The Rye PBA wants the city to hire laid-off police officers from White Plains, and is blasting Police Commissioner William Connors for not honoring cops with awards this year. In a letter sent to the the City Council this week, PBA president Franco Compagnone reiterates that the number of police… Read More →
Ready for a swim? Westchester County recently announced the opening days for its beaches and pools. Here’s the 411 on the local attractions: • •Glen Island Park in New Rochelle and Playland Park in Rye will open weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) beginning this weekend. • Beginning Friday, June 25, Glen… Read More →
The Rye Arts Center has begun accepting submissions for its annual EVERMORE Mystery Writing Contest, for students in grades 6-12. The entry deadline is Oct. 1. Here are their guidelines: • Write an original mysterious tale, a short story in the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe, in 2,500 words or… Read More →
Our guest blogger, Lynda LaMonte Garmong of Larchmont, reports: The Larchmont Chamber of Commerce’s Shop Local Committee gathered this week to finalize plans for the upcoming Sidewalk Sale. Approximately 25 Larchmont businesses will be participating in the event to be held on June 3, 4, and 5.
From our guest blogger Lynda LaMonte Garmong: A roar of thunder and a single bolt of lightning were not enough to deter marchers and spectators from participating in Larchmont’s Annual Memorial Day Parade. Larchmont Police Chief John Poleway served as Grand Marshal and led the parade from the train station… Read More →
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A Westchester Italian Festival will be held June 6 to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The event will features games, contests, rides, a car and Vespa show, and music by 10 DJs and bands throughout the day. The games, rides, food and raffle will be for tickets that will… Read More →
Iona Prep in New Rochelle held it’s 91st Commencement Exercises tonight on the Iona College Campus. Graduates at the school come from all over Westchester county and beyond. Photo above: The graduates mug for a photo as photo at left, Sean McArdle laughs after giving a playful punch that landed… Read More →
Port Chester makes history in June when it becomes the first municipality in New York to use cumulative voting, to fill six seats on the village Board of Trustees. Cumulative voting is the remedy put in place after a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit under the Voting Rights Act successfully struck… Read More →
On Monday, May 24 New Rochelle High School students in Mr. Scott Rubins’ Forensic Science classes took their final exam for the science class in the field in the New Rochelle Nature Study Woods, located on Webster Avenue in New Rochelle. These Science students visit a mock crime scene set… Read More →
If you missed the Port Chester trustee candidates’ forum Tuesday night, here is the handout provided by the League of Women Voters: biographical summaries of the 11 who took part in the forum. I’ll post the updated document with all 13 once it is compiled by the league. FINAL Program… Read More →
