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Artists rendering of the proposed municipal center for the Village of Pelham.

Pelham trustees move to finalize EIS for Pelham House, muni center, downtown zone renewal

By Ava Paolucci, Contributing Editor
April 9, 2022

The Village of Pelham Board of Trustees worked for three hours March 29 on finalizing the draft generic environmental impact statement (GEIS) that covers the proposed Pelham House apartment complex, the...

Spring into Pelham will take place Sunday.

Chamber, Recreation Dept. hosting Sunday’s ‘Spring into Pelham’ to kick off season

By Phoebe Schwarz and Mila Banfield
April 5, 2022

The spring season will get an official kick-off Sunday with the "Spring into Pelham" downtown event.  Starting at 10 a.m., the Pelham Recreation Department and the Chamber of Commerce will be hosting...

Kate Douglass with UVA swimming head coach Todd DeSorbo, who won coach of the year.

Kate Douglass named Women’s Swimmer of the Year by college swimming association

By Gabby Ahitow, Assistant Managing Editor
April 1, 2022

Pelham native Kate Douglass was named Women's Swimmer of the Year by the College Swimming and Diving Association of America (CSCAA). Douglass broke American records in the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly and...

Ukrainian refugees crossing into Poland.

Pelham family with relatives in Ukraine: Here’s what they’re doing to help

By Georgia Russello, Managing Editor
March 30, 2022

The war in Ukraine has affected a family in our small town. The Schulzhenkos are longtime Pelham residents with family members who have been living in the midst of the conflict. Sophia Shulzhenko, a...

School board votes 6-1 to move forward with capital-reserve fund that would use budget surpluses; voters must approve

School board votes 6-1 to move forward with capital-reserve fund that would use budget surpluses; voters must approve

By Bella Caruso, Assistant Managing Editor
March 30, 2022

The Pelham Board of Education voted 6-1 Wednesday to take steps to establish a capital-reserve fund using budget surpluses, while also discussing retaining elementary interventionists for another year...

The Picture Houses main auditorium after a 2011 renovation.

Picture House, saved by locals from wrecking ball in 2003, celebrates centennial in Pelham—and Bronxville

By Kiran Schwaderer, Staff Reporter
March 29, 2022

The Picture House in Pelham, one of the town's cultural centerpieces, was almost demolished to put up a bank. The theater opened on Sept. 10, 1921 with silent films playing. It was owned by the Rogowsky...

Foto Feature: Fans line streets to cheer on state champion hockey team

Foto Feature: Fans line streets to cheer on state champion hockey team

By Anna Gambone, Staff Reporter
March 28, 2022

A “Parade of Champions” celebrating the PMHS ice hockey team’s New York State Division 2 title Saturday passed excited fans young and old as it ran from Franklin Place north on Wolfs Lane/Fifth...

Parade celebrating state champion PMHS ice hockey team steps off Saturday

Parade celebrating state champion PMHS ice hockey team steps off Saturday

March 23, 2022

A "Parade of Champions" celebrating the PMHS ice hockey team's New York State Division 2 title will take start at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The parade will begin on Franklin Place adjacent to Pelham Memorial...

Three unlocked cars with keys inside stolen in Pelham Manor

March 18, 2022

Three unlocked cars with the keys inside were stolen in the past few days from locations in Pelham Manor. The cars were driven to the Bronx, said the Pelham Manor Police Department in a Friday statement. "Car...

Kate Douglass swimming at the University of Virginia.

Pelham’s Olympian Kate Douglass swims fastest 50 freestyle in NCAA history

By Cristina Stefanizzi, Deputy Managing Editor
March 18, 2022

Kate Douglass, a junior at the University of Virginia, set the record for the fastest women's 50 freestyle in NCAA history while winning the title in the Women's NCAA Championship in Atlanta. Douglass...

From left, Breda Bennett and Maurice Owen-Michaane

Bennett and Owen-Michaane reelected to Manor village board after running unopposed

By Gabby Ahitow, Assistant Managing Editor
March 17, 2022

Incumbent Trustees Bridget "Breda" Bennett and Maurice Owen-Michaane were officially reelected to the village board March 15 after facing no opponents on the ballot. Owen-Michaane and Bennett ran on...

Ed Witz (middle) wins his second state title

Legendary PMHS ice hockey coach Ed Witz retires after winning second state title

By Charlie Parent, Assistant Managing Editor/Sports
March 16, 2022

PMHS ice hockey coach Ed Witz has retired two days after winning the 2022 New York State Division II Championship. Witz has been the headman with the Pelicans since the 1984-1985 season. In that span,...

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