The members of the New Rochelle’s Union Baptist Church, whose building was lost to a ferocious Valentine’s Day fire, continue to regain their footing. On Sunday, June 5, they will host a 5K walk-a-thon beginning at 8 a.m. at Wildcliff Manor in New Rochelle. Admission is $20 in advance and… Read More →
The New Rochelle Humane Society will celebrate its 100th anniversary in a little more than a week with a bash complete with deejays, stars (like members of the cast from “The Sopranos”), a silent auction, a raffle, plenty of food and Jilli Dog, billed as the world’s only poker-playing dog…. Read More →
MAMARONECK — Bowing to community opposition, the owner of a shuttered Italian restaurant in Rye Neck has yanked his plan to replace it with a car wash — and is considering a new restaurant for the site instead. Robert Caputo withdrew his appeal before the village Zoning Board in early… Read More →
Attention residents of New Rochelle: From now through Labor Day, your garbage and recyclables must be outside and ready for pick-up by 6 a.m. on the morning of your collection day. Also, beginning Wednesday, June 1, plastic containers classified as No. 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 must be recycled… Read More →
Cathy Schirmer sent us this wonderful picture of her father, Jack Burke, in the Memorial Day Parade in Pelham over the weekend. Her cousin took the picture. She writes, “This is the 65th parade for my Father – World War II Veteran. I wish I had thought to send it… Read More →
The newest member of the City of Rye Police Department has completed his training and has reported for duty. Police Officer Jonathan Klein graduated Friday from the Westchester County Police Academy’s Basic Police Recruit School, which consists of 20 weeks of training in law, police operational procedures, social science, self-defense,... Read More →
Good Tuesday morning. Here’s a glance at opinion content published over the holiday weekend in The Journal News: Saturday, May 28 Westchester County government: Commentary May Krukiel and Carlla Horton of the Westchester Women’s Agenda are strongly critical of County Executive Rob Astorino’s proposal to merge the county’s Office for… Read More →
Harrison High School scored its highest ranking ever in this year’s challenge index – No. 1 in Westchester County. Since 1998, the Newsweek and now the Washington Post has ranked high schools on how effectively a school prepares its students for college by offering them a challenge. Harrison also ranked… Read More →
This year, for the first time, the Richard Kemper Foundation held two memorial essay contests—its customary one for Mamaroneck High School students and a new one for participants from Scarsdale and Rye Neck high schools. This year’s contest winners were MHS junior Ilana Gratch for her essay, “Navigating the Road… Read More →
At 2 p.m. today on Editorial Spotlight, health advocates discuss how New York lags in establishing a “health insurance exchange,” as required by the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The exchanges provide a “marketplace” for individuals and small groups to compare and join health plans. Blair Horner of… Read More →
