Catholic high school students and staff volunteer time to work on a swing set and playhouse during “Make A Difference Day” at SAIL at Ferncliff Manor, a school for people with developmental disabilities, in Yonkers on April 21, 2012. Students performed community service at various New Rochelle and Yonkers… Read More →
Pearl River’s Kieran Brennan, left, overtakes Rye’s Taylor Love on the stretch to win the 1600-meter run during the first day of the Red Raider Relays track and field meet at North Rockland. See more photos of the Red Raider Relays track and field meet at North Rockland
The Rye Little League is on deck for its annual parade tomorrow at noon. If you’re in downtown Rye, make way. Here are the details, from Rye police: The annual Rye Little League Parade is scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2011. It will begin at Station Plaza at noon and… Read More →
Food trucks may be all the rage in NYC, but not everyone is hungering for them in Westchester. Namely, the restaurants. Port Chester will hold a hearing Monday night to put more areas off-limits to food trucks and street vendors. (Click here for the proposed changes.) Abendroth Avenue, home of… Read More →
Scarsdale, Harrison and Putnam Valley were named some of the best communities for music education in the United States by the NAMM Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing music and music education. In all, 176 communities out of 237 that submitted surveys were recognized, including 166 school districts and… Read More →
It had been too long since I’d been to a rehearsal at New Rochelle High School, where Scott Zimmerman and David Jutt guide students through interesting musical after interesting musical — and make what have become regular visits to the American High School Theater Festival in Edinburgh. They don’t do… Read More →
Would you rather have New Rochelle’s summer farmers’ market held on Fridays or Saturdays? For now, vendors come to the downtown Library Green on Fridays in the warmer months to sell their produce, breads, pastries and pickles. (Personally, I’m addicted to the “new pickles,” the ones that are still crisp… Read More →
Iona College has named Brian Nickerson the new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, making him the school’s chief academic officer. Nickerson has been serving in the position on an interim basis and previously served
An Israel Technology Fair in New Rochelle on Sunday will include presentations on a fully electric car, and oral insulin pill for diabetics and other advancements. The fair, at Beth El Synagogue, 1324 North Ave., is open to all and will run from
Hudson Park Road—A 2008 Toyota Corolla that was parked near 96 Hudson Park Road was broken into during the early morning hours of April 18. A front passenger side window was broken and a $200 GPS stolen. The car is owned by a 44-year-old New Rochelle woman, police said. Fern… Read More →
