06/21/11 The Port Chester Topix News Message Board: New Volunteers Get A Trial By Fire

Port Chester - News June 21, 2011 See Port Chester Weather New Volunteers Get A Trial By Fire (Patch) The Port Chester Fire Department welcomed seven new firefighters to its ranks earlier this month. For Midland School, It's Nairobi, Baghdad or Bust (My Rye) Midland School unveiled two road signs on June 16 - one located outside on the grass inside the bus circle, and the other inside the building near the lobby. Neighbors Confused After Street Signs Are Removed (Patch) Residents who live in a four-block stretch near Port Chester High School have been lobbying for months to have alternate-side street signs removed so they don't have to move their cars every morning.

06/21/11 No Cause Yet in Deadly Westchester Plane Crash and more from Port Chester Patch

Today 84° 63° Tomorrow 80° 65° June 21, 2011 Your News No Cause Yet in Deadly Westchester Plane Crash Harold F. Cobin and Jonann Brady | Jun 20, 2011 | 0 Comments Four people aboard the plane were killed in the fiery crash. The pilot owned an art gallery in Piermont. Neighbors Confused After Street Signs Are Removed Nik Bonopartis | Jun 20, 2011 | 2 Comments Port Chester Republicans say the alternate-side parking signs were removed without the approval of the board. Trustees are expected to discuss the issue tonight. School Calendar Highlights: Prom, Graduation Slated for this Week Christine Loughran | Jun 20, 2011 | 0 Comments For the last week of school, students, teachers and parents say their goodbyes to another school year with end-of-the-year celebrations. District Teachers Say Goodbye: Larry Siena Christine Loughran | Jun 20, 2011 | 1 Comment Port Chester High School English teacher of 38 years to retire this month. See more News » Things to Do 12:00am Volleyball Camp, Next Level Volleyball Next Level Volleyball Camp is in its third year of offering summer camp instruction at SUNY Purchase College. This week-long … 10:30am Toddler Story Time at The Voracious Reader The Voracious Reader hosts Toddler Story Time on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 2 p.m. "Stories, coloring and fun around a …

06/21/11 New Today in The Daily Port Chester

What's Up in

The Daily Port Chester

Port Chester High Senior Gives Thanks
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/21/11
	PORT CHESTER, N.Y. – With prom and graduation coming back to back, high school senior Antonio Garcia has a lot on his mind this week. However, the 17-year-old made sure to find the time to thank the people at school who helped him get to where he is."I found people here that care about you and want READ MORE

No Vote On Children's Museum Lease At Rye Playland
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/21/11
	WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Westchester County Board of Legislators has delayed a vote to lease out the North Bathhouse at Rye Playland to the Westchester Children's Museum until its next meeting July 11. "It's all part of the process," said Tracy Kay, executive director of the museum. The decision READ MORE

Weekend Tip Yields No Results in Spierer Case
by Natalia Baage-Lord | 06/20/11
	Bloomington Police continued their search over the weekend for missing Edgemont resident Lauren Spierer, after someone reported a suspicious odor with the possibility of a body. When the tip was received at 3 p.m. on Sunday, police assumed that it might have something to do with the Spierer READ MORE

New Crib Safety Standards Protect Infants
by Mitch Lipka | 06/20/11
	The rules for how cribs must be made are changing dramatically in the wake of the recall of millions of drop-side cribs that followed the deaths of about three dozen infants and toddlers since 2000. On June 28, every store in America that sells cribs will have to purge its old inventory and only READ MORE

'Love Me Some Bakery' Hot in New Rochelle
by Danny LoPriore | 06/20/11
	Tia Alleyne has been watching her mom, grandma and aunts bake for years. With all that love working in the kitchen, it's no surprise that the New Rochelle baker has turned homegrown tradition into a homegrown business called Love Me Some Bakery. A career financial services professional for 15 years, READ MORE

Port Chester Kid Loves Baseball And Books
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/20/11
	Fourth grader Xavier Massey sat on the bleachers by the baseball fields in Port Chester's Lyon Park eating a pack of sunflower seeds Saturday afternoon after playing two games in the morning. "I like watching the other teams play," said Xavier, 10, whose team "Lockdown" won their first game against READ MORE

06/21/11 The Raw Port Chester News Feed

News Reports About Port Chester, NY

Support Port Chester Cheerleaders at Sunday Car Wash Patch.com Friends and neighbors can get a great deal by stopping by the Port Chester Middle School parking lot on Sunday, where junior varsity cheerleaders will return their rides to a pre-storm gleam, all for a good cause. Money raised during the car wash will ...

District Teachers Say Goodbye: Mary Romanello Patch.com The departing science teacher has been a familiar face to Port Chester students for 22 years. By Christine Loughran Mary Romanello spent her first three years with the Port Chester School District teaching at the Edison ...

New Volunteers Get A Trial By Fire Patch.com Five days after they officially joined the ranks of the Port Chester Fire Department, a handful of new volunteers found themselves fighting a fierce blaze. By Nik Bonopartis Seven Port Chester Volunteer Firefighters recently ...

Neighbors Confused After Street Signs Are Removed Patch.com Port Chester Republicans say the alternate-side parking signs were removed without the approval of the board. Trustees are expected to discuss the issue tonight. By Nik Bonopartis Residents who live in a four-block ...

06/20/11 This Just In .....

A Port Chester News Report

Family of three and friend die in Westchester plane crash The Journal News | LoHud.com Local emergency personnel — including county police, members of the Armonk and Port Chester fire departments, Port Chester rescue and Greenwich, Conn., search and rescue crews — also responded. All-terrain vehicles and search dogs were being used in ...

06/20/11 No Cause Yet in Deadly Westchester Plane Crash and more from Port Chester Patch

Today 79° 59° Tomorrow 83° 65° June 20, 2011 Your News No Cause Yet in Deadly Westchester Plane Crash Harold F. Cobin and Jonann Brady | Jun 20, 2011 | 0 Comments Four people aboard the plane were killed in the fiery crash. The pilot owned an art gallery in Piermont. Family Killed in Westchester Plane Crash Frequented Montauk Matthew Margolis | Jun 19, 2011 | 2 Comments Montauk Airport Manager Helen Gil says her "heart sank" when she heard the news. Assembly Derails Bid to Repeal MTA Tax Dan Wiessner | Jun 19, 2011 | 2 Comments A bill that would repeal that controversial MTA payroll tax in suburban counties has passed the Senate, but appears to be headed into limbo in the Assembly. A number of local lawmakers co-sponsored the measure. See more News » Things to Do 12:00am Volleyball Camp, Next Level Volleyball Next Level Volleyball Camp is in its third year of offering summer camp instruction at SUNY Purchase College. This week-long … 11:00am 'Mommy Mondays' at the Voracious Reader The Voracious Reader hosts 'Mommy Mondays' weekly at 11 a.m. New moms and their babies (18 months and under) are invited to gather … Monday, June 20, 2011 All Day Volleyball Camp, Next Level Volleyball 11:00am 'Mommy Mondays' at the Voracious Reader 12:30pm WJCS Senior Program Movie Mondays 2:00pm Literacy for Life: English Conversation Group 7:00pm Sound Shore Toastmasters 7:30pm Remembering Cary Grant: Jennifer Grant joins Janet Maslin to Discuss her Father See more Events »

06/20/11 New Today in The Daily Port Chester

What's Up in

The Daily Port Chester

Port Chester Kid Loves Baseball And Books
by Ryan Villarreal | 06/20/11
	Fourth grader Xavier Massey sat on the bleachers by the baseball fields in Port Chester's Lyon Park eating a pack of sunflower seeds Saturday afternoon after playing two games in the morning. "I like watching the other teams play," said Xavier, 10, whose team "Lockdown" won their first game against READ MORE

'Love Me Some Bakery' Hot in New Rochelle
by Danny LoPriore | 06/20/11
	Tia Alleyne has been watching her mom, grandma and aunts bake for years. With all that love working in the kitchen, it's no surprise that the New Rochelle baker has turned homegrown tradition into a homegrown business called Love Me Some Bakery. A career financial services professional for 15 years, READ MORE

Suburban Dad: Fathers Want Freedom, Get Ties
by Marek Fuchs | 06/19/11
	Father's Day calls to mind a lot of things, but I can't get past the spilled coffee. With three kids, sentiment rarely carries the day—any day—but especially not Father's Day. In my very own home, I had to put the kibosh on one abomination of a Father's Day tradition: the seemingly straightforward READ MORE

Victims Identified in Westchester Plane Crash
by Phil Corso | 06/19/11
	The four people killed Saturday in a small airplane crash near the Westchester County Airport were identified by the Department of Environmental Protection as Manhattan residents en route to Long Island. The victims were identified as Keith Weiner, 63, Lisa Weiner, 51, Isabel Weiner, 14, and READ MORE

'Well-Educated' Woman Snaps on Metro-North Train by Vanessa Inzitari | 06/18/11

A video of a self-proclaimed "well-educated" woman getting mouthy with a Metro-North conductor has gone viral, appearing on Yahoo News, Gawker and even the Daily Mail in the United Kingdom. After allegedly using profanity while talking loudly on a cell phone, a woman who reportedly boarded the New READ MORE

Port Chester Father Reflects on Spierer Case
by Ryan Villarreal and Phil Corso | 06/19/11
	Joe Durney sat at Starbucks in Rye Brook having coffee with his daughter Caitlin, who recently returned from Monroe Community College in Rochester while the parents of Lauren Spierer are still searching for their daughter in Indiana."It's a nightmare for any parent," said Durney. Spierer, a 2009 READ MORE

06/19/11 The Port Chester Topix News Message Board: Port Chester Father Reflects on Spierer Case

Port Chester - News June 19, 2011 See Port Chester Weather Port Chester Father Reflects on Spierer Case (The Daily Port Chester) Joe Durney sat at Starbucks in Rye Brook having coffee with his daughter Caitlin, who recently returned from Monroe Community College in Rochester while the parents of Lauren Spierer are still searching for their daughter in Indiana. Uninvited Guest at Port Chester School Fun Day (The Daily Port Chester) Fifth grader Jordan Lewis and his classmates had a blast at King Street School's Fun and Fitness Day, but an uninvited guest almost ruined the fun for everyone. Booze trips to Port Chester and beach violate man's probation (Darien News-Review) A Norwalk man convicted for the sexual assault of a fellow Darien fire cadet in 2008 was arrested for violating his probation after his GPS monitoring device showed he was making unauthorized trips for beer in Port Chester, N.Y. and to the beach over Memorial Day weekend. Please send your comments, news tips and press releases to PortChesterRoundup@gmail.com Unusual Suspects: Snapping Turtle Sighting, Late-Night Shrimp Run Leads to Arrest, and More (Patch) Here is Patch's weekly rundown of some of the more unusual police activity in the area this week.

06/19/11 Update: Four Dead in Armonk Plane Crash and more from Port Chester Patch

View as Webpage Today 81° 59° Tomorrow 80° 63° June 19, 2011 Your News Update: Four Dead in Armonk Plane Crash Jonann Brady, Satta Sarmah, and Renea Henry | Jun 18, 2011 | 0 Comments A small Cessna departing Westchester County Airport crashes about one mile from airport. Celebrating Dads Who Cook (Whole Pig, Homemade 'Garbage Plates' and Venison Stew) Katie Ryan O'Connor | Jun 18, 2011 | 1 Comment Dads — at least the ones in my family — love to cook and cook big. Opposite Styles Become One This Weekend at Clay Art Center Christine Loughran | Jun 18, 2011 | 0 Comments Clay Art Center will celebrate the opening of their newest joint exhibition, Where We Agree, this Saturday from 6-8 p.m. See more News »