The colorful chalk markings started appearing on sidewalks in Katonah back in February, just as news of the coronavirus pandemic was mounting:…
As the reopening process continues in New York state, businesses are becoming better acquainted with health and safety protocols and fine-tuning operations for Phase 3 of reopening in Westchester and the rest of the Mid-Hudson Valley region.
If there were a title for “master monarch butterfly whisperer,” University of Connecticut’s Alice Ely would have already taken the prize. In addition to being an advanced master gardener, UConn Master Composter 2018, and gardens chair at Westport’s Wakeman Town Farm, Ms. Ely is also the crea…
Prior to the school’s June 23 drive-in style graduation ceremony, John Jay Principal Steven Siciliano sent a letter to senior class families. In it, he gave a thorough rundown of required safety procedures at commencement, including how students and their families should position their cars …
Former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, has announced his candidacy for state Senate in the 40th District. The district includes Lewisboro and Pound Ridge, but does not include Bedford.
The Westchester Land Trust has accepted a conservation easement on Pound Ridge Land Conservancy’s Olesen Preserve, according to a statement released by the organization this week. The move helps ensure that the environmentally sensitive property will be preserved in perpetuity.
Temple Shaaray Tefila in Bedford Corners is preparing to welcome its new senior rabbi on July 1.
In the face of uncertainty, two new businesses in Pound Ridge have taken the ultimate plunge and opened up shops in Scotts Corners business district. The entrepreneurs behind these new establishments remain undaunted, even as the coronavirus outbreak persists.
The Lewisboro Parks and Recreation Department has notified town residents that there will be a summer camp program this year, but it will be different from previous years.
The parking lot of Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights was filled on Tuesday with families packed into their cars with the air conditioning and radios cranked all the way up.
On June 10, the Lewisboro Library Board of Trustees discussed the prospect of holding the annual library fair as an in-person event. After a lengthy discussion, the board voted against going forward with the usual format.
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, a group named John Jay United For Racial Justice formed on Facebook and acquired 652 members in a little over a week. John Jay alumnus, Jeremy Zitomer, who graduated from the school in 2011, said he formed the group after an initial post on his own …
In a unique school election, voters in the Katonah-Lewisboro School District, voting in record numbers entirely by mail, overwhelmingly approved the proposed 2020-21 budget.
Downtown Katonah projects dependent on the completion of Phase I of the town’s sewer project again took center stage at the June 9 Bedford Planning Board meeting. The board approved waiving site plan approval for two proposals on Katonah Avenue, and gave preliminary approval to another on Ed…
Taxpayers in the Bedford Central School District approved the proposed 2020-21 school budget by a 2-1 margin this week, with 2,685 “yes” votes and 1,388 “no” votes.
At her custom invitation studio in Katonah, Laura Marks takes pleasure in crafting the perfect wedding invitation for her client’s special day. But lately, the task at hand has changed.
Saturday, June 6, was a day unlike any the Town of Bedford has seen in quite some time as a huge crowd — estimates ranged from 1,500 to over 2,000 people — gathered in Bedford Village Memorial Park for a peaceful rally for racial justice.
Lois Elizabeth Reynolds last week celebrated her 101st birthday. There is a strong sense of local history instilled in the Reynolds family and Ms. Reynolds is the keeper of that history.
On Saturday, May 30, community members Luke Jones and Heather Mieko Lackey hosted a Katonah-Lewisboro Vigil for Justice at the Goldens Bridge Metro-North overflow lot across the street from ACME supermarket. Like so many other protests across the country in recent days, the small, peaceful g…
When school is back in session and high school sports finally resume, hopefully sometime next fall, Fox Lane will unveil the latest gem in its Athletic Department: a 14-foot by 8-foot LED display board in the high school gym.
The race for open seats on the Board of Education in Bedford Central School District has been unusually quiet this year for several reasons. Due to COVID-19, it has been void of the meet-and-greet events and door-to-door campaigning that usually accompany an election. It is also an uncontest…
One of the less visible side effects of the coronavirus pandemic becomes obvious when one ventures into a grocery store: the state ban on disposable plastic bags has been put on hold. Local laws governing plastic bags seem to have also fallen by the wayside. And with no uniform guidelines in…
In their continuing attempt to honor their spring season senior student-athletes and its Class of 2020, John Jay High School will be shining the lights on its main contest field each Friday night through June 5.
Lewisboro resident Steven Grskovic was doing the dishes on a Tuesday morning while listening to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily updates through his headphones. He then heard Mr. Cuomo’s May 5 call-to-action asking New Yorkers to submit video spots showing the importance of wearing face mask in pub…
John Jay hockey coach Alex Smith, who is retiring this year, knew this time would eventually come, but it still didn’t make it any easier.
“Kids” and “COVID-19” in the same sentence typically meant a discussion about distance learning. That all changed last week when a 5-year-old from New York City died of a pediatric complication that can present about a month after having the coronavirus.
Just over a month ago, Northern Westchester Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer and senior vice president, Marla Koroly spoke about how reallocation of resources had allowed the hospital to continue to serve all patients who needed immediate care for urgent non-COVID-19 conditions, such as hear…
The Lewisboro Land Trust has reached an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to transfer ownership of three popular Lewisboro preserves to its ownership. The three preserves, known as the Indian Brook Assemblage, are the Mildred Grierson Preserve, Marian Yarrow Preserve and Mount Holly Preserve.
What seemed inevitable came to fruition May 1 when Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that schools throughout New York state would remain closed through the end of the 2019-20 academic year, thus ending any hopes for a spring scholastic sports’ season.
As the weeks of mandatory social distancing and self-isolation turn to months, people are
History was made on Friday evening, May 1, when Sasha Leigh Duffy and Andrew Francis Milanese were joined in marriage in the first Zoom wedding ceremony in the Town of Bedford.
As people struggle to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, a little bit of normalcy goes a long way.
With voters having approved a referendum for construction of a new firehouse in January and the design phase of that project now underway, the Bedford Village Fire District has put the current firehouse on the market. The asking price: $2 million.
On Tuesday, Penelope Smith-Berk, the founder of Rescue Right in Bedford, drove to Ohio and back to pick up 20 dogs that had been saved from an overcrowded Texas shelter. The dogs would likely have been put down if they did not find homes.
The drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Commuter Lot 4 of the Bedford Hills Metro-North train station completed its first two days of operation this past week.
Bedford resident Ben Gershman, a junior at the University of New Haven, was still attending classes in January when he read about a virus rapidly spreading through a region of China. As an aspiring medical student, Mr. Gershman already knew the speed of contagion suggested something more sin…
If you are a Fox Lane junior who needs help in English, Fox Academy is on the way with help.
Like most of us, the daily routine for David Goldberg is different now than it once was. As superintendent of Recreation and Parks for Pound Ridge, Mr. Goldberg is usually occupied with planning many different types of programs and activities for residents of all ages. He’s in charge of the …
What started as a daughter asking her parents for a midday treat has turned into a milkshake drive for workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis.
Bedford Village resident Margaret Wilson imagines a future where face masks will become the new wardrobe item that fashionistas will have to color coordinate to the rest of their outfits. New businesses will sprout offering consumers the latest trend in mask designs.
On Monday, April 13, a line of extreme weather, including heavy rain, thunderstorms and high winds, passed through northern Westchester, leaving many residents without power.
The months of March through June usually mark one of the busiest times of the year for the Lewisboro Lions Club. However, this year, the club was forced to get creative with their initiatives to help the community.
The American grocery store used to be an air-conditioned utopia, busting at the seams with overwhelming supply and selections from all over the world. Today, a police presence, Plexiglass barriers and aisles of empty shelves make it feel more like a dystopia.
A public information session about the Bedford Hills-Katonah Sewer Project, held via videoconference on Monday, drew about 45 participants at its peak.
It started with a simple Twitter hashtag — #FoxesUp4heroes. That grew into a challenge of skill, strength and wit for the Fox Lane athletic community, and eventually led to a GoFundMe page that is helping the staff at Northern Westchester Hospital.
In the COVID-19 “hell”where we all now dwell — 6-feet apart, of course — local religious leaders are managing to arrange a little bit of heaven.
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, health care providers are facing another problem — a national shortage of personal protective equipment like masks, gowns and eye gear.
In recent weeks, with one apocalyptic report after another about empty supermarket shelves and runs on chicken and milk, the notion of being “food insecure” in Bedford has taken on new urgency. Looking down the road to the day when the novel coronavirus and ensuing panic eventually subside, …
In spite of shutdowns throughout the Town of Bedford, work is continuing on at least one project in town that is tantalizingly close to completion.
Each year, St. Patrick’s Day calls for parties, parades, pub crawls, and corned beef and cabbage. This year, the holiday, which fell on Tuesday, looked different, of course, as residents and businesses adapted to new restrictions.
