Archive for October, 2009
Westchester County Championship 5k Races • 10.31.09
Runners pack the course at the start of the Westchester County Cross Country Championship Boys 5k race at Somers High School Oct. 31, 2009.
For more photographs from this event, click here to check out our daily sports gallery at Lohud.com.
Girls Diving • 10.30.09
Divers from Westchester, Rockland and Putnam came together at the Section 1 girls diving championships at Pace University tonight. I particularly like this intense photo of Horace Greeley’s Carly Feinman splicing the the surface of the water.
You can see more photos from the event here. Be sure to check out Debbie Schecter’s story in tomorrow’s Journal News and track your favorite local athletes at Varsity Central, here on Lohud.com.
Sectional Tennis Semifinals • 10.30.09
I saw some exceptional play in the semifinals of the girls sectional tennis tournament in Greenburgh, today.
Fox Lane’s Sharissa Ryan follows her return during her 6-2, 6-2 win against Carmel’s Marielle Campbell.
Look for more photos here in a gallery on Lohud.com.
Historic Costumes at North Salem Middle School • 10.30.09
North Salem Middle School sixth grader Darren Newman, 11, describes his King Tut costume Oct. 30, 2009 to fellow classmates.
The Halloween themed social studies project asked sixth grade students to research an historical character and create a costume that best represented them. The costumes and presentations were judged during a grade-wide assembly. To see more photographs from the event click here to view our daily gallery at Lohud.com. ( Joe Larese / The Journal News )
Wife of late North Castle Supervisor Jack Lombardi endorses Weaver for supervisor • 10.30.09
Here’s what she said:
JANE LOMBARDI October 29, 2009
TO MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, In less than a week, voters of North Castle will head to the polls to elect a new Town Supervisor, as well as two Town Board members. This election is the first in many years to have such a dramatic impact on the Town Board itself and the direction in which the Board will lead in the years ahead. (more…) |
Bedford graveyard restoration workshop coming up • 10.30.09
The Friends of Bedford Burying Grounds Foundation is holding a Nov. 7 grave restoration workshop at Buxton Cemetery.
The workshop will demonstrate basic techniques on cleaning and straightening gravestones, the foundation said in a news release. The Nov. 7 event starts at 10 a.m. at the cemetery, located just southeast of the intersection of Bedford Center Road and Succabone Road.
Town Historian John Stockbridge encouraged residents to bring gloves to the event.
The foundation held a similar workshop several weeks ago at the Old Burial Ground in Bedford Village. The group was formed in order to keep the town’s historic graveyards from wasting away.
For more information about the cemetery restoration group, contact Richard Farrell at 914-234-9500.
North Castle supervisor candidate Frank Benish schedules series of coffees before election day Tuesday • 10.30.09
Independent/Libertarian supervisor candidate Frank Benish has set up several coffees to meet voters before the polls open on Tuesday:
Saturday he’ll be at Tazza on Main Street in Armonk from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Sunday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and Monday from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. he’ll be at Dunkin Donuts on North Broadway in North White Plains. (He was in Banksville earlier today.)
He is running against Democrat Becky Kittredge and Republican William Weaver.
Girls Tennis- First Round • 10.29.09
Fox Lane’s Sharissa Ryan Was incredibly focused today as she played in the first round of sectional qualifiers. I knew as soon as I shot this photo of her keeping her eye on the ball that it would an excellent contender in an upcoming Gameface contest.
Cast your vote for this week’s Gameface by clicking here!
You can read see more photos from the first day of competition here. Be sure to check out Casey Tolfree’s coverage of the finals on Monday on Varsity Central here on LoHud.com.
Nearly $900,000 raised for Northern Westchester Hospital • 10.29.09
About $900,000 was raised at the 2009 Northern Westchester Hospital Annual Benefit.
The Mount Kisco-based hospital announced this week that despite dreary weather, about 700 people attended the Oct. 24 event at Caramoor in Katonah.
The hospital said in a news release that the money was raised to support NWH and “its ongoing mission to provide the highest quality health care for the Westchester community.”
Somers Fire • 10.29.09
I shot a house fire on Route 118 in Somers early this morning. The fire which was reported around 2 AM, burned through the roof of the home. The occupants were able to escape uninjured.
Somers firefighters operate at the scene of a house fire on Route 118 in Somers early Oct. 29, 2009. The occupants of the home were able to escape uninjured. Firefighters from Croton Falls and Yorktown assisted at the scene. Route 118 was closed during the fire. ( Frank Becerra Jr. / The Journal News )
Check Lohud.com for more photos and information about this fire.
