01/29/13 The Raw Pelham News Feed

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR PELHAM, NY.

• New Pelham School Superintendent Seeks Community Input _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  PELHAM, N.Y. Newly appointed Superintendent of Pelham Schools Peter Giarrizzo challenged teachers, administrators, students, board members and residents to "raise our game." "Let's work together every day to help every student excel and soar to new heights," Giarrizzo said at a meeting of the Pelham school board Monday night.
• Pelham BOE Formally Appoints Giarrizzo _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  Peter Giarrizzo was formally appointed to the position of Superintendent of the Pelham School District Monday night.
• Marjorie McDermott, 98, Longtime Pelham Resident _{2013-01-28, 07:47 pm}
  PELHAM, N.Y. Marjorie C. McDermott, a longtime resident of Pelham, died Jan. 26 at Willow Towers in New Rochelle.
• Pelham Schools Wants Feedback On Tenure Candidates _{2013-01-28, 04:00 pm}
  PELHAM, N.Y. All parents and residents are invited to weigh in on candidates being considered for tenure in the Pelham Schools, the district announced.
• Giarrizzo Welcomed as Pelham Superintendent Tonight _{2013-01-28, 02:33 pm}
  After a nationwide search, the Pelham School District picked its new superintendent from its own home team.
• New Rochelle eatery sues for cabaret license _{2013-01-28, 03:00 am}
  ... before the council voted unanimously in October to reject the application. Neighbors of the restaurant at 414 Pelham Road had complained of noise and other disturbances from its customers. "The City Council appeared to buckle to the voice of a ...
• What To Do In The New Rochelle Area This Week _{2013-01-26, 03:00 am}
  NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Meetings and the closing of an exhibit are among the happenings in the New Rochelle and Pelham area this week.
• Hockey notebook: Mamaroneck weathers outdoor game; Mike Taussi returns; league titlists _{2013-01-27, 03:00 am}
  ... four lines." In the crease: One more league win gives Somers/North Salem possession of the Conference I-A title. ... Pelham clinched at least a tie for the Conference 2 title with a win over Scarsdale on Friday. ... An upset loss to Fox Lane cost ...
• Hockey: Pelham getting its act together _{2013-01-26, 03:00 am}
  Everything is falling into place for Pelham. Another run deep into the postseason hinged on getting everyone back on the ice and up to speed with time enough to build the momentum.
• Dartmouth Has Solid Night to Open Dartmouth Invitational _{2013-01-25, 09:20 pm}
  ... the top spot on the women's side with a time of 23.87. For the men, Will Derdeyn (St. Louis, Mo.) and Zack Doherty (Pelham, N.Y.) finished 1-2. Derdeyn claimed top honors with a time of 20.64 and Doherty took runner up honors with a time of 21.22. ...
• Hockey: Pelham finding its rhythm _{2013-01-25, 03:00 am}
  Everything is falling into place for Pelham. Another run deep into the postseason hinged on getting everyone back on the ice and up to speed with time enough to build the momentum.
• Pelham, Lock Your Car Doors _{2013-01-25, 06:19 am}
  Pelham Manor residents may want to reconsider leaving their cars unlocked. Back in December, Pelham Manor police chief Al Mosiello implored residents to be more safety conscious, noting one very glaring similarity between otherwise opportunistic cases.
• What To Do In The New Rochelle Area This Weekend _{2013-01-25, 05:41 am}
  NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. A music festival and book store are among the events this weekend in the New Rochelle and Pelham areas.
• AAA Carting, trash company accused of mob ties, to get Westchester County monitor _{2013-01-25, 03:00 am}
  ... AAA Carting. In Putnam, the hauler serves all homes in Southeast and Carmel, and in Westchester the residents in Pelham and Rye Brook and businesses in the Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront Business Improvement District. The Westchester Solid Waste ...
• Open Houses In The Pelham Area This Weekend _{2013-01-24, 07:30 pm}
  They range from a three-bedroom, single-family home on Splitrock Road for $675,000 to a three-bedroom single-family home home on Garden Road for $550,000. Check out our Real Estate Page to find more open houses and to see what homes have recently sold in your neighborhood.
• Mob-linked trash hauler gets county monitor _{2013-01-24, 03:00 am}
  ... Carting. In Putnam County the hauler serves all homes in Southeast and Carmel, and in Westchester the residents in Pelham and Rye Brook and businesses in the Yonkers Downtown/Waterfront Business Improvement District. The Westchester Solid Waste ...

01/22/13 THE COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR PELHAM, NY

• Fruit-wielding vandals trash more vehicles in New Rochelle _{2013-01-21, 03:00 am}
  ... said this morning. About 4:30 a.m. Sunday, police found that nine vehicles parked on Weyman and Leland avenues and Pelham Road had been hit by fruit. Eight days earlier, eight cars were found damaged after being struck by fruit while parked on ...
• MLK Day: What's Open and Closed? _{2013-01-21, 09:41 am}
  Don't forget Martin Luther King Day is a national holiday. Here's a short list of what's open and closed: Closed: Federal and local government offices Post offices Pelham School District schools, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Pelham Children's Center, Huguenot Nursery School, Junior Wonders Nursery School Pelham Town Library Westchester Bee-Line and ... (more)
• What To Do In The New Rochelle Area This Week _{2013-01-21, 02:50 am}
  NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Government offices are closed Monday in Pelham and New Rochelle, and Pelham kindergarten registration is this week.
• Fruit Bandit Strikes Again: Multiple Cars Damaged By Fruit In New Rochelle _{2013-01-20, 02:30 pm}
  Early Sunday morning, New Rochelle Police discovered a number of cars damaged by fruit along Pelham Road, Leland Avenue and Weyman Avenue.
• Fruit bandit on the loose in Westchester County _{2013-01-20, 06:40 pm}
  ... when she saw he back window smashed. Inside was a piece of melon. Sadly, Tiffany is not alone. A row of cars along Pelham Road in New Rochelle was damaged by flying fruit overnight. In many cases, windows and mirrors were broken by gourds and ...
• Hockey: James Nicholas' two goals, three assists help Scarsdale... _{2013-01-20, 03:00 am}
  ... Conroy with 26 seconds left in the game. Kevin McGee had three goals for the Tigers, and Alex Zekus had 16 saves. Pelham 2, Ithaca 1: In the Suffern Invitational at Sport-O-Rama in Monsey Friday, Will Donovan took a pass from David Morgan and ...
• What's Open/Closed In Pelham For King Holiday _{2013-01-18, 03:00 am}
  New Rochelle and Pelham residents will have to wait until after Monday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Find A Job In The Pelham Area _{2013-01-19, 03:01 am}
  This big goofball loves everyone he meets. But poor Mack, who now lives with the SPCA of Westchester, had a rough start in life and was neglected by his previous owners. ...
• Traffic Hazards?? We Want You _{2013-01-18, 03:21 pm}
  ... children to Murray Avenue School in Larchmont one recent morning. Do you know a problem area? It can be anywhere from Pelham to Rye where people drive. email us or leave a comment below, and we'll try and get some action.
• Pelham Residents Cautiously Optimistic About Flood Project _{2013-01-18, 06:26 am}
  Residents in flood vulnerable areas of Pelham were cautiously optimistic after seeing plans for a multi-phase stormwater remediation project.
• Get Out: A Scarsdale Patch Weekend Guide For Jan. 18-20 _{2013-01-18, 06:03 am}
  ... New Indoor Flea Market , Sunday, January 20, 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. New Rochelle Precision Grinding , 945 Spring Rd., Pelham, NY. Indoor flea market on Sundays. Charity Knitting Bee , Saturday, January 19, 10:30 a.m. Chocolations, 607 E. Boston Post ...
• Pelham Schools Expect Turf Field Proposal Jan. 28 _{2013-01-18, 03:01 am}
  PELHAM, N.Y. Pelham residents will have a better idea about the $1.3 million Pelham turf-field donation on Jan.
• What To Do In The Pelham Area This Weekend _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Holiday closures and family events are among the events this weekend in the New Rochelle and Pelham areas.

01/17/13 Hyper Local Pelham News Reports

COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR PELHAM, NY.

• Phil Reisman: Rally is a reminder of the price of violence _{2013-01-17, 03:00 am}
  ... County Courthouse. Daronco was a U.S. district judge who was shot to death while gardening in front of his Pelham home on May 21, 1988. He was shot four times with a .38-caliber pistol. The deranged gunman then fatally shot himself. Daronco was ...
• New Pelham Schools Superintendent Excited For Challenge _{2013-01-17, 02:18 am}
  Current Pelham schools assistant superintendent for curriculum, instruction and personnel Peter Giarrizzo recently was announced as the district's next superintendent, succeeding Dennis Lauro, who retired Dec.
• Scarsdale High Freshman Shines For Pelham Youth Rugby _{2013-01-16, 07:30 pm}
  SCARSDALE, N.Y. Scarsdale High School freshman Xavier Worsley earned Player of the Match in the Pelham Youth Rugby U15 team's final game of the fall season.
• Pelham Business Owner Hot After Customer Takes Firewood _{2013-01-16, 03:42 pm}
  Sunday was at least the second time a Boston Post Rd. gas station manager in Pelham Manor suspects one of his regular customers of stealing firewood from his Pelham Manor station.
• Pelham Works To Clear Surfaces After Wintry Mix _{2013-01-16, 12:34 pm}
  A winter weather advisory was in effect for Westchester County until 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
• Spinnaker Development Off, Pelham Zoning Discussion to Continue _{2013-01-16, 08:05 am}
  Pelham Mayor Edward Hotchkiss opened the 12 th public hearing on proposed changes to the Village of Pelham's zoning code by announcing that a proposed 110-unit mixed-use development by Spinnaker Real Estate Partners and Clarion Partners was "off the table." "At this point it's not a viable option that will go forward," said Mayor Hotchkiss Tuesday ... (more)
• Hockey: Suffern stands up to Pelham in 3-1 win _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  It was so far beyond the normal grind. Suffern had two players on the bench taking a quick inventory in the first minute of play, but the defending state champs did not yield to Pelham for even a second.
• Hockey: Section 1 finals moved to Brewster _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  ... directors signed off last week. An e-mail informing coaches of the move went out Tuesday. "I'm good with it," said Pelham coach Ed Witz, whose team has won back-to-back Division 2 titles. "We just want to get there. I liked West Point, it was a ...
• Roads: Slick conditions cause numerous accidents _{2013-01-16, 03:00 am}
  ... caution, particularly on the Hutch. About 7:40 a.m., an accident on the northbound Hutch at Boston Post Road near Pelham was blocking a lane and an accident on the Cross County Parkway eastbound near Exit 10 was blocking two lanes. At 7:55 a.m., ...
• Hockey: Suffern doesn't budge in 3-1 win over Pelham _{2013-01-15, 03:00 am}
  It was so far beyond the normal grind. Suffern had two players on the bench taking a quick inventory in the first minute of play, but the defending state champs did not yield to Pelham for even a second.
• Pelham Village Commercial Zoning Change Hearing Resumes Tonight _{2013-01-15, 07:54 am}
  Public hearing will continue at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night in Pelham Village Hall, 195 Sparks Ave, on a proposed law change to the Village of Pelham zoning codes that would eliminate 4 existing zones - B1, B2 and B3 business districts and the residence "M" district- and create 2 'commercial' districts instead.
• Pelham School Board Schedules Community Talks _{2013-01-15, 02:00 am}
  PELHAM, N.Y. Pelham residents can bring questions, comments, and concerns about the schools to Board of Education members on Wednesday.
• M'mk Town Fire Captain Promoted to Director of County Emergency Management Dept. _{2013-01-14, 07:27 pm}
  ... positions. Delborgo had experience working in emergency management for local municipalities such as the Village of Pelham and New York City before coming to work for the county in 2005. He holds a master's degree in protection management from the ...
• City Plans to Slow Traffic at Dangerous Mount Morris Park West Curve _{2013-01-14, 04:40 pm}
  ... rd 11 voted in favor of the plan recently. The DOT is hosting another presentation at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the Pelham Fritz Community Center, 18 Mount Morris Park West at 122nd Street.
• New Rochelle police: Eight cars damaged by vandals wielding fruit, eggs _{2013-01-14, 03:00 am}
  ... at them, New Rochelle police said. Melons, pumpkins, papayas, mangoes and eggs were thrown at cars on Locus Avenue, Pelham Road, Palmer Avenue, Neptune Avenue and Stephenson Blvd., Detective Captain Joseph Schaller said. Schaller said the ...
• New Rochelle apartment burglarized, jewelry, laptop taken _{2013-01-14, 03:00 am}
  ... said today. A piece of sheetrock which was used to board up a broken window where the thief gained access to the Pelham Road apartment, Detective Captain Joseph Schaller said. The burglary happened between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday while the ...
• Have Anything You'd Like To 'Ask Astorino,' Scarsdale? _{2013-01-12, 03:00 am}
  ... ial services and promoting economic development. The "Ask Astorino" town hall series has already visited North Salem, Pelham, White Plains, Scarsdale and Cortlandt. The sessions will continue to be held monthly in various places around the county.
• Astorino Town Hall Wednesday in Eastchester _{2013-01-14, 12:57 pm}
  ... email at askastorino@westchestergov.com The popular "Ask Astorino" town hall series has drawn crowds in North Salem, Pelham, White Plains, Scarsdale and Cortandt and will continue to be held on a monthly basis throughout the county.
• New Rochelle Man Punched In Robbery Attempt _{2013-01-12, 03:00 am}
  ... in New Rochelle. He was allegedly swerving through lanes and tailgating cars while driving west on Main Street toward Pelham. Chahil told the arresting officer he was rushing to get home, Sgt. George Marshall said. He was released after posting ...
• 5 Things for the Week Ahead _{2013-01-14, 06:05 am}
  ... Martin Luther King, Jr , and other activities. For school-age children grades K - 6 and their families. Village of Pelham Board of Trustees meeting , Tuesday, January 15, 7:30 p.m. Village Hall, 195 Sparks Ave. Agenda items include continued hearing ...