Twenty teenagers adorned in rainbow stood on the sidewalk across from Pelham Manor Village Hall as a thunderstorm loomed overhead on Tuesday afternoon, calling out, "What do we want? Pride flag! When do...

All Pelham Memorial High School students will be able to attend school full time, in-person beginning on May 17, School Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Champ said in an email on Thursday. Champ went on to...

Shouts of "Say their names" broke the sleepy  Saturday afternoon during spring break, an eerie echo of the Black Lives Matter protests of last june. This year, the cries call Pelham to "Stop Asian Hate." The...

A fourth individual at PMHS within the past five days has tested positive for Covid-19. Due to quarantines of staff, the high school will be remote Jan 21. and Jan 22. after only 8 days of hybrid in-person...

"If you attended this party you are expected to quarantine for 10 days," said PMHS Principal Mark Berkowitz in an email following reports of a party with 15-30 PMHS students. The email specified that...

Pelham Memorial High School will be fully virtual from Friday through the end of 2020 classes on Dec. 22. All other Pelham schools will be open on Friday for in-person instruction under the hybrid plan. The...

Pelham Memorial High School will be using fully virtual instruction from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2 due to an individual testing positive for Covid-19, according to emails sent out by Principal Mark Berkowitz and...

The third Pelham school heads into all-virtual learning as district officials announced that an individual from Siwanoy School tested positive for Covid-19 amid a rising infection rate in Westchester....

Pelham middle and high schools were held in place due to a positive Covid-19 case "reported this morning at the secondary campus," the Pelham Union Free School District said in a statement made Friday...

Hutchinson School will run an entirely virtual schedule from Tuesday through Nov. 13 due to an "additional" positive case of Covid-19 in the school, according to an email sent Monday by the Pelham Union...

Before midday, Village of Pelham residents waited to vote in a line that ran from polling place Daronco Town House down 5th Avenue, wrapped along Schwerner Way and up Harmon Avenue. Voters at the front...

Voters Tuesday morning at Daronco Town House wrapped around the block to Harmon Avenue.

"We lost 12 people in two months, now we have lost 12 people in two weeks," Westchester County Executive George Latimer said in his Covid-19 briefing this afternoon. Westchester has seen a rise in Covid-related...

Pelham's school will start classes on Sept. 10 using the hybrid model, according to emails sent Friday to elementary, middle and high school families in the Pelham Union Free School District. Students...

Pelham parents David Joachim and Jade-Snow Joachim started a change.org petition Wednesday that has so far gained 299 signatures in a bid to get the district to provide "as much parity between in-class...

The ten-member Village of Pelham Steering Committee on Local Policing will meet in private for at least some sessions because it is not a public body as defined by the state Open Meetings Law. On this...

New York State Sens. Alexandra Biaggi, James Skoufis and Jose Rivera along with several other state legislators spoke at a virtual press conference regarding an amendment to the state constitution. This...

“NO JUSTICE?” “NO PEACE!”  “NO JUSTICE?” “NO PEACE!”  The crowd marching up Fifth Avenue Saturday from the Pelham Art Center belted this simple message to all of Pelham as it made...

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel Dr. Steven Garcia laid out the district's distance learning plan during the school closure in an email. The plan is set to begin Wednesday...

Pelham public schools will be closed March 16 through April 10, with a tentative reopening on April 13, Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Champ said in an emailed announcement Sunday. The closure includes much...

Upwards of 50 people attended a presentation Tuesday by Village of Pelham officials on a developer's proposed plan for a new municipal building to include a firehouse, village offices and police station...

I'm afraid of how my social media use is affecting the world. A recent article in the Economist, "Seize the memes: Teenagers are rewriting the rules of the news; That will affect both the industry and...

When the Capital One bank across the intersection from the Pelham Art Center closed its doors three years ago, expectations were that, after the ATM and drive-through teller windows had been removed, the...

Amplify Pelham Science Research introduced itself last Thursday as a new nonprofit set up to support the science research program at Pelham Memorial High School. Science research is a four-year elective...

The person struck by a Metro-North train Monday died following the incident, said Assemblywoman Amy Paulin at the Pelham Town Hall forum Wednesday. She did not provide further details, but did advocate...

A person was struck by a train somewhere between the Pelham and Mount Vernon East stations, snarling the evening commute, according to a Metro-North Railroad statement Monday. "New Haven Line delays...

Latin Club out recruiting (we hope).

Pelham elementary schools "will be replacing edible treats with non-food celebrations" at student birthday parties, according to a letter sent home to parents by the principals of Hutchinson, Siwanoy,...

SOOP's summer theater presented "Spring Awakening" their first production in the 530 Studio (aptly named for its location at 530 Fifth Avenue). Despite the constraints of the smaller stage, the cast...

A silent wall of people holding signs protesting against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency filled much of the Grand Concourse of Grand Central Terminal during the rush hour Monday. The protestors...

Voters approved Tuesday the use of $1.1 million to purchase the house at 314 Pelhamdale Ave. by a margin of 783 to 123, according to unofficial results announced by Pelham School Board President Sue Bratone...

Voters approved the Pelham School District budget for the 2019-20 school year by a margin of 1,008 to 230, according to unofficial results announced by Superintendent Cheryl Champ. Leah Tahbaz, Vincent...

The four candidates running for three Pelham Board of Education seats up for election May 21 highlighted the strengths of the Pelham School District during a candidate forum Tuesday, while suggesting specific...

The Board of Education voted 7-0 at a special meeting Wednesday to set a public vote for June 18 asking voters to approve spending as much as $1.1 million to purchase the home at 314 Pelhamdale Ave. for...

The Board of Education met on Tuesday to approve the proposed 2019-20 budget. Additionally, the board recognized Francesca Di Cristofano for becoming an Intel ISEF finalist and continued its discussion...

A large number of residents turned out Tuesday for the Pelham Board of Education meeting to support renaming the multi-sport turf field at the Glover complex in memory of Anthony Senerchia Jr. Trustees...

Matthew Polenzani thought he would end up teaching high school chorus, not singing in the top opera houses of the world. Polenzani, a Pelhamite, is an independent opera singer well known for his performances...

The SAT, the ACT, and what looks good on college applications seems to be the focus of many high school students. So being accepted and part of a school's diving team halfway through senior year should...

Dessert is the best. Hands down, no questions. Sure, watching somebody bake cookies from a perfect birds-eye-view on Instagram is great, but nothing compares to sticky-fingered, batter-in-hair, who got...

Two Pelham School District administrators briefed the Board of Education Tuesday on safety in the schools, including current work and goals. Goals include training staff in CPR and operating automated...

When it comes to writing, everyone has their own style. Some swear by a neat workspace or a nine-to-five workday. Rachel Cullen, author of the novels "Only Summer," "The Way I've heard it Should Be" and...

Picture, if you will, the Pelham train station in fall. Early in the morning, the platform is crowded with silent commuters, not quite awake or ready to face the world. Barely anyone looks up from their...

A hush fell over the auditorium as the last bars of "All-Star" faded out. A short video clip introduced the show and the book, followed by a smattering of applause and a few hoots. Then, an average-looking,...

The year is 1852, and fall has just begun to creep his fingers over New York state. Though the first frost is not yet upon us, the chill in the air suggests it will be soon. However, the kitchen of the...

“Where are you?” “I’m in the ladies room at Eleven Madison Park," I whisper, attempting to keep my voice down inside a bathroom stall in one of the most expensive restaurants in Manhattan. We've...

Jennifer O’Grady started believing she was a poet when literary magazines began publishing her poems. “Always, as far back as I can remember, I’ve written poetry," O'Grady said. "I always enjoyed...

The babble of voices, the soft chatter of conversation and looks of recognition filled the library. While Pelham Memorial High School is undergoing physical changes, repainting and getting ready for the...

"The Frame-Up" by Wendy McLeod MacKnight features Mona Dunn, the girl trapped in a painting, and Sargent Singer, the boy who paints to escape. Though they come from different worlds and different times,...