Greg Farrell

If the way-too-close-to-call mayoral election in Pelham Manor had taken place two years ago, all eyes would be on Village Hall, at 4 Penfield Place, where the review process would determine the winner. But since the village’s elections were taken over by the county this year, the action is taking place in White Plains and...

The race is not over, but if Village of Pelham Manor mayor Jennifer Monachino Lapey and trustee Tim Case maintain their slim leads and win re-election, it will be because their strategy of getting every last vote from absentee ballots outperformed the Democrats’ drive to get their voters to the polls early and on election...

Finally, a full two weeks after November 4, the vote totals are in for Pelham Manor’s hotly contested elections for mayor and the board of trustees. No overseas absentee ballots arrived by the November 17 cutoff date for residents living abroad, so last week’s vote totals hold; incumbent mayor Jennifer Lapey bested challenger Mark Cardwell...

The Westchester County Board of Elections has scheduled the recount for the Pelham Manor mayoral and trustee races for December 2, according to a notice sent today to the candidates. “The Manual Recount of Absentee/Affidavit ballots and Machine Ballots will begin on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 and will take place at 445 Hamilton Ave, 8th...

Pelham Manor incumbent trustee Tim Case emerged victorious over challenger Ryan Kurtz following a recount concluded today by the Westchester County Board of Elections, winning re-election to the Board of Trustees by two votes, the same margin he held going into the review. The recount also confirmed the re-election of Jennifer Monachino Lapey as mayor...

The arrest by the Mount Vernon Police Department of a Pelham Memorial High School student last week on charges of armed robbery has roiled the school district and sparked some concern among parents about safety at the school. Superintendent Cheryl Champ and interim high school principal Sean Llewellyn have provided no information about the student,...

A crowd of some 200 people rallied at Wolfs Lane Park last month to protest the policies of U.S. President Donald J. Trump. In particular, protesters at the March 28 rally focused the launch of military attacks against Iran in late February. The rally follows a “No Kings” protest that took place in Pelham last...

The Community Church of the Pelhams appears to be up for sale again, according to Dan Bollin, president of the Pelhamwood Association, who spoke at last week’s Town Council meeting. The last time the church appeared to be up for sale, in 2022, Bollin and the association fought a proposed development on the site led...

Timothy Magambo, who grew up in Pelham and graduated from Pelham Memorial High School last year, died this weekend in an apparent drowning accident off Shelter Island, according to a statement from the Shelter Island Police. Magambo was an honors student as well as an athlete. According to his Linked in profile, he was studying...

Just before noon on Tuesday, the Village of Pelham Fire Department received a call reporting an odor of electrical burning near Rockwells. Moments later, after fire engines had been dispatched, a second 911 call reported a basement fire at 109 Wolfs Lane, the vacant storefront beside Tiso Appliances. Over the next hour, Village of Pelham...