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Towel, Flip-Flops, ID: Beaches In Westchester To Reopen, Here's When
Beach season is back in Westchester County just in time for Memorial Day weekend, with pools to follow in late June, officials announced.
Three popular county-owned beaches — Croton Point in Croton-on-Hudson, Glen Island in New Rochelle, and Playland in Rye — will reopen Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, May 24 to 26, on a pre-season basis, weather permitting, according to Westchester County Parks.
The beaches will operate weekends and holidays through Sunday, June 22. Starting Friday, June 27, Glen Island and Playland beaches will open daily, while Croton Point Beach will continue …
Over 300 Homes, Hotel, Retail Space Set For Waterfront Makeover In New Rochelle
A long-anticipated plan to transform New Rochelle’s waterfront into a thriving mixed-use community is moving forward following the approval of the site plan, officials announced.
Pratt Landing, a landmark redevelopment project along the Long Island Sound, will turn a former industrial brownfield into a vibrant residential, commercial, and recreational hub. The project will include more than 300 residential units, a hotel, over 40,000 square feet of commercial space, and a revitalized New Rochelle Naval Armory, which will provide veterans housing and community spaces, city officials announced…
Friends Remember Men Killed In Old Saybrook Boat Crash After Police ID Victims
Friends and family are remembering two victims of a Long Island Sound boat crash that killed three and sent six others to the hospital in Connecticut.
New London County residents Ian Duchemin, age 25, of Oakdale, and Ryan D. Britagna, age 24, of Waterford, were killed on Monday, Sept. 2, when their boat hit the break wall at the mouth of the Connecticut River, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said. Searchers found their bodies on Friday, Sept. 6.
Middlesex County resident Christopher Hallahan, age 34, of Westbrook, also died in the crash ne…
Spec-Quack-ular: 'World's Largest Rubber Duck' Coming To Rye Playland
A unique, six-story-tall attraction made of rubber will soon be coming to the shores of Westchester.
"The World's Largest Rubber Duck" will arrive in Rye Playland on Friday, Aug. 16, and stay through Sunday, Aug. 18, serving as the centerpiece of the park's "Second Annual Duck Days of Summer" celebration.
The 61-foot-tall duck, which aims to bring "love and joy to the globe," according to its website, will be accompanied by her 10-foot-high "baby ducking," Timmy.
The immense, 15.5-ton spectacle visits locations from California to Canada, attracting massive audiences along…