Month: December 2016

News

Town steps in to fund enrichment camp

For the first time in nearly a decade, the Mamaroneck Town Board of Trustees will step in to help fund a summer camp amidst waning financial support from a budget-constrained school district. The 40-year-old camp—called the Mamaroneck Co-op Enrichment Camp—serves more than 350 students in the town of Mamaroneck as […]

Sports

Tigers edge Garnets

Prior to Mamaroneck’s Dec. 2 home-opener against rival Rye, the Tigers celebrated their 2016 New York state title by raising their championship banner in the corner of the Hommock’s Ice Arena. However, when the puck finally dropped, the reigning champs got a taste of just how tough life at the […]

Sports

Ex-NBA player shares story

On Monday, Nov. 28, the Eastchester school district held its first event in an ongoing series about student wellness and drug abuse prevention, as former NBA player Chris Herren, an ex-heroin addict, spoke with local students and parents about his own battles with drugs and alcohol that cost him his […]

Opinion Sports

Missing the ePoint

At the risk of sounding like an old, out-of-touch curmudgeon, I have to admit; I do not understand the world of eSports. In late October, as all four major American professional sports were in full swing, Madison Square Garden played host to a competition of a different sort, something called […]

Opinion

What’s headed for your plate

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]K, I did it. I actually gave my head a pitying shake when a friend told me she’d just discovered a fantastic restaurant in Jackson Heights that sells the giant Indian crepes called dosas. “It’s so great!” she said. “It’s called–“ “Dosa Delight,” I interrupted, as condescending as if she’d […]