Month: February 2016

Regarding Jenrry
Opinion Sports

Regarding Jenrry

Nobody ever said that being able to fire a 97-mph fastball was a prerequisite for Mensa membership, but every so often, a professional athlete manages to floor me with their absolutely unbridled stupidity. On Feb. 12, New York Mets relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia became the front-runner for Knucklehead of the […]

Sidewalk slowpokes and walking lanes
Opinion

Sidewalk slowpokes and walking lanes

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n New York, our lives overlap on many fronts. Your car alarm goes off, your street wakes up. You overcook your fish, your neighbors gag. You hold the subway door open, you have saved the job of the person behind you. We are densely, intensely interconnected, but no place is […]

Like a recent moratorium on residential developments in the village of Larchmont, the town of Mamaroneck put a similar pause on teardowns of single-family homes until the town board takes a hard look at land-use laws. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
News

Town of Mamaroneck halts residential development

The town of Mamaroneck, like many communities in Westchester, is struggling with development. On Monday, Feb. 8—after a residential moratorium was put in place as of December 2015—the town’s governing board held a special meeting to further the discussion of large scale residential developments. According to Town Administrator Steve Altieri, […]

The mayor of the village of Mamaroneck is proposing a law that would prohibit the sale of commercially bred animals in pet stores within the village. Photo/metrocreativeconnection.com
News

Mamaroneck keen on new dog law

The village of Mamaroneck is interested in protecting the unprotected. Village Mayor Norman Rosenblum proposed a pet store law that has the backing of the state director of the Humane Society of the United States. If approved, the legislation proposal would prohibit the sale of any commercially bred animal within […]

Jess Scazzero drives into the lane against the Eagles on Feb. 16. After dropping two regular season games to the Huskies, Eastchester advanced by winning a close playoff matchup against their rival. Photos/Mike Smith
Sports

Eagles edge Huskies in third try

Coming into Tuesday’s first-round playoff matchup between Harrison and Eastchester, the No. 9 Eagles didn’t have a lot to show for their efforts against the Huskies this year. Despite dropping two regular season games to their league foes, Eastchester came up big when it mattered most, topping the No. 8 […]