New York Press Association First Amendment Essay Contest: PMHS Senior Gabriel Silberblatt Wins $500 Scholarship from The Pelham Weekly

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of...

Statewide Winner of NY Press Association Essay Contest: Melissa J. Bykofsky of West Hempstead, NY

By Melissa J. Bykofsky
West Hempstead, NY High School

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or...

Election Campaign Statements:Statement of Democratic Slate In Pelham Village: Hotchkiss, Lewis, Morris and Weinstein

The Village of Pelham Democratic Party candidates issued this final statement ahead of the election next Tuesday, March 20:

"In the past few weeks, our team...

School Board Members Looking for Possible Ways To Reduce Proposed 2007-08 School Budget

Members of the Pelham Board of Education spent almost two hours Monday night looking for possible ways to cut the proposed 2007-08 school budget,...

Election Campaign Statements:Manor Party/Republican Mayoral Candidate Tom Lavin Issues Final Statement

Tom Lavin, Manor Party and Republican Party candidate for mayor in the Village of Pelham Manor, issued this final campaign statement:

"As the campaign for Mayor...

Election Campaign Statements:Mayoral Candidate: Michael Treanor

Michael Treanor, the Democratic Party candidate for mayor in Pelham Manor, issued this final campaign statement:

"I am proud of my prior service in local government...

Preliminary Village Budgets Will Be Available on Tuesday, March 20

The preliminary 2007-08 budgets for the Village of Pelham and the Village of Pelham Manor will be made available late on the afternoon of...

Ways to Fight Global Warming Listed on www.westchestergov.com

Westchester County has a new section on its web site listing suggestions on what people, governments and businesses can do to decrease greenhouse gases that...

Audio Webcast of Manor Meeting Available

An audio recording of the Pelham Manor Village Board meeting of March 12 is on www.pelhammanor.org (Click on "Meetings" on the home page and...

This Is Sunshine Week

Sunshine Week, which celebrates "Your Right to Know," is this week (March 11-17), with many newspapers across the country spotlighting the importance of the First...

Pelham Boy Scout Troop #1 Celebrating its 89th Year With Eagle Project, Trip to Massachusetts and Family Dinner

The first two months of 2007 saw Pelham Boy Scout Troop #1 completing an Eagle Project, taking a trip to Massachusetts and holding a family...

Nancy Shaw and Norina Gilberg Honored By Pelham Senior Citizens Club

At a recent meeting of the Pelham Senior Citizens Club, Nancy Shaw (far left) and Norina Gilberg received Distinguished Service awards. The presentations were made...

Dr. Steven Schwartz Elected Fellow Of American Physical Society

Dr. Steven Schwartz of Pelham, professor of physiology and biophysics and of biochemistry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has been...