Photo Gallery: Scarsdale vs. New Rochelle
Scarsdale’s Ian Klein celebrates with James Nicholas following Nicholas’s third goal on the night against New Rochelle at The Ice Hutch in Mount Vernon Jan. 31, 2012. Scarsdale’s won 6-4.
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New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Port Chester, Pelham and HarrisonNew Rochelle police investigate stolen tires
Circuit Road—Two tires were stolen off of a 2011 Honda Accord that was parked on Circuit Road sometime between Jan. 27 and Jan. 28, New Rochelle police said. The tires were worth $300. Police said the same thieves may have stolen two tires from a 2011 Honda Accord that was… Read More →
UPDATED: New Rochelle names members of citizens’ budget panel
The New Rochelle City Council has appointed the members of its new Citizens’ Panel on Sustainable Budgets. Todd Kern, founder of 2Revolutions LLC, described as an “education design lab,” will serve as the panel’s chairman. Mayor Noam Bramson, who announced the appointments on his website on Tuesday, proposed the idea… Read More →
New Rochelle Library says accounting flub due to “inconsistency” in desgination of funds
Last summer, at the end of their fiscal year, officials at the New Rochelle Public Library admitted that shoddy bookkeping led them to overestimate the amount of cash they had by $300,000. Earlier this month, the library’s Board of Trustees posted on the library’s website the results of an investigation… Read More →
Rye library trims Tuesday hours due to budget strains
The Rye library will be closed on Tuesday mornings this year because of budget constraints. Until now the Rye Free Reading Room’s Tuesday hours were 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Starting in February, the hours will be 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. City funding remained flat for 2012 as staff… Read More →
SUNY Purchase to screen film about “war tourism” at Gaza
On March 6, the Jewish Studies Program at Purchase College SUNY will present Israeli filmmaker Avner Faingulernt who will discuss and screen portions of his riveting films “War Matador” and “Fishermen’s Diary.” “War Matador” explores the curious phenomenon of “war tourism” which flourished during the 2009 conflict that took place… Read More →
Pig likely to head to farm (not buy the farm)
Peyton, the potbelly pig currently residing at the New Rochelle Humane Society, woke up Tuesday morning to a breakfast that included oatmeal, apples and a peanut butter-coated carrot. As explained here in this story, Peyton came to the shelter Sunday by way of a trio of Iona College students who… Read More →
Water main break affecting United Water customers in Rye Brook
A water main break in Rye Brook this morning may be leaving customers in the area with little or no water pressure or discolored water. United Water Westchester crews are on the scene of the break on North Ridge Street near Crawford Park to make repairs. One lane is closed… Read More →
Lowey to appear at Rye Brook senior center in salute to Social Security
Congresswoman Nita Lowey is taking another opportunity today to rally for Social Security with local seniors, this time observing the anniversary of the first checks being issued under the program Jan. 31, 1940. Rep. Lowey marked the program’s 75th birthday in August at the same venue, the Anthony Posillipo Community… Read More →
Rye Country Day School chorus: Bluegrass to Beethoven
Rye Country Day School held its annual Festival Chorus Concert Sunday with 175 voices and a full orchestra at Purchase College Performing Arts Center. The 17th annual concert was titled “I’ll Fly Away.” The chorus performed quite a range of music: the Fauré Requiem, Beethoven’s Hallelujah from Christ on the… Read More →
