Recommended Reading: Talk of the Sound
December 12, 2021
A list of links from the past three weeks (we took a break) curated by Robert Cox for the Westchester Sound Shore Community.
Featured Stories
Federal Complaint Filed Against New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence
New Rochelle Community-Police Partnership Board Holds Third Stop on Listening Tour at The Hollow
New Rochelle Police Make Yet Another Gun-Related Arrest
New Rochelle Superintendent Gifts Hundreds of Employees 3 Days Paid Leave at Taxpayer Expense
IRS Revokes Non-Profit Status of The New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence
3 Juveniles Arrested, Stolen Car Recovered
Iona Preparatory Responds to Insensitive Employee Remark About Student-Athlete
WiFi Signal Swastika Found in Vicinity of New Rochelle High School
Elderly Man Sucker-Punched to the Face, Suspect Apprehended by New Rochelle Police
Police See “No Credible Threat” from Social Media Post Aimed at New Rochelle School
New Rochelle To Host Holiday Market at Its Historic Train Station
Elsewhere on the Web
Rye Twins Compete in College Cup, MLS Cup
Iona College Irish Dance Team Places First in Intercollegiate Irish Dance Festival
Don McLean gearing up for a UK tour
New Rochelle family’s special Christmas tree stolen from yard
Fire in Mamaroneck kills 52-year-old woman after blaze breaks out on Richbell Road
The Christmas Spectacular is back with Rockette from Mamaroneck
Judge declines to unseal records about raid on Project Veritas founder
Demolition on pause as lawsuit holds up Tarry Lighthouse project in Port Chester
Westy Self Storage Sues Port Chester, NY, Over New CubeSmart Project
Port Chester firefighters battle fire in senior citizens complex
New Larchmont Chief’s Former Dept Accused of Sexual Harassment
New Larchmont Chief Talks About Policing and Lawsuit
Competition Will Be Fierce for Homes in 2022’s 10 Hottest Markets
Who Will Hold Prosecutors Accountable?
Marcus Freeman Named 30th Head Football Coach At Notre Dame
New Rochelle Receives $12 Million Federal Grant through U.S. DOT’s RAISE Program
Why Is My House Taking So Long To Build? The Global Supply Chain
New Rochelle Man Charged in 1999 Murder of 13-Year-Old Girl
Iona Prep Wins First Catholic High School Football League Championship
College basketball: Iona suffers first loss to Belmont, will face No. 4 Kansas on Sunday
Why overly kind and moral people can rub you up the wrong way
She Ran a Bronx Homeless Shelter. Here’s What She Spent Millions On
Fitch Rates Westchester County, NY’s $186MM GO Bonds ‘AA ‘; Outlook Stable
Swim School Opens at New Rochelle YMCA
Monroe Mustangs Football Accepts Invitation to The Graphic Edge Bowl to Take on Iowa Central
Iona MBB Stuns No. 10 Alabama, 72-68
Pitino, Iona make history with upset of Alabama
Baseball star bounces from New Rochelle prep school after staff member’s alleged racism
Olga Castellanos Torres, Longtime Ursuline Teacher, Passes
FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center to Open in New Rochelle
Mamaroneck Adopts Climate Emergency Declaration
Assembly Finds ‘Overwhelming Evidence’ Cuomo Engaged in Sexual Harassment
The 1938 New Rochelle 250th Anniversary Commemorative Half Dollar
Holiday Market at New Rochelle Train Station
A Socialite Invented This Quintessential Cuban Sandwich
Ray Rice headlines five-member class inducted into Westchester Sports Hall of Fame
Pete Buttigieg gains influence with opportunity to shape infrastructure priorities
Iona MBB Wins Fifth Straight, Tops North Alabama, 81-65
Larchmont, Mamaroneck Mayors Clash on Cable Fees
Iona MBB Upends Liberty In MAAC-ASun Challenge Opener
Update: Huguenot Academy’s Move to Monroe College
Pride and Music Mark Reception Celebrating Latinos’ Migration to New Rochelle
Most NY local governments open door to pot sales
Stella gets ready for a stellar opening
Court Filings Allege Ugly Behavior By Expelled Ursuline Student
Salon Relocates to RXR Development in Downtown New Rochelle
George Latimer isn’t running for governor, but his DMs are open for LG
NY lawmaker introduces bill to bring back Tappan Zee Bridge
Iona MBB Bests Harvard In Overtime Thriller, 90-87
ICYMI
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Recommended Reading: Talk of the Sound October 3, 2021
Deep Dives
Inside the New Rochelle Police Department Clown Show – Table of Contents
Series: Nightmare on the Isle of Sans Souci
Alec McKenna – Kamal Flowers Archive
Michael Vaccaro – Malik Fogg Archive
Analysis of School Enrollment Projections for New Rochelle Schools 2015 – 2021
Investigation into 2020 New Rochelle School Election
A History of New Rochelle Alternative High School 1970 to 2020
Case History of Apex Grade Inflation at New Rochelle High School
Analysis of Outside Investigation into Apex Grade Inflation at New Rochelle High School
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