Ann Marie Rooney, a teacher at William B. Ward Elementary School in New Rochelle, is one of five finalists in the fourth annual Top Teacher Contest being held by the talk show "Live With Kelly & Michael."
New Rochelle Rabbi Scott Weiner was among a group of runners called "The Running Rabbis" who took part in the Boston Marathon on Monday. Weiner, of Temple Israel in New Rochelle, was interviewed by Fox 5 television news Tuesday afternoon. He said he had already completed the race by the time the two bombs exploded.
The New Rochelle Fire Department held a ceremony Wednesday to present awards, honor members who have been promoted to higher ranks in the past year and a half, and formally swear in the six new probationary firefighters who were appointed in October and recently graduated from the Fire Academy.
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