Month: April 2017

Health dept. to combat mosquito growth, disease
Community

Health dept. to combat mosquito growth, disease

To eliminate mosquito breeding sites and prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, such as West Nile virus, the Westchester County Department of Health will offer free minnows, mosquito dunks and educational materials to residents on four upcoming Mosquito Control Days at the Westchester County Airport, 2 Loop Road in West […]

A whole lot of girls
Opinion

A whole lot of girls

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you’re thinking of writing a bestseller, I’ve got one word of advice for you: Girl. Put “Girl” in the title and you almost don’t have to do anything else, except figure out a plot, some twists and an ending. And don’t forget to put a girl character in there, […]

Adotei Akwei speaks at SUNY
Purchase College on women’s rights
in Africa on March 20 as part of the
Mary Edwards Memorial Lecture.
Photo/Chris Gitner
News

Alum gives women’s rights lecture

SUNY Purchase alumnus Adotei Akwei returned to the college on March 20 to discuss the struggle of women’s rights in Africa. He spoke in front of a crowd of students and professors, some of whom taught him more than 30 years ago. Akwei is the managing director for government relations […]

Potholes, yard waste and pavements
Opinion

Potholes, yard waste and pavements

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] hope everyone had a healthy and happy Easter and Passover, and enjoyed time spent with family and friends. As I share these thoughts, the sun is shining and we are out of winter temperature readings. I hope that harsh weather is finally behind us, and I expect the town’s […]

Meral Kathwari poses with one of the many rugs that her business Kathwari
of Kashmir sells. Photo courtesy Meral Kathwari
Features

Young entrepreneur takes over family business

After the loss of her father, Meral Kathwari, a junior in college at the time, made the decision to take over her father’s international business, Kathwari of Kashmir.   In November 2014, Kathwari, who has lived in Mamaroneck for 10 years, was studying for her B.A. in mass communication and […]