Month: February 2022

Community Lead Stories

WCF provides grant to support Nonprofit Westchester’s initiatives

Nonprofit Westchester, NPW, is pleased to announce that The Westchester Community Foundation has provided generous funding of $40,000 to support Westchester’s nonprofit organizations. As one of the largest funders for counties in downstate New York, The Westchester Community Foundation supports programs and projects to improve the lives of all Westchester […]

Lead Stories Sports

Burrell is king at 215 pounds

Last weekend, Section I held its first wrestling championship tournament in two years, as scores of grapplers from all over the area took to the mat at Clarkstown South High School, hoping to win gold and book a trip to States. When the two-day event concluded on Feb. 13, three […]

Lead Stories News

Biaggi launches campaign for US Congress

On Monday, state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi, a Progressive Democrat, announced her candidacy for U.S. Congress in New York’s third congressional district, NY-3. Biaggi says she’s running to ensure hard working families along the Sound shore have their voices, needs, and vision heard in Washington. “Our country doesn’t just need more […]

Community Lead Stories

New Rochelle teen killed in daytime shooting

On Tuesday, Jan. 25 at about 3:38 p.m., New Rochelle police received a call of a shooting that had just occurred on the corner of 4th Street and Washington Avenue. Upon arrival officers located a 16-year-old male victim, Julian Oliveros, with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers administered First Aid and the […]

Lead Stories Sports

Shorthanded Huguenots score huge win

Coming into their Feb. 5 matchup against Mamaroneck, the New Rochelle girls basketball team knew that their margin for error—and available reserves—would be miniscule. But despite suiting up just six players in a league tilt against the Tigers, the Huguenots showed no ill-effects of being shorthanded, as they would go […]