NEW ROCHELLE Horton Avenue: A driver’s side window on a 2002 Ford SUV was broken and a GPS and 40 CDs were stolen, New Rochelle police said. The 39-year-old New Rochelle man who owns the car said it was parked on Horton Avenue between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Aug…. Read More →
Good afternoon. We’ve had a busy four days participating in the coverage of Irene. That said, we have been commenting on the storm and its impact. Here’s a digest of opinion content published since Sunday: Editorials Get used to warnings, New York, Sunday, Aug. 28 Climate change may continue to… Read More →
In Tuesday’s paper we reported on the fuel-oil spill at and subsequent evacuation of The Highlands at Rye, a 99-unit apartment building in Rye. Like many buildings in Rye, The Highlands took a sustained significant damage from Irene. The building’s bottom-floor apartments were flooded and, exacerbating conditions, a fuel tank… Read More →
New York, the only state with waterfront property on two great lakes and the ocean, knows from water. It means something, then, when a city or town is determined to have the best-tasting water in the state. This year, that honor goes to the Queen City of the Sound, New… Read More →
About a third of Harrison is still without power today, including the following areas: Park Avenue Harrison Avenue Fremont Street Second Street Thatcher Avenue West Street to Grove Street Franklin Park area Oakland Avenue Flagler Drive Highland Road to Purchase Street Cottage Avenue Gainsborg Avenue Old Lake Street from Lake… Read More →
In the aftermath of Irene, this might be a good time for a reminder about how to dispose of branches, bulk trash and the like. Rye Brook put out this briefing on local trash services and pump-out procedures. Meanwhile, any tips to share with your Sound Shore neighbors? Let us… Read More →
The Huguenot Children’s Library, which sits in front of the New Rochelle High School, is still without power and, as such, still closed. The main library, however, is open and fully operational.
Thousands remain without power and roads remain closed a day after Tropical Storm Irene passed through the Lower Hudson Region. Look for continual updates to the story, as well as photo galleries and video reports, at Lohud.com. Read complete coverage in tomorrow’s edition of The Journal News. Eric Dierssen mops… Read More →
The Mamaroneck Artists Guild will display the photo-collages of Stamford, Conn., artist Karen Neems in its new exhibition “Off the Grid,” opening tomorrow. The show will run through Sept. 17 at the guild’s gallery at 126 Mamaroneck Ave. in Larchmont, with a reception to be held Sept. 10 from 4… Read More →
Here’s the latest post-Hurricane Irene update from officials in Mamaroneck: MAMARONECK VILLAGE: The village lifted its evacuation order today, but is keeping a declared state of emergency in effect through midnight. Con Edison estimated it will take at least a day, perhaps several, to restore power village-wide. About 2,200 customers in… Read More →
