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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The Original Summer Clubhouse of the New York Athletic Club in 1889, Shortly After it Was Built

... side of the Harlem River by the New York, New Haven and Hartford branch, visitors to Travers Island may stop at Pelham Manor, which is a half mile from their destination. They have then the choice between a walk of that distance and the stages ...

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Friday, December 19, 2014

Two Pelham Manor Police Officers Graduate From County Academy

Briarcliff Police Chief Norman Campion with his son, Michael, a new Mount Vernon police officer. Commissioner Frank Resigno of Elmsford with son Paul Photo of County Exec Astorino addressing the grads T County Executive Rob Astorino assured 55 graduates of the Police Academy, "I will stand with you and I will have your back."

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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Pelhamville's First Attempt to Create a Fire Department in 1893...

... Brief History of the Fire Department in the Village of North Pelham Published in 1913 . Wed., Aug. 05, 2009: Pelham Manor Fire Chief Pleads for Taxpayers to Authorize Purchase of Village's First Fire Engine . Wed., July 15, 2009: Liberty Hose ...

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Gloria Clarke Obituary, 93

... many years. She married Thomas James Clarke on February 15, 1942. They raised two daughters in the Bronx and Pelham Manor, New York. After Thomas' death, she lived in Atlanta, Georgia, Montclair, New Jersey and Randolph. Gloria loved traveling, ...

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Landlord's Deathbed Confession Sends Siblings on Hunt for Hidden Silver

... Robert accused his sister in a legal filing in Westchester Surrogate's Court of blocking him from searching the Pelham Manor, N.Y., home that Edward and their mother shared and Edward's Manhattan office on First Avenue. Robert filed the demand ...

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Monday, December 8, 2014

Plans in 1879 to Sell the Tiny Prospect Hill Schoolhouse in Pelham...

... Free School District No. 1 of the Town of Pelham formulated a plan to replace the tiny one-room schoolhouse in Pelham Manor known as the Prospect Hill Schoolhouse. In 1879, the School District petitioned the Westchester County Board of Supervisors ...

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Richard Greco, Jr. Announces Kyle Pridgen as the inaugural Richard...

Named after successful entrepreneur Richard Naclerio of Pelham Manor, NY and his wife Barbara, the Classical Scholars Program at The Montfort Academy was created to support and facilitate the work of emerging academic leaders from among The Montfort Academy's high school faculty who have distinguished themselves in their abilities to teach their subject matter within the interdisciplinary context required of classical Catholic education, their abilities to enliven their classrooms through the use of the Socratic method, and their leadership and dedication to faculty moderation of extracurricular activities. Richard and Barbara Naclerio with Kyle Priden, the first Richard and Barbara Naclerio Classical Scholar at The Montfort Academy.

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Too Smart for Late 19th Century Scammers: Mrs. Hazen's School for Girls

As local developers and land owners worked to subdivide and develop properties in the sleepy little settlement known as Pelham Manor during the 1880's, one of the issues that arose was the adequacy of local public schools. In an effort to attract potential residents and real estate purchasers, local citizens pressed for the development of private schools to supplement the public school system.

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Friday, November 21, 2014

Another Advertisement for Fair Held in 1842 to Fund Construction of Christ Church

Christ Church, Parish of Christ the Redeemer, in the Village of Pelham Manor was built in 1843..Built of native granite, the cornerstone of the sanctuary was laid on Friday, April 28, 1843. The church building was completed and was consecrated on September 15, 1843.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Richard Greco, Jr. Announces the Richard and Barbara Naclerio...

... Classical Scholars Program at The Montfort Academy. Named after successful entrepreneur Richard Naclerio of Pelham Manor, NY and his wife Barbara, the Classical Scholars Program at The Montfort Academy is being created to support and facilitate the ...

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More Bootleggers and Speakeasies Raided in Pelham in 1929 During Prohibition

... Feb. 18, 2014: Pelham Speakeasies and Moonshiners - Prohibition in Pelham: The Feds Raid the Moreau Pharmacy in Pelham Manor in 1922 . Thu., Feb. 07, 2008: Village Elections in Pelham in 1900 - New York Athletic Club Members Campaign Against the ...

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Monday, November 17, 2014

Pelham Manor Captain of Passenger Cruise Ship Went Down with His Ship in 1929, But Survived

... wished he were back home wrapped in the blankets of his warm bed in the Pelham Arms in the little Village of Pelham Manor, New York. The Fort Victoria had departed the West 55th Street Pier earlier that day, promptly at 11:00 a.m., bound for ...

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Monday, November 10, 2014

Water alert issued in Westchester

The water company says some may see discolored water coming out of the faucet today because of maintenance work being done. Customers in New Rochelle, Rye, Rye Brook, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, Pelham, North Pelham, Pelham Manor, Ardsley, Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry may be affected.

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Water alert in Westchester

The New York City Department of Environment Protection will be cleaning a valve that connects United Water New Rochelle's system to the 85-mile Delaware Aqueduct. The Journal News says customers in New Rochelle, Rye, Rye Brook, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, Pelham, North Pelham, Pelham Manor, Ardsley, Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry will be affected.

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Officials issue water alert in Westchester

The New York City Department of Environment Protection will be cleaning a valve that connects United Water New Rochelle's system to the 85-mile Delaware Aqueduct. The Journal News says customers in New Rochelle, Rye, Rye Brook, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, Pelham, North Pelham, Pelham Manor, Ardsley, Hastings-on-Hudson and Dobbs Ferry will be affected.

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Sunday, November 9, 2014

Rye Brook Residents May Experience Discolored Water On Monday

... Water New Rochelle serves the communities of New Rochelle, Rye and Rye Brook, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Ardsley, Hastings on Hudson and Dobbs Ferry. Discoloration is caused by a buildup of harmless minerals in the water mains. ...

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Saturday, November 8, 2014

United Water Maintenance May Cause Discolored Water On Monday -- Fill Containers Sunday Evening

... communities of New Rochelle, Rye and Rye Brook, and the villages of Bronxville, Tuckahoe, Pelham, North Pelham, Pelham Manor, Ardsley, Hastings on Hudson and Dobbs Ferry. Discoloration is caused by a buildup of harmless minerals in the water mains. ...

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Friday, November 7, 2014

Pelham Residents May Experience Discolored Water Monday

... Water New Rochelle serves the communities of New Rochelle, Rye and Rye Brook, Bronxville, Tuckahoe, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Ardsley, Hastings on Hudson and Dobbs Ferry. Discoloration is caused by a buildup of harmless minerals in the water mains. ...

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

American Heart Association Celebrates Eating Healthy Day

PELHAM, N.Y. Fairway Market will be holding a National Eating Healthy Day cooking demonstration in Pelham Manor, 847 Pelham Parkway, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. This year's theme is fruits and vegetables and customers can learn how to prepare kale and butternut squash salad and Moroccan quinoa. On this day, Americans are encouraged to commit to healthier eating.

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

NFL Seeks To Dismiss Ex-Players' Painkillers Lawsuit

Jim McMahon attends Players Against Concussions at Pelham Country Club on October 6, 2014 in Pelham Manor, New York. SAN FRANCISCO - The National Football League on Thursday is expected to ask a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former players who say team officials gave them powerful painkillers and other drugs to keep them on the field without regard for their long-term health.

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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Jean Anna Ferguson, 76, Of Pelham Manor

... Home. A Catholic Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Pelham Manor. Interment will follow at St. Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ferguson's name to the New ...

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A Mystery: The Club House Built by the Pelham Shore Improvement Company

Yet another Pelham "history mystery" has arisen. In 1900, a group of prominent Pelham Manor residents incorporated a company named the "Pelham Shore Improvement Company of Pelham Manor."

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Monday, October 13, 2014

Assunta Marrella, 84, Of Pelham, Taught Fashion Arts And Dressmaking

... she was a member of the Manor Club and served as co-president of the Pelham Women's Club. She lived in Pelham Manor for 53 years and belonged to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Marrella is survived by her husband, Anthony; daughter, ...

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NYSCWA to host carwash tour and dinner

... in Tarrytown at 1 p.m. and depart for Westchester County, said the release. The group will tour three washes: Pelham Manor Car Wash & Lube, Diamond Car Wash and White Plains Car Wash, stated the release. Hoffman Car Wash's Rodney Bronson will then ...

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Friday, October 10, 2014

Brief Biography of John M. Shinn, Supervisor of the Town of Pelham, Published in 1903

... one-room Prospect Hill Schoolhouse on Split Rock road for a number of years. He also served as principal of the Pelham Manor school, a private school with students from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Shinn obtained a law degree from New York ...

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

John Edward Burke, 95, Of Pelham, Detective Sergeant

... the military police while he served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1945. He was a detective sergeant in Pelham Manor for many years. He was a member of the New Rochelle Rowing Club for years. Burke is survived by his children, sons, Paul ...

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Monday, October 6, 2014

Jim McMahon and Jeremy Roenick trying to raise concussion awareness

... Jim McMahon and Jeremy Roenick attend Players Against Concussions at Pelham Country Club on Oct. 6, 2014 in Pelham Manor, N.Y. Former pro athletes Jim McMahon and Jeremy Roenick, both of whom suffered concussions during their careers, have teamed to ...

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Saturday, October 4, 2014

Harrison Tries To Set HUD Straight On 'Exclusionary' Zoning

... lso alleged local laws that exclude minorities from fair housing persist in Larchmont, Lewisboro, North Castle, Pelham Manor and Rye Brook, a claim elected officials in those communities refuted.

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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Brief History of Grace Church on City Island in the Town of Pelham Published in 1886

... of Grace Church extend back to 1849 when Adele Bolton, a daughter of Rev. Robert Bolton of Christ Church in Pelham Manor, urged one of her brothers, the Reverend Cornelius Bolton, to offer a Sunday afternoon service every other Sunday for the ...

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Westchester County Legislators Honor Ruby Dee

... historic "I Have a Dream" speech. Board of Legislators Vice Chairman Jim Maisano ( R ) New Rochelle, Pelham, Pelham Manor who has represented New Rochelle at the BOL since 1995 attended many community events with Ruby Dee over the years. "I was ...

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Sheila T. Murphy, 81, Of Rye

... A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Oct. 3 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 575 Fowler Ave., Pelham Manor. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Pelham Resident Recorded His Impressions of Meeting Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr, who served as Vice President during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson and who fought a duel with, and mortally wounded, Alexander Hamilton on July 11, 1804, spent time in Pelham, bought a farm there which he promptly sold to his step-son Augustine J. F. Prevost, and married Theodosia Bartow Prevost, a widow born in Pelham Manor who was ten years his senior. The story of the farm itself is quite fascinating, as evidenced by the work of Pelham Manor resident Mark Gaffney.

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Monday, September 29, 2014

The Heights Tells North Pelham: So What if We Pulled a Fast One and...

... villages and have always been regarded as town stations, being used by the residents of the Villages of Pelham, Pelham Manor and North Pelham, and the unincorporated section of the town; and Whereas the name of the station and Post Office which was ...

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Where Was the Bolton Family Cottage Where Stained Glass Windows Were Created?

William Jay Bolton was a son of the Reverend Robert Bolton, founder of Christ Church and owner of the Bolton Priory, built in 1838. The Bolton Priory, in Pelham Manor, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Why is Half the Road Named 'Wolfs Lane' While the Other Half is Named 'Fifth Avenue'?

... Avenue to the building on the northwest corner of First Street and Fifth Avenue (the building that now houses Pelham Manor Florist on the corner, among other businesses). Since the southern boundary of the Village of North Pelham (previously ...

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Monday, September 22, 2014

Delores G. Grecco, 78, Longtime Pelham Manor Resident, Competitive Bowler

... anne Faust. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Pelham Manor. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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Thursday, September 18, 2014

A History of the Hutchinson School and its Predecessors in...

... owned by Colonel David I. Pell [sic, David J. Pell], who lived in the Old Stone House near Wolf's Lane, Pelham Manor. The land adjacent to Hutchinson Creek was used as a stock farm and a race track. On February 1, 1833, we find that the estate of ...

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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

More Images of the Pelham Manor Residence of Martin J. Condon of the American Snuff Company

One of the nation's most famous nineteenth century financiers and industrialists once lived in the Village of Pelham Manor in a mansion that rivaled the finest palatial residences in the nation. His name was Martin J. Condon.

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Rye Brook Has Until Monday To Respond To Affordable Housing Report

There are six communities scrambling this week to defend certain local zoning laws that a new affordable housing report says "cluster" multi-family housing to areas with large minority populations or restricts its construction all together. Harrison, Larchmont, Lewisboro, North Castle, Pelham Manor and Rye Brook have until Monday, Sept.

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Pelham Manor Has Until Monday To Respond To Affordable Housing Report

There are six communities scrambling this week to defend certain local zoning laws that a new affordable housing report says "cluster" multi-family housing to areas with large minority populations or restricts its construction all together. Harrison, Larchmont, Lewisboro, North Castle, Pelham Manor and Rye Brook have until Monday, Sept.

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Sunday, September 14, 2014

'Exclusionary' Mark For Pelham Manor In HUD Report Tops Week's News

A new group of six Westchester towns including Pelham Manor, have been labeled exclusionary in a new report by the federal monitor overseeing the county's affordable housing settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development . Although New Rochelle native Ray Rice has been released from the only professional football team he's ever played for , and was suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video shows him knocking out his then-fiancee, not all residents of his hometown are prepared to give up on him.

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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Rye Brook Mayor Responds to Federal Housing Monitor Report

... The so-called "Category 3" municipalities were: Croton-on-Hudson, Harrison, Lewisboro, Mamaroneck, Ossining, Pelham Manor, and Pound Ridge. After further discussion with these municipalities, some of these communities have apparently come off this ...

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Cattle Were Frightened; Animals Careened Round the Fields - The First ...

One of the principal catalysts in the development of the Town of Pelham was the opening of the New York and New Haven Railroad line through the area that came to be known as Pelhamville in 1848. Another was the opening of the Harlem River branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in 1872 through the area that became the Village of Pelham Manor.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Monitor says 6 NY towns may have zoning problem

He told county lawmakers Wednesday that he found potential problems in Harrison, Larchmont, Lewisboro, North Castle, Pelham Manor and Rye Brook. The mayors of Rye Brook and Larchmont said they would meet with Johnson.

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Monitor says 6 NY towns may have zoning problem

He told county lawmakers Wednesday that he found potential problems in Harrison, Larchmont, Lewisboro, North Castle, Pelham Manor and Rye Brook. The mayor of Rye Brook said the village would work with Johnson to eliminate barriers to affordable housing.

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Monitor says 6 NY towns may have zoning problem

He told county lawmakers Wednesday that he found potential problems in Harrison, Larchmont, Lewisboro, North Castle, Pelham Manor and Rye Brook. The mayor of Rye Brook issued a statement skeptical of the report but saying the village would work with the monitor to eliminate barriers to affordable housing.

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An Account of the Pelham Manor Police Department in 1906

I have written about the early days of the Pelham Manor Police Department as well as a few of the police officers who served the Village and its citizens. See , e.g. : Wed., Apr. 30, 2014: Gun Battle on Witherbee Avenue in 1904 Results in Wounded Pelham Manor Police Officer .

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Charles H. Vaughn Jr., 70, Former Pelham Manor Resident

... career in commercial real estate acquisitions in New York City. After his marriage he lived with his family in Pelham Manor for 36 years before relocating to New Rochellein 2013. Vaughn is survived by his wife, Helen (Lynn) Marion; daughter, ...

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Six Westchester Towns Named Exclusionary In Monitor's Analysis

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. A new batch of six Westchester towns have been labeled exclusionary in a new report by the federal monitor overseeing the county's affordable housing settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development . Harrison, Larchmont, Lewisboro, North Castle, Pelham Manor and Rye Brook received the mark in Jim Johnson's report on the Huntington Analysis that he conducted during the last several months.

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Housing Monitor's Zoning Analysis Labels Six Westchester Towns Exclusionary

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. A new batch of six Westchester towns have been labeled exclusionary in a new report by the federal monitor overseeing the county's affordable housing settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development . Harrison, Larchmont, Lewisboro, North Castle, Pelham Manor and Rye Brook received the mark in Jim Johnson's report on the Huntington Analysis that he conducted during the last several months.

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The October 17, 1927 Unveiling of the Historic Marker at Pelhamdale,...

October 17, 1927 was a rainy, cold day in Pelham. Despite the weather, more than one hundred members and guests of the Bronx Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution gathered in front of Pelhamdale, the lovely historic home located at 45 Iden Avenue in the Village of Pelham Manor.

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Friday, September 5, 2014

Bronx man pleads guilty to robbing banks across the tri-state region

Damien Kinsey has admitted to robbing five banks in Westchester, the Bronx and New Jersey. Damien Kinsey, 33, has admitted to robbing the Chase Bank in the Pelham Manor Plaza last February.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Police Chase in New Rochelle Goes Through Three Backyards, Suspects Trapped, 1 Escapes on Foot

... Mount Vernon to New Rochelle. The driver of the suspect's vehicle fled on local streets to Boston Post Road in Pelham Manor and then headed North up Route 1 through Pelham into New Rochelle. The suspect's vehicle then turned North onto Kings ...

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Police Chase in New Rochelle Goes Through Three Backyards, Suspects Trapped, 1 Escapes on Foot

... vehicle and took off. The driver of the suspect's vehicle fled on local streets to Boston Post Road in Pelham Manor and then headed North up Route 1 through Pelham into New Rochelle. The suspect's vehicle then turned North onto Kings Highway, made a ...

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Monday, September 1, 2014

New Rochelle and Other Communities Opt to Move Fire Protection Charges to United Water Customers

Earlier this year, the villages of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings on the Hudson, Pelham Manor, Port Chester and the City of New Rochelle opted to move the fire protection charges to United Water customers.

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Monday, August 25, 2014

Statement in Opposition to the Adoption of the Joint Proposal on Behalf of the Municipal Consortium

... service territory. City of New Rochelle Village of Dobbs Ferry Village of Hastings Village of Pelham Village of Pelham Manor Village of Bronxville Village of Ardsley Town of Eastchester Village of Tuckahoe 1. The recommended rate increases over ...

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Statement by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin on United Water Rate Increase - ...

I am Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, and my Assembly district includes New Rochelle, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Bronxville, Eastchester and Tuckahoe, all of which are among the municipalities served by United Water New Rochelle.

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Friday, August 22, 2014

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Biographical Sketches of Two Members of the 1887-88 Westchester...

... of New Rochelle, whose family owned a vast swath of the land that later formed much of the Village of Pelham Manor. The second was Sherman T. Pell, Supervisor of Pelham. The two men could not have been more different. Charles Henry Roosevelt was an ...

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

The Town of Pelham Erected Historic Sign Posts in 1925

... artist named Remington Schuyler. The Town of Pelham worked with the Town Historian, the artists, the Village of Pelham Manor, the Village of Pelham Manor Streets Department, and the Village of Pelham Manor Fire Department (which hung the signs). ...

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Why Is Boulevard in the Village of Pelham Closed Each Night?

... Boulevard residents, it seemed, might get a little sleep. . . . The response from the adjacent Village of Pelham Manor was swift. Officials and residents of the Village of Pelham Manor felt that motorists attempting to cut through Pelham to move ...

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Monday, August 18, 2014

Plane Crash in Pelham in 1931

Pelham was enjoying the first day of summer in 1931. Indeed, it was a lovely day and a fine start to the summer. Pelham Manor police officer Bryan Smith was on duty and was near Red Church Corner (today's Four Corners). A large group of golfers ...

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Gray, Joan Blanchard

... in Mystic, CT at the Avalon Health Center. Joan was born in Englewood, NJ, on October 18, 1927, and grew up in Pelham Manor, NY. Her parents were George Kinson Blanchard and Beatrice Blanchard. She married William H. Gray on June 23, 1950, who ...

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The Nineteenth Century Stage Coach Presented to Local Boy Scouts by...

The event seems, at first blush, quite uneventful. In October, 1925, a local Boy Scout official approached a Pelham Manor resident whose husband recently had died and bought for the Boy Scouts an old stage coach that had belonged to the deceased.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

The Laying of the Foundation Stone at Prospect Hill School on Sunday, June 9, 1929

... and Washington avenues and Hudson street. It will accommodate the children living south of the Boston road in Pelham Manor. In dedicating the foundation stone, the Parent-Teacher Association, which is composed mainly of mothers of pupils in the ...

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Friday, August 8, 2014

Angelina Granucci, 87, Of New Rochelle, Worked For J.A. Naro Dress Co.

... Rochelle. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Pelham Manor. Interment will follow at St. Raymond's Cemetery.

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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Important Report of the Opening of the Branch Line Through the Manor of Pelham in November 1873

An important development in the transportation history of the Town of Pelham was the opening in 1873 of the so-called Branch Line that included two new train stations in the Town of Pelham: Bartow Station near City Island along today's Shore Road and Pelham Manor Station that once stood at the end of the Esplanade near today's Manor Circle.

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Obituary and Photograph of R. Clifford Black, a Prominent Pelham...

R. Clifford Black, a son of Robert C. Black who was a founder of the Village of Pelham Manor, was a prominent resident of the Village of Pelham Manor in the early 20th century.

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Fascinating Account of Baseball Game Played at Pelham Bridge in 1878

... the national pastime with gusto. There were baseball grounds at Pelham Bridge, Bartow, City Island, in today's Pelham Manor, and in Pelhamville. In short, there were baseball grounds all over the Town of Pelham. Ballplayers from all over the region ...

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Yet Another Attempt in 1894 to Resurrect the Glory Days of Coaching to Pelham

... road coach known as "The Pelham Coach" began running between New York City's Hotel Brunswick and the "Pelham Manor" of yore. This road coach was not a simple hired coach that ferried passengers from New York City in the days before Henry Ford mass ...

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Friday, July 25, 2014

Thursday, July 17, 2014

WCHC Hosting Southern Westchester Summit Focusing On Tax Cap Initiative

... At least four mayors Ernie Davis of Mount Vernon, Noam Bramson of New Rochelle, Randy Sellier of Village of Pelham Manor and Anne McAndrews of Larchmont are attending. Scarsdale Village Manager Al Gatta and Pelham Trustee Chris Reim also are ...

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Living Within the Tax Cap Forum for Southern Westchester

... p.m. At least four Mayors, Ernie Davis - Mount Vernon, Noam Bramson - New Rochelle, Randy Sellier - Village of Pelham Manor, Anne McAndrews - Larchmont, and Village Manager Al Gatta (Scarsdale), with Trustee Christ Reim (Pelham), will form a panel ...

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Monday, July 14, 2014

Larchmont Fire Preps for Emergencies With Local Departments

... in the event of an emergency. Other participating departments included New Rochelle, Yonkers, White Plains, Pelham Manor, Scarsdale, Hartsdale, Greenville and the FDNY. The Larchmont Fire Department was incorporated in 1891. The department has ...

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Thursday, July 10, 2014

New Rochelle Firefighters Participate in Massive Inter-Department Training Drill

... -saving medical care. Other participants included firefighters from the FDNY, Yonkers, White Plains, Larchmont, Pelham Manor, Scarsdale, Hartsdale, and Greenville. (Photography by Firefighter Anthony Costa)

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Descriptions and a Brief History of the Village of Pelham Manor Published in 1913

On December 30, 1913, The Pelham Sun published a full page of articles on the history of Pelham Manor, recent developments in the Town of Pelham and a variety of related topics.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Why Do We Call It the Village of Pelham Instead of Pelhamville? Because We Were Duped

... a rumor began circulating throughout Pelhamville that the area was about to incorporate as a village as had Pelham Manor only a few years before. At the time, the area north of the New Haven line railroad tracks, often referenced as Pelhamville, had ...

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

A History of the Early Years of The Pelham Sun, A Pelham Newspaper Institution

... and increasingly-prosperous town without its own newspaper. A group of nine civic-minded citizens led by Pelham Manor multi-millionaire William T. Grant, the founder of the nationwide chain of W. T. Grant 25 Cent Stores, formed The Pelham Sun ...

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Story of Pelhamdale, the Old Stone House by the Bridge, Once Owned by David J. Pell

In October, 1927, the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution placed a marker at the David Jones Pell house, known today as "Pelhamdale," located at 45 Iden Avenue in Pelham Manor.

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Sunday, June 22, 2014

3 Share Pelham Civic Association's Person Of Year Award

... volunteers to area soup kitchens, food pantries and homeless shelters. Joe Ruggiero , the current chief of the Pelham Manor Fire Department, has been a Pelham resident all his life. His professional commitment to Pelham as both a decorated ...

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Benjamin Francis Newton, Former Chappaqua resident, 86

Benjamin Francis Newton a former Westchester County resident, died on Tuesday, June 10, in Wilmington, N.C. He was 86. Newton was born on Nov. 3, 1927 in New York City to Benjamin and Audrey Nash Newton and was raised in Pelham Manor.

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Benjamin Francis Newton, Former Pelham Manor resident, 86

Benjamin Francis Newton a former Westchester County resident, died on Tuesday, June 10, in Wilmington, N.C. He was 86. Newton was born on Nov. 3, 1927 in New York City to Benjamin and Audrey Nash Newton and was raised in Pelham Manor.

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Monday, June 16, 2014

1892 Images of Travers Island NYAC with an Important Description of the Clubhouse and Facilities

... comprises a tract of thirty acres on the shore of Westchester County, about half a mile from the station of Pelham Manor. Unnamed on the maps of Long Island Sound, it was originally called Sheffield Island, and lies just north of Hunter's Island. ...

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Friday, June 13, 2014

1887 Letter to Editor Details Tax Burdens Pelham Bore Due to the Creation of Pelham Bay Park

... by Taft as it appeared in The Eastern State Journal published on February 26, 1887. " TAXATION OF PARKS. ----- PELHAM MANOR, Feb. 21, 1887. To the Editor of the Eastern State Journal: DEAR SIR:--A bill is pending in the assembly, effecting the ...

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Interrupted Burglary Mount Tom Road New Rochelle

... a hoodie carrying a light pillow case. The suspect got into a car and fled west bound on Mount Tom Road towards Pelham Manor. Taken in the robbery was a large amount of jewelry along with other items police are on scene and checkng the area.

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Monday, June 9, 2014

Fire Protection Surcharge Goes Into Effect For Six Westchester Communities

... Village of Ardsley Village of Dobbs Ferry Village of Hastings on the Hudson City of New Rochelle Village of Pelham Manor Village of Port Chester These towns selected the option after Assembly Bill 4086-A was passed last year. Each town held a public ...

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Saturday, June 7, 2014

New Rochelle Fire Protection Surcharge in Effect

... The communities that will see the change include the villages of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-On-Hudson, Pelham Manor and Port Chester and the city of New Rochelle. This selection means that United Water cannot bill the municipality, but rather ...

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Friday, June 6, 2014

More on an Infamous Crime: The Masked Bandit Robbery of the Kemble House on Shore Road in 1873

... Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, spent the summers of her youth. It is located at 145 Shore Road (partially in Pelham Manor and Partially in New Rochelle). I have written before about the December 23, 1873 home invasion of the Kemble Mansion. For ...

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Monday, June 2, 2014

John Pat Marzullo, 87, Of Pelham Manor, Retired Senior Mechanical Engineer

Marzullo was born Aug. 11, 1926, in Manhattan, to Ferdinard and Adeline. He graduated from New York University as an engineer after spending time at the Maritime Academy.

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Sunday, June 1, 2014

2 Arrested In Pelham On DWI Charges Top News Last Week

New York State Police at Hawthorne arrested two men , Oswaldo Clemente, 32, from The Bronx, and Zachary Musarra, 43 of Norwalk, on charges of driving while intoxicated on Friday, May 23, in Pelham Manor.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Legislator Announces 'Break' In Westchester, HUD Logjam Over Housing

... changes to their exclusionary zoning," he said. While Croton, Lewisboro, Pound Ridge, the Town of Ossining and Pelham Manor have all started those talks, Harrison "isn't as far along," according to Kaplowtiz. The hope is that when Johnson completes ...

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Friday, May 23, 2014

Westchester Police Academy Graduates 63 In 137th Class

Highest Academic Average Award: Paul Roberts, of the Village of Pelham Manor Police, who earned a 99.3-percent grade point average Matthew Gillespie gave the graduate address and Tara L. Altamuro, who is one of five to join the White Plains police Department, sang the National Anthem to open the ceremony and "God Bless America" to close it.

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How Dry I Am -- Early Prohibition Efforts Succeed in Pelham in 1896

... Village Elections in Pelham in 1900 - New York Athletic Club Members Campaign Against the Prohibition Ticket in Pelham Manor . Thu., Aug. 11, 2005: How Dry I Am: Pelham Goes Dry in the 1890s and Travers Island Is At the Center of a Storm . I also ...

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Thursday, May 22, 2014

The Earliest Days of Radio in the Town of Pelham

... World Series. In that series, the New York Giants (whose manager, John McGraw, lived on Edgewood Avenue in Pelham Manor) beat the New York Yankees in five games: four games to none with one tie. The following year, The Pelham Sun worked with a local ...

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The Story of Split Rock Road, Named After Split Rock, a Massive Glacial Boulder

... once was Split Rock Road has been destroyed by I-95. A small portion of the roadway exists in the Village of Pelham Manor. Much of the roadway from today's Shore Road to the New England Thruway has been destroyed, and in some instances obscured, by ...

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Monday, May 19, 2014

Biography of British Officer Who Fought in the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776

... he was appointed Aide-de-Camp to Earl Percy, and afterwards to Sir Henry Clinton. He was at the actions at Pelham Manor and White Plains, and at the capture of Fort Washington; also in the successful expedition against the American magazines at ...

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Monday, May 12, 2014

Mary Wilkie, 95, Longtime New Rochelle Resident, Saleswoman At Macy's

NEW ROCHELLE/PELHAM MANOR, N.Y. - Mary Wilkie, longtime resident of New Rochelle and Pelham Manor, died May 8. She was 95. Wilkie was born in Chicago, to Thomas Galvin and Mary Herlihy.

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Friday, May 9, 2014

The Origins of the Pelham Manor Association, an Important Local Civic Organization Founded in 1926

... that there were a wide variety of quality of life issues that were beginning to affect the entire Village of Pelham Manor. Consequently, the group promptly changed its name to the "Pelham Manor Association." The first President of the organization ...

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Thanksgiving Day Football Game in 1895 Between Pelham Manor and Mount Vernon Teams

... Vernon team were a group of "toughs" as one newspaper article put it. In mid-November, the football team of the Pelham Manor Athletic Club played the Mount Vernon Football Club on the grounds of the New York Athletic Club on Travers Island. The two ...

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

More on Golf in Pelham During the 19th Century

... Club" Established in 1898 Built a Nine-Hole Golf Course in Pelham in 1898 . Tue., Oct. 20, 2009: Manager of Pelham Manor Golf Links Committed Suicide Over Debt to Club in 1899 . Mon., Mar. 09, 2009: Another Brief Account of Golf at Pelham Manor in ...

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Monday, April 28, 2014

Monsignor Victor Pavis, former Holy Rosary R.C. Church pastor, dies at 95

... Day cards from many of the children. After a turn as parochial vicar at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Pelham Manor, N.Y., he returned to the Island as a faculty member at the recently opened Monsignor Farrell High School, Oakwood, where he ...

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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Residents' Concern Over Subdivision Plan Tops Pelham News This Week

Pelham Manor residents voiced concerns regarding increased traffic, potential environmental impacts and the potential change in the character of the community to the Planning Board about a proposed subdivision at 403 Pelhamdale Ave. Pelham voters will decide on a $69.4 million education budget next month after the Pelham Board of Education adopted ... (more)

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Pelham Manor Residents Concerned Over Subdivision Plan

Pelham Manor residents voiced concerns to the Planning Board about a proposed subdivision at 403 Pelhamdale Ave., according to pelhamplus.com.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Another Story of the 'Great White Hurricane' that Struck Pelham and Surrounding Regions in 1888

... Mar. 13, 2014: The Great Blizzard of 1888 in Pelham: 126 Years Ago Yesterday and Today . Thu., Feb. 20, 2014: Pelham Manor in 1883 and in its Early Years - Recollections of An Early Pelham Manor Resident . Tue., Feb. 14, 2006: An Account of the ...

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Barbara Johnson Hatch, 91; Active in Junior League for 50+ Years

... for 50 years, was active in the community. She was a member of the Junior League for more than 50 years, the Pelham Manor Club, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, the Greenwich Country Club and Indian Harbor Yacht Club. She is survived by her children, ...

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Monday, April 21, 2014

Man arrested in New Rochelle smash-and-grab burglaries

... home on Clinton Avenue after the chase. He is also being investigated for similar smash-and-grabs in Pelham and Pelham Manor. In each case, Asian restaurants were targeted and all occurred overnight.

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Early History of the First Years of the Pelham Manor Police Department

I have written before about the early days of the Pelham Manor Police Department as well as a few of the police officers who served the Village and its citizens.

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Friday, April 18, 2014

Barbara Johnson Hatch, Longtime Greenwich Resident

... She was a resident of Greenwich for 50 years. She was a member of the Junior League for over 50 years, the Pelham Manor Club, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, the Greenwich Country Club and Indian Harbor Yacht Club. Hatch is survived by her children, ...

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Fulton Avenue Drawbridge in Pelham Manor, Mount Vernon Reopens

The following announcement is from the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation: Effective immediately, the Fulton Avenue Drawbridge between Secor Lane and Edison Avenue in Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor is now open to vehicular traffic.

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Monday, April 14, 2014

Early History of Pelham Heights Published in 1895

... Pelham Heights Its Birth" Thu., Jul. 16, 2009: Village of Pelham Trustees Grant Franchise Necessary for the Pelham Manor Trolley that Inspired the Toonerville Trolley . Fri., Dec. 07, 2007: Another Biography of Congressman Benjamin Fairchild of ...

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Friday, April 11, 2014

Pelhamville's Name Was Nearly Changed To 'Huguenot' -- Efforts in ...

... and his wife had two sons and four daughters, one of whom was educated at the Priory School for Girls in Pelham Manor. Col. Lathers opened up today's Webster Avenue through his property and opened Washington Avenue as well as a means of access from ...

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Monday, April 7, 2014

Pace Softball, Baseball Teams Split Doubleheaders

... un, making the score 4-1 Stonehill. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Fulton Avenue Drawbridge between Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor will be closed until Monday, April 21, while crews work to repair electrical malfunctions.

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Mount Vernon's Fulton Avenue Drawbridge Closed For Electrical Repairs

The Fulton Avenue Drawbridge between Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor will be closed until Monday, April 21, while crews work to repair electrical malfunctions.

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Fulton Avenue Drawbridge Closed for Electrical Repairs

The following release is from the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation: Effective immediately and continuing until Monday, April 21, the Fulton Avenue Drawbridge between Secor Lane and Edison Avenue in Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor will be closed to vehicular traffic.

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Bomb Squad Removes Dynamite From Pelham Home

... neighbors say dynamite was discovered in the basement. Warren Prescott Lyon, a retired assistant chief of the Pelham Manor Fire Department, lived in the home on the corner of River Avenue and Sixth Street until he passed away in January, 1010 WINS ...

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Cops: Dynamite found in home on River Avenue in Pelham

... to live in the home until he passed away in January at the age of 75. He was a retired assistant chief of the Pelham Manor Fire Department. Police say the dynamite was found by his brother, who was cleaning out the home's basement. Pelham ...

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Friday, April 4, 2014

Death During Evening Service: The Shocking Death of Rev. Joshua...

... mid-1890s. In the early 1860s, the family of Rev. Robert Bolton (who built Bolton Priory and Christ Church in Pelham Manor) developed a new Episcopal Church on City Island. I have written before of the early years of that important Pelham church. ...

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

The Prohibition Era in Pelham: Another Speakeasy Raided

... Feb. 18, 2014: Pelham Speakeasies and Moonshiners - Prohibition in Pelham: The Feds Raid the Moreau Pharmacy in Pelham Manor in 1922 . Thu., Feb. 07, 2008: Village Elections in Pelham in 1900 - New York Athletic Club Members Campaign Against the ...

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Yolanda Camardella, 81, Former Mount Vernon Resident

... She immigrated to New York in 1947 and initially lived in the Bronx. For most of her adult life she lived in Pelham Manor and Mount Vernon. After a modeling career, she owned and operated Wolf's Lane Deli and Parkview Restaurant in Pelham from 1965 ...

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Monday, March 24, 2014

Manor Club Could Be Added to State's Historic Register

The Manor Club in Pelham Manor is among 21 properties, resources and districts recommended for addition to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

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The Earliest Telephone in Pelham? When and Where Was it Installed?

... on this topic twice. Each time I have focused on what seems to have been the earliest telephone installed in Pelham Manor. See , e.g. : Tue., Mar. 29, 2005: The Earliest Telephone in Pelham Manor? Mon., Dec. 21, 2009: More on What May Have Been the ...

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Another Confirmation the Famous 'Toonerville Trolley' was Inspired by ...

... "Toonerville Folks," and its trolley known as the "Toonerville Trolley" were inspired by a ride Fox took on the Pelham Manor trolley from the Pelham train station to the home of cartoonist Charles Voight in Pelham Manor in 1909. See: Wed., Nov.15, ...

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Monday, March 10, 2014

Dedication of Pelham's New High School in 1911, Now Known as Siwanoy Elementary School

... building they built we know today as Siwanoy Elementary School located at 489 Siwanoy Place in the Village of Pelham Manor. Today's posting to the Historic Pelham Blog sets forth a brief history of the efforts to develop, design and open the new ...

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

The 9 Conditions Pelham Manor Set for Dave and Busters

With conditions set and a new law passed to allow amusement games in the Pelham Manor Business District, Dave and Busters is closer to opening above the Fairway Market in the Post Road Shopping Center, according to pelhamplus.com.

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Patricia Furman, 77, Worked For The College Of New Rochelle

... ochelle. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Pelham Manor. Interment will follow.

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Friday, February 28, 2014

Yonkers firefighters lauded for rescuing woman from blaze

... a.m. firefighters were called to the South Fifth Avenue fire, in a three-story apartment building. Yonkers and Pelham Manor, also called in under mutual aid, responded. Yonkers arrived first and found the second floor engulfed in flames. They ...

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Yonkers firefighters lauded for rescuing woman from blaze

... a.m. firefighters were called to the South Fifth Avenue fire, in a three-story apartment building. Yonkers and Pelham Manor, also called in under mutual aid, responded. Yonkers arrived first and found the second floor engulfed in flames. They ...

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Brief History of the Role Churches Played in the Growth of the Pelhams Published in 1926

... from the church, and made the stained glass windows there. The building is still standing on the Shore Road in Pelham Manor. These windows made by the Boltons are still intact in Christ's Church. Two of them represent the Adoration of the Magi, two ...

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

From left: Irvington, NY; New York Athletic Club in Pelham, NY and Glen Ridge, NJ

... city dwellers through their defections, points to Westchester County's Irvington, North Bronx towns Pelham and Pelham Manor and New Jersey's Glen Ridge and Montclair as the best destinations for urban expats. The firm comes up with the matches by ...

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More About the Fabled 'No-Man's Land' of Pelham Manor: A Tiny Strip of New York City

I have written before of the strip of land in Pelham Manor known as "No-Man's Land," saying: " Sandwiched between the southern boundary of the Village of Pelham Manor in the Town of Pelham and the northern boundary of Pelham Bay Park is a tiny strip of land only 250 feet wide that long has been known as "no-man's land".

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In Transit: Fulton Avenue Drawbridge closed for repairs - again

Fulton Avenue Drawbridge closed for repairs: The county bridge between Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor is closed for steel repair until the end of March.

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

An Interesting Description of the Country Club at Pelham Published in 1884

During the Autumn of 1883, a group of Pelham Manor residents and "club men" residing in New York organized a new "Country Club" in Pelham Manor dedicated to the enjoyment of all "legitimate sports."

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Monday, February 24, 2014

Sunday, February 23, 2014

The Phantom Bell Ringer of Christ Church in Pelham Manor

... to the northern reaches of the sleepy little settlement then called "Pelhamville." Neither the Village of Pelham Manor nor the Villages of Pelham and North Pelham had yet been incorporated. Although people were beginning to populate many areas of ...

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Revoking Of A Rye Pharmacist's License Tops News This Week

... that led to both of their arrests in Atlantic City, N.J., according to The Baltimore Sun. A Chase bank in Pelham Manor was robbed by a masked man armed with a gun around noon on Tuesday, police officials said. Upset parents were in search for ...

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Yonkers School Board's Interim Superintendent Yazurlo Tops News This Week

... stabbed during a fight at a gas station in Yonkers late Tuesday night, police officials said. A Chase bank in Pelham Manor was robbed at gunpoint by a masked man wielding a gun around noon on Tuesday, police officials said. The City of Yonkers is ...

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Snow Removal Problems Top Mount Vernon Area News This Week

... was struggling to get all of its roadways properly cleared, according to WABC-TV New York. A Chase bank in Pelham Manor was robbed at gunpoint by a masked man wielding a gun around noon on Tuesday, police officials said. The suspect fled the bank ...

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In Transit: Fulton Avenue Drawbridge closed for repairs again

... For at least the third time since 2012, the link between S. Columbus Avenue in Mount Vernon and Route 1 in Pelham Manor is closed for repairs. Motorists have been advised to use Boston Post Road to Provost Avenue to South Third Avenue as a detour. ...

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Friday, February 21, 2014

More About Edmund Gybbon Spilsbury Who Served as Engineer for the...

Edmund Gybbon Spilsbury was one of the five original principals involved in the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association, the organization that began the development of the New York City suburb known as Pelham Manor.

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Police investigate Chase Bank robbery on Pelham Parkway in Pelham Manor

News 12 has learned that the robber was armed with a gun and took off on foot with an undetermined amount of cash.

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Empty-Nesters Advised To Build A Team To Plan Move Options

... upport community news & The White Plains Daily Voice. Contact us to learn more. PELHAM, N.Y. -- A Chase bank in Pelham Manor was robbed at gunpoint by a masked man wielding a gun around noon on Tuesday, police officials said.

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Pelham Manor Chase Bank robbed

... and left on foot, according to a police radio hotline broadcast. The type of firearm was not specified. Pelham Manor police would not provide information immediately, but the hotline described the suspect as a tall black man wearing a gray jacket, ...

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Pelham Speakeasies and Moonshiners - Prohibition in Pelham: The Feds ...

... Village Elections in Pelham in 1900 - New York Athletic Club Members Campaign Against the Prohibition Ticket in Pelham Manor . Thu., Jan. 12, 2006: The Beer Battle of 1933 . Thu., Aug. 11, 2005: How Dry I Am: Pelham Goes Dry in the 1890s and Travers ...

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Mamaroneck taken off fed's exclusionary zoning list

... six communities still labeled exclusionary by the monitor are Croton-on-Hudson, Harrison, Lewisboro, Ossining, Pelham Manor and Pound Ridge. Several of the towns have met with the monitor, and Ossining and Croton have had several followup meetings. ...

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New England Thruway (I-95) Delays Expected as Hutchinson River Parkway Construction Begins

... Saturday, August 10, due to the reconstruction of the Hutchinson River Parkway Bridge over U.S. Route 1 in Pelham Manor, the Thruway Authority announced today. U.S. Route 1 will be closed in the area and traffic will be diverted onto I-95 New ...

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New Rochelle Legislators Attend New York State Counties Conference

... Michael Kaplowitz of New Castle, Somers and Yorktown; Vice Chairman Jim Maisano of New Rochelle, Pelham and Pelham Manor; Majority Leader Catherine Borgia of Briarcliff, Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Ossining and Peekskill; Legislators MaryJane ...

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Westchester Legislators Report from New York State Association of Counties 2014 Conference

... Michael Kaplowitz (D) New Castle, Somers, Yorktown, Vice Chairman Jim Maisano ( R ) New Rochelle, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D) Briarcliff Manor, Cortlandt, Croton-on-Hudson, Ossining, Peekskill, Legislators MaryJane ...

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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Fulton Avenue Drawbridge Will Close Through March

Effective Friday, January 31 at 10 a.m. and continuing until Friday, March 28, the Fulton Avenue Drawbridge between Secor Lane and Edison Avenue in Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor will be closed to vehicular traffic.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Death Notices: Wednesday, January 29, 2014

... and Houser Funeral Home Inc., Clearfield. Clifford — Alyce H. Clifford, formerly of Bridgton, Maine and Pelham Manor, N.Y., died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Auburn Hospice House, Auburn, Maine. www.advantage Portland.com Centre Daily Times is ...

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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

The Pelham Manor Post Office

Few in Pelham realize that there once was a Pelham Manor Post Office that served the neighborhood that became today's Village of Pelham Manor.

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Another Account of the Devastating Fire that Destroyed the Travers...

On January 5, 1901, the clubhouse known as the "big house" owned by the New York Athletic Club and located on Travers Island in Pelham Manor burned to the ground in a horrific fire.

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I-95 Thru Rye Part of $48M Repaving Project

... connection from New York City to Connecticut in good shape. More than 119,000 vehicles travel the section in Pelham Manor and New Rochelle each day, on average, state Department of Transportation figures show. That is fewer than the 132,000 vehicles ...

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Early History of Pelham Heights: 'Then Was Formed The Idea That Gave Pelham Heights Its Birth'

... as the Village of Pelham (one of the three villages that made up "The Pelhams" -- i.e. , the Village of Pelham Manor, the Village of Pelham, and the Village of North Pelham). In 1909, the New York Herald published a short history of Pelham Heights. ...

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Monday, January 20, 2014

Repaving project will put the choke on I-95 traffic

... he said. "It's not in some sort of abysmal condition." More than 119,000 vehicles travel the section in Pelham Manor and New Rochelle each day, on average, state Department of Transportation figures show. That is fewer than the 132,000 vehicles ...

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Friday, January 10, 2014

County Executive, Chair of Board of Legislators Announce $274 Million ...

... the rehabilitation of the Ashford Avenue Bridge in Ardsley and the Fulton Avenue Bridge in Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor. There is $31 million planned for the Parks and Recreation Department for projects that include improvements and renovations to ...

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Westchester Board of Legislators Picks Somers Pol as Chair

... way." Kaplowitz's colleague Jim Maisano (R-New Rochelle), whose district represents New Rochelle, Pelham and Pelham Manor, was elected as vice chairman of the board. Maisano was elected as county legislator in 1997 and has since served on numerous ...

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Michael Kaplowitz Named Chair of Westchester Board of Legislators

... way." Kaplowitz's colleague Jim Maisano (R-New Rochelle), whose district represents New Rochelle, Pelham and Pelham Manor, was elected as vice chairman of the board. Maisano was elected as county legislator in 1997 and has since served on numerous ...

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New Rochelle's Maisano Named Vice Chair of Westchester Board of Legislators

... way." Kaplowitz's colleague Jim Maisano (R-New Rochelle), whose district represents New Rochelle, Pelham and Pelham Manor, was elected as vice chairman of the board. Maisano was elected as county legislator in 1997 and has since served on numerous ...

http://newrochelle.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/new-rochelles-maisano-named-vice-chair-of-westchester-board-of-legislators

Kaplowitz Named Legislators' Chair

... way." Kaplowitz's colleague Jim Maisano (R-New Rochelle), whose district represents New Rochelle, Pelham and Pelham Manor, was elected as vice chairman of the board. Maisano was elected as county legislator in 1997 and has since served on numerous ...

http://whiteplains.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/somers-michael-kaplowitz-named-chair-of-westchester-board-of-legislators-whiteplains

Somers' Michael Kaplowitz Named Chair of Westchester Board of Legislators

... way." Kaplowitz's colleague Jim Maisano (R-New Rochelle), whose district represents New Rochelle, Pelham and Pelham Manor, was elected as vice chairman of the board. Maisano was elected as county legislator in 1997 and has since served on numerous ...

http://yorktown-somers.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/somers-michael-kaplowitz-named-chair-of-westchester-board-of-legislators

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