By ROB DIANTONIO
June 17, 2021SOMERS, N.Y. - With a two-goal halftime lead, Somers was feeling confident heading into the final 25 minutes against rival John Jay-Cross River in the Section 1 Class B championship game.
But everything turned in the second-seeded Wolves’ favor in the second half as they pulled away for a 14-9 win over the top-seeded and host Tuskers on June 12.
John Jay started the second ...
Track and Field
Class A sectionals
Saturday, June 12
Somers boys’ track and field team finished second at the Class A sectionals, scoring 80 team points while host Suffern took first with 121 points.
“This group of boys left it all on the track and the fields on Saturday,” Somers boys coach Mike Lacko said. “I’m still at a loss for words with this group of ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - On June 2, varsity girls lacrosse defeated Xaverian High School to earn their 5th consecutive Catholic High School Athletic Association City Championship title.
Graduating seniors Abby Mascia, Caroline Girolamo, and Ava Steinmann demonstrated their leadership and athletic skills in the victory. Rising junior Fionnoula “Noula” O’Reilly contributed to the ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - There are some exciting travel opportunities for Somers teens in 2022 and 2023 with Tusker Travels.
Many local teens have missed out on the 8th grade trip to Washington D.C. and have not been able to travel with friends or families for over a year. But there are amazing educational travel opportunities for them on the horizon!
The five directors of Tusker ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - The new “diversity, equity and inclusion” policy adopted by the Somers Board of Education last week isn’t really new; it only puts into writing what the district has been doing for a long time, educators insist.
And that is making sure all children—regardless of race, religion, gender identity, learning challenges or other differences—are ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - It was a magical night under the stars as Somers students came out for the Senior Prom on Friday, June 11. Held under a tent at Primrose Elementary School, everyone in attendance looked their best as they danced the night away!
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SOMERS, N.Y. - Delia Martin is a junior at Somers High School, and has been a Girl Scout since second grade.
She received the Girl Scout Gold Award on Saturday, June 5 at an outdoor event at Camp Addisone Boyce in Tompkins Cove, NY.
Her Gold Award project, “Music Mentors,” was a music program created by Delia and offered through the YMCA after school program at Primrose ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - Things could really start picking up for the Somers Litter Task Force now that it’s joined forces with a national beautification group.
The small but mighty team of volunteers made its pitch about the deplorable state of certain debris-strewn roadsides in Somers to the Town Board on Thursday, June 3.
The aim? To become an affiliate of Keep America ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - When the pandemic quarantine brought life to a grinding halt last year, Somers High School student Sean Kennedy seized the opportunity to create something special.
A junior at SHS, Sean is no stranger to producing his own music. He released his first album “Tell Me” in March 2019.
He would follow up his debut by releasing songs off a planned ...
By CAROL REIF
June 16, 2021SOMERS, N.Y. - Citing quality-of-life and other concerns, the Town Board unanimously voted Thursday, June 10, to opt-out of allowing marijuana dispensaries and social consumption sites in Somers.
This doesn’t mean recreational pot spots won’t ever get the green light here.
Like other municipalities weighing the pros and cons, Somers seems in favor of waiting to see how ...
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - Democrats in North Salem and Somers will be asked to choose a candidate for county clerk.
Early voting in the Democratic primary is set for Saturday, June 12, through Sunday, June 20.
Primary Day 2021 is Tuesday, June 22.
There are multiple Democratic primaries going on around Westchester, including one for supervisor in Bedford, but county clerk is the only ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - Somers will hear from the community tonight (Thursday, June 10) on whether it should opt-in or opt-out of allowing marijuana retail dispensaries and places where cannabis products are consumed.
The public hearing -- via Zoom -- is set for 7 p.m.
In March, Albany legalized the adult use of recreational marijuana and expanded existing medical marijuana and cannabinoid hemp ...
By CAROL REIF
June 10, 2021WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - Democrats in North Salem and Somers will be asked to choose a candidate for county clerk.
Early voting in the Democratic primary is set for Saturday, June 12, through Sunday, June 20.
Primary Day 2021 is Tuesday, June 22.
There are multiple Democratic primaries going on around Westchester, including one for supervisor in Bedford, but county clerk is the only ...
By CAROL REIF
June 20, 2021SOMERS, N.Y. - The cause of a recent bus accident has been determined to be “mechanical,” school officials said they were told by state police investigators last week.
The crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. on Friday, May 14, in the hamlet of Lincolndale.
The school van, with nine people aboard – most of them students from Somers Intermediate School – had been ...
SALT POINT, N.Y. - The New York State Police’s Troop K has a new commander.
Major Kathryne M. Rohde officially stepped into her role on Thursday, May 27.
Troop K covers Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, and Columbia counties.
Rohde was appointed by the state police’s Acting Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen.
She replaces Major Michael J. Drake who now serves with the Division ...
Westchester County elder law attorney Anthony J. Enea, member of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP in Somers and White Plains, N.Y., recently welcomed Michael Pine, co-founder and managing partner of thinkWealth LLC, for a special episode of the Talking Seniors podcast on Social Security benefits. “When to Take Your Social Security” explores ...
By TOM WALOGORSKY
June 18, 2021SOMERS, N.Y. - When the pandemic quarantine brought life to a grinding halt last year, Somers High School student Sean Kennedy seized the opportunity to create something special.
A junior at SHS, Sean is no stranger to producing his own music. He released his first album “Tell Me” in March 2019.
He would follow up his debut by releasing songs off a planned ...
SOMERS, N.Y. - Theatrical performances around the world were shut down for the majority of the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Next week, students from Somers High School will finally return to the stage with a pair of performances of the spring musical Something Rotten! on Thursday, June 17.
The performances will be held outdoors under the tent at Primrose Elementary School, ...
