Month: January 2016

Taking playdates seriously
Opinion

Taking playdates seriously

As Brooklyn mom Tamara Mose was preparing for a playdate with a mom and child she didn’t know well yet, she paused to look at her home. “All the bathrooms are clean, dishes put away, beds made, floors Swiffered, laundry folded, garbage cans emptied, and toys put in their place […]

Although a tame winter by recent standards, Old Man Winter will soon be knocking at our front door, according to Richard Ilse. File photo
Opinion

Old Man Winter vs. Mother Nature

Take heart snow lovers, the flake fests will come. Take heed home owners, your fuel bill will still spike, despite lower prices and higher temperatures. The reason for this is that black and white, sensory-deprived, soundless and odorless time of year known as February. It could start before even we […]

Jackson Schultz looks to put back a rebound against Mount Pleasant on Jan. 18. Schultz had an assist in the Titans’ 5-1 loss. Photo/Mike Smith
Sports

Ice Cats skate past Titans again

If their record is any indication, the Rye Town/Harrison Titans have had an answer for just about everything this year. The only thing they haven’t figured out yet, is how to beat Mount Pleasant. On Jan. 18, the Titans dropped their second contest of the year to the Ice Cats […]

Thornton-Donovan’s John Curanaj dribbles the ball up the floor. Photo/Mike Smith
Sports

Thornton-Donovan sports program progresses

Thornton-Donovan’s boys basketball team may not have come away with a win on Jan. 14, but even a quick glance at the state of the Lions’ athletic program confirms that huge strides are being made. In just three years of varsity competition, the gains are evident at the New Rochelle-based […]

ye Mayor Joe Sack has differing views than Andrew Cuomo on the merit of a Long Island
Sound connection between the island and Westchester. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
News

Rye mayor encourages lawmakers to ‘topple’ Cuomo’s tunnel

Although preliminary, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent interest in revisiting the potential for a new crossing between Long Island and Westchester County has already elicited concern. During his State of the City address on Jan. 13, Rye Mayor Joseph Sack, a Republican, took a strong stance against Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent […]