Since the creation of the SAT in 1929, standardized testing has been an integral part of the American college application process. Standardized test scores are supposed to allow universities to gauge student...
With school out for the summer, some jobs transitioned to summer hours and folks off from work, many Pelham residents have more time to enjoy the downtown area. Here are some ideas for what the Village...
The Pelham Board of Education will likely do a third reading and take a final vote on a cell phone policy for Pelham Memorial High School at Tuesday evening’s board meeting. It seems likely that the...
“How many days left of school?” is the big question that hovers over Pelham Memorial High School as the year comes to a close.
Many of the high school's seniors the Pelham Examiner talked to said...
An email appeared in my inbox almost seven years ago from Rich Zahradnik. He described the sad demise of the News of Pelham and asked, "What should we do next?" This question was not a simple one to answer,...
One of my childhood friends just lost his 22-year-old son to an accidental fentanyl overdose—accidental because when he took the pill, he had no idea it contained fentanyl. At the funeral, another...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor August 1, 2023
Pelham is a beautiful town with a great location in close proximity to New York City. The town is normally bustling with residents during the school year, but it feels more quiet during the summer. While...
You'd have to be living under a rock, or, "all the bricks they threw at me," to not know that Taylor Swift is taking the US by storm with Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour. And, yes, this storm is complete...
At the end of the school year, many Pelham Memorial High School seniors are trying to decide what kind of summer job they should get, and if they should possibly do an internship program before college.
Seniors...
It’s not just that your teen is drinking. The bigger issue with teenage drinking is that many kids drink to cope instead of learning to cope. And teens with mental-health problems often drink to self-medicate,...
When I was 45, I had my son tested for ADHD. Looking over his shoulder, I read the questionnaire. “Don’t finish projects you start,” “difficulty sustaining attention,” “struggle to get organized,”...
“Some 67% of teens say they ever use TikTok, with 16% of all teens saying they use it constantly,” the Pew Research Center reports in an article. The article, titled “Teens, Social Media and Technology...
