Month: April 2016

It is unclear how the law will affect National Breeders,
pictured, in Mamaroneck, since the pet store does not currently source
its collections of dogs for sale from shelters. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
News

Mamaroneck passes unprecedented dog law

The village of Mamaroneck is the first municipality in the state of New York to ban the sale of commercially bred animals in local pet stores. This unprecedented law was passed by a 4-0 vote, with one trustee abstaining, at a raucous Board of Trustees meeting last month after weeks […]

Orange you glad it’s March?
Opinion Sports

Orange you glad it’s March?

he funny thing about sports fandom is that, sometimes, it makes for strange bedfellows. As an avowed supporter of the Boston Red Sox, I’d rather chew off my right arm than root for the hated Yankees. But come August, if the Yanks find themselves out of playoff contention while the […]

Paul Schoeffler as Don Quixote,left, and Gary Marachek as Sancho in the Westchester Broadway Theatre’s production of “Man of La Mancha.” Photos by John Vecchiolla
Features

‘Man of La Mancha’ takes the WBT stage

“Man Of La Mancha” was inspired by a 1615 masterpiece, “The Adventure of Don Quixote,” written by Miquel de Cervantes. Dale Wasserman originally wrote “Man Of La Mancha” as a non-musical teleplay when he decided to blend the two main characters together to create a play within a play. The […]

The Port Chester Board of Trustees has scheduled a workshop for April 6 to discuss traffic mitigation in relation to the United Hospital redevelopment project. Traffic is the final chapter of the environmental impact statement to be completed for the project. File photo
News

Traffic discussion underway for hospital site

The prospective developers of the long-defunct United Hospital site in Port Chester are ready to present the final chapter of their environmental impact statement to the village Board of Trustees. There will be a workshop on April 6 at the village of Port Chester Court, located at 350 North Main […]

Kerby Jean-Charles takes to the air in the long jump event at Harrison High School. Photo/Mike Smith
Sports

Huskies shine in opening meet

Local runners officially kicked off the spring track season, as Harrison hosted Pelham and Eastchester in a non-scoring meet on Tuesday, March 29. The meet, which is the first of six events the Huskies will host this year, was a chance for Harrison’s athletes to get their first taste of […]