I stopped by the William E. Cottle school in Tuckahoe this morning to check out any “pre-school” activity. I found a bunch of teachers starting to set up their classrooms. Photo above: Rebecca Cioffi a fourth year teacher at the William E. Cottle elementary school in Tuckahoe gets her kindergarten… Read More →
Five Scarsdale residents reported seeing a large, healthy coyote scampering around several residential neighborhoods in the village Monday. Scarsdale village police were called to Catherine Road twice, where they spotted the coyote which appeared non-aggressive. Both times it scurried away, police said. Scarsdale coyote sightings View Scarsdale coyote sightings in… Read More →
Message from Westchester County… Construction will begin in mid-September for a new garden that will capture stormwater runoff from downspouts and pavement around the clubhouse and pro shop at Saxon Woods Golf Course in Scarsdale. The construction, scheduled to last about a week, is not expected to disrupt golf play… Read More →
An early heads-up: Annual Town Yard Sale – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 3, Lake Isle Country Club on White Plains Road. Antique Vendors, yard sale items, new items, crafts, gently used. The will be something for everyone! The festival includes an Antique mini road show. Appraisers will be… Read More →
Tuckahoe resident Christopher McGrath was “whiffing on marijuana” from a ceramic bong in his 2005 Nissan Altima when he was stopped at a Tuckahoe police DWI checkpoint on Friday night, police said. McGrath encountered the checkpoint at Elm Street and Yonkers Avenue as he was headed back to Tuckahoe after… Read More →
The Village of Bronxville just sent this over: The Village will mill and pave Pondfield Road (from Tanglewylde to Midland) and Tanglewylde Ave (from Pondfield to Garden) during the night (7 pm thru 3 am) on Tue, 8/31 & Wed, 9/1. Portions of Midland Ave in the vicinity of Masterton… Read More →
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., discussed the economy, unemployment, dysfunction in Albany and Washington, health care, war, housing and the proposed cultural center and mosque in lower Manhattan, in an Editorial Spotlight interview Thursday. You’ll find the entire interview at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; click “on demand” and select the video from the… Read More →
Concordia College sent this to us: The Rev. Roy William Minnix III has been named the new campus pastor at Concordia College-New York in Bronxville. He has also been called to serve as Associate Pastor of the Village Lutheran Church, across the street from the College. Born in Springville, N.Y.,... Read More →
This came in over the weekend. The movement for non-motorized transportation is taking hold in the lower Hudson Valley, with the Bike Walk Alliance of Westchester & Putnam working with state and local officials to make our communities friendlier for cyclists and pedestrians. Mark your calendars for Sept. 28 at… Read More →
The Journal News and LoHud.com wish to hear from candidates vying in local Westchester, Rockland and Putnam races in September and November — including for the state Legislature but excluding statewide and federal offices. Please send us an e-mail including your full name, home address, daytime phone number and an… Read More →