Skip to Main Content

Friday, April 4, 2025

Pelham Examiner

Pelham Examiner

Pelham Examiner

School board members listen to a resident during their March 19 meeting in PMHS's Alumni Hall.
School board plans final vote Wednesday on four bond propositions totaling $143.6 million, with Siwanoy receiving its own line on ballot
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor • March 26, 2025

The Pelham Board of Education is scheduled to vote Wednesday night on sending four bond propositions totaling $143.6 million to district voters for approval, after deciding March 19 to increase the number of ballot initiatives from three so the proposal...

Manor approves retail zoning law, receives full funding for right-turn lane on Boston Post Road
Manor approves retail zoning law, receives full funding for right-turn lane on Boston Post Road
By Gillian Ho, Deputy Managing Editor • March 24, 2025

The Village of Pelham Manor Board of Trustees unanimously approved the "Amendment to the Permitted Uses in the Retail Districts Zone and Related Changes" Law, or Local Law 1 of 2025, a new piece of legislation regulating new local businesses and their...

Village of Pelham looks to add new parking software, plans to join other municipalities in opposing Con Ed rate increases
Village of Pelham looks to add new parking software, plans to join other municipalities in opposing Con Ed rate increases
By Gillian Ho, Deputy Managing Editor • March 21, 2025

Village of Pelham Administrator Christopher Scelza presented a proposal from software company T2 Systems for a "comprehensive overhaul of our parking enforcement and parking management technology" at the village board meeting on March 11. "The village...

View All
PMHS orchestra wins gold at Nashville Heritage Festival; three school ensembles top combined scoring
PMHS orchestra wins gold at Nashville Heritage Festival; three school ensembles top combined scoring
By Samantha Bonanno, Staff Reporter • March 31, 2025

Pelham Memorial High School's orchestra won gold at the Nashville Heritage Festival, the chamber chorus and jazz band each took silver and the three ensembles...

PMHS's Kira Findikyan earns trip to Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair during county event as 14 other students also take awards
PMHS’s Kira Findikyan earns trip to Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair during county event as 14 other students also take awards
March 28, 2025

Editor's note: This press release was provided by Pelham Science Research. The Pelham Examiner publishes press releases in the form received as a service...

View All
After 12-year absence, Depot Dave returns to Fifth Avenue with storefront location offering cooking classes
After 12-year absence, Depot Dave returns to Fifth Avenue with storefront location offering cooking classes
By Scarlett Hanlon, Entertainment Editor • February 19, 2025

Dave Katz, also known as Depot Dave, plans to soon offer cooking classes in the shop on the corner of Fifth and Lincoln avenues that previously housed...

Strictly Pizza takes over Knucklehead's location in Manor with streamlined aesthetic, wins positive early reviews
Strictly Pizza takes over Knucklehead’s location in Manor with streamlined aesthetic, wins positive early reviews
By Ciara Lynch, Assistant Education Editor • February 14, 2025

Strictly Pizza, located at 4400 Boston Post Road and owned by the local Arakas family, opened Feb. 7 as Pelham's newest pizza shop and is already winning...

View All
Pelham on offense against Hendrick Hudson in the fourth quarter.
Pelham girls defeated by Ardsley in sectional basketball final after beating Hendrick Hudson in semis
By Conor Waters, Sports editor • March 11, 2025

The Pelham girls, the number two seed in the Section One Class A Basketball Playoffs, lost to number one seed Ardsley in the sectional final on Friday. The...

Pelham and Mahopac players shake hands after the semifinal.
PMHS loses to Rye in ice hockey sectional final after beating Mahopac in semis
By Conor Waters, Sports Editor • March 4, 2025

The PMHS ice hockey team, the number two seed in the Section One, Division Two playoffs, lost 6-0 in the tournament final to rival Rye on Sunday evening...

View All
Get Daily Email Updates
Follow the Pelham Examiner's coverage with our email newsletter.

Story Archive
Lisa Reindorf, "Rooting Down." Oil on canvas.
Pelham Art Center features collective Think About Water in first guest exhibition of year
By Henna Wei, Staff Reporter • March 24, 2025

The Pelham Art Center is currently holding its first guest-curated exhibition of 2025, Think About Water, which will run until April 13. The exhibition...

View All
(Photo: David Wilson on Wikimedia Commons)
New York State’s proposed school cell phone ban: Threat to teens’ mental health and safety
By JJ Hetzer March 8, 2025

Governor Kathy Hochul’s recent proposal to ban cell phones in all New York public and charter schools has sparked debate among students, parents and...

View All
We're only at 18% of our fundraising goal: Please take time during a busy fall to support YOUR community newspaper
We’re only at 18% of our fundraising goal: Please take time during a busy fall to support YOUR community newspaper
November 14, 2024

Dear Reader: Autumn is busy around here. Your newspaper has already covered the Pelham Children’s Center's Pumpkin Festival, the Pelham Civic Association...

View All