Welcome to another report from the beaver beat.
Joan Dooley’s official title is dog control officer for the towns of Pound Ridge and Lewisboro. She often jokes that the sign on her car shoul…
Welcome to another report from the beaver beat.
When COVID-19 cases began to spike in early spring, elected officials in northern Westchester started scrambling to request assistance from th…
If you have a smartphone and are a member of the Bedford Riding Lanes Association, there will now be no excuse for getting lost on any of the 100 miles of BRLA trails.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults, according to the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging, and it is currently ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. But a statisti…
On Sunday, Nov. 15, at 8:19 p.m. police went to a residence on Rome Avenue, Bedford Hills, for a report of an unwanted man inside the house. T…
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, a complainant from Bob Hill Road entered police headquarters around 11 a.m. to report that an unknown person had opened a…
Just after 1 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5, police received a report of a subject entering an unlocked vehicle on Scofield Road. The vehicle owner …
After making parents of second graders very happy with the announcement that those students would be attending school in person four days a week, the district faced a backlash from parents of kindergarteners over a decision that was made in c…
The Board of Education appointed a new assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for Bedford Central School District this week, and community members will recognize her as a familiar face. She is Amy Beth Fishkin, who has served …
On Monday, Nov. 9, Superintendent of Schools Joel Adelberg and Fox Lane Middle School Principal Susan Ostrofsky sent out a letter informing the BCSD community that FLMS would switch to remote-learning for the remainder of this past week.
In cross-country, competing in Milton in Ulster County, Fox Lane’s boys put together a dominant performance in winning the Block 1 boys’ team title Nov. 7.
John Jay picked up goals from Sophia DiFalco and Zoe Eliades and downed host Rye, 2-1, on an unseasonably warm Nov. 7 afternoon.
It probably felt like an eternity since the John Jay girls celebrated a goal.
I am writing this note to urge the Town of Lewisboro and the state of New York to end all coronavirus related restrictions, immediately. These…
Editor’s note: The following letter is published at the request of the author, who served as an infantry sergeant in the U.S. Army.
The pandemic’s tight grip has ripped from the calendar more annual events and celebrations than any of us could have imagined. Among those mos…
After Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last week that movie theaters will be permitted to reopen, the Bedford Playhouse moved quickly to arrange a “reOpening Weekend” beginning today, Friday, Oct. 23, the first day allowed under the governor’s plan.
The Bedford Playhouse on Tuesday announced the hiring of its new executive director, Michael “Hoagy” Hoagland.
On Sunday, Sept. 13, dozens of Westchester gardens will be open to the public to demonstrate how homeowners and land managers can support pollinators and encourage biodiversity in our own backyards.
If you have a smartphone and are a member of the Bedford Riding Lanes Association, there will now be no excuse for getting lost on any of the …
Building on heightened desires to explore the outdoors, no doubt as a result of COVID-induced claustrophobia, the Westchester Land Trust is op…
Believe it or not, there may be a way to make Pound Ridge even more beautiful. Such is the ongoing mission of Carolynn Sears, outgoing chair o…
Richard (“Dick”) E. Parks died on Nov. 15, in Bedford, where he had recently moved to live with family. He was 90 and a resident of Elizabetht…
Phil Gaberman, a musician and music educator who was a decades-long resident of South Salem, died on Nov. 14. He was 89.
Phil Gaberman, a musician and music educator who was a decades-long resident of South Salem, died on Nov. 14. He was 89.
