Month: January 2017

Opinion

Where have all the singers gone?

The shower is where America does it—in private, with no one judging, just because it feels good. I’m talking about singing, of course, that once universal pastime that uplifts the soul, reboots the body, and doesn’t demand a monthly fee. So why aren’t we singing all the time? In “La […]

Sports

Locals shine at counties

On Saturday, Jan. 21, some of the top wrestlers in the area hit the mat at Yonkers High School to compete in the annual Westchester County Championships. Perennial powerhouse John Jay won handily, outpointing second-place Horace Greeley by 117 points; but a number of local teams, including New Rochelle and […]

Opinion Sports

Home court advantage

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]here were a few moments in Saturday’s showdown between New Rochelle and Mount Vernon that should have absolutely brought the roof down. Most of them came when the Knights’ 6-foot-9 big man Greg Calixte got the ball in the low post, then rose above the Huguenots’ defense to throw down […]

News

Cuomo touts transparency law expansion

As part of an ethics reform overhaul, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced that he would look to increase transparency in the state Legislature during his State of the State tour earlier this month. The governor’s initiative seeks to make state lawmakers—as well as the state’s ethics commission—subject to the […]