... Thomas Pell. In 1654 he acquired a tract of over 9,000 acres from the local Siwanoy Indians. Today, the town of Pelham in Westchester County, Pelham Parkway, Pelham Bay Park and Pelham Cemetery in City Island are all named for Thomas Pell. Fort ...
... Thomas Pell. In 1654 he acquired a tract of over 9,000 acres from the local Siwanoy Indians. Today, the town of Pelham in Westchester County, Pelham Parkway, Pelham Bay Park and Pelham Cemetery in City Island are all named for Thomas Pell. Fort ...
... Screening of the Sense of an Ending and Q&A with Director Ritesh Batra at the Picture House Regional Film Center PELHAM, NY -- On Tuesday, February 28th at 7:30 p.m. The Picture House Regional Film Center (TPH) will show an advance screening of The ...
Baseball is upon us again! It is time for pitchers and catchers to report to the Port St. Lucie training facility of the New York Mets and to the Tampa training facility of the New York Yankees. It seems, therefore, time to provide a little more background on the history of 19th century baseball in Pelham.
... ties. Elon was on the board first with a goal by Asher. The Cavaliers responded quickly when freshman Sammy Mueller (Pelham, N.Y.) scored her first collegiate goal to tie it up 1-1 with 25:51 to play in the first half. UVA took its first lead, 2-1, ...
After a cloudy and dry day, a more potent system is expected to sweep through the area overnight before wrapping up Sunday evening. Northern Westchester, Putnam and Rockland, where a Winter Storm Advisory has been issued from midnight Sunday to midnight Monday, could see 2 to 5 inches of accumulation of snow.
Introduction Between about 1845 and late 1848, plans for a "New-York and New-Haven Railroad" through the Town of Pelham became a reality. The line was completed when the last rails were laid over the Cos Cob Bridge on Christmas Day, 1848.
Cornelius Winter Bolton was a son of the Rev. Robert Bolton who founded Christ Church in Pelham Manor.
Hearts and Homes for Refugees Larchmont Mamaroneck , a sister organization to Hearts and Homes of Pelham, is holding a march and rally on Sunday, Feb. 12 to raise awareness of the refugee situation and to provide facts to fight fears people may have as a result of misinformation or too little information. The march will start at 2 p.m. at Flint Park in Larchmont and end with a rally at the Kemper Memorial at the Mamaroneck High School.
Today is the twelfth anniversary of the commencement of the Historic Pelham Blog. The first posting was: Tue., Feb. 08, 2005: Searching Historic Newspapers Online for Information About Pelham .
Hearts and Homes for Refugees Larchmont Mamaroneck , a sister organization to Hearts and Homes of Pelham, is holding a march and rally on Sunday, Feb. 12 to raise awareness of the refugee situation and to provide facts to fight fears people may have as a result of misinformation or too little information. The march will start at 2 p.m. at Flint Park in Larchmont and end with a rally at the Kemper Memorial at the Mamaroneck High School.
A Bee-Line bus wound up wedged between several signs and poles on a New Rochelle lawn on Tuesday afternoon, after the driver failed to complete a tight turn near the Pelham town line. Police confirmed that a bus wound up on the front lawn of 224 Storer Ave., when the driver failed to make the turn near the intersection of Glenwood Avenue.
Pelham's newest Mexican restaurant Cantina Lobos will launch Books and Burritos Thursday with a discussion and book signing with novelist Kris D'Agostino, the author of the newly released book "The Antiques." "The Antiques," published by Scribner, is a heartbreaking, nimble, laugh-out-loud funny send-up of modern family life, according to a release.
... Los Angeles for innovation and technology; Clarissa Castillo of Houston for accounting and math; Jonathan Salama of Pelham, New York, for media and entertainment; and Debora Gonzalez of Miami for healthcare and science. Suyapa Melendez, Maria ...
There is a lovely, and some might say unique, two-story home located at 467 Pelhamdale Avenue in the Village of Pelham Manor that is only eighteen feet wide. Moreover, it sits on a lot that is only twenty-five feet wide.
... employees, according to lohud.com., which reported that his previous experience includes work in Yonkers, Rye Brook, Pelham and the Westchester County Executive's Office. Mamaroneck officials said they will begin interviewing candidates to fill ...
... went from Tarrytown to Mamaroneck to Briarcliff and back to Tarrytown. His own journey took him from Tarrytown to Pelham to Mamaroneck and back to Tarrytown. "He's a real professional manager and I only hope that I can do as well," Slingerland said ...
... determined to evade Prohibition had to find a way. The manufacture and sale of bootlegged liquor soared. Evaders in Pelham in 1922, particularly those living in Pelham Heights, seemed to prefer a local bootleg "brand" known as "Hill and Hill." ...
... $12/students, seniors, and members and are available at www.thepicturehouse.org or at the box office, 175 Wolfs Lane, Pelham, NY 10803. RT @RobertCox : I am posting a series of 200 health & safety violations I catalogued. I will do them in batches ...
On Tuesday, October 18, 1927, the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution unveiled a New York State historic marker on the Hutchinson River Parkway near the home known as "Pelhamdale," located at 45 Iden Avenue in Pelham Manor. The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
... Joseph Felice and Robert Borrelli sued the city after Cronin fired a barrage of bullets into their car in suburban Pelham on April 29, 2014. Joseph Felice, left, has been awarded $6.9m after off-duty police officer Brendan Cronin, right, shot him ...
... drink for as many as five hours, the suit said. On the way, he stopped on the side of the road at Lincoln Avenue in Pelham, aimed his pistol at a car stopped at a red light and fired shots from right to left - as if he were back in training. Cronin, ...
... the Connect Account button. Officer Brendan Cronin, 28, of Yonkers, is an NYPD officer who opened fire on a car in Pelham after a night of heavy drinking. He plead guilty Sept. 22, 2015 to attempted murder as part of a plea deal in Westchester ...
... for students, seniors and members, and are available at www.thepicturehouse.org or at the box office, 175 Wolfs Lane, Pelham,
The Picture House Regional Film Center in Pelham will give aspiring young filmmakers a chance to make short music films at its Mud Week camps, scheduled for Feb. 20-23. The camp will offer creative opportunities for kids, whether they like to belt it out in front of a camera or prefer to shine behind the scenes.
... her previous role as board member and interim executive director of The Picture House. Marquee Night is co-chaired by Pelham resident Louise Middleton and New Rochelle resident Melina Vourlekis. They are supported by a committee of volunteers from ...
... permit should secure building materials. Garbage should not be put curbside until Tuesday morning. Nearby, in Pelham, the school district canceled all after school athletic and evening activities due to the expected inclement weather, though they ...
The 1870s and the 1880s were the Golden Age of summer resorts in the Town of Pelham with most facilities located in the Pelham Bridge and City Island area of the Town. One of several spectacular summer resorts at the time was the Bay View Hotel, occasionally referenced as the "Bay View House" and "Von Liehn's Bay View Hotel."
An au pair from Afghanistan has been nominated for a prestigious international award for his continuing care for a Pelham family the last three years. Ali Hoseinzadeh has been nominated for the International Au Pair of the Year award, which celebrates a caretaker's "extraordinary impact on their host family, commitment to going above and beyond their duties and appreciation for meaningful culture change."
Yesterday's article told the story of Hans Gruber, the first driver of the new "automobile fire truck" acquired by the First Fire District to serve North Pelham and Pelham Heights in 1914. See Thu., Jan. 19, 2017: Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold: Don't Mess With a Pelham Fireman .
The Maine Maritime Museum is set to acquire a two-masted clipper built by shipwright Thomas E. Hagan in 1906. The Mary E is currently owned by Matt Culen of Pelham, New York.
A number of American Presidents have had connections, however fleeting, to the Town of Pelham. These include George Washington, Martin Van Buren, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Warren G. Harding, and Chester A. Arthur.
The Maine Maritime Museum is set to acquire a two-masted clipper built by shipwright Thomas E. Hagan in 1906. The Mary E is currently owned by Matt Culen of Pelham, New York.
The former Controller of the Pelham Country club in Pelham has been sentenced for embezzling over $719,000 from the Club. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced that Gretchen Wauchope, 48, of Ardsley, will serve time in state prison for Grand Larceny and Tax Fraud.
The Picture House Regional Film Center in Pelham will host a special advance screening of the new documentary "They Call Us Monsters" on Saturday, Jan. 21. The documentary is set in California where violent juveniles between the ages of 14 and 17 can be tried as adults depending on the seriousness of the crime. These young teens are accused of heinous crimes--murders and attempted murders--that leave their victims' families shattered.
Recently I received a copy of the new book "Paddy Smith: Dexter Park's Eternal Firebrand" by Thomas F. Smith, a grandson of Lawrence Patrick "Paddy" Smith of Pelham. The book is an entertaining and informative account of the storied baseball career of Paddy Smith, a Pelham resident and baseball star who briefly made it to the major leagues during the 1920 season.
... their personal digital calendars and are notified when those events change. Roche, a mother of four and resident of Pelham, NY, conceived of Burbio.com after being exasperated by the antiquated way in which she learned about things going on locally ...
... memories, these years have been the most professionally rewarding of my career. I could not reflect on my 20 years in Pelham without honoring those of you, and the long line of Prospect Hill families who have brightened my life in countless ways." ...
Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty today announced that seasoned real estate agents Holly Mellstrom, Kristin Bischof, Alison Schair-Trigona and Elizabeth Ritchie have joined the firm and will be based in the Bronxville, N.Y., brokerage. Holly Mellstrom has ranked as the highest producing real estate agent in the Pelham, N.Y., marketplace for five of the past six years including 2016, as well as one of the top producers in all of Westchester County.
The origins of the Village of Pelham Manor can be traced back to March 2, 1866, when a newspaper notice announced an intent to incorporate the Harlem River and Portchester Railroad. The railroad was intended to run parallel to Long Island Sound to open up to development a vast section including the Pelham shoreline from Pelham Bridge to New Rochelle.