SOMERS, N.Y. – It sounds like the plot of a made-for-TV sports movie: A girls flag football league is canceled, leaving them with no choice but to form a team to compete against the boys, who no doubt underestimate the girls’ abilities. But not only do the girls teach the boys a lesson about gender bias, they go and win the whole thing.

The Blue Hawks, a team of nine girls heading ...

SOMERS, N.Y. - Homeowners will have another chance to voice their opinions on a sewer district being proposed for Lake Lincolndale and Lake Shenorock at a virtual public hearing the Town Board will hold during its regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m.

The town sent out a Code Red notifying residents of the lake communities that they can participate remotely.

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - Who would have thought that a rough-and-tough-looking working dog could love and care for an eclectic brood that included wolves, pigs, owls, rabbits, turkeys, geese, ducks … and an emu?
But Kai did, gladly.

The 90-pound German Shepherd had reined as the self-appointed sheriff – and nanny – of all critters wild and domesticated.
Today his human and ...

SOMERS, N.Y. - There may be some federal dollars in the pipeline that could help fund the installation of sewers in Lake Shenorock and Lake Lincolndale, Somers officials revealed last week.

The town also had other news for residents at a public hearing on the planned $62 million project held at Reis Park on Thursday, Aug. 20.

Consulting engineer Joe Barbagallo of Woodard & Curran ...

The Osborn, a private, non-profit continuum of care community, announced that VP of Sales Christa Picciano-Daniello has been appointed vice president of LeadingAge New York’s Retirement Housing Cabinet.

“LeadingAge New York is the major advocacy group for aging services and provides such important support and resources,” said Ms. Picciano-Daniello. “I’m very proud ...