Wake Up with Patch: Last Day to Watch or Protest Circus

1. Check Out this Week's Capital DisPatch

In this week's Capital DisPatch, political reporter Dan Wiessner looks at an bill that's passed the state Assembly and Senate that would allow municipalities to continue using lever voting machines until the end of 2012.

The DisPatch also always has the rundown of what bills local state representatives introduced last week. To read more, .

Today is the last day to watch the Royal Hanneford Circus at the County Center in White Plains. The performance will take place at 10 a.m. Tickets range in price from $22.50 to $28.50. For more information, .

Area animal rights proponents protested outside the circus over the weekend because it uses animals in their acts. For more on the protests, .

Assemblyman Robert J. Castelli represents Harrison in the state Assembly. He is holding two next week, one in White Plains and the other in Bedford.

Castelli is inviting his constituents to voice concerns about Governor Cuomo's proposed budget at the forums. Here are the dates:

• Thursday, March 3 from 7-9 p.m.: North Castle Community Center, 10 Clove Rd., White Plains.  
• Friday, March 4 from 2-4 p.m.: Bedford Town Hall Courtroom, 321 Bedford Rd., Bedford Hills.

Some of us may have thought that spring was here late last week, but we were wrong! The National Weather Service expects more snow this morning into the early afternoon. Total snowfall will be between 3 and 6 inches.

On Feb. 21, 2010, Harrison Patch ran an article about Habitat for Humanity of Westchester's efforts to raise money to i. The organization was soliciting area residents to give up lunch for Lent and use the money they would have spent to donate to their volunteering efforts.