Month: February 2017

Present at Rye Ridge Pharmacy’s ribbon cutting were, from left, supervising pharmacist Oana Blanaru, Rye Brook Mayor Paul Rosenberg, and pharmacy owners Charlene Jacobi and Abe Rutman. Photo/Lindsay Sturman
Community

Rye Ridge Pharmacy opens in Rye Brook

Rye Ridge Pharmacy celebrated its grand opening on Saturday, Feb. 11. Owners Charlene Jacobi and Abe Rutman were excited to join Rye Brook Mayor Paul Rosenberg for their formal ribbon cutting. The day of festivities continued with cotton candy, face painting, balloons and free raffles—raffling off a $400 Papyrus gift […]

Westchester lawmakers will weigh a new proposed set of tightened regulations on gun shows across the county after a torrent of public feedback. File photo
Lead Stories

County to mull new gun show laws in committee

Bipartisan support and public input has reinvigorated a Democratic initiative looking to tighten control over gun shows countywide, after a veto from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, derailed a potential ban last month. According to Joe Sgamatto, a spokesman for the Board of Legislators’ Democratic Caucus, the potential […]

Jordan Wallace, left, battles against New Rochelle teammate Jake Logan in the 170-pound semifinals at the Section I wrestling tournament on Feb. 11. Wallace topped Logan 3-1 and went on to win the title with a brilliant performance in the finals.
Sports

Wallace wins section crown

The most anticipated match at the Section I wrestling tournament may not have been a championship bout after all. On Feb. 11, the top wrestlers in the area convened for the biggest tourney of the year at Arlington High School, but it was a semifinal battle between two New Rochelleans […]

Harrison’s Avery LaBarbera led the Huskies to a No. 8 seed in the Class A playoffs. Harrison will host Pearl River on Feb. 18. Photo/Mike Smith
Sports

Playoff seeds announced

Section I held its basketball seeding meetings on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and now that the dust has settled, we have a better idea of the playoff picture for our local teams. With the outbracket games set to take place on Feb. 15, after press time, the postseason has officially kicked […]

Stronger than Oak
Opinion Sports

Stronger than Oak

  [dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you picked up a newspaper over the last week, the story was nearly unavoidable: a thin-skinned, vindictive and petty New York City-born billionaire embroiled in an embarrassing celebrity feud as the once-proud institution he oversees continues to be a laughingstock. But before you think I’m getting political here, […]