A Yorktown Republican district leader and organizer of the town’s San Gennaro Feast was vilified last week for racial slurs he admitted making against Councilman Vishnu Patel during a GOP victory celebration on Election Night. Tom Pomposello, 55, a longtime
Read MoreBy Abby Luby and Martin Wilbur A Pleasantville bar and restaurant temporarily closed last weekend after multiple patrons who had recently visited the venue tested positive for COVID-19. Lucy’s Lounge manager Rob Catalano posted on the establishment’s Facebook page on
Read MoreThe Hebrew words tikkun olam mean to repair the world and are among the many healing words shared by Rabbi Shoshana Leis with her congregation at the Pleasantville Community Synagogue. Leis became the part-time rabbi at the synagogue in September
Read MoreWhen the Byram Hills High School girls’ varsity team defeated Friends Academy on Nov. 5 at the Billie Jean King National Training Center in Queens, they didn’t just complete a perfect 22-0 season. They became the first female athletic team
Read MoreA hockey coach from the Town of Southeast was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly striking him with a hockey stick during practice at the Brewster Ice Arena. Marvin Minkler, 53, was arrested Oct. 31 by
Read MoreWhen the warnings were sounded in the early days of the pandemic to shelter in place, a chill went down Jaquetta Jenkins’ spine. At five years old, Jenkins’ mother removed her and her younger sister from their home in Mount
Read MoreTwo streets in the Village of Ossining were named last week by the Board of Trustees in honor of residents whose lives took different paths but left a lasting legacy on the community. The intersection of South Highland Avenue
Read MoreMark Orwoll has been an enormous John Wayne fan since childhood, so it isn’t surprising that he would write a book about the Duke, one of the most celebrated Hollywood actors. But the 26-year Pleasantville resident didn’t pen a biography
Read MoreColumbia Doctors Children’s Health has launched new specialties and expanded clinical care facilities at its 15 North Broadway, White Plains location. This collaborative project with NewYork-Presbyterian provides access to pediatric specialists in 14 care areas within a 5,000-square-foot, family-friendly space
Read MoreThe New Castle Town Board shelved the Form-Based Code Wednesday night, putting an apparent end to any chance of the document being adopted after more than a year of contentious debate. All four council members, including the three-member majority that
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