Month: May 2016

Sports

Tigers top Rye in tight one

On Tuesday, May 10, Mamaroneck and Rye squared off in a showdown between two of the pre-eminent lacrosse programs in southern Westchester. But a game that many assumed would feature a glut of offensive firepower turned out to be a defensive struggle, as the Tigers bested the Garnets 9-8 despite […]

Opinion Sports

Ode to joy

There’s something about high school sports that makes a big moment hard to shake. On Saturday morning, I was sitting in the dugout with some of my men’s baseball teammates in between games and, as we often do, we started talking about some of our best sports memories. We’re not […]

Opinion

Alternate side of the street parking holidays

There are now 34 holidays on which New York City suspends its parking rules, ranging from Ash Wednesday to Chinese New Year to Eid al-Adha to Diwali. That’s quite the holiday buffet. Which is not to mention Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Washington’s birthday and Veterans Day. […]

Education

New Rochelle High School gowns spark unrest

In an attempt to be inclusive to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students, New Rochelle High School is moving away from assigning seniors gender specific graduation robes. In a letter sent home to parents of graduating seniors, NRHS Principal Reginald Richardson explained that the adoption of a single color cap […]

Education

Milton fourth-graders go colonial

On Monday, May 2, fourth-graders at Milton School got a chance to see what life for children their age was like in the mid-1700s. Rolling barrel hoops, pondering riddles and getting humiliated in front of peers at the dame schoolhouse were all part of the fun. Presenters from The Adventure […]