June 12, 2017 at 8:21 AM
MAHOPAC, N.Y. – The Somers Tuskers Touchdown Club held its third annual golf outing and dinner on Monday, May 15, at the Mahopac Golf Club.
The all-volunteer organization supports the Somers High School football program by fundraising for scholarships, purchasing equipment, supplying pre-game meals and Gatorade, covering scouting fees, promoting Breast Cancer Awareness in October, and more.
All photos by Deena Bell
By CAROL REIF
July 3, 2018The names of those chosen to serve on a new school security task force will be made public within days, said the Somers Board of Education Monday.
The decision to form the task force came in the wake of two alleged shooting threats made against the district. Both incidences are being investigated by police.
The district had already been working on safety upgrades such as security vestibules ...
By DOMINICK DEPOLE
June 28, 2018SOMERS, N.Y. - Olympic athletes aren’t spotted every day, nor are they interactive with the public on a consistent basis.
American pentathlete Eli Bremer will be giving the Somers community the opportunity to gain valuable insight on how to live a healthy lifestyle and about his breathtaking road to becoming a top-ranked Olympian.
Throughout his pentathlon career, the ...
By JODI WEINBERGER
June 27, 2018The Somers Board of Education presented a timeline last week of security upgrades for the district’s buildings and announced it would be creating a security task force.
The safety updates from the board come in the wake of two alleged shooting threats made against the district. On June 1, students alerted staff to a statement written on the wall of the boy’s bathroom that read: ...
By CAROL REIF
June 26, 2018SOMERS, N.Y. - You can live in a town with the best firefighters, police, and ambulance crews in the world, but it won’t mean a thing if your house is ablaze or you’re having chest pains and they can’t get to your address as quickly as possible, Somers’ code enforcement officer says.
“As firefighters, our first responsibility is to get to you. If we ...
By JODI WEINBERGER
June 21, 2018SOMERS, N.Y. - The line to say goodbye to 15-year-old Reece Ferrara stretched far outside the doors of the funeral home on Monday, a testament to the impact the teen had on so many lives in the community.
By Tuesday–the press deadline for The Somers Record–a GoFundMe for the Ferrara family had raised nearly $60,000 from 700 people in just two days, and a website where families ...
By JODI WEINBERGER
June 20, 2018SOMERS, N.Y. - All district schools are on lockout this afternoon after a black bear was sighted in a development near the Middle School at about 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, June 20.
According to Superintendent Dr. Raymond Blanch, Somers Police, Westchester County Police, and State Police are monitoring the situation.
A black bear was also spotted on Sunderland Lane yesterday, Tuesday, ...
By CAROL REIF
June 20, 2018SOMERS, N.Y. - When a microburst suddenly snapped the flagpole in front of the historic Elephant Hotel on a stormy spring day, sending Old Glory plunging toward the ground, Patricia Kalba sprang into action.
The intrepid town clerk, who with other Somers employees watched aghast from her office as the 40-foot pole fell on May 15, braved the heavy winds and rain to unhook the star-spangled ...
By RUTHANN SCHEFFER
We didn’t have the luxury of minivans when the boys were small. What we did have was a 1966 Ford Country Squire station wagon: long, sleek, solid and hunter green with imitation “woodie” trim.
Our wagon was certainly big enough to accommodate three growing boys and a baby in a portable crib (anchored down on the back seat) with plenty of room to spare. This set-up ...
By RICK MELEN
Last week, on the 4th of July, America turned 241 years old. Did you bring a birthday present? What do you get for the country that has everything? It has amber waves of grain, it has purple mountain majesties, it has oceans white with foam. Most of these assets are highly leveraged to the Chinese at the moment, so you’d better get out and see them now because they’re planning ...
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We’ve all had the experience of being “butt-dialed,” a euphemism for your pocket-held cell phone accidentally pressing someone else’s number. My granddaughter, Shanna, has unknowingly called me from parties at 2 a.m. I’ve enjoyed listening in on many of her celebrations and sometimes even joined in the fun when being discovered on her phone.
My most recent cell ...
By BRUCE APAR
In its first few moments, sitcom-style comedy “Clever Little Lies” grabs audience attention right away, with one of the most revealing wardrobe changes you’ll ever see on stage. It is done modestly but just provocatively enough to elicit vocal appreciation from amused patrons.
The fast-paced play, starring Richard Kline of TV comedy classic “Three’s ...
By TRACY BECKERMAN
I was always very impressed that my dog could bark on command and come when I called his name, until I read in the newspaper about a dog that saved his owner’s life by calling 9-1-1. Apparently, when his owner had a seizure, the dog pushed a speed-dial button for 9-1-1, barked into the receiver for help, and then opened the door when the responders arrived.
Honestly, though, it’s ...
