My name is Charlotte Cohn, and I am a tenth-grader at Pelham Memorial High School. I love writing, listening to music, and dancing. I have been writing for the Pelham Examiner since 2019.
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor September 13, 2023
In 1973, John DeCicco Sr. opened his first grocery store in the Bronx with the help of his brothers, Frank and Joe. The brothers arrived in Pelham in 1984 when they took over a CTown Supermarket location,...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor August 30, 2023
The Pringle-McCormick family met Teza Simunyola when he was coaching tennis players in Pelham. Simunyola's dream was to visit the village his father is from in Chipalo, Zambia.
The Pringle-McCormicks...
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...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor June 26, 2023
William Stobart always enjoyed biking, but he only started doing it competitively in seventh grade. Three years later, Stobart is headed to the USA Cycling Junior, Elite and Para-cycling Track National...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor June 21, 2023
The CVS at Four Corners will reopen Thursday following repairs to a broken water pipe that forced the drugstore to close Saturday, according to an email alert from the Pelham Manor Police Department.
"The...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Entertainment Editor April 28, 2023
From April 13 through 16, the PMHS Chamber Chorus and Jazz Band competed in the WorldStrides Performing Arts 2023 Heritage Festival, which took place in Orlando, Florida. The groups competed against schools...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Entertainment Editor April 26, 2023
"Daisy Jones and the Six" is an Amazon Prime Video series based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. The show follows a fictional rock band in the 1970s as they deal with the trials and tribulations...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Entertainment Editor March 15, 2023
Differing from Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet,' '& Juliet' is a musical that opened on Broadway on November 17, 2022. The play initially began in London in September 2019.
The show is a jukebox...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Entertainment Editor January 11, 2023
For the past several years, Pelham Together has been helping families find mental health-care providers. Since the pandemic, the number of people seeking assistance has increased immensely. However, finding...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Entertainment Editor December 19, 2022
2022 was a very exciting year for the music industry with the release of many major albums. Many artists who had taken a hiatus from recording released new music. While most albums and trending songs of...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Entertainment Editor November 30, 2022
"Lend Me A Tenor" was an exciting Sock 'n' Buskin production that left me in awe.
I had the privilege of seeing the "alto" cast at the Sunday matinee; that group also played the roles Saturday night....
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Entertainment Editor October 19, 2022
The Pelham Larks, an intergenerational a cappella group, will hold a rare public concert at the Manor Club on Sunday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of their founding by the Junior League in 1952.
The...
This year's Grammy nominees will be announced on Nov. 15, with competition to make the short lists fierce as usual. There will be 10 nominees for each of the four big categories. Here's how I think it...
On Friday, 200 people gathered for the Second Annual Pelham Pride Party at the home of Romina and Jerry Levy, with folks of all ages coming together to celebrate LGBTQ+ accomplishments and unity in...
"Stranger Things" has been a huge success since it first aired mixing 80s nostalgia, good characters and scares. Season three, which was released in 2019, was, in the view of many, the best of the series....
"West Side Story," the second cinematic treatment of the Broadway musical loosely based on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," features great music, choreography, costumes and scenery. In particular,...
While Disney's "Encanto" follows a fairly generic plot line for an animated film, the music, the art and voice acting save the film from being a merely mediocre addition to the Disney animated universe.
The...
Given the surge in Covid-19 cases as a result of the Omicron variant, the board of the Pelham Music Festival Board decided to cancel the event scheduled for Jan. 22.
Board member Rose Horley said the...
The Korean horror series "Squid Game" was only released a month ago on Netflix but is already the most watched show ever on the streaming service. It is the second Korean show to make the top ten on Netflix...
The new "Cinderella" movie, starring Camila Cabello as the title character, shows that you don’t have to marry a prince to live happily ever after.
In this modern twist on the old fable, personal...
The Pelham Art Center reflected its past as well as the growing ability of the community to come together again on Saturday with its Pelham Art Happening, an outdoor festival whose history dates back to...
Caitlin Mattina decided to start helping eligible individuals get vaccinated after trying to get an appointment for her dad in January.
As she sought a date for her father, the New York State website...
Day and sleep-away camps have been spurred to begin preparations for the summer following Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Feb. 17 announcement clearing them to open.
In a press release, Cuomo said the state health...
What is one's purpose in life? That is the question that "Soul," now streaming on Disney+, poses to its audience.
"Soul" follows the life of Joe Gardner, a middle school band teacher who is very passionate...
Downtown Pelham has a pet store again—or a boutique at least.
Barks and Bones opened at 144 Fifth Ave. on Oct. 19. The owner's first store is located on Main Street in New Rochelle.
"Barks...
Disconnection from community can be one way the Covid-19 years will impact the mental health of teens and pre-teens. That was one takeaway Friday from the Junior League of Pelham's virtual community roundtable...
"Insurgent" is the cutting-edge sequel to "Divergent." If you have not read "Divergent," don't continue for this may contain spoilers. After reading the first book, one knows the following about the different...
"Divergent" by Veronica Roth is a gripping dystopian novel that takes place in a futuristic version of Chicago. Beatrice Prior, who is about 16 years old, lives in a world where people are divided into...
SOOP Theater Company is going all virtual this summer with workshops on acting and vocals and auditioning technique.
Sheri Sanders will be teaching the acting and vocal intensive workshop, which will...
Thrive Barre & Fitness, which opened downtown in February, is offering virtual classes that allow classmates to exercise and interact with each other on live calls.
Thrive's online schedule includes...
During the coronavirus pause, there seems to have been a mini-boom in pet adoptions in Pelham.
Maybe it's because people are looking for something to do. Maybe in normal times, parents would say...
Some Pelham elementary students like the lighter workload of virtual school, while others are worried about running out of books or said certain subjects weren't challenging enough.
With schools closed...
Principal Lynn Sabia sent an email to Pelham Middle School parents March 14 explaining the parents of a sixth grade student had tested positive for Covid-19. She said that while the child...
In Pelham, the holidays are merry and bright. In the downtown, there are festive lights on every store, shiny wreaths and twinkly snowflakes on the lamp posts. But the main event every year is the Pelham...
London is a spectacular place to visit with your family, offering history, royalty, high tea and fantasy.
A tour with City Wonders is a perfect way to learn about the history and landscape of the city....
GREENPORT, New York — Welcome to Greenport, Long Island, a great spot for a summer vacation. This Long Island village features delicious restaurants, family-friendly hotels, fun shops and local destinations...
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