As Port Chester celebrates the 150th anniversary of its date of incorporation, there has been significant focus across the village around learning about its history.
With curiosity, creativity and collaboration, Blind Brook students involved with Destination Imagination represented the district well at the Global Finals in Knoxville, Tenn. from May 23-26.
Even as third-graders at Park Avenue Elementary School, Morgan Saunders and Cameron Caie cared about protecting the environment.
Oldtimers remember there was once a trolley that ran on a track down the center of Main Street and went as far as Playland. That’s long gone, but it is being resurrected in a new form this weekend as the Village of Port Chester continues to make strides to implement the recommendations of its 2017 Parking and Mobility Study.
Ten days before the Hudson Valley Honor Flight departed on its 20th mission on May 19, Raymond Nethercott and his niece and godchild Dineen LaDore found out they were selected to go.
“Character counts, actions matter, that’s what Ms. Greco has been trying to teach over 30 years,” said Linda Greco on Friday, June 15 as she welcomed Wanda the Witch and Hilary the Witch to her first-grade class at Ridge Street School for the last time.
A homeless man walking by the Salvation Army store on North Main Street on Saturday, June 16, allegedly destroyed a car window for no apparent reason.
When an employee at Red’s Garage at 25 Midland Ave. saw on their surveillance camera that someone allegedly stole a chainsaw from a customer’s car at 1:23 a.m. on Thursday, June 14, they called Port Chester police the next morning at 9:19 a.m.
Port Chester police were called to the Stop & Shop at 25 Waterfront Pl. on Thursday, June 14, after a homeless man allegedly shoplifted from the store.
Port Chester police were dispatched to the Wells Fargo Bank at 113 North Main St. at 2:55 p.m. on Monday, June 11, on report of someone nearby with a handgun.
What you see below is a breakdown of the "real costs" associated with the Doral and Reckson certioraris, including some which can only be described as "hidden costs." Please be advised that in my prior two columns, I inadvertently underestimated the County payback on these certs by $100,000. The corrected figure is listed below:
It is painful to report on the self-inflicted wounds of local governmental institutions, but the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been trying everyone’s patience.
It was a farewell to legs time, memories and emotions recalled in tranquility along with pasta, pizza and soda.
It was the lead-in to the annual Track & Field team season-ending dinner at T&J Restaurant & Pizzeria scheduled for Wednesday (6/20).
Blame it on the ERG.
Suppa was super. CYP not so much, seven runs less to be exact. But the bottom line in baseball for 10- to 12-year-olds comes down to which team makes the fewest errors, mental as well as physical. And there Suppa had CYP beat by an even wider margin.
Chris Brescio smacked a walk off base hit with the bases loaded and one out in the last inning to drive in a game-winning two runs to give A&S Fine Foods a dramatic 13-12 Port Chester Youth Baseball League Minor League championship win over Chicken Joe's of Greenwich (CJG) Tuesday (6/19) at Lyon Park.
One season ends, another begins. And almost without losing a beat, the best Rye Brook 12U (12 and under) baseball players are now gearing up for the upcoming District tournament.
The Major League Baseball draft (MLB) has come and gone—and Rye Brook pro baseball prospect Aaron Sabato is still here. But not for long.
Rye Brook's nationally-ranked Masters age-group distance runner Jonathan Frieder has done it again with two back-to-back performances for the ages as well as the aging.
When Port Chester was still an industrially driven village, William “Faust” Summa met his wife, Marie, while they were both working at the Empire Brush Works.
Fr. Peter Granzatto, 91, died June 14, 2018.
He was born Oct. 3, 1926 in Detroit, Mich., the son of Giovanni Granzotto and Giovanna Massara, who came to the U.S. from the Veneto Province of Northern Italy and settled in Michigan.
Anthony Bell, 84, a lifelong resident of Port Chester, died June 5, 2018.
Tillie Pezolano, 92, a resident of Rye Brook, died June 18, 2018.
John Edward Stolarski, 68, a lifelong resident of Port Chester, lost his battle with cancer June 18, 2018.
PICKLEBALL CLINIC. Rye Hills Park (connected to Crawford Park), 122 N. Ridge St., Rye Brook. 2-4 p.m. Free. USAPA Ambassador Betsy Underhill will conduct this clinic for ages 18 & older. Ages 60+ very welcome. Equipment will be available for free use. Please dress for outdoor play with appropriate clothing and shoes. A water bottle and sunscreen are recommended. For information email RyeBrookPickleball@gmail.com.
COMMUNIDAD CRISTIAO NUEVO VIDA (NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER). 7 Hewlett Pl., Port Chester. 7:30-9 p.m.: Bible study for all ages. Pastors: Ariel & Ruth Acosta. 914/565-4992; www.ccnvny.org.
Spring has finally sprung and with it has come the long-awaited opening of a new restaurant in the Port Chester Metro-North station. Station House opened quietly on Tuesday, Apr. 17, and the Village Beer Garden next door made its 2018 debut the following week—on Thursday, Apr. 26.
Did you know that there are now two Peruvian restaurants in Port Chester that begin with the word Panka? The second opened Dec. 27, 2017 at 112 Willett Ave., where Cousin Frankie’s USA Grill used to be.
Taking over a space where two other Italian restaurants lasted only a matter of months before it, Romo’s Italian Kitchen & Bar at 108 Abendroth Ave. is destined to be different—for many reasons.
Second, his wife Ashley, who has worked in event planning and catering, is lending a hand to get Romo’s up and running. The couple just got married at the end of January.
On Sept. 12, Port Chester Hall at the train station changed its name to Heartland Black + Gold. With the name change came a light renovation removing the train theme and a new menu.
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