[dropcap]O[/dropcap]nce again, I had the pleasure of marching with the Harrison High School Band as they participated in New York City’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. The weather was balmy and the crowd’s excitement and enthusiasm created a warm and welcoming atmosphere. This year’s celebration included marching bands, pipe bands […]
Month: March 2016
First signs of spring
[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]ou know you’ve been missing baseball when hearing the voice of John Sterling comes as a relief. As a die-hard Red Sox fan—and, more importantly, someone with ears—I have no great love for the bombastic Yankees radio man, but even I was happy to hear John and Suzyn Waldman on […]
Mamaroneck looks to revive industrial zone
The village of Mamaroneck is considering revamping its old industrial area. After more than a year of deliberation, the redevelopment plan—which was prepared by both the village’s Industrial Area Advisory Committee and RePLACE, a planning consultant firm based out of New York City—reimagines the industrial areas bordering Washingtonville in Mamaroneck […]
King Tut’s treasures on display on Fifth Avenue
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Nov. 26, 1922, Howard Carter took out the little chisel his grandmother gave him on his 17th birthday when he, an English lad, was already obsessed with ancient Egypt. Now pushing 50, a middle-aged archeologist who’d seemed promising, then washed up, then possibly promising again, Carter was standing in […]
City of Rye awarded $1.55M over golf club fraud
The city of Rye will walk away with $1.55 million as a result of a settlement with its insurance carrier, Travelers, regarding money stolen by former Rye Golf Club manager Scott Yandrasevich between 2007 and 2012. Though the city’s original insurance claim against Travelers, which was filed in August 2013, […]