State-Ranked (No.9) Tuskers Topple Rye, 14-7, Seek 2nd NYS Title vs. CBA By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MIDDLETOWN — When a Somers High football player conjures up a likeness akin to former All-NYS star WR Matt Pires (circa
Read MoreAndy Jacobs, Sports Editor Andy is a sports editor at Examiner Media, covering seven high schools in the mid-Westchester region with a notebook and camera. He began there in the fall of 2007 following 15 years as a candid photographer
Read MoreRay Gallagher, Sports Editor Ray has been covering and photographing local sports in Westchester and Putnam counties since 1989, including everything from Little League/Travel Baseball to varsity high school prep sports and collegiate coverage. He has been a sports editor
Read MoreRick Pezzullo, Editor Rick has more than 40 years’ experience covering local news in Westchester and Putnam counties, running the gamut from politics and crime to sports and human interest. He has been an editor at Examiner Media since 2012.
Read MoreState-Ranked (No.5) Rams Seeking Putnam County’s 1st NYS State Title By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MIDDLETOWN — Captivating Class AA Carmel is going to Syracuse this coming weekend to challenge for the NYSPHSAA championship, something which no team
Read MoreMarion T. Ruddy, a lifelong Pleasantville resident, died peacefully of natural causes on Nov. 19. Marion was born Jan. 3, 1937, in the house which her father built in Pleasantville. Her parents, Placido and Catherine Cundari, immigrated to America around
Read MoreState-Ranked (No.9) Tuskers to Face No.11 Rye in NYS Semis #RoadtoCuse By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MAHOPAC — When Somers grid Coach Anthony DeMatteo has needed the tough, between-the-tackles yards this season for his state-ranked (No.9) Tuskers (11-0),
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Read MoreLast week two identical bills were introduced in the state legislature in hopes of combatting the growing decline and disappearance of local newspapers. The New York Local News Act was introduced in the state Senate and Assembly by Sen. Rachel
Read MoreState-Ranked (No.7) Rams Get No.9 Newburgh in NYS Semis #RoadtoCuse By Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays MAHOPAC — The Albany-based Christian Brothers Academy traveled well. The buses pulled up at Mahopac High School last Saturday and their boisterous fans
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