Yorktown Boys’ Lacrosse: Coach Tim Schurr’s 2024 Cornhuskers (15-6) repeated and won the program’s 42nd Section 1 title before falling, 10-8, in the NYSPHSAA Class B semifinals to eventual state champion South Side, falling one win short of challenging for
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel Need some summer movie recommendations? The following are not blockbusters on the scale of “Rio,” but are great portraits in social realism – and naturally, a bird is at the center of both films. Pull up a bowl
Read MoreBy Robert Kirkwood Volunteerism is one of the critical underpinnings to our self-governing model. Our community is diminished if we fail to recognize and celebrate the critical contribution of volunteers in our community. Two New Castle Planning Board members recently
Read MoreBy Dayna Heller Spanko It’s disappointing but predictable that the Democratic primary race for New York’s 16th Congressional District between incumbent Rep. Jamaal Bowman and his challenger, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, is mired in the same misinformation and divisive
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera There are lots of synonyms for the word stale, and none of them are pretty. Cliche, stereotyped, tired, hackneyed, trite, boring, commonplace, shopworn. Do these descriptors spell a living environment that you’ve known or experienced? By comparison,
Read MoreBy Brian McGowan June is a month that most often brings up tales of James Joyce and his master work, “Ulysses,” or treatment of ancient Celtic festivals, such as Mid-Summer Eve. Been there in these pages; done that! This month
Read MoreArthur Zuch, of Purchase, passed away June 1 at age 94. He was born Dec. 23, 1929, to Herman and Malvina Zuch. Arthur proudly served in the U.S. Army during the era of the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate
Read MoreHartsdale’s Arthur James Taylor, a much-loved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and jokester, departed this life on Saturday, May 25 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx at the age of 95. Arthur was born on June 22, 1928, to Mabel Maud
Read MoreYolanda Rivellino, of Thornwood, Pleasantville and most recently of Teaneck N.J., died on June 9. She was 107 years old. She was the beloved wife of Ernest Rivellino, who died in 2008; mother of Steven, Dennis and Ernest Rivellino Jr.; grandmother
Read MoreDorothy Valentine Gates, a resilient spirit from Thornwood and Pleasantville, peacefully passed away at her home on June 6. She was 93 years old. Born on Dec. 6, 1930, to Peter Valentine and Helen Speiss in North Castle, Dorothy’s early
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