Sunday, Apr. 23, marked an important milestone for the Port Chester Fire Department—the date of its bicentennial, or 200th anniversary.

Who would have expected that two public hearings about making changes to the largest character district in the form-based zoning code that was adopted by the Port Chester Board of Trustees in May 2020 would in one night lead to a call for at least a one-year moratorium on all development?

Sean McKenna has always had his heart set on a career in civil service. He wants to help people, and for a while, he didn’t care how he did it—he just wanted to know that he was making a difference.

To provide solace, courage and common community purpose, clergy and other local leaders organized a vigil at the Lyon Park gazebo last Thursday evening, May 26, two days after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas and five days after a shooting spree at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y.

On election night, as about 50 people gathered to learn the results of this year’s Port Chester school board election and budget vote, they did so at a new venue and were faced with a new set of circumstances.

Over the last few years, as the Blind Brook School District continuously hurdled through an unprecedentedly rocky road, Dr. Colin Byrne has been the face of consistency.

Contrary to remarks made by some candidates during the campaign leading up to last month’s village trustee election, the Village of Port Chester’s finances are sound. 

The first health care providers many come into contact with in emergency situations are not affordably privy to the same attention they provide for others.

The Westchester County Board of Elections has ruled, and the independent nominating petitions for both the Dave Matthews Party and Government for the People have been deemed invalid. Therefore, the names of David Matthews and Arianna Christopher will not appear on the Mar. 15, 2022 General Village Election ballot for the office of Port Chester trustee.