MAMARONECK, N. Y. -- Westchester Land Trust officials announced that the agency has been awarded a $55,000 grant for restoration work at Otter Creek Preserve, one of 25 grants to New York and Connecticut community groups for projects to improve the health of Long Island Sound.Awarded through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, the grant is part of a program to pool together funds from ...

SOUTHEAST, N.Y. -- An 81-acre nature preserve has been permanently protected from development thanks to an ongoing collaboration between the Putnam County Land Trust (PCLT) and the Westchester Land Trust (WLT). Named in honor of the family that donated the property, the Garden Recreational Preserve has been owned by PCLT and managed as a public sanctuary since 2014. Beginning this ...

LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- The Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps was just approved to administer EKGs, acquire the reading, and transmit it to the hospital from the patient’s side. "We are the first Basic Life Support volunteer ambulance corps in New York State to be permitted to do so. That makes LVAC the most advanced BLS corps in the state, said Chief Lucian Lipinsky.When a patient ...

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- An 18-acre portion of the Kenoten Estate in Croton has been preserved forever thanks to a donation to the Westchester Land Trust by the Weinstein family including Gerald Weinstein, Martin Weinstein and Teresa Liszka. The donation of a conservation easement means that the land will never be developed in a way that conflicts with its current use, and that its ...

CROSS RIVER, N.Y. -- The Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps (LVAC), the Town of Lewisboro’s all-volunteer and community supported emergency medical service provider, has received a new and fully equipped sport utility vehicle to serve as a “fly car” for rapid response to emergencies.A fly car allows medics to respond swiftly and to triage patients prior to the ambulance, which would ...

SOUTH SALEM, N. Y. -- A new bridge over a bog area is one of the newest features to help visitors enjoy a trip to the 11-acre Love Preserve in South Salem.Other changes include a restored trail system through the natural area, and two new parking spots for hikers, Westchester Land Trust officials said. The preserve is located on West Road off of Route 123 in the Town of Lewisboro. The ...

POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Artwork by illustrator Floyd Rappy  will be displayed  at the Pound Ridge Library until Oct. 29.His artwork, often architectural drawings and human forms, aspires to be "the outward expression of my inner life that will reveal my personal vision of the world," he said.Rappy attended School of Visual Arts on a full scholarship, studying illustration. After ...

LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Barry McMaster of Darien won the Sixth Annual South Salem Church Tavern Biathlon.The race was held on Monday, Sept. 5, at St. John's Episcopal Church.The race consisted of a four-mile run to a seven-mile bike ride through hilly and scenic secondary roads.McMaster won with a margin of over three minutes, finishing at 47 minutes and 27 seconds. 

BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The Westchester Land Trust has named three new members to its advisory board of directors and added two new members to its staff.Joe Edgar of Pound Ridge, Megan Kulick of Scarsdale and Pam Pooley of North Salem were named to the board. The WLT also hired Sara Powell and Shaun McCoshum as land stewardship professionals.Edgar will join WLT’s Land Preservation ...

LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Volunteers, sponsors and donations are needed in August to help set up the 56th annual Lewisboro Library Fair at Onatru Farm Town Park on Saturday, Sept. 24 . Volunteers will accept and organize donations for the Library Fair Book Sale and Attic Treasures Sale. Assistance is needed on Saturday Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 10 a.m.-noon at Onatru Farm Town Park. Adults ...