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BBHS LAX players raise money for Latin American athletes
Chase Katz has spent more than half of his life playing lacrosse. The 16-year-old discovered the sport with his best friend Tyler Taerstein when they joined the Harrison Youth Lacrosse team as first graders. Tyler’s older brother, Zach, followed suit several years later and the three have been teammates in …
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Residents attempting to cut through the SUNY Purchase campus by turning onto Lincoln Avenue from King Street between May 3 and 14 may have been rerouted by Rye Brook police officers. While detours are typically the result of road work, parades, or some other form of construction project, this particular …
Port Chester Hispanic Advisory Board aims to educate with resource fair
The Port Chester Hispanic Advisory Board is hosting its first resource fair on Sunday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Weather permitting, Adee Street will be blocked off between North Main Street and Abendroth Avenue to house the event. The rain location is the South End Fire House …
Adopted 2024-25 village budget exceeds tax cap, adds positions
After comments from two residents and some discussion during the second public hearing on the Village of Port Chester’s 2024-25 spending plan on Apr. 15, the Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a $54.26 million budget that exceeds the state-mandated tax levy cap by $350,000.
The Sharing Shelf builds stable Teen Boutique
Deborah Blatt said teenagers don’t just endure the typical tribulations associated with clothing insecurity. The process of walking through a store, picking out something that catches the eye, trying it on and walking out with items that convey their personality and style is completely foreign to some teenagers, she urged. …
Companionship on the court: BBHS junior uses tennis to bond with folks with disabilities
Respectfully confined to just one of the four nets, seven girls played on the Harkness Park tennis courts adjacent to Blind Brook High School on May 1, a few minutes after school got out on early dismissal that Wednesday. Between the light exercises, water breaks and a variety of spur-of-the-moment …
SUNY Purchase protests end in compromise, a P.C. student on campus calls it ‘liberating’
Sophia Kamensky’s dorm room window was right above the encampment.
Redevelopment process for Arrowwood site starts with Charles Cohen fully involved
Charles Cohen, the entrepreneur and owner of Cohen Brothers Realty Corporation and Cohen Purchase Building Company LLC, looked relaxed, smiling and shaking hands before taking his seat and waiting to speak. His attorney, David Steinmetz, of the firm Zarin & Steinmetz LLP in White Plains, seemed anxious to please and …
P.C. Historical Society explores women’s suffragist movement
To reintroduce all the nuances seen in the history of the voting rights movement to those interested, the Port Chester Historical Society partnered with the Read, Talk, Act book club to host a discussion on the 19th Amendment titled: “How Did We Get Here?”—with Grangenois-Thomas, who founded the reading group, …
Fighting for the right to a safe workplace
The Sustainable Port Chester Alliance held a Workers Memorial Day commemoration at Summerfield Park on Thursday, Apr. 25. On the windy morning, representatives of workers’ unions, local, state and federal politicians and laborers who live in Port Chester gathered to speak on rights and safety.
R.T. Council considers taking an elected job off the ballot
When Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman introduced three resolutions to the public at the regular Town Council meeting on Apr. 18, he was aware the last of the propositions could ruffle some feathers. “The third measure, and I know this will be somewhat controversial,” he said in the meeting room …
Ashley Welde: A beloved advocate for education and sustainability
The Village of Rye Brook gathered to remember Ashley Welde, an extraordinary member of the community, on Friday, Apr. 26. The afternoon consisted of three events in the village to honor her memory.
Breeze Airways adds seasonal flights from HPN, including Portland, Maine
Breeze Airways is reinforcing its presence at Westchester County Airport (HPN) this summer with several “seasonal” additional destinations.
Crawford cooking class starts off with dessert
When Cara Tannenbaum looked around the Crawford Mansion Community Center kitchen, she saw a group of people from various backgrounds. A married couple, their houseguest, a mother-daughter pair, a retired educator and this Westmore News reporter stood before her as the first cohort of her free culinary classes at the …
