COMMUNITY NEWS
Learning a community, one letter at a time
After four decades—the first three of which were spent serving Port Chester and Rye Brook—Toni Sacco retired from the U.S. Postal Service at the end of August. She spent a career as an often-uncelebrated fabric of society, a lifeline many don’t realize is there. She learned what it means to …
New deputy village attorney is making an impact in P.C.
Calli Jones, Port Chester’s first deputy village attorney, is taking her job seriously and getting results. Among other legal functions, she is the village’s in-house code enforcement prosecutor. And her office is on the second floor at Village Hall in the Code Enforcement Department.
Peace torch blazes through P.C.
Less than a week after the Olympic flame was extinguished in Paris, another torch made its way through Port Chester—one carried by runners of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run.
Port Chester board challenges Rye Town budget, tax spikes
Last month, the Port Chester Board of Trustees got the cold shoulder. Mayor Luis Marino, on behalf of the board, formally invited Rye Town Supervisor Gary Zuckerman as well as his administration’s comptroller to attend the Village trustees’ Aug. 5 meeting to “participate in a discussion” regarding the Town’s budget …
It’s time to play ball at Crawford Park
For the first time in 50 years, Crawford Park’s athletic fields are looking brand new.
Photographer captures monk parakeets in P.C.
Embellished with vivid shades of lime green, monk parakeets, in flourishing summer months, can easily go unseen. But when spotted, it’s hard not to appreciate their presence.
Lifelong Port Chester resident celebrates 100th birthday
As Catherine Morlino looked back on her life, she could hardly believe how much time had passed. “It feels like 100 years just happened,” she said. “I didn’t feel it happen, but it did.”
PCFD battles battery blaze
The Port Chester Fire Department had an eventful morning on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
Code enforcement dissected by an expert
Code enforcement—a topic important to every community, not just Port Chester.
One state down, 23 to go
In some ways, the reenactment of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Port Chester was the culmination of years of work. Dozens gathered at William James Memorial Park to witness a reenactor step out of New York and into Connecticut on Sunday, Aug. 18.
PCCFA presents: Arts at the Mansion
The Port Chester Council for the Arts (PCCFA) has a long history of hosting afterschool programs in the Village, said Julie Colangelo-Dore. Through a new initiative, Arts at the Mansion, PCCFA will offer students from kindergarten through the sixth grade seven 12-week-long classes running from Sept. 9 to Nov. 27. …
Bacteria-related beach closures on the rise at Rye Town Park
During the height of August, there may be nothing better than basking in the sun and wading in the water for a classic summertime beach day. But for a few days earlier this month, that was not an option at Rye Town Park. Oakland Beach was forced to close by …
State legislature approves permit parking for P.C.’s Washington Park neighborhood
The Village of Port Chester is on its way to being able to implement a residential parking system in the Washington Park neighborhood to make it easier for residents to find a place to park on the street near where they live.
Revolutionary returns to P.C.
It’s been 200 years since Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, more commonly known as the Marquis de Lafayette, set foot on American soil. Starting this weekend, various communities across the nation will celebrate the honorary U.S. citizen by retracing his path through the country when he took his final …
