By Tony Pinciaro Madison Porter was hooked once she picked up a lacrosse stick as a first-grader. It was only natural she would start playing lacrosse, following the path created by older sisters Mackenize and Jordan (both attend/play at Missouri
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Give HORACE GREELEY a ton credit for its 8-6 win over Somers, but the state-ranked (No.11) Quakers (9-0 vs. Sect. 1, 9-1 overall, ) would need to post some additional quality wins down
Read MoreThe Kids are Not All Right I went into this reporting process loaded for bear. The target of my ire was homework – especially for high school students – and what seems to be the preposterous volume of after school
Read MoreBarbara Marie Leinweaver, 80, died peacefully in her sleep with her family by her side on Apr. 16 in Sarasota, Fla. She was born on Sept. 28, 1942, in Staten Island to Robert and Margaret Swanson. Barbara graduated from Port
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Class A baseball is a very vexing puzzle to figure out right now. There are several regular title contenders scraping the bottom of the barrel as this scribe returns from a very short
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays, & Jonathan Martirano It seems like this could be one of those years when everyone is taking the bait… following a line of chum that might end at one’s own peril should they
Read MoreLast Friday afternoon at Gedney Park in Chappaqua more than 200 people honored Casey Taub, a young soccer player who lost his life to brain cancer at 17 years old. The crowd gathered under bright sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures
Read MoreWhen Ryan Calvi was six years old, he and his mom, Tami, visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. On their way out, Ryan was drawn to a homeless person on the street and asked his mother
Read MoreThe Examiner won awards for best editorials, column writing and email newsletter last weekend at the New York Press Association’s Annual Better Newspaper Contest, held this year in Albany. Publisher Adam Stone won a first-place prize for best editorials and also secured a
Read MoreBriarcliff Hopes to 4-Peat in Class D, Pleasantville Dares to Differ By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays & Jonathan Martirano Rather than open with the fact that seven-time NYS and 40-time Section 1 champion YORKTOWN High has now lost
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