COMMUNITY NEWS
Do you remember High Point Hospital?
A few years after the BelleFair community was developed in 2000, Jodi and Bryan Wolkind moved in. They didn’t realize they were living on the grounds of a largely unknown, yet historical spot in the community—not until an elderly taxi driver told Jodi during a trip home from the Metro-North …
Foreclosure looms on former Arrowwood complex and other major Charles Cohen-owned properties
Judge Joel Cohen’s foreclosure courtroom in Manhattan Nov. 8 will be the scene of high drama affecting the Village of Rye Brook and the Doral Greens Homeowners Association (DGHOA).
R.T. Council appoints new tax receiver
For the last 18 years, residents stopped by the Town of Rye Tax Office at 222 Grace Church St. to hand off their taxes to Nick Mecca. But now, they’ll be met with a new face.
Carving out a good time
Every year since moving to Rye Brook in 2009, Jessica Yablow has opened her backyard to her neighbors for a Halloween celebration.
Culture war: ‘The brotherhood of the fire department is long gone’
In July, the Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) Bureau of the State Department of Labor cited the Village of Port Chester with the serious infraction of having inadequately trained leadership in the volunteer department. Twelve of the 24 active officers—referring to chiefs, captains and lieutenants—had not received Fire Officer …
Bringing lessons of art to Crawford Park
Michael Angelis, Stephanie Fiorino and Laurie Glockenberg will join 20 other artists from the Town of Rye and beyond who will gather at the Crawford Mansion Community Center from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to share and sell their work.
A celebration of Italian heritage
Local officials and members of the Columbus Day Observance Committee gather at the statue of Christopher Columbus up on a hill at Columbus Park off Ryan Avenue on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 13 to commemorate Columbus’s arrival in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492 with a beautiful memorial wreath.
Carver Center’s Farmer’s Market helps feed residents in need
Every week, King Street resident Perly Rodriguez meets with a group of her friends in the Carver Center cafeteria for breakfast. “It’s a ritual for us,” she said on Saturday, Oct. 5. “It’s a place we can always count on providing a meal for people who need it. But today …
Judge Provenzano hangs up his robe to take over P.C. Housing Authority
Anthony Provenzano has taken over as the new executive director of the Port Chester Housing Authority. To avoid any conflict of interest, he's resigned as justice of the Rye Town Court after 25 years of service.
25% enrollment dip projected at P.C. Schools over next decade
After decades of conditioning, the Port Chester School District community had grown accustomed to grappling with the challenges of skyrocketing student enrollment trends. But new data suggests those days are coming to an end.
The dark side of LASIK surgery
There’s a group of people who have been arguing that LASIK creates more complications than advertised. Among them is Rye Brook resident Dr. Cynthia MacKay, who has been fighting against the procedure from the get-go. She served as an executive producer for the documentary film, “Broken Eyes,” which sheds light …
900 King Associates partners with Sunrise to develop long-awaited senior housing
It wasn’t a surprise to members of the Rye Brook Board of Trustees, who had been kept in the loop, but it was news to the public on Sept. 24 that 900 King Associates LLC has contracted with Sunrise Development Inc. to build and operate the senior housing development previously …
New book nook in P.C.
Calli Jones is a lifelong lover of literature. And if her book-shaped earrings don’t make that clear enough, her front lawn does—sitting on the corner of her 24 Mitchell Pl. property is Port Chester’s only Little Free Library.
The Magellan has risen and is now 75% leased
The Magellan, the 7-story building locals have watched rise at the corner of South Main Street and Boston Post Road and now wraps around that bend as a precursor structure torn down decades ago used to do, is complete. What’s more, the apartments within it are 75% leased.
