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Commemorates 50th anniversary of vote to merge Village of North Pelham and Village of Pelham
January 28, 2025

To the editor: The last day of this month marks the 50th anniversary of the referenda that combined...

Luis-Joshua Casenas finishes in 15th place at National Grades K-12 Chess Championship
December 10, 2024

To the editor: Just want to inform you my other son, Luis-Joshua Casenas, who is in 12th grade, also...

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Residents of Sixth Avenue apartment building bring complaints about lack of parking to Pelham village board
Residents of Sixth Avenue apartment building bring complaints about lack of parking to Pelham village board
By Kiran Schwaderer, Managing Editor • February 7, 2025

Almost a dozen residents of the apartment building at 305 Sixth Ave. attended the Village of Pelham Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 28 to ask for interim and long-term parking solutions after they lost spaces when the new Municipal Building and the...

Additional plans for expansions at Siwanoy and secondary campus considered by school board
Additional plans for expansions at Siwanoy and secondary campus considered by school board
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor • February 7, 2025

At a school board work session Jan. 28, the district's architects presented two new plans for additions to Siwanoy Elementary School and four more for the secondary campus. At the same time, the overall costs of the various scenarios the board of education...

Foto Feature: Filming of TV show blocks parking on Fifth Avenue and First Street
Foto Feature: Filming of TV show blocks parking on Fifth Avenue and First Street
By Lark Martin, Executive Editor • February 6, 2025

On Monday, Eye on the Ball Productions Inc. filmed scenes downtown for an upcoming television series, as authorized by the Village of Pelham. Film equipment, including large trucks, tents and lights, blocked public parking on Fifth Avenue and First Street...

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Additional plans for expansions at Siwanoy and secondary campus considered by school board
Additional plans for expansions at Siwanoy and secondary campus considered by school board
By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor • February 7, 2025

At a school board work session Jan. 28, the district's architects presented two new plans for additions to Siwanoy Elementary School and four more for...

Foto Feature: PMHS students rock stage at Battle of the Bands
Foto Feature: PMHS students rock stage at Battle of the Bands
By Samantha Chalissery, Staff Reporter • February 5, 2025

The annual Pelham Memorial High School Battle of the Bands took place last Friday. Despite some technical difficulties and a longer than intended run time,...

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Artist opens new downtown studio featuring works of 'psycho-visceral surrealism'
Artist opens new downtown studio featuring works of ‘psycho-visceral surrealism’
By Oliver Lavallee, Assistant Managing Editor • January 31, 2025

Irrix Screen, a local artist, has recently opened a public studio in the building at One Wolfs Lane. Screen said he decided to move his studio to its...

House of Ink tattoo shop moves to Fifth Avenue from Mount Vernon
House of Ink tattoo shop moves to Fifth Avenue from Mount Vernon
By Scarlett Hanlon, Entertainment Editor • January 22, 2025

Tattoo shop House of Ink moved from Mount Vernon to Fifth Avenue in Pelham next to STATS Preschool and Pelham Smoke Shop on New Year's Day. "We were...

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From left, Will Garrow, Camden White, Winston Speros and Ian Hearle. (Photo courtesy Pelham Varsity Hockey Instagram)
PMHS ice hockey team victorious in rivalry game against Rye
By Conor Waters, Sports Editor • January 21, 2025

In a late-season rivalry game against Rye last Tuesday, the PMHS ice hockey team added a big 3-1 win to the season's tally. The Pelican's overall offensive...

Chris Koclanes (right) speaks at a press conference after being named head coach of the WNBA's Dallas Wings. (Photo: Dallas Wings Zoom feed)
Pelham’s Chris Koclanes named head coach of WNBA’s Dallas Wings
By Gillian Ho, Deputy Managing Editor • January 15, 2025

Chris Koclanes, who grew up in Pelham and graduated from the high school in 2007, was named head coach of the WNBA's Dallas Wings on Dec. 23. "I look...

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Pelham Examiner seeks executive director to lead newspaper
Pelham Examiner seeks executive director to lead newspaper
By Rich Zahradnik

On June 1, I will be stepping down as volunteer executive director of the Pelham Examiner. I’m writing to invite anyone with the interest and experience...

PMHS boys' swim team goes undefeated, winning first league title in program history
PMHS boys’ swim team goes undefeated, winning first league title in program history
By Nick Lieggi, Managing Editor • February 3, 2020

With a dominant regular-season record of 9 and 0, the PMHS boys' varsity swim soared to victory in the Section 1 League 3 championship meet...

Pelham Memorial High School Band Director Andrew Van Bochove conducting the jazz band.
22nd annual Pelham Music Festival continues to showcase local talent
By Samantha Bonanno, Staff Reporter • February 4, 2025

Over 80 local students of all ages congregated at the Pelham Country Club to participate in the annual Pelham Music Festival on Saturday. The young musicians...

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Black History Month: Reflect on past. Move to future without racism and discrimination.
Black History Month: Reflect on past. Move to future without racism and discrimination.
By Amy Paulin February 4, 2025

Since 1976, February has been celebrated as National Black History Month. We use this time to honor the brave activists who fought against racial discrimination...

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We're only at 18% of our fundraising goal: Please take time during a busy fall to support YOUR community newspaper
We’re only at 18% of our fundraising goal: Please take time during a busy fall to support YOUR community newspaper
November 14, 2024

Dear Reader: Autumn is busy around here. Your newspaper has already covered the Pelham Children’s Center's Pumpkin Festival, the Pelham Civic Association...

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