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Don Onofre S. Diaz Childrens Library in the Philippines.

Schools in Philippines, Sri Lanka get supplies, sports gear from PMHS Interact Club

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
August 10, 2021

Five boxes of school supplies, sports equipment and a computer have been shipped to two schools in the Philippines and Sri Lanka by the Pelham Memorial High School Interact Club following the group's effort...

Pelham Art Center opens registration for fall classes

Pelham Art Center opens registration for fall classes

August 10, 2021

Editor's note: This press release was provided by the Pelham Art Center. Pelham Art Center is now taking registrations for its Fall 2021 classes for adults and youth. Pelham Art Center classes are immersive...

Lebron James stars in Space Jam: A New Legacy.

‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ does not live up to classic original

By Patrick Gardner, Staff Reporter
August 9, 2021

Space Jam: A New Legacy is a cutting-edge, sequel film in which the cartoon world and the real world combine for a high-stakes game of basketball. Director Malcolm D. Lee portrays Lebron James as a great...

Kate Douglass is in Pelham—visiting swim teams

Kate Douglass is in Pelham—visiting swim teams

By Matt Michailoff, Staff Reporter
August 8, 2021

Back from the Tokyo Olympics, Kate Douglass visited the New York Athletic Club and Pelham Country Club junior swim teams on Friday to sign autographs and take pictures with the swimmers. Douglass was...

At Cantina Lobos, the staff and alumni of the Pelham Examiner celebrated a print edition, state awards and the end of a difficult but successful year.

READ ME: A year in the life of the Examiner

By Rich Zahradnik
August 8, 2021

Thirty-one staffers and alumni of the Pelham Examiner assembled July 19 at Cantina Lobos for their first get together since the pandemic began—and then some. Earlier in the day, I posted this note to...

Village of Pelham named clean energy community by NYS agency

Village of Pelham named clean energy community by NYS agency

August 8, 2021

Editor's note: This press release was provided by the Village of Pelham. The Village of Pelham today announced it has been designated a Clean Energy Community by the New York State Energy Research and...

Rotary’s wine and food Tastings fundraiser set to return March 20, 2022

Rotary’s wine and food Tastings fundraiser set to return March 20, 2022

August 8, 2021

Editor's note: This press release was provided by the Rotary Club of the Pelhams. Rotary Club of the Pelhams, celebrating its 75th Anniversary year in 2022, announced that its wine and food Tastings...

School district disappointed at lack of new state guidance, will set own Covid rules for school year

School district ‘disappointed’ at lack of new state guidance, will set own Covid rules for school year

By Cristina Stefanizzi, Deputy Managing Editor
August 6, 2021

The Pelham school district is "disappointed" it will not receive updated guidance from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office or the New York State Department of Health on opening schools and will make its own decisions...

Usnavi, Benny, Sonny and Graffiti Pete in Washington Heights.

‘In the Heights’ soars to its own heights

By Oliver Tam, Executive Editor
August 6, 2021

“A dream isn’t some sparkly diamond we get. Sometimes, it’s rough. And it’s not so pretty.” These lines from Usnavi, a bodega owner in Washington Heights who dreams of moving to the Dominican...

Lauren Dunkelberger in new Premier Music Studio

New music studio to replace Jump Dance Center on Wolfs Lane

By Ava Paolucci, Staff Reporter
August 5, 2021

Wolfs Lane can look forward to gaining a new music studio this fall. Many are aware that Jump Dance Center, a long-time Pelham fixture, ceased offering lessons across a myriad of styles during the Pandemic....

Vito Pisano was grand marshall in the 2016 Pelham Memorial Day parade.

WW2 vet Vito Pisano was taught by parents work hard to succeed—he did and he is

By Gabby Ahitow, Assistant Managing Editor
August 4, 2021

At age 17, Vito "Ace" Pisano graduated from Bronx Vocational School and started working in the Brooklyn Navy Yard as an apprentice steamfitter. It was the beginning of World War II. He put in long, tough...

From left, Mobius (Owen  Wilson) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) talk it out in Marvel Studios’ “Loki” on Disney+.

Here’s where Loki went after last ‘Avengers,’ but Hiddleston’s role as a variant varies

By Vikram Jallepalli, Senior Editor
August 4, 2021

Editor’s note: This review discusses the first two episodes of “Loki” only. In 2019, Marvel Studios released “Avengers: Endgame,” the fourth and final installment in the studio’s most popular...

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