The buzz kicked up a notch last week as varsity camps opened up across Section 1; from field hockey to football and all points in between, including soccer, cross country and volleyball. There’s nothing like the fall prep sports that
Read MoreTranscendent Tusker Named Male Athlete of Year Having covered Somers High School and Section 1 sports for nearly three decades, this scribe could safely make an argument for outgoing senior Matt Pires as one of the finest three-sport athletes in
Read MoreEven in a revised form, a resolution expressing support for the protection of undocumented immigrants generated controversy in Somers. Resident Michael Blum came to the June 8 town board meeting with a revised resolution. In April, the town board rejected
Read MoreOnly one incumbent is among the five hopefuls vying for two available seats on the Somers Board of Education. Chadwick Olsen has been a trustee since 2015, while Linda Graffitti decided not to run again. Looking to join the
Read MoreFor about two years, Top Hibachi Restaurant in the Somers Commons Shopping Center has offered a wide variety of Asian cuisine in a variety of formats. Queens resident David Jheng, the restaurant’s sushi head chef, said last week Top is
Read MoreBy Anna Young Former Town of Carmel Police Officer Richard O’Keefe was sentenced to one year in jail last week inside the Putnam County Courthouse for a 2015 car crash that killed Mahopac resident Frances Ghelarducci. Inside the courtroom, family
Read MoreThe Somers School District community is mourning the death of a special education teacher who died Sunday from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Nassau County. According to the New York State Police, Sherri Mangus, 56, of Levittown, NY,
Read MoreBy Neal Rentz The often heated issue of municipalities cooperating with the federal government to remove undocumented immigrants not accused of crimes has moved to the Town of Somers. The Sanctuary City debate has gained steam since President Donald Trump
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro YORKTOWN enters the 2017 varsity girls’ lacrosse season seeking to complete unfinished business. The Cornhuskers won the Section 1 Class B title, dethroning two-time champion and nemesis, Somers, in the final. Yorktown then marched through the state
Read MoreSeveral Somers residents came to the March 9 town board meeting to debate whether the town board should make it easier for residents to use all-terrain vehicles on their properties. Under current town law ATV and other limited-use, off-road vehicle
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