BRONXVILLE, N.Y. --Happy birthday to Bronxville's Roger Goodell.National Football League Commissioner Roger Stokoe Goodell was born Feb. 19, 1959, in Jamestown, N.Y.He is the son of former U.S. Sen. Charles Ellsworth Goodell of New York and Jean Rice Goodell of Buffalo.He graduated from Bronxville High School, where, as a three-sport star in football, basketball, and baseball, he ...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A century-old real estate trade organization based in the city has its first black president.The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors welcomed Dorothy Botsoe, owner of Dorothy Jensen Realty, Inc. in White Plains.Botsoe is the first black president to be appointed to this position since the Association’s inception in 1916 as the Westchester County Realty Board, ...
STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Yonkers woman pleaded guilty in court Friday to one count of wire fraud stemming from her theft of more than $700,000 from her Stamford employer, according to Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.Rosemarie Collazo, 51, waived her right to indictment and made her plea in Bridgeport before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. ...
BRONXVILLE, N.Y.-- Two resident teachers at Bronxville School taught a fourth-grade lesson recently that shines a light on the importance of perseverance to achieve their goals.Inspired by "What Do You Do With An Idea" by Kobi Yamadi, Jacqueline Sullivan and Samantha MacDonald encouraged them to learn to stick with an idea and persevere through challenges to reach a long-term ...
SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Women in Westchester and the surrounding communities will now have obstetrics and gynecologic care close to home.ColumbiaDoctors Obstetrics & Gynecology at Scarsdale has announced it has become part of NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester.The practice offers patients comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology care, from general gynecologic preventive care ...
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- One spoke about the benefits of silence, and another on his cancer research Dec. 20 at Bronxville High School when four students presented various aspects of healing and wellness in their lives.This "Bronxville Voices" assembly for the student body featured Caroline Kirby, Claire Kraemer, Michael Landy and Remi Laurence. The assemblies created by history ...
BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- -Thor is a one-year-old Labrador Retriever/ English Pointer mix temporarily residing at the SPCA of Westchester.The shelter's featured pet of the week is "a big sweetheart with a healthy dose of goofball thrown in," according to the notice.This active male loves playing outside, going for runs, and is happiest in a home where he can get a lot of ...
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- While Bronxville students in the Habitat for Humanity Club usually knock down walls and move construction debris, their December building project involved Graham Crackers and icing.The fourth annual Gingerbread House Making fundraiser garnered $600 to benefit Westchester County’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The money will be used to build homes for residents ...
PELHAM, N.Y. -- A star of the new film "Fences" will field questions after the show at the Wednesday, Dec. 21 screening at the Pelham Picture House. Mount Vernon native Denzel Washington is the director and star of "Fences," which also stars Viola Davis and Stephen Henderson. The three were part of the 2010 Broadway revival and return in their same roles on ...
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- A substantial grant to help inner city youth become teachers so they can help economically-disadvantaged youth was given to Sarah Lawrence College’s Art of Teaching Graduate program.The $103,000 five-year grant from New York State’s Teacher Opportunity Corps will help the college expand its work in Yonkers public schools, according to a State Education Department ...
