We don’t do this often, but in the interest of time (and beating the traffic), here’s a press release-in full-from Iona College announcing a town hall Master Planning session for the school’s neighbors in New Rochelle. From Iona: Iona College will host a town hall Master Planning session for New… Read More →
Got a green thumb and nothing to do with it? Hungry for the satisfaction of dining on vegetables you’ve planted, grown and harvested yourself? The Grow! Lincoln Park Community Garden is accepting applications for garden plots. Community groups are eligible for 100-square-feet plots for $50; individuals can put in for… Read More →
With thousands of New Rochellians still without power Wednesday, hundreds of them found it at the public library. People of all ages and walks of life—from students to stranded commuters to retirees—packed the library, where they watched films, browsed the Internet, charged laptops and phones and found refuge from the… Read More →
According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), some 15 million Americans (more than a third of whom are children) have a food allergy. Food allergies account for hundreds of thousands of hospital visits per year and are the leading cause of anaphylaxis. On Saturday, Oct. 13, FAAN will… Read More →
Temple Israel of New Rochelle will host its annual “Political Breakfast” at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14. Free and open to the public, the event aims to go heavy on the waffles and light on the waffling. It is sponsored by the Brotherhood of the Temple. Speakers include: Assemblyman… Read More →
New Rochelle’s Finest and Bravest face off tonight in the Battle of the Badges basketball game at the Monroe Athletic Complex at 19 LeCount Pl. in New Rochelle. Tip-off is at 8 p.m. The game, pitting the city’s Police Department against the Fire Department is being held to raise money… Read More →
NEW ROCHELLE A 46-year-old flag woman who was directing traffic on North Avenue the morning of Sept. 13 was injured when she accidentally walked into a 2010 Mini Cooper, police said. The flag woman, a Mount Vernon resident, was taken to Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle, because she… Read More →
The books at the book sale in the New Rochelle Public Library were going fast when I stopped by this morning. People were picking through novels, art books, self-help advice and volumes on baseball and science. Remember when swarms of Harry Potter fans crowded stores for the midnight releases
WESTMED Medical Group will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning for its New Rochelle medical office, which opened about two months ago, the company announced. Twenty doctors work in the office at 171 Huguenot St., which also houses a laboratory and offers urgent care and radiology services. WESTMED, with its… Read More →
New Rochelle is looking for someone to save the Fourth of July fireworks display. It would take $75,000. The city shoots off its pyrotechnics on July 4 itself, unlike many other communities that hold the celebration shortly before or soon after. And New Rochelle uses Grucci fireworks. But times are… Read More →
