New Years Eve Storm 2009
Faspee pulls Riley Brown, 11, on her sled at FE Bellows Elementary in Mamaroneck during the New Years Eve Storm. To see more photos from the snow storm go to Lohud.com And Happy New Year!!
Sound Shore
New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Port Chester, Pelham and HarrisonAnd the Golden Typo goes to…
Columnist Phil Reisman looked back on the “Year of Absurdity,” giving a “Golden Typo” Award to Harrison’s Laura Steins, a single mom who claimed she was struggling to live on $300,000 a year during the recession. Golden Typo winners are bestowed upon “the hapless and ham-handed whose outrageous forays into… Read More →
Fire union votes to defer raises, save jobs
New Rochelle’s fire union voted to defer raises for a year to spare the jobs of six firefighters. The vote was counted today, said union president Byron Gray. The union had to choose between deferring raises or laying off six people, after the City Council cut funding to the department… Read More →
New Rochelle’s Maisano named county board minority leader
Westchester County Legislator James Maisano, R-New-Rochelle, will become the minority leader of the Board of Legislators in the new year, the GOP caucus announced this week. Maisano, a lawyer, represents about half of New Rochelle and all of Pelham. He’ll begin his seventh two year term on the board on… Read More →
No more back-door pickup in Harrison
Sanitation workers will no longer pick up garbage cans at people’s doorsteps starting January 11, and residents will be required to bring their trash to curb. The town hopes the change will save thousands of dollars in workers compensation and disability claims from sanitation workers who injure themselves while hauling… Read More →
Harrison Public Works Commissioner heads out
Public Works Commissioner and Town Engineer Bob Wasp was one of 19 town employees to take an early retirement package this month. Wasp, 61, who has been with Harrison for 10 years, says he is proud of projects such as the West Harrison streetscape improvements and the new public pool… Read More →
Winter walk in Rye will ID trees
Learn how to spot different kinds of trees during a free guided walk through the Bird Homestead this Sunday, Jan. 3. Guides from the Marshlands Conservancy will help people identify trees by their buds and bark, including the oaks that surround the 1835 homestead. Participants should dress warmly and wear… Read More →
At 350th birthday, Rye town questions its right to exist
I was intrigued by the fact that the Town of Rye is preparing to celebrate its 350th birthday (yes, the subtraction takes you back to 1660) while questioning whether or not the town should exist. The Rye town supervisor and the mayors of Port Chester and Rye Brook — villages… Read More →
Iona Prep are Slam Dunk Champions in O.T. 71-68
Brian Voekel of Iona Prep slam dunks two points against the Newburgh Free Academy in the Slam Dunk Championship game at the Westchester County Center in White Plains Tuesday night. Newburgh’s Marcus Henderson sent the game into over-time with a 3-point shot with under 3 seconds left in regulation play…. Read More →
Blind Brook student wins NYCLU contest with free-speech essay
Ashley Mango, a Blind Brook High School student, was the grand-prize winner in a Bill of Rights Day essay contest run by the New York Civil Liberties Union, Lower Hudson Valley Chapter. The announcement, and Ashley’s essay, are linked here. Students were asked to write about a hypothetical situation: A… Read More →
