Westchester Land Trust, a nationally accredited land conservation nonprofit headquartered in Bedford Hills, announced two new appointments to its board of directors; Carine Verschueren, of Larchmont, and Matt Young, of Bedford Hills. Verschueren and Young will use their professional insights and personal passions to support WLT’s efforts to protect land, […]
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County Youth Board recognizes 3 ‘Sheros’
As part of Women’s History Month, the Westchester County Youth Board hosted the fourth Annual Shero Awards virtually on Tuesday, March 22. This year’s“Sheros” were executive director of the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau Debbie Burrell-Butler, executive director of the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester, Inc. Joanne Dunn, and coalition coordinator […]
Late rally sinks Broncos
Sometimes, games do live up to their advanced billing. On Saturday, April 2, undefeated baseball teams from Rye Neck and Bronxville squared off in an early-season game that served as a rematch to last June’s thrilling Class B championship contest. But while the Panthers—who topped the Broncos 6-2 for the […]
MHS students advocate for local workers’ rights
As part of a long-term project, a group of students in the Original Civic Research and Action, OCRA, class at Mamaroneck High School is on a mission to educate the community about workers’ rights violations within the Larchmont-Mamaroneck community and increase the reporting of local wage theft. Each year, students […]
Osborn residents raise funds for Ukrainian relief efforts
Members of The Osborn’s Sterling Park Independent Living community came together this month to support the people of Ukraine, raising more than $25,000 to help with humanitarian relief efforts. The fundraising effort was spearheaded by Barbara Ward, a resident of The Osborn. “I didn’t want to just sit around after […]