Monday, Jan. 4 might have marked the official start of the winter sports season for some of New York State’s high school athletes, but a Dec. 30 announcement by the New York State Public High School Athletics Association Executive Director Dr. Robert Zayas dealt a major blow to those student-athletes […]
Author: Mike Smith
A fitting end to 2020
Call it what you will—maybe a “Christmas weekend miracle”— but it looks like the Giants will be playing meaningful football in January. But as thrilling as it may be for fans of Big Blue to still have a chance to see their hometown team in the postseason, it’s my solemn […]
Year in review: Gaynor sex abuse case
Just over one year ago, former Immaculate Heart of Mary teacher and coach Edwin “Ted” Gaynor confessed to sexually assaulting two former students in the 1960s, a bombshell admission he made to lawyers while being sued under the Child Victims Act. Those confessions, made public in court documents filed last […]
Upset City
If you had told me back in September that I’d be watching meaningful Giants football in December, I would have called you a loon. If you told me that the Big Blue team I’d be cheering for last Sunday would be led by Colt McCoy and Alfred Morris, I probably […]
City mourns death of Antoine Lewis Jr.
On Dec. 2, the New Rochelle community turned out for a candlelight vigil at Lincoln Park to celebrate the life and mourn the passing of Antoine Lewis Jr., a 2015 graduate of New Rochelle High School, who died on Nov. 30. Hundreds of well-wishers packed the basketball court at the […]
