Sarah Wolpoff

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Crawford hills are alive with sound of talent

Tracy Tummarello O’Sullivan was a theater kid, describing the community as “a family” in the way most still do today. “We kind of come in as an entourage,” she said, describing the ways her old thespian friends have worked together over the years. “We’re hoping our bond and friendship rubs off on the students so they can have these types of relationships and bonds with each other that carry beyond high school.” And students currently involved in the PCCFA summer program feel they have.

‘I’m ready to be the heart of the school district’

Sometimes, the pursuit of growth and progress takes a reality check from the family, friends and advisors around you. That’s a mentality Juan Sanchez has always embraced throughout his storied career as a mentor at Port Chester Schools.

Chef Wyatt: He’s got the meat, wants to show others a good feast

Wyatt Feist, while speaking of his passion hobby turned charitable, methodically shuffled and flipped the colorful side dish. Every bite should be tender and sweet—crisp without bearing the overwhelming taste of char. While an umbrella protected him from the sun beaming down in ways a cloudless sky couldn’t on that June 15 afternoon, nothing could stop the heat of the grill from blushing his cheeks to a shade of rose as cheery as he felt feeding the neighborhood.

Post-workout brawl

Two women allegedly got into a brawl at the gym on Thursday, July 11.

Dispute ends in shatters

A 30-year-old was arrested after an allegedly violent fight outside of St. Peter’s Church on Westchester Avenue got the Port Chester police called on Thursday, July 11.

Four out-of-towners charged

Four out-of-towners were arrested last week for drunk driving, removing parts from a fire department connection on a downtown Port Chester building and shoplifting.

History of Quakers’ relationship to slavery embellishes education of Juneteenth

“Freedom” is often echoed during Juneteenth celebrations. But perhaps another word should be in the common vernacular: “education.”

P.C. afterschool program price drops vastly to $10 per month

After families felt sticker shock, and vocalized their dismay, the need for accessible afterschool programming at Port Chester Schools became a hot topic playing a part in shaping the last school year. But that situation is not anticipated to be a problem this fall.

Off-duty P.C. police officer dies in motorcycle accident

With great sadness, the Village of Port Chester announced the death of local Police Officer Christopher Bernal.

Melody Sapione dreams of true equity, plans to make change with a Yale degree

It takes someone with firsthand experience of the harsh realities of inequity to change the world—a fundamental tenant Melody Sapione genuinely believes.

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