The Capitol Theatre is getting ready to flip the switch and begin its new life as a premiere concert venue. Dylan is due in town Tuesday to launch a whole new phase for the 20s-era theater. And maybe for Port Chester too. On Sunday evening, I passed by the theater… Read More →
The Clay Art Center just received its largest grant, a $30,000 boost from The Common Sense Fund for a program that teaches young people “the earthy origins of clay.” Students from Port Chester High School and Greenwich Middle School will learn about ceramic traditions of Latin America, Asia, and Africa… Read More →
Port Chester trustees appointed Christopher Steers to become village manager Oct. 11, promoting him to the top administrative post on Monday night well in advance of Christopher Russo’s departure from the job. Over the objections of Mayor Dennis Pilla, the board also voted 4-1 to appoint Janusz Richards to the… Read More →
Does it seem like all of suburbia has returned from the beach? The parking lots are full again at places like Rye Ridge shopping center in Rye Brook. Nationally it seems to be a frugal year for back-to-school shopping, according to early reports. In any case, shopping season is in… Read More →
Port Chester firefighters responded to a minor fire in the house at 450 Glen Ave. at about 2:30 this afternoon and are investigating the cause. “It was a slight fire in the basement, they extinguished it right away,” Lt. James Ladeairous said. No one was injured.
Port Chester Middle School students will have a new outdoor classroom in the fall, thanks to an Eagle Scout project that added two picnic tables to the school’s “Giving Garden.” The garden was created two years ago as both a learning tool and a way to supply the local food… Read More →
The Port Chester Council for the Arts has an assortment of theater productions coming up this summer, beginning with “Godspell” this Friday and Saturday in Lyon Park. Then, on the following weekend, is a youth/teen production of another musical, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” at Rye Country Day School…. Read More →
Posted on the trees around Port Chester’s Lyon Park are small brass memorials to each of the hometown residents killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. About 100 plaques have been installed since 1948, and 33 have gone missing, said Richard Cuddy, whose father is named among those lost… Read More →
A divided Port Chester school board voted to add two years onto Superintendent Edward Kliszus’ contract this week, over objections from two members alleging an illegal meeting and a “back-room deal.” The dispute was over the timing of the agreement, well in advance of when it takes effect. Kliszus is… Read More →
Just in time for summer recess, Port Chester signed a four-year teachers contract today that will recover enough savings to restore 9.5 of the 13.5 positions slated to be cut next year. The teachers union, covering about 350 employees, voted today in favor of terms that include: 0.5 percent salary… Read More →
