Sound Shore

More than two weeks after Hurricane Sandy both Glen Island and Playland parks are still closed and damage is still being assessed. Westchester County Parks Department officials are estimating it will take as much as $30 million to repair the damage to the county park system, a large share of… Read More →

Westchester County Health Department and local dermatologists are  offering free skin cancer screenings at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle on from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. on July 15.  The screenings will be provided rain or shine on a first-come, first-serve basis, in a tent adjacent to the beach… Read More →

The county-run boat ramp at Glen Island is now open for the season. From the official announcement: The ramp “provides access to Long Island Sound and can accommodate boats up to 21 feet.  A County Park Pass is required to use this ramp.  Car-top-carried boats pay $4, and trailer-carried boats… Read More →

I was lucky to land an assignment writing about the Pelham Community Rowing Association, which I reported from a boat on the Long Island Sound on a recent Thursday morning. Not a bad way to spend the work day. I hung out with Coach Ellis Evans-Brown as he trailed his… Read More →