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 educators alike. This extreme plan, which the state...
My goal with this column is to help spur interest in a movie that opened last week, a movie that deals with, among many things, a somewhat unknown problem: The anguish and grief felt by many American veterans...
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 and oppression, as well as the artists,...
On, Nov. 9 at 7:30 a.m., our sixth grade Girl Scout Troop left Pelham to attend the 2024 Girl Scout LaGuardia Career Day. After a 30-minute drive, we arrived at LGA Terminal B, and to our surprise...
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...
