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By BRETT FREEMAN
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KATONAH, N.Y. – “New Katonah” isn’t so new anymore.
The hamlet of Katonah will commemorate the 125th anniversary of its founding with a celebration on Saturday, May 21.
“Our town supervisor, Ellen Calves, contacted us and we were looped in and put in the lead,” said Teryn Kendall, who is the co-chair of the 125th Katonah Celebration Committee alongside ...
SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. - April 30 was Opening Day for the 50th year of the Lewisboro Baseball Association (LBA), and it was one for the ages. Like 27 up and 27 down, it was perfect.
It truly was as if we were all dipped in magical waters, for a couple of majestic hours, the trials and travails of the last two years were as if they never happened. The division and acrimony we’ve seen over ...
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. – John Jay Middle School held its 13th annual Rock the Halls concert on April 22. Students in grades six through eight performed in front of the nearly full auditorium and jammed alongside Halfway to Sanity, a band that includes some of school’s teachers. Students sang songs from various decades and genres, such as “Ruby Tuesday” by The Rolling Stones, ...
BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. – The town of Bedford celebrated Arbor Day with a tree-planting ceremony at the Bedford Hills Community House on April 30.
Tree Advisory Board Chairman Jeff Carpenter led the ceremony and spoke about the importance of both the event and of trees to the community.
“We pick a different town-owned property every year and plant a native species,” Carpenter ...
Welcome to “News & Notes,” where we look at the happenings here in Westchester County.
Did you know that the month of May is named for the Roman goddess, Maia, who oversaw the growth of plants? Maia was considered a nurturer and an earth goddess, just like my wife. So, now that I have scored some points, I can finish this week’s “Happy Anniversary” edition of ...
KATONAH, N.Y. – Being a parent to a child with a rare disease can feel like being on an island. To Jessica Foglio, Pia Jaggi Dorson, Jenni Barnao Gundel, and Jennifer Werther, this island is not a lonely one.
The “Todd Road Moms,” as they call themselves, all met after Foglio and her family moved to Lewisboro from the Bronx in December 2020.
Foglio has two children, ...
SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. – To aid in the humanitarian crisis happening in Ukraine, a South Salem family is working to promote awareness in their community.
Teenage brothers Lavi and Dagan Ohana launched a donation drive at John Jay High School and Middle School after witnessing the pain experienced by their mother due to the horrific events taking place in her native ...
GOLDENS BRIDGE, N.Y. – Members of the Goldens Bridge community stepped out on Earth Day to help clean up the former Stein property on Fairmount Road, which will be the site of a new pocket park.
“This turnout is so much better than expected,” said Goldens Bridge Hamlet Organization Chair Jonathan Monti. “It’s wonderful that people care about their community, their ...
SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. – The Lewisboro Lion and Lewisboro Bunny made a special visit to Lewisboro’s Town House to celebrate Easter on Saturday, April 16. Children aged 12 and younger were treated to goody bags filled with candy inside pastel colored Easter eggs. The bags were hand-delivered to each car by members of the Lewisboro Lions Club.
A line of cars formed out of the Town ...
