Month: June 2016

Game (7) of Thrones
Opinion Sports

Game (7) of Thrones

On Sunday night, television viewers were treated to an epic battle between two warring factions, as a prodigal son returned home to claim his birthright after a knock-out, drag-out fight that was years in the making. And “Game of Thrones” was pretty good, too. For all of the intrigue, drama […]

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, left, with Review Publisher Howard Sturman. Sturman received the Andrew P. O’Rourke award in honor of the late county executive. Photos/Bobby Begun
Community

Habitat luncheon honors local contributors

On June 8, Habitat for Humanity of Westchester honored local volunteers and public officials at its American Dream Luncheon held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains. Among those in attendance were County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, New Castle Town Supervisor Robert Greenstein, a Republican, and Yonkers Mayor […]

Students from the Westchester Sandbox Theatre, located in Mamaroneck, sing to community members in front of the memorial by the Courtroom in Mamaroneck during the candlelight vigil for the victims of the mass shooting. Photo/Chris Courtney
Community Features

Westchester pays tribute to Orlando victims

In Westchester County, the LOFT LGBT Community Center in White Plains and the village of Mamaroneck held two separate candlelight vigils to honor the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, June 12. The attack, which took place at Pulse, an LGBT nightclub, in downtown Orlando, killed […]

Hank Birdsall, a Rye-based biologist with deer management expertise, has recommended that the city use volunteer archers to control the growing white-tailed deer population. Pictured is a section of the Marshlands Conservancy with almost no understory, lacking smaller trees and shrubs on the ground which have been eaten away by deer in the area. Photo/Hank Birdsall
News

Rye considers archers for deer control

Wildlife biologist Hank Birdsall believes there are 159 deer in the small city of Rye and is recommending using volunteer archers to control the population. Birdsall, who lives in Rye and has experience in deer management, conducted a deer study for the city and recently presented his results. At both […]

2 Dems to lock horns in town board primary
News Politics

2 Dems to lock horns in town board primary

Two Democrats have announced their candidacies for the town board seat first vacated in January by Joe Canella. Canella abdicated his seat after being elected town justice in November 2015. Councilman Joe Stout, 60, was appointed to the seat by the all-Republican town board in January following Canella’s resignation. Now, […]