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 October 17, 2024
School Board President Jackie De Angelis announced at the Oct. 9 school board meeting that she and Village of Pelham Mayor Chance Mullen would be meeting privately on Oct. 11 to discuss the village's...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor October 1, 2024
The Pelham Board of Education voted 7-0 Wednesday to challenge in appeals court the Village of Pelham's use of eminent domain to acquire the use of portions of Julianne's Playground by gaining easements...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor September 18, 2024
The Pelham Board of Education voted unanimously on Sept. 11 to extend Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Champ's contract by one year to June 2027, with annual renewals after that at the option of her or the board.
Champ's...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor August 27, 2024
Jennifer Kean-Thompson, a Chappaqua administrator, was appointed Hutchinson Elementary School principal by a unanimous vote of the school board on Wednesday.
Kean-Thompson, who is currently assistant...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor June 28, 2024
Somers Central School District administrator Claire Comerford was appointed assistant superintendent of teaching and learning by the Pelham Board of Education in an unanimous vote June 18.
Superintendent...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor June 13, 2024
The Pelham Board of Education unveiled June 5 two possible options for a cell phone policy at the high school. The more restrictive version would ban use of the devices during the school day unless students...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor May 20, 2024
Meredith Wilson's 'The Music Man' was staged May 10-12 by Pelham Children's Theater (PCT), which has offered fifth and sixth graders the experience of appearing in musicals for more than 50 years.
The...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor May 15, 2024
No one sought to speak Wednesday during the board of education's state-mandated public hearing on its proposed $93.6 million budget, though seven citizens came to the mike during the separate public comment...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor April 24, 2024
Dr. Micheal Owen-Michaane and Ian Rowe—both one-term incumbent school trustees—and Kathryn Cohen and Darra Gordon will vie for two three-year terms on the Pelham Board of Education in the school district...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor April 5, 2024
A first grader from Siwanoy Elementary School was struck by a car Friday morning after he ran into the street near Iden Avenue to retrieve a ball, said Principal Farid Johnson in an email to parents.
Johnson...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor March 13, 2024
Finding mentors is critical if women are to have success in their careers, according to several speakers on a "Women in the Workforce" panel held by a Pelham Memorial High School club at the Picture House.
Panelists...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor February 13, 2024
The Pelham school district announced a snow day for Tuesday as a potentially powerful nor'easter approached the region, while Westchester County declared a state of emergency beginning at 10 p.m. Monday.
The...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor January 8, 2024
The latest iteration of the story of Willy Wonka premiered in theaters last month simply as "Wonka," offering more whimsy than the previous film incarnations. The musical invites its viewers to travel...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor November 29, 2023
Two sets of sisters who opened separate small businesses in their hometown of Pelham are combining forces to offer design, business and programming classes to young people.
Danielle and Alyssa Marrero...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor November 10, 2023
Pelham Recreation invited children with different abilities to play baseball and soccer at Glover Field at the Mindful Sports event on Sunday.
Students from Pelham Middle School and Pelham Memorial...
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor October 20, 2023
The Gazebo next to Daronco Town House was the spot for some Halloween festivities Saturday as Pelham Children's Center hosted its annual Pumpkin Festival, 5K and Fun Run fundraiser.
"The children's...
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....
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