Monthly Archives: May 2012

This Week’s Visit to Captain Lawrence

Posted on May 31, 2012 by TJ

Since it was Memorial Day and all, for my ongoing series out of the Captain Lawrence Brewing facility over in Elmsford, I asked people in the tasting room who Captain Lawrence is named for. Most people there knew that owner Scott … Continue reading →

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Missing Rye Boy Crowley Found

Posted on May 31, 2012 by TJ

There appears to be very good news coming out of the frightening case of the missing Rye teen, Pierce Crowley. The Journal News reports that he has been found in Upper Manhattan. Crowley was recognized by a New York City … Continue reading →

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Pleasantville Music Fest Sets 2012 Lineup

Posted on May 30, 2012 by TJ

The Pleasantville Music Festival has announced its lineup for the 2012 shindig. You may have heard of the funky ska band The English Beat. You probably have not heard of Good Old War or Delta Spirit. You may wonder if Sloan Wainwright is … Continue reading →

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Police Save Dying Newborn On Metro-North

Posted on May 29, 2012 by TJ

While the rest of you were drinking Bud Lime and hurling lawn darts in the blazing sun, a pair of MTA police officers spent the holiday weekend saving a choking baby on board Metro-North. The baby and her mother were on … Continue reading →

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Sneaky Pete Says…

Posted on May 29, 2012 by TJ

“It’s an epic poem for me to get home!” –Pete Campbell, Mad Men, to his wife about commuting from Grand Central to Connecticut. What the slithery rat-bastard really wants is an apartment in the city so he can meet with … Continue reading →

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Teen Boy Missing From White Plains Train Area

Posted on May 28, 2012 by TJ

Fifteen year old Pierce Crowley of Rye has been missing since May 25. He was last seen at or near White Plains train station. Lohud has details: Pierce Crowley, a freshman at Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle, was last … Continue reading →

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Billion Dollar LIRR Disability Scandal Bags 10 More

Posted on May 23, 2012 by TJ

Ten Long Island Railroad veterans face federal fraud charges stemming from the full blown scandal that has seen railroad workers collect disability pensions despite what is often a lack of disability. Prosecutors called it a “massive fraud scheme,” according to … Continue reading →

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Station Cafe Targeting PM Commuters

Posted on May 22, 2012 by TJ

We checked in with Gerry Petraglia, owner of Station Cafe and Grille, to see how the first two months of operating a business out of the old Hawthorne train station is going. Petraglia said the first few months have exceeded … Continue reading →

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Mamaroneck’s ‘Club Car’ Gets Raves From NY Times

Posted on May 18, 2012 by TJ

Club Car, as the converted Mamaroneck train station is known, earned rave reviews from the NY Times’ food critic. M. H. Reed loved the setting: The dark polished wainscoting and unobtrusive attention from well-trained gray-vested servers give Club Car the … Continue reading →

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New York’s Got Talent

Posted on May 16, 2012 by TJ

Give it up to the Metro-North for the most rhapsodic lede you’ll read all day: The sound of harmonious voices and musical instruments from across the globe echoed into the granite halls of Grand Central Terminal today as the Metropolitan … Continue reading →

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