Month: August 2017

Students at Manhattanville College are demanding a change in the school’s shuttle bus service schedule, following the death of Robby Schartner on Oct. 9. The bus schedule was previously adjusted on Aug. 21, 2015. Photo courtesy Karina Cordova
Lead Stories News

Mom of slain M’ville student sues pub

The mother of Robby Schartner, a Manhattanville College student who was struck and killed last year after returning to campus from White Plains, has filed a lawsuit against the driver and the bar where she allegedly consumed alcohol for hours. Donna Juliette Ann Hall, Schartner’s mother, is challenging that The […]

From left, Dr. Michael Silver, WESTMED Medical Group interim president, Anthony Viceroy, WESTMED CEO,
Renee Segarra, WESTMED radiology director, and Brad Ditmar, Siemens Northeast zone vice president.
Contributed photo
Community

WESTMED opens Purchase location

WESTMED Medical Group, a Purchase-based multi-specialty medical group, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 9, to officially open its new, fully automated clinical laboratory at 2700 Westchester Ave. in Purchase. “We are very pleased to announce the opening of our new laboratory using the Siemens Aptio Automation System,” said Anthony […]

Meet the Orphans of “Annie”: from left, Ruby Griffin as July; Anika Bobra as Tessie; Peyton Ella as Annie;
Gabriella Uhl as Kate; Nora Kennedy as Pepper; and Maureen Henshaw as Duffy. In basket, Haylie Shea
Christiano as Molly.
Opinion

‘Annie’: A review

Westchester Broadway Theatre proudly presents its 201st production with “Annie”; what a celebration! Opening night started with the Bob Fitzsimmons Scholarship awarded to Nicolas Tabio, a senior from Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains. The scholarship was awarded to the valedictorian who is a member of the National Honor […]

Westchester County is teaming up with The Sharing Shelf again to put together backpacks full of supplies for children in need. Photo courtesy Westchestergov.com
Community

County accepting ‘Backpacks to School’ donations

County Executive Robert P. Astorino announced that Westchester County is once again teaming up with The Sharing Shelf, a program of the Family Services of Westchester, to collect and distribute school supplies so that children in need can start the school year ready to learn. “Since launching our backpack partnership, […]

A solar eclipse, Carraway and the swim team
Opinion

A solar eclipse, Carraway and the swim team

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s been quite some time since a total solar eclipse occurred in mainland America. Now, this event is happening again this Monday, Aug. 21! The partial eclipse will begin at 1:23 p.m. in Westchester, reaching maximum eclipse at 2:44 p.m., and ending at 4 p.m. In preparation for this event, […]