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Sibling Success: Clarke Duo Dominates NYS Mixed Team Amateur Championship
(WNY News Now) – Stafford, N.Y. – Evan and Audrey Clarke triumphed at the 11th NYS Mixed Team Amateur Championship, achieving a stellar seven-under-par at Stafford Country Club. The brother-sister pair combined for seven birdies and an eagle, finishing five strokes ahead of the competition. The brother-sister duo...
Hudson Gateway REALTOR® Foundation presents $2K donation to MOMS
The Hudson Gateway REALTOR®Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS®, presented …. To view this content you must be logged in as a subscriber. Already have an account? Log in here. Don't have an account yet? Sign Up. Already a Subscriber? Get Full Website...
LOCAL LAW 8, 2024 SEWER REGISTRATIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Orangetown, after a Public Hearing held on the 23rd day of July, 2024, adopted Local Law No. 8, 2024, amending Chapter 30 (Certificates of Sewer Registration) of the Town Code. Local Law No. 8, 2024, as adopted and...
PA system deemed ‘a collector’s item’ to be replaced at Blind Brook MS/HS
Blind Brook Middle School Principal Seth Horowitz poses for a photo on June 21 with the only phone in the building that can be used to make announcements using the PA system, which will be replaced by the start of the new school year. The $464,000 project will modernize the unit for convenience and safety purposes. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Libraries, like ice cream, aren’t just for children
Mark Parham (left) helps Westchester Avenue resident Paul Brown sign his 3-year-old daughter Arya up for the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library’s summer reading program at an ice cream social on Tuesday, July 23. The event, hosted by the Village of Rye Brook, was a way to show employees appreciation and to garner interest in the library’s vast array of programs for all ages. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Two BSA Troop 400 Scouts earn wings for work in garden
Trevor Sullivan, one of the newest BSA Troop 400 Eagle Scouts, poses with a garden bed at the Weber Drive Community Garden on Friday, July 19. He, along with Dominic Portillo, received the prestigious rank for their work in the green space. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Crawford hills are alive with sound of talent
With the von Trapp children scared by a storm, Maria (played by Port Chester’s Sophia Berlingo) gathers them around to sing their concerns away during a rehearsal for “The Sound of Music” on Tuesday, July 23, with the Port Chester Council for the Arts’ summer theater program. (Sarah Wolpoff/Westmore News)
Rye Brook students chosen to attend Students Inside Albany program
Rye Brook residents Hayden Cohen and Joshua Montvelisky were selected to attend the 2024 Students …. To view this content you must be logged in as a subscriber. Already have an account? Log in here. Don't have an account yet? Sign Up. Already a Subscriber? Get Full Website Access by...
Whoa! Dramatic Video of Whale Capsizing a Boat as It Leaps Out of the Water
First of all the boaters are just fine, and I'm sure the 40-ton humpback whale is, too. Now, let's head to the seacoast of New Hampshire in the beach town of Rye, an hour north of Boston. According to the Boston Globe Media website, a whale breaching the Atlantic Ocean...
Playland Park will have special ferry tours sightseeing along the Sound Shore coast
Playland Park will have Saturday ferry tours on Aug. 17 and 31 that take people sightseeing along the Sound Shore, as a historian provides lore on Gilded Age mansions, the first U.S. Supreme Court chief justice’s home, one of the earliest movie studios, and whaling boats’ hiding spots. Playland, in Rye, and NY...
Council considers changing ‘last call’ hours at restaurants
Using legislation to combat crime, city officials are discussing changing restaurant business hours and scheduled a public hearing for August 12 to get input from citizens. At the July 15 Common Council meeting, City Manager Matt Alexander proposed amending Chapter 213 of the city code to include a restaurant closing time of 2 a.m. (While last call for restaurants/bars is typically 4 a.m. in New York State, individual counties and municipalities are able to change their closing time).
Rye Brook 11U Rebels win Mayhem Tournament in key tune-up for the upcoming GHVBL playoffs
The Rye Brook Rebels 11U team. Seated, from left: James Smith, Jake Morganelli, Chris Holahan, Ryan Sullivan. Standing, from left: Tariq Williams, Kaden Pessin, Everett Robertson, Dylan Klein, Laclan Stein, Arthur Brown, Will McCarthy. Standing in back, from left: Coach Nick Serino, Coach Alex Klein, Coach Jack Pessin. Missing: Peter Ayala. (Courtesy photo of Karyn Smith)
Stamford Zoning Tackles Packed Agenda
STAMFORD – Despite a meeting that went on for more than five hours, Zoning Board members must add a date to their July schedule to tackle a jam-packed agenda before their August break. Because of the length of the agenda, a number of contentious development proposals will linger a...
Blood drive at AJP on Aug. 10 in memory of Anthony G. Sotire
Maria Sotire is hosting another blood drive in her husband Anthony G. Sotire’s memory on …. To view this content you must be logged in as a subscriber. Already have an account? Log in here. Don't have an account yet? Sign Up. Already a Subscriber? Get Full Website Access...
PCFD snuffs out two fires
Port Chester firefighters use ladders to investigate smoke coming from the roof of a home at 233 Seymour Rd. on July 15. It was one of the two working fires the department extinguished last week. (Courtesy photo of Port Chester Fire Department Facebook)
PCYBL backs 11U travel softball team started by moms
The newly formed 11U Pirates travel softball team sponsored by the Port Chester Youth Baseball League. Front row, from left: Mia Carranza, Gigi Giordano, Sophia Castro, Arianna Romero, Alessandra Pace. Back row, from left: Jocelyn Goyburu, Aria Cavallino, Adriana Pace, Jillian Jimenez, Amelia Zuccarelli, Ava Oshiro, Juliana Tejeda. Not Pictured: Dylan Stroud. (Courtesy photo of Samantha Goyburu)
Playland’s Dragon Coaster Roars for Its 95th Birthday
The Dragon Coaster’s 95th birthday this past weekend marked an exciting historical benchmark for Rye residents and Playland fans. The 75-foot wooden coaster was designed by Frederick Church, an engineer most famous for his patented “bob” coasters (an innovative new type of coaster that coupled two-seater bobsled cars to the cars ahead via a ball and socket to allow for sharper turns).
Rams’ German and Blind Brook's Rogovic dual aces named to Lohud's '24 Westchester/Putnam All-Stars
The pair of local pitching aces are Rams junior sensation Jordany German, one of the …. To view this content you must be logged in as a subscriber. Already have an account? Log in here. Don't have an account yet? Sign Up. Already a Subscriber? Get Full Website Access by...
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