

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