Orange Zone restrictions: well-intended but misdirected, small business owners say

Blue squares plastered on the floor illustrate unswerving arrows directing outward to all four corners.
Blind Brook to maintain hybrid model after Thanksgiving holiday break

The Blind Brook School District plans to continue through the semester with a hybrid learning platform following the Thanksgiving break despite initial discussion on whether to implement a remote model in the week ensuing the holiday.
P.C. students to stay home through the holidays

Port Chester Superintendent Dr. Edward Kliszus simply can’t rationalize a way for the school district to bring back hybrid learning this term.

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Community News

Santa is still coming to town, and he wants to hear from kids

It will not be a year without Santa Claus.

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Orange Zone restrictions: well-intended but misdirected, small business owners say

Blue squares plastered on the floor illustrate unswerving arrows directing outward to all four corners.

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Turkey Drive-Thru birds gobbled up

It was 10:45 a.m. and a small line of cars had already formed outside the former Key Food supermarket off Midland Avenue.

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School News

School News | PCSD building project

‘Over my dead body will I share this phone with anyone’

It’s a rare kind of summit when the Port Chester Board of Education meets in public for over five hours.

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‘This is not our parent’s cigarette’

Some middle and high school students are facing an additional epidemic on top of the novel coronavirus.

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News Briefs

Survey on police coming soon

Keep your eyes peeled for the Village of Port Chester’s community survey to gather input on the public’s perception of its Police Department which could be released as soon as Friday, Nov. 27.

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Active COVID-19 cases continue to increase

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Port Chester is higher than it has been in several months.

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P.C. superintendent search survey available

With Port Chester Superintendent of Schools Dr. Edward Kliszus retiring at the end of the 2020-21 school year, the school district has begun its search to hire his replacement.

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Police & Fire

Port Chester police weekly call log breakdown

Between Nov. 16 and Nov. 23, the Port Chester police responded to 290 calls.

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Screaming at cops

Port Chester police officers were called to an apartment building at 44 N. Main St. at 10:07 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, due to complaints of a dispute in the area.

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Port Chester police weekly call log breakdown

Between Nov. 9 and Nov. 16, the Port Chester police responded to 276 calls.

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DWI on Westchester

A man was caught allegedly drinking and driving down Westchester Avenue on Monday, Nov. 9, at around 5:05 p.m.

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Opinion

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: Coronavirus gets personal: An attempt at normal living in abnormal times goes awry

Those coronavirus pandemic warnings you’ve heard for months on end? Take them to heart. This apolitical virus is everywhere.

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Letter: Act morally correct, not politically correct

I do admire the people who want to help the immigrants and those people who are truly disadvantaged.

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Letter: A call to action that is beyond Tom Corbia

The Port Chester Board of Education’s release of the Ethics Committee’s investigation into Tom Corbia’s racially insensitive posts has since provided even greater justification for his resignation.

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Letter: Ignoring the truth in Port Chester

If you haven’t read the Ethics Committee report on Tom Corbia’s Facebook posts and hacking (at portchesterschools.org), you should.

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Photo Galleries

The Lady Trojan soccer finale

The Blind Brook girls’ varsity soccer team lost to Pleasantville in the second round of the playoffs on Friday, Nov. 20.
Section One moves back winter sports start date

Don't believe what the calendar says about the scheduled startup dates for Port Chester low- to moderate-risk high school sports such as bowling, indoor Track & Field and swimming/diving because while the planners say one thing, the coronavirus dictates another.
Thanksgiving thanks-for-the-memories tale includes top 10 sports list in coronavirus time

It’s a year like no other when the coronavirus pandemic has the Port Chester schools now going remote until at least January.
Coronavirus restrictions prove costly for PCHS soccer teams & x-country ace

Port Chester soccer has come in from the cold, but team members would rather have been left out, and they have been left out from the ongoing sectional playoffs due to the pandemic.
Insights into postponement of Lady Ram swim season

Water, water, everywhere, but not enough drops to swim in.
Lady Trojans’ soccer wins first round of sectionals

The Lady Trojans took to the field on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, to compete against the Edgemont Panthers.
Blind Brook boys’ varsity soccer season ends with heartbreaking first-round exit

The Blind Brook boys’ varsity soccer team ended the regular season last week with two tough losses against strong opponents.
P.C. scholastic sports on pause again in 'yellow zone' with playoffs set to start

Read it and weep.
Section One gets ready for regional playoffs with seeding scheduled to start on Sunday

It won't be easy and there is no guarantee that the coronavirus will cooperate, but Section One, the governing body for 82 schools in the metropolitan area, has decided to give it a go with a regional tournament playoff format designed to give the area's best teams a shot at a post-season championship during a pandemic year.
B.B. boys’ soccer team hits rough patch

After a strong start to the varsity soccer season, the Trojans will look to break their three-game losing streak after suffering defeats in both of their matchups last weekend.

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People

Facts of Life

Happy birthday to Lynn Luzzi of Port Chester who celebrates Dec. 2.

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Facts of Life

Happy birthday to niece Maryrose Munnick of Port Chester, who celebrates her special day on Nov. 21.

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Obituaries

Joseph Viglotto: Special Olympian

Joseph Viglotto, 64, a native of Port Chester and the son of Lawrence and Anna Jean Viglotto, died Nov. 9, 2020.

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Rosina Gabriele Carpinteri: Homemaker

Rosina Gabriele Carpinteri, 91, a longtime resident of Port Chester, died Nov. 22, 2020 surrounded by her family.

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Delia A. Mantilla: Wife, mother, grandmother

Delia A. Mantilla, 93, of Rye and formerly of Port Chester, died Nov. 20, 2020.

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Joseph A. Gianfrancesco: Korean War vet and builder

Joseph A. Gianfrancesco (nicknamed "Baldy Joe"), 92, of Port Chester and Rye Brook, died peacefully in his sleep Oct. 13, 2020.

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PORT CHESTER PLANNING COMMISSION. Via Webex. 6 p.m. Agenda: 1) Continued public hearing on application for site plan for 354 North Main St. Request to adjourn to future date. 2) Continued public hearing on 163, 175, 179 North Main St., 20 Abendroth Ave. and 18 Mill St. Request to adjourn to future date. 3) Public hearing on site plan review for 305 Midland Ave. Adjournment requested.

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Calendar of Rescheduled, Online and In-person Events

Since many events have been cancelled, postponed or moved online, the following information about organizations we usually list in our calendars is being substituted. With places having reopening, in-person events made a comeback. However, now restrictions are returning as the coronavirus makes a comeback.

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Calendar of Rescheduled, Online and In-person Events

Since many events have been cancelled, postponed or moved online, the following information about organizations we usually list in our calendars is being substituted. With places reopening, in-person events are now making a comeback

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Phase 4: A guide to what’s open

The Mid-Hudson region has maintained its Phase 4 status since the summer. Higher education, media production and low-risk indoor and outdoor arts and entertainment have resumed. Professional sports games without an audience also began.

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