Month: May 2016

The 2016 Jandon Scholarship class received awards from the Jandon Foundation and the Westchester County Board of Legislators on May 19, which grants $12,000 to high school graduates for staying in college and maintaining good grades. Photo courtesy Westchester County
News

Jandon awards 16 scholarships to county students

Sixteen high school seniors from Westchester County received Jandon Scholarships this month during a press conference orchestrated by the county Board of Legislators. For the 17th consecutive year, the Jandon Foundation, created in 1965 by Donald and Jane Cecil, of Harrison, awarded $12,000 to each student over a four-year period. […]

Donald Gray, U.S. Army veteran and two-time village trustee, has been nominated as grand marshal for Bronxville’s 96th annual Memorial Day parade. File photo
Features

Former trustee, vet named Memorial Day grand marshal

Bronxville resident Donald Gray, who served two nonconsecutive four-year terms as village trustee, has been named grand marshal for the village’s 96th Memorial Day parade. Gray said he is honored to be aligned with the former title-bearers. “Historically, [the title] has honored someone that has served the country but has […]

Putting the ground back into play
Opinion

Putting the ground back into play

New York kids are about to get dirty, frustrated, bruised, tired, and so happy. This Saturday, May 28, a brand new, but already cluttered and chaotic “adventure playground” is opening on Governor’s Island. It’s called play:groundNYC. Admission is free on the weekends and children are most welcome, but parents are […]

Sunny days for Section I
Opinion Sports

Sunny days for Section I

It’s been no secret that the weather for the majority of this spring season was disappointing to say the least. While plenty of rain and temperatures that made it feel like early March continued for two months too long, it certainly hasn’t been a dream for sportswriters like me—or our […]

Eastchester will pay Westchester County $200 per year to license Scout Field as part of an agreement signed by the town of Eastchester on April 5 and by the county on May 16. File photo
News

Westchester signs over Scout Field to town

Westchester County legislators unanimously voted to sign an inter-municipal agreement with the town of Eastchester, giving the town the responsibility of maintaining Scout field for at least five years. This decision comes after Eastchester’s unanimous vote of its Town Council in April to sign the same agreement. At the end […]