Month: November 2021

News

Latimer coasts to 2nd county executive win

Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, easily won reelection to a second term on Tuesday night in a race that never materialize into much of a contest. According to county Board of Elections data, Latimer secured 62% of the vote, or 94,833 votes, with 100% of precincts reporting. His […]

Lead Stories Sports

Huguenots outlast Clarkstown in first round

During its two-decades long stretch of dominance, New Rochelle has had hits fair share of playoff thrillers. It’s very rare, however, for the Section I powerhouse to be tested so mightily by a first-round opponent. On Oct. 29, however, the No. 1-seeded Huguenots faced an unexpected challenge from No. 4 […]

Community Lead Stories

Lions recycle eyeglasses in New Jersey

The Lions Clubs of Lower Westchester brought thousands of collected used eyeglasses for a day of recycling on Saturday, Oct. 23. The glasses were collected by eight Lions clubs—Ann Sullivan/White Plains, Larchmont Mamaroneck, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Rye City, Tuckahoe/Eastchester, Yonkers and Yonkers Millennium. The Lions Clubs, whose signature cause […]

Education Lead Stories

Iona Prep celebrates new Performing Arts Center

Iona Preparatory School celebrated the groundbreaking of the expanded Paul Verni Fine Arts Center at its homecoming celebration on Oct. 16, 105 years to the day that the school first opened in New Rochelle. Brother Thomas R. Leto, president of Iona Prep, gathered with school officials, donors, architects and alumni […]

Community Lead Stories

White Plains man sentenced for abusing minor

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that White Plains resident Frank Perez was sentenced on Oct. 19 for sexually abusing a minor between 2016 and 2019. Perez, 57, has been sentenced to five years in state prison, with eight years of post-release supervision. Upon his release from prison, […]