June 14, 2017 at 11:13 AM
SOMERS, N.Y. - Somers Tax Receiver Joan Ribaudo retired from the town of Somers on Wednesday, May 31. Ribaudo was the tax receiver for 12 years, serving as the deputy tax receiver for nine years and overall with the town for close to 30 years. The town board unanimously appointed Michelle McKearney as Ribaudo’s replacement on Thursday, June 1.
By HALSTON MEDIA
August 16, 2017SOMERS, N.Y. - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, located in the historic Bailey House in Somers, brought back its traditional summer community barbeque in late June.
This year, it served not only as an opportunity to greet neighbors and friends, but also as a fundraiser for its Relay for Life team, “Angie’s Angels.” It was estimated that more than 100 people ...
By DOMINICK DEPOLE
August 16, 2017LINCOLNDALE, N.Y. — Somers varsity football coach Tony DeMatteo has been hosting preseason camps for years, but this season’s summer training at the high school was different.
Neighboring Mahopac’s varsity team as well as powerhouse New Rochelle were invited to practice on Monday through Thursday afternoon last week.
“With the concussion issue and all the problems ...
By ROB DIANTONIO
August 15, 2017Positive changes have been made to Somers’ varsity field hockey team and they were evident during the Hudson Valley Summer Field Hockey League.
Despite a 6-0 loss to Rondout Valley in the third-place game on Aug. 3, the Tuskers finished at 6-3 and displayed plenty of improvement under new coach Marq Mellor.
Somers fell behind 2-0 at halftime and Rondout Valley added four goals to put ...
By GABRIELLE BILIK
August 11, 2017NORTH SALEM, N.Y.--Every year some of the world’s best military performers gather in Edinburgh, Scotland, for an extravagant summer celebration called the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. For those who couldn’t make it to Edinburgh this year, the party came to them, courtesy of North Salem’s Schoolhouse Theater and Arts Center.
For the first event of its kind at the venue, ...
By FAITH ANN BUTCHER
August 10, 2017SOMERS, N.Y.--For three days in July, Charles Comparetto of Somers turned his hometown into a movie set. After developing a script over the past 12 years, he was ready to start shooting scenes and decided he wanted to include his community in the action.
The movie, a supernatural thriller titled “Ghost in the Graveyard,” is based on the game of the same name. The object of ...
By BRANDON PELTER
August 8, 2017Somers rising senior Claire Mensi is the starting center back on the varsity girls soccer team.
How old were you when you started playing soccer and how did you get started?
I first started playing soccer when I was 3 years old. I was coached by my dad, and I fell in love with the game ever since.
What did you learn the most about last season's loss in the section finals?
Sitting ...
By ROB DIANTONIO
August 8, 2017DANBURY, C.T. — The pressure was on when Evan Carway strolled up to the plate with the Somers Red Storm trailing by a run with two outs in the final inning.
With ice in his veins, Carway came through when he crushed a two-strike pitch down the left-field line for a two-run home run. Second-seeded Somers held top-seeded Bedford Hills/Katonah at bay in the bottom half to secure a 10-9 win ...
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A few years back, I wrote about “My Walk on the Wild Side.” This event came about in the late ‘90s when I was living in Vermont—I was testing the waters of being “my own woman.”
A friend at the law office had read about an upscale photography studio that was promoting a professional photo shoot complete with free hair styling and make-up sessions. She ...
By RICK MELEN
My sister Kathy got tickets at Jacob Burns Film Center for a filmed performance of Scott Freiman’s “Deconstructing the Beatles.” There are only two Beatles left, so he may be ahead of schedule. Mr. Freiman is a composer, musician and producer, and he’s carved out quite a little side career for himself by giving lectures about the group and how their most famous songs made ...
By ADRIENNE KAVELLE
I love words. The English language, at times, gives us the ability to employ them to our own advantage.
My daughter Ilene once used the word “adamant” to describe immovable rocks. Some time later I used “adamant” in a poem to describe unyielding red bricks. My daughter Lisa, a teacher, is adamant that “adamant” cannot be used in those ...
By DR. LINDA SILBERT
Dear Dr. Linda,
We have a son entering ninth grade and we’re truly concerned. He’s a nice kid but doesn’t get the best grades. It’s not because he can’t do the work. We actually don’t know what it is. But when we talk to him about it, he always—and we mean always—blames someone else for the low grades.
It began around fifth grade so, at first, ...
By BRUCE APAR
What is the meaning of life?
Search me, but where cosmic queries are concerned, here’s a new one: If humans are becoming as easily manipulated by digital impulses as are robots, is that a form of evolution or devolution?
We marvel at the onset of artificial intelligence (AI) as if it’s right around the corner. It’s not. It’s here, painting each of us into a corner of ...
By TRACY BECKERMAN
Whenever my husband goes out of town, I cheat. I figure, what he doesn’t know, won’t hurt him, and since there’s no way for him to find out that I cheated, why not have some fun while he’s out of town?
Do I feel guilty about this? Maybe a bit. But only because I know that my indiscretions may eventually catch up with me in the end. You see, I don’t just have one ...
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ArtsWestchester invites artists and non-profit organizations to apply for 2018 Arts Alive Grants. Awarded annually, these grants are specifically designed to support community-based artists and emerging arts organizations.
The variety of projects that receive Arts Alive Grants each year illustrates Westchester’s artistic and cultural diversity. The deadline for submissions is ...
