This just in: “For Those Who Have Served,” the first inter-hospice countywide program, will commemorate Veterans Recognition Month and honor Westchester County residents who have served in the United States Armed Forces, Thursday, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Marriott hotel in Tarrytown. The program will feature… Read More →
Grove Avenue: Someone broke into a multi-family house and damaged a water pipe and boiler in the in the basement. The damaged caused a flood, New Rochelle police said. The burglary was reported at around 1 p.m. Tuesday by the 53-year-old landlord. Grove Avenue: A 1998 Honda Civic had its… Read More →
Tune in to a LIVE panel discussion on the use of deadly force by police at 2 p.m. Wednesday on LoHud.com. Panelists will include Bennett L. Gershman, Pace Law School professor and a former prosecutor in Manhattan; Tuckahoe Police Chief John Costanzo, president of the Westchester County Chiefs of Police… Read More →
Harrison Avenue School music teacher Cris Spinner was inspired to create a companionship program for students with disabilities after watching the television show Barney & Friends. Her autistic son, Anthony, was a few years old and had trouble speaking and playing with other children his age. “It dawned on me… Read More →
As Rye High School celebrates retiring principal Jim Rooney at a rally today, the district announced it has appointed an interim principal. John J. Smith, a former high school principal in Chappaqua and East Haven, New Canann, and West Hartford. Conn., will take the helm Nov. 1. He was also… Read More →
Sister Kathleen Deignan, CNP, Ph.D., professor of religious studies and founder and director of Iona College’s Spirituality Institute, was honored at GreenFaith’s fifth annual awards celebration for her musical and liturgical contribution to the religious-environmental movement. The event was held Oct. 23 at Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston, N.J. “Few… Read More →
Chop’t, the choose-as-you-go salad restaurant, will open in the Rye Ridge Shopping Center in the spring. (The information, and photos, are from a press release I received from Win Ridge Realty LLC, the manager for the Rye Ridge Shopping Center.) It’s the first location outside of New York or Washington… Read More →
Next time you head for the Rye Post Office, you can impress your friends by saying you’re going to the Caroline O’Day Post Office Building, which is the official new name. “Who is Caroline O’Day?” they might ask. Here is your answer, from the Postal Service: Caroline O’Day was a… Read More →
MAMARONECK — A new committee of residents and local officials will look at possible changes to village rules on dogs-walking in public parks, Mayor Norm Rosenblum announced Monday night. The village currently allows residents to walk their dogs on a leash in only one park, Harbor Island Park, and limits… Read More →
MAMARONECK—Five village police officers were honored with their department’s “Command Recognition” award during a Board of Trustees meeting Monday night at village hall. The award recognizes officers who display “alertness, efficiency and dedication to duty,” said Mayor Norm Rosenblum, who announced the awards yesterday. Officers Christopher McLeod, Mark Ballantyne and… Read More →
