Month: November 2016

Gina Nuvoloni dribbles past an Eastchester defender last season. Photo/Mike Smith
Sports

Huskies get ready for season

Over the last week, basketball teams across Section I have been hitting the gymnasium to prepare for the upcoming season. In Harrison, a ton of returning talent, and some unfinished business, has combined to make the Huskies a program to watch this winter. After a terrific regular season campaign last […]

The 2017 budget and other town news
Opinion

The 2017 budget and other town news

I am happy to report that the town board recently held a public hearing on the 2017 preliminary budget. This budget maintains the high quality services and facilities our community values and has come to expect. The budget will keep the town under the state-mandated property tax cap for the […]

Rich Dionisio, the Republican candidate for Harrison Town Council, won the open seat by just 83 votes after absentee ballots were counted on Nov. 20, according to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections. File photo
Politics

Hundreds of absentee ballots confirm Dionisio’s slim victory

Almost two weeks after Election Day, the Westchester County Board of Elections has finished counting the nearly 800 absentee ballots in Harrison. Republican candidate Rich Dionisio will remain the winner of the race for town councilman, but the additional ballots brought an even tighter margin to an already close race. […]

Ike Murov chases down a puck against the Pelicans. Photo/Mike Smith
Sports

Titans eye upcoming season

After two deep postseason runs, Rye Town/Harrison is coming into the 2016-17 season with a wealth of talent, experience and depth. Although head coach Jason Head knows that new challenges await the Titans this season, he is confident that a strong core of returning players will continue to push the […]

Fantasy flop
Opinion Sports

Fantasy flop

If I get kicked out of my fantasy football league team this year, I’m placing at least 85 percent of the blame on the New Rochelle soccer team. I spent this past weekend making the rounds upstate; on Saturday, I drove up to Endwell to see the Bronxville field hockey […]