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Laura Shelton, Contributing Editor

Laura is a junior at Pelham Memorial High School. She is a serious soccer player and competes for both the school  and club teams. In her free time she likes to read, paint and bake.

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PMHS junior gives school supplies and clothing a charitable second life in homeless shelters

PMHS junior gives school supplies and clothing a charitable second life in homeless shelters

By Laura Shelton, Contributing Editor
September 15, 2023

Pelham Memorial High School junior Skyler Austin was shocked when she discovered years worth of school supplies in her basement. Austin knew the supplies collecting dust had the potential to help at...

Four Corners takes inspiration from pizza graffiti left on storefront

Four Corners takes inspiration from pizza graffiti left on storefront

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
May 31, 2023

A graffiti bandit with a delicious choice of subject matter has shocked the towns of lower Westchester by tagging the fronts of both pizza shops and Italian restaurants with a spray-painted slice of pizza.  Beginning...

The new PMHS girls bowling team finished third in the league with an 11-1 record.

PMHS girls bowling places third in inaugural season

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2023

The PMHS girls varsity bowling team placed third in the league after a successful inaugural season. The first-timers finished the season with an eye-popping record of 11-1.  The enthusiastic group...

Pelham’s environmental leaders talk sustainability and tackling climate change at Junior League roundtable

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2022

A roundtable of Pelham's environmental leaders Tuesday offered approaches for strengthening community knowledge, supporting sustainability and tackling climate change during the Junior League of Pelham's...

Former PMHS drama head John Orefice returns to Westchester stage in Shakespeare Sings on Broadway

Former PMHS drama head John Orefice returns to Westchester stage in ‘Shakespeare Sings on Broadway’

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2022

No amount of time or distance from the stage may ever mark a final goodbye for John Orefice. Orefice, who ran Pelham Memorial High School’s Sock 'n' Buskin program for three decades before retiring...

Artwork by Rebecca Schwarz

Pelham Art Center’s Artist Club Exhibition opens doors for creators after pandemic

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
May 31, 2022

The Pelham Art Center hosted its first annual Artist Club Exhibition from April 7 to May 21 to feature an array of artwork from local artists from the Westchester, New York City and Hudson Valley regions....

The Beatles: Get Back exposes raw process of music making by world sensations

‘The Beatles: Get Back’ exposes raw process of music making by world sensations

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2022

Disney Plus’ new three-episode special, “The Beatles: Get Back,” unloads over eight hours of film documenting musical sensations John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison. The...

Only Murders in the Building brings comedy to making of true crime podcast

‘Only Murders in the Building’ brings comedy to making of true crime podcast

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
January 3, 2022

"Only Murders in the Building" is a new Hulu original series, which stars Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short. They play three residents of the Arconia apartment in New York who are brought together...

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...

With Every Fiber exhibit at Pelham Art Center uses textiles to convey emotional stories

‘With Every Fiber’ exhibit at Pelham Art Center uses textiles to convey emotional stories

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2021

The Pelham Arts Center's newest exhibition, “With Every Fiber,” is a focus on textiles and the meaning they present beyond the fabric, organized by Brooklyn-based curator Anki King. The exhibition...

Students of Rahala East Junior School in Sri Lanka.

PMHS Interact Club collects supplies for schools in Philippines and Sri Lanka

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
February 16, 2021

An improved future lies ahead for the children of Nelintap Elementary School in the Philippines and Rahala East Junior School in Sri Lanka because Pelham Memorial High School’s Interact Club has adopted...

Westchester Child Fatality Review Team deems deaths of two asthmatic children preventable

Westchester Child Fatality Review Team deems deaths of two asthmatic children ‘preventable’

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
December 17, 2020

The Westchester County Child Fatality Review Team (CFRT) recently investigated the death of two adolescents after their passing due to asthma. Neither child was directly diagnosed with the coronavirus,...

Fulton Avenue bridge

Rookie Pelham Manor police officer plunges into Hutchinson River to save man

By Laura Shelton, Staff Reporter
October 8, 2020

Sept. 2 was a wet night for John Luiso, but not because it was raining. The Pelham Manor police officer received a call of a man in distress in the Hutchinson River and rushed to the scene at around...

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