Month: February 2017

Next month, Molly Spillane’s will host its first St. Baldrick’s event in support of the largest private funder of cancer research grants. With a goal of shaving 40 heads and $15,000 in donations, the event will provide an opportunity for local residents to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer cures.
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Molly Spillane’s fundraises for childhood cancer

Molly Spillane’s is hoping to bring the Mamaroneck community together to “brave the shave” at its first annual St. Baldrick’s event. For the past eight years, Stephen Carty, owner of Mickey Spillane’s in Eastchester and Molly Spillane’s in the village of Mamaroneck, has hosted a St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event at […]

Highs, lows of postseason
Opinion Sports

Highs, lows of postseason

  [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here’s no question when it comes to postseason athletics, the intensity and pressure for our coaches and student-athletes get ratcheted up tenfold. And while that may be all well and good 99 percent of the time, creating indelible moments for our local sports stars, win or lose, sometimes the […]

On Feb. 16, the Harrison Town Council approved an occupancy tax on hotel and motel patrons. The 3 percent tax will impact several hotels in the community, including the Hyatt House, pictured, which is located on Westchester Avenue. Photo courtesy Hyatt.com
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Town may earmark hotel tax for capital improvements

Town officials have secured a law that allows Harrison to implement an occupancy tax on hotel and motel occupants. Harrison—one of eight municipalities in Westchester County given the authority to levy the 3 percent occupancy tax on Dec. 31, 2016—is expected to generate more than $300,000 in annual revenue from […]

Winter weather and various projects
Opinion

Winter weather and various projects

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] would like to take this opportunity to thank the Highway Department for doing a wonderful job clearing our streets after last week’s snowstorm. The highway crews plowed and salted our municipal roadways in record time, and I would like to commend them for their hard work. As a snowstorm […]

Experience Carnevale di Venezia
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Experience Carnevale di Venezia

Be transported back in time to Venice, Italy on Friday, Feb. 24 at Carnevale di Venezia, the latest Eventures Divine event to take place at The Briarcliff Manor. This interactive and historically driven production of a traditional Venetian masked ball will thrill patrons by taking them on an experiential adventure […]