Month: March 2016

Ways to take pride in Harrison’s appearance
Opinion

Ways to take pride in Harrison’s appearance

On Sunday, March 6, I had the pleasure of attending the opening reception in Town Hall for Youth Art Month. This year, Harrison’s talented students have displayed works of art that include mixed media, paint, watercolors and photography. Student-musicians gave a wonderful performance as well. Congratulations to all who participated. […]

With endorsements from both the Independence and Conservative parties, Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican, will now carry four ballot lines in her November state Senate race. File photo
Politics

Rye councilwoman preps for state Senate run

[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ulie Killian, a city of Rye councilwoman, will try to do what no other Republican has been able to: beat George Latimer. Killian announced that she plans to seek the New York state Senate seat for the 37th District currently occupied by Latimer, a Democrat, at a Rye City Republican […]

The Rye girls basketball team celebrates its section title win at the Westchester County Center on Feb. 28. For Sports Editor Mike Smith, following the title runs of our local squads has made up for a dearth of pro sports drama in the last two weeks. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
News

A golden week

When you look at the sports landscape this time of year, championship week in Section I couldn’t possibly come at a better time. I mean, just take a gander at what’s going on around the world of sports: the Super Bowl has come and gone, the interminable slog toward the […]

Why I’m chewing the instruction manual
News

Why I’m chewing the instruction manual

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]an versus man. Man versus nature. Man versus himself. We learned in high school English that these are the three great themes in all literature, to which we must add one more: Man versus newly purchased dishwasher. Oh, perhaps there are those who would quibble that “The Old Man and […]

Sophomores Colin Lavin, left, and Tim Sommer, far right, pose for a selfie with a trio of Cem Lambaye students. Just 30 Mamaroneck High School students can be accommodated on the trip to Senegal. Photos/Jamie Schiff
News

Senegal puts Mamaroneck High School on the map

A few members of the Students for Senegal Club at Mamaroneck High School used to think that lions ran wild in the streets of the West African country of Senegal, but now that the organization has been around for four years, they know better. In this country, too, dangerous wild […]