To invent a new flavor, ice cream lover Liz McEntee DeCecco wanted something that sounded hunky dory. “I was trying to think of some sort of name that has some kind of positive connotation,” said DeCecco, an Eastchester resident who lived in New Rochelle until two years ago. So she… Read More →
Several local people who have worked hard to raise money for cancer support and research will be honored at the upcoming gala to benefit southern Westchester cancer patients and their families. The benefit, set for 6 p.m. April 19 at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, is titled… Read More →
Want to be freezin’ for a reason? The South East Consortium for Special Services Inc. will be the beneficiary of a “Leprechaun Leap” into Long Island Sound on March 10 at noon in Mamaroneck. The festivities are set for Harbor Island Park; registration begins at 10 a.m. and there will… Read More →
This showed up in my in-box recently: The works of twelve artists from the New Rochelle Art Association will be on exhibit through Feb. 26 in the Marjorie and Norman Alexander Gallery at the JCC of Mid-Westchester, 999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale. The exhibit is part of the Association’s centennial celebration…. Read More →
Sunday evening found me doing something I never imagined myself doing: covering a beauty pageant. The Miss New USA and Miss New York Teen USA contests, held at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, SUNY, were terra incognita for me, and I quickly filled my notebook with notes on… Read More →
Pelham’s Andrew Schauer, center, looks for the pass inside on defenders from Eastchester-Tuckahoe-Bronxville during the second period at The Ice Hutch in Mount Vernon. Schauer scored two goals on the night, helping the Pelicans in their 8-5 win over ETB. Click here to view a gallery of photos from the… Read More →
Pelham’s Maddie Curto, upper right, jumps up above her teammates as they celebrate their win against Eastchester during the Section 1 Class B volleyball final at John Jay High School in Cross River on Nov. 5, 2011. Pelham swept Eastchester for the title. ( Xavier Mascareñas / The Journal News… Read More →
The Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee issued rulings late Wednesday in two southern Westchester county legislature races, slapping the wrist of of incumbent Sheila Marcotte, D-Eastchester, her challenger, Democrat John Fitzpatrick of Tuckahoe, and incumbent Judy Myers, D-Mamaroneck, and the “Friends of Judy Myers” political committee. Myers’ challenger is… Read More →
As previously reported, The Fresh Market, a specialty grocer, will be opening a store in the former Old Navy space on Route 22 in Eastchester soon. A spokeswoman told us this week the store—which is currently under construction—should open in early 2012, and is expected to bring 80 to 90… Read More →
Longtime Scarsdale resident and poet Ann Cefola will launch her newest book, “St. Agnes, Pink-slipped” from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 15 in the newly restored library at Trinity St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 311 Huguenot St., New Rochelle. Cefola got inspiration for the title of her book after hearing that… Read More →
