Month: February 2016

Thanking our police and community updates
Opinion

Thanking our police and community updates

I am happy to report that recently, the online security publication Protection 1 chose Harrison as one of the safest cities in the U.S. The featured article, “50 Safest Cities in America,” is now live on their website, Security.Protection.1.com. The Harrison Police Department has made it their mission to serve […]

Harrison High School students won Best in Nation and a $20,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation for designing an app to help feed the homeless. From left, Steve Siciliano, high school principal; Paul Bilotta, student; Diane Frawley, the students’ teacher and advisor; Thomas Alvarado, student; Christine Cardascia, student; Josh Munoz, student; Ricky Harris, student; Ben Struhl, student; Joan O’Keefe, high school director of science and technology education; Mayor Ron Belmont; and Andrew Testa, PR manager of the Northeast market, Verizon Wireless. Photo/Kieran Kesner
News

Harrison students win $20K for mobile app

Six Harrison High School students were going about their school day on Feb. 2 when they got a surprise visit from a Verizon representative. The students had developed a concept for a mobile app called Pay It Forward that helps provide food to the homeless. Students Thomas Alvarado, Paul Bilotta, […]

New Rochelle cheerleaders compete at the 2016 Westchester County Cheerleading Invitational on Jan. 28. The Huguenots will compete at nationals in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 6. Photo/Mike Smith
Sports

Cheerleaders take mat at counties

Last week, several of the area’s top cheerleading squads traveled to the Westchester County Center in White Plains to compete in the 67th annual Westchester County Cheerleading Invitational. The two-day competition, which took place on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28, saw teams battle for local supremacy and get in some […]

Madeline Eck streaks towards the hoop against Harrison on senior night at Rye High School.
Photo/Mike Smith
News

Rye tops rival Harrison in thriller

Playing in front of a raucous home crowd on Feb. 1, Rye celebrated its senior night in style, honoring the Garnets’ graduating class with a hard-fought 57- 52 win over rival Harrison. The win, though not Rye’s easiest of the season, may have been the biggest, as it clinched yet […]

Super Bowl? Super boring
Opinion Sports

Super Bowl? Super boring

I can’t really explain it, but here we are, just days from the biggest sporting event of the calendar year, and I’m having trouble getting “super” excited. Even if you aren’t a fan of the NFL, even if you haven’t watched a down of football all season, there’s a pretty […]