Police report: March 29, 2024

Police report: March 29, 2024

A Horse Goes for A Stroll (Twice!), A Fox Gets Injured and Several Firearms are Missing Writing by Eve Marx Artwork by Cara McPartland  Bedford  Stolen miles  On March 18, a Bedford resident reported missing airline miles; American Airlines kindly explained that in the last three months there were nine separate occurrences of unauthorized use of the complainant’s miles. A ...
Out Loud: Listen

Out Loud: Listen

Writing  by Laura Hull Founders’ note: Not everyone is born with the ability to use their voice. Not everyone can easily communicate their thoughts, feelings, hopes and dreams. On this page, we’re giving non speaking people in our community the opportunity to be heard. The authors are students at Mouth to Hand Learning Center in Mount Kisco. You can read ...
Why Dogs Chew Furniture, Eat “Gross” Things and More

Why Dogs Chew Furniture, Eat “Gross” Things and More

Writing by Dr. Sarah J. Cutler Artwork by Zoe Stevens Were’s a riddle for you: What is difficult to imagine but impossible to forget? The answer: a natural disaster. hen my children were young, one of their favorite books was “Chewy Louie” by Howie Schneider. The story is about a family who brings a scruffy puppy named Louie into their home ...
Police report: March 22, 2024

Police report: March 22, 2024

Activated burglar alarms, car wash drama and rotten contractors  Writing by Eve Marx Artwork by Cara McPartland  Bedford  Falling trees bring down wires A caller reported a fallen tree on a house on Lily Pond Lane in Katonah, on March 11; the police and fire personnel who responded saw the downed tree and dangling wires. The house wasn’t damaged, and ...
How to Protect Your Home From a Disaster

How to Protect Your Home From a Disaster

And what to do if it happens to you Writing by Lindsey Gaynor Artwork by Cara McPartland Here’s a riddle for you: What is difficult to imagine but impossible to forget? The answer: a natural disaster.  “We were once called to provide additional aid for a fire in Bedford,” says Michael Roper, a volunteer firefighter with the Katonah Fire Department ...
Police Report: March 15, 2024

Police Report: March 15, 2024

A vivid imagination, several deer playing in traffic and more false alarms Writing by Eve Marx Artwork by Cara McPartland Bedford  Possible peeping Tom  A caller on Middle Patent Road reported a man suspected of being a peeping Tom on March 4. They reported that the man was looking into people's windows. Police arrived, but the man was gone. The ...
Connecting with Andre Catrini

Connecting with Andre Catrini

Writing by Oscar Andy Hammerstein Northern Westchester native André Catrini graduated from John Jay High School in 2007 and is now a musical composer and lyricist in Manhattan. A graduate of the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati (CCM), Catrini composed the score for the new musical S/He & Me, which tells the story of Alexandra Billings; ...
Remembering Roy Lerner

Remembering Roy Lerner

The Vista-based artist passed away last May at the age of 68 Writing by Rob Cavenagh Photography by Justin Negard Some children have fond memories of watching their parents in the kitchen or going to their workplace on days off of school. Yvonne Lerner, however, remembers doing her homework in her father’s studio, located approximately a quarter mile from their ...
Mary Ellis

Mary Ellis

Writing by Ava Fleisher Photography by Justin Negard This story begins when artist Mary Ellis was “very, very young.” An abstract expressionist painter and owner of Fifth Avenue Manufacturers, Ellis received support from those around her who could recognize her unique style. But throughout her childhood and adolescence, she struggled in school.  “I was told that I shouldn’t even apply ...