OPINION

Letter: Father Alfonso's football team, aka ‘The Als’

Recalling old times is a lot of fun—makes you smile—makes you wish you had a time machine, and also makes you wish you paid more attention to names. So, I will preface this narrative with apologies for misspellings and omissions of the other great football players who played on Father …

Letter: Support your local library

As we approach National Library Week (Apr. 7-13), we're reflecting on the incredible impact our library has had on our community, thanks in large part to community contributions.

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: An historic woman pioneer’s story in the long haul trucking industry

Women’s History Month is drawing to a close, but not before I give a special salute to one of the pioneer women long haul truck drivers in the United States, Kathy Dyson, who with her husband and driving partner Ed is a “two million miler”—an elite status in a profession …

Letter: The Hate Crimes Modernization Act may give targets more peace of mind

You may have heard or read about proposed new legislation intended to combat a rise in hate crimes. NY State Senate Bill 2023-S7737, also known as the Hate Crimes Modernization Act, adds 31 predicate “specified” criminal offenses that can be charged as hate crimes.

Letter: League of Women Voters seeking candidates for Peter Larr Student Civic Achievement Award

The League of Women Voters of Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester (the “LWV”) will award the 2024 Peter Larr Student Civic Achievement Award to a current junior who lives in or attends high school in the City of Rye (including Holy Child), Villages of Rye Brook and Port Chester, …

Letter: Why I’m voting for Biden

Well, the rematch is on. Like it or not, it’s going to be President Biden versus the previous guy. While it is a near sure thing that Biden will collect millions of votes more than his once-beaten opponent, the vagaries of the Electoral College may make it a cliffhanger.

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: A Rye Brook real estate agent tells it like it is in a mailing!

There’s a socio-economic wall around the Blind Brook School District that is both painful and necessary to discuss.

Real Estate Reflections: Preparedness pointers: Practical steps to protect your property

It feels like everyone is on high alert. Between the upcoming election, regional wars and the looming AI uprising, there seems to be a general sense of impending doom.

Letter: WJWW land swap would not lead to airport expansion

The Letter to the Editor from members of the Purchase Friends Meeting outlined their reasons for opposing the WJWW land swap under consideration by the County Board of Legislators. Notwithstanding their other arguments, speculation or assertion that the swapped parcel would allow for Westchester County Airport expansion is completely and …

Letter: P.C. residents should clean up in front of their property

I am asking the Village of Port Chester to reach out to all residents (in both English and Spanish) to get the message out that people need to start cleaning up in front of their homes, stores and properties.

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: Witnessing a major historical moment: long neutral Sweden finally joins NATO

It’s a moment in history I never dreamed, as a young man, I would ever see.

Letter: Documentary filmmaker seeks information, personal memories about High Point Hospital

The Port Chester Historical Society has been approached by the Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Jill Yesko about her new project. This is a first for us, but we are happy to help.

Letter: Port Chester school budget and excess programs are an outrage

Here we go again, it’s time to fasten your seat belts. The new proposed Port Chester school budget is out. It’s an outrage, and guess what they want, another $4 million this year, spending to the cap which is what some board members always want.

Letter: The danger of the left, its lies and extremists

Often we hear from the mainstream media—even in this paper—about the dangers of “right-wing extremists.” The fact that almost never do we hear about the dangers of left-wing extremists should cause suspicion.

Dick Hubert’s Worldview: A ‘hair on fire’ moment for me and the majority of Americans

Have you heard of Project 2025? I try to keep up with news and events and political developments, but I confess Project 2025 (www.project2025.org) was not on my list of news alerts until last week, when a rather alarmed friend e-mailed me to get my take on it.