Memorial Day: Let Truth Keep Marching On!
Currently on the National Parks Service website is the following description of what is believed to be the first commemoration of Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day. It reads as follows: “On May...
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UCCW’s Annual Holiday Toy Distribution Delivers a ¡Feliz Navidad!
Four-hundred-and-fifty children of all ages received gifts at the 17th Annual Holiday Toy Distribution organized by United Community Center of Westchester (UCCW). Because of the recent flood at the UCCW office, this year’s Toy...
Thoughts About the First Day of School
This year let’s welcome the start of the school year with intentionality.
Update: Lincoln Pool Passes Now Available Online
Shortly after New RoAR News commented on the difficulty of obtaining pool permits and the disparity between the procedures for the pool and tennis permits, the city updated its website to include online access...
No Place To Swim Access to New Rochelle’s Only Public Pool Needs an Overhaul
New Rochelle has one public pool located in Lincoln Park. But the city’s bureaucracy has made it difficult for local kids to swim there.
Raymond Fowler Continues to Fight for Justice for Son, Jarrel Garris
Raymond Fowler’s son, Jarrel Garris, lost his life on July 3, 2023. On September 18, 2024 the NYS Office of Special Investigation, which reviews all deaths at the hands of the police, released its...
Building Resilient Futures – Event by Sister to Sister International
April 5, 2025 from 10 am to 5 pm Event by Sister to Sister International entitled Building Resilient Futures: Holistic Approaches to Mental Health, Justice and Economic Empowerment
Red Light Pedestrian Safety Comes to New Rochelle’s North End. What About Memorial Highway?
For decades New Rochelleans have wondered why an effective pedestrian safety tool for busy intersections has not been deployed in New Rochelle. Anyone familiar with the Four Corners in Pelham (intersection of Boston Post...
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City Reverses Dismissal of NR Municipal Housing Authority Commissioners by Former City Manager Strome ‘Fantastic Four’ Now Eligible for Reinstatement The City of New Rochelle has reached a settlement agreement with the four New...
James C. Stowe Park Unveiled
On Friday, November 15, a park located at the corner of Lemke and Rockland Places in New Rochelle, N.Y. was renamed forever as JAMES C. STOWE PARK. A highly accomplished individual who served in...