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11 days late with school property taxes = outrageous $1261.62 penalty
February 12, 2025

To the editor: I just returned from the office of Catherine Mazzaro, the Town of Pelham receiver of...

ADA primer: SEPTA works to create schools where all students have ‘resources and opportunities they need to thrive’
February 10, 2025

To the editor: At the Pelham Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA), we believe that...

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Full blueprint of the proposed solutions from NYMTC and Rutgers.
Traffic experts outline changes needed on streets between PMHS and Glover Field to protect pedestrians
By Gillian Ho, Deputy Managing Editor • February 11, 2025

At a community planning workshop on Jan. 31, two transportation planning organizations proposed solutions for dangerous pedestrian conditions at the intersections between Pelham Memorial High School and the Glover Field complex. The suggested steps focused...

Residents of Sixth Avenue apartment building bring complaints about lack of parking to Pelham village board
Residents of Sixth Avenue apartment building bring complaints about lack of parking to Pelham village board
By Kiran Schwaderer, Managing Editor • February 7, 2025

Almost a dozen residents of the apartment building at 305 Sixth Ave. attended the Village of Pelham Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 28 to ask for interim and long-term parking solutions after they lost spaces when the new Municipal Building and the...

Additional plans for expansions at Siwanoy and secondary campus considered by school board
Additional plans for expansions at Siwanoy and secondary campus considered by school board
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor • February 7, 2025

At a school board work session Jan. 28, the district's architects presented two new plans for additions to Siwanoy Elementary School and four more for the secondary campus. At the same time, the overall costs of the various scenarios the board of education...

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PMHS junior Eloise McGibbon starts drop-in tutoring program for grades K-6 at Pelham Library
PMHS junior Eloise McGibbon starts drop-in tutoring program for grades K-6 at Pelham Library
By Luigi Di Cristofano, Staff Reporter • February 12, 2025

Pelham Memorial High School junior Eloise McGibbon has started a weekly drop-in tutoring program for students in Kindergarten through sixth grade that...

Additional plans for expansions at Siwanoy and secondary campus considered by school board
Additional plans for expansions at Siwanoy and secondary campus considered by school board
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor • February 7, 2025

At a school board work session Jan. 28, the district's architects presented two new plans for additions to Siwanoy Elementary School and four more for...

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Artist opens new downtown studio featuring works of 'psycho-visceral surrealism'
Artist opens new downtown studio featuring works of ‘psycho-visceral surrealism’
By Oliver Lavallee, Assistant Managing Editor • January 31, 2025

Irrix Screen, a local artist, has recently opened a public studio in the building at One Wolfs Lane. Screen said he decided to move his studio to its...

House of Ink tattoo shop moves to Fifth Avenue from Mount Vernon
House of Ink tattoo shop moves to Fifth Avenue from Mount Vernon
By Scarlett Hanlon, Entertainment Editor • January 22, 2025

Tattoo shop House of Ink moved from Mount Vernon to Fifth Avenue in Pelham next to STATS Preschool and Pelham Smoke Shop on New Year's Day. "We were...

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From left, Will Garrow, Camden White, Winston Speros and Ian Hearle. (Photo courtesy Pelham Varsity Hockey Instagram)
PMHS ice hockey team victorious in rivalry game against Rye
By Conor Waters, Sports Editor • January 21, 2025

In a late-season rivalry game against Rye last Tuesday, the PMHS ice hockey team added a big 3-1 win to the season's tally. The Pelican's overall offensive...

Chris Koclanes (right) speaks at a press conference after being named head coach of the WNBA's Dallas Wings. (Photo: Dallas Wings Zoom feed)
Pelham’s Chris Koclanes named head coach of WNBA’s Dallas Wings
By Gillian Ho, Deputy Managing Editor • January 15, 2025

Chris Koclanes, who grew up in Pelham and graduated from the high school in 2007, was named head coach of the WNBA's Dallas Wings on Dec. 23. "I look...

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Executive director sought to lead Pelham Examiner organization
Executive director sought to lead Pelham Examiner organization
By Rich Zahradnik

On June 1, I will be stepping down as volunteer executive director of the Pelham Examiner. I’m writing to invite anyone with the interest and experience...

Westchester resident in isolation after exposure to coronavirus overseas, tested negative for infection
Westchester resident in isolation after exposure to coronavirus overseas, tested negative for infection
February 10, 2020

A Westchester County resident was put in isolation Monday at an unnamed county facility after possible overseas exposure to the novel coronavirus,...

Breaking down the Grammy Awards: Did the right artists win?
Breaking down the Grammy Awards: Did the right artists win?
By Celeste Kalehoff, Staff Reporter • February 11, 2025

Since its debut in 1959, the Grammys have been one of the most viewed award shows in the world. This glamorous event spends the night honoring the musical...

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Black History Month: Reflect on past. Move to future without racism and discrimination.
Black History Month: Reflect on past. Move to future without racism and discrimination.
By Amy Paulin February 4, 2025

Since 1976, February has been celebrated as National Black History Month. We use this time to honor the brave activists who fought against racial discrimination...

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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...

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