The role of Jews in the performing arts worldwide will be a key focus of the popular Westchester Jewish Film Festival, which opens this week at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. The festival, which runs from April 3-25,
Read MoreIf you notice several local Metro-North stations with a spiffy new look later this spring, your eyes won’t be deceiving you. The railroad is scheduled to begin performing a series of minor renovations to improve aesthetics as part of its
Read MoreA ping-pong prodigy 12 time zones and more than 6,000 miles away from his native country is in search of a new home in Pleasantville. Fifteen-year-old Kai Zhang arrived from China to the United States last September in search of
Read MoreIf you like to sample good wine and good food, Pace University is the place to be on Saturday. The Pleasantville Rotary’s 13th annual Westchester Wine Experience will take place on March 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the
Read MoreMichael Minelli works in one of the hottest, most in-demand portions of the business world. With about 16 years of business analytics experience under his belt since graduating from Pace with a marketing degree, the Pleasantville resident has become one
Read MoreIt isn’t commonplace for an almost 100-year-old man and a three-year-old girl to attend the same school. But Dr. Alex Glassman, who will hit the century mark on May 11, and his great-granddaughter, Darby Schlosser, can make that claim. Glassman,
Read MoreWhen pool season opens in Pleasantville, the exact same pool house, inside and out, will be standing. After rejecting a bid and scrutinizing the renovations needed for the village’s pool house on Lake Street, construction is expected to be delayed
Read MoreTwo Pleasantville school board members made the trek to Albany on Monday to impress state legislators that changes in education funding are needed. Board Vice President Shane McGaffey and Trustee Louis Conte made the drive upstate to talk with key representatives in
Read MoreMount Pleasant officials are considering a plan to allow Pace University to consolidate its Pleasantville and Briarcliff campuses but may limit the number of zoning text changes to prevent similar requests from other colleges. The university’s plan, which was originally
Read MorePace University’s athletic department announced on Wednesday that men’s head basketball coach Jim Harter was fired after 16 years at the school. Harter lead the Setters to a 9-16 overall record in the recently completed 2012-13 season and 6-15 in
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