… work, education, humanitarian work and military service. The assemblywoman will be joined at the event by Westchester County Legislator Jim Maisano and Pelham Town Supervisor Pete DiPaola, according to organizers. “So many Pelham women are paving …
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Philip Pell of the Manor of Pelham Was a Commissioner to Partition Manor of Scarsdale Lands
… of the New York State Assembly, a Regent of the University of the State of New York, and Surrogate of Westchester County. Philip Pell III lived in a home that he built near today’s Colonial Avenue (the old Boston Post Road) and today’s Cliff Avenue …
Empress Ambulance Services Among County’s ‘Outstanding Family Businesses’
Empress Ambulance Services Inc., based in Yonkers, was recognized as of one of Westchester County’s most outstanding family-owned businesses at an awards ceremony in White Plains. Empress Ambulance was one of 26 businesses in Westchester County and Fairfield County, Conn.
More About Hawkswood, Also Known as the Marshall Mansion, Colonial Hotel, and Colonial Inn
… Its grounds were nearly as lovely as the mansion itself. In the 1881 edition of Bolton’s History of Westchester County, Bolton noted that the “grounds, containing a great variety of choice trees, were laid out by the celebrated gardener, Andre …
Whata s up with the names of Bronx neighborhoods?
… 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 Schuyler was named …
What’s up with the names of Bronx neighborhoods?
… 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 Schuyler was named …
Why is the Lovely Home at 467 Pelhamdale Avenue Only 18 Feet Wide on a 25-Foot-Wide Lot?
… put it: ” Pelham Manor, which narrowly escaped annexation to New York along with the other villages of Westchester county recently taken in, is by far the most beautiful of the suburban places hereabouts. The legion of land boomers that have their …
Pelham Historic Marker Placed on Hutchinson River Parkway in 1927
… during which the historic marker was unveiled. The marker was placed on the roadside property of the Westchester County Parks Commission along the newly-constructed Hutchinson River Parkway where Iden Avenue then entered the parkway. On October 18, …
NYC settles case of off-duty officer’s shooting of two men
… a night of heavy drinking. He plead guilty Sept. 22, 2015 to attempted murder as part of a plea deal in Westchester County. Photo Credit: AP The city agreed Friday to pay $8.1 million to two Westchester County men who were shot at by an off-duty cop …
02/10 Celebrate Awards Season at Marquee Night, the Picture House Winter Party 7 PM
Friday, February 10th marks the start of a new tradition for the Picture House Regional Film Center as the non-profit, independent movie theater celebrates awards season with their first-ever Academy Awards pre-party. Marquee Night – TPH’s winter party fundraiser will unite film lovers from throughout Westchester County as they don their best “Red Carpet Ready” attire for dancing, dinner, and more at the beautiful Glen Island Harbour Club overlooking Long Island Sound.
Was Abraham Lincoln Ever in Pelham?
… Barr, Lockwood, A Brief, But Most Complete & True Account of the Settlement of the Ancient Town of Pelham Westchester County, State of New York Known One Time Well & Favourably as the Lordshipp & Mannour of Pelham Also the Story of the Three Modern …
Pelham Country Club Controller Sentenced for Embezzlement
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.
Westchester County Top Producers Holly Mellstrom, Kristin Bischof,…
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.
Has One of the Most Enduring Pelham History Mysteries Been Solved? The Mystery of Charles A. Voight
… in one interview: “After years of gestation, the idea for the Toonerville Trolley was born one day up in Westchester County when my wife and I had left New York City to visit Charlie Voight, the cartoonist, in the Pelhams. At the station, we saw a …
Has One of the Most Enduring Pelham History Mysteries Been Solved? The Mystery of Charles A. Voight
… in one interview: “After years of gestation, the idea for the Toonerville Trolley was born one day up in Westchester County when my wife and I had left New York City to visit Charlie Voight, the cartoonist, in the Pelhams. At the station, we saw a …
Biography of Famed Pelham Heights Resident John Fletcher Fairchild
… to the present he has been actively and prominently identified with public and private improvements in Westchester County, besides pursuing a general private practice as civil engineer, in which he has enjoyed marked success and gained a high …
Biography of Famed Pelham Heights Resident John Fletcher Fairchild
… to the present he has been actively and prominently identified with public and private improvements in Westchester County, besides pursuing a general private practice as civil engineer, in which he has enjoyed marked success and gained a high …
Get Into The Spirit (s) With Westchester’s Holiday Cocktails
Put some cheer into your holiday season – literally – with a host of festive cocktails created by Westchester County mixologists. What follows are a few places to get the party started.