By Lindsay Emery When envelopes, catalogs, brochures and advertisements show up in your mailbox, you might call it junk mail. But you may have noticed that you are getting less of it during the coronavirus outbreak. That’s certainly true for people living in Westchester County, one of the early hotspots for infection right outside of Read more about Printing and the Pandemic[…]
By Lindsay Emery Anyone who interacts with Elisabeth Southorn knows that she has a big heart. She also has a knack to bring people together. So shortly after settling in the town of Mount Kisco, New York in 2012, she set about organizing a youth choir called the Westchester Youth Choirs (WYC). I served as Read more about Selfless in the Storm[…]
Name of Community: New Castle (Contains Hamlets of Chappaqua and Millwood) Established (date): 1791 Land area: 23.4 sq miles Population: 18,035 Population over 65: 2,478 Population per sq. mile: 23.4 Racial Makeup: 86.8% White, 8.8% Asian, 3.3% Hispanic, 1.8% Black Persons per household: 3.04 Per Capita Income: $99,067 Bachelor Degree or above: 83.5% Life expectancy: Read more about Chappaqua by the Numbers[…]
By Lindsay Emery Today, I got a notification on my phone about my roommate’s senior research dinner. She had asked my whole apartment if we would want to see her present her research and convinced us to go by saying we would get free food. Little did I know that everything that the rest of Read more about I Miss My Friends: Journal | April 17[…]
By Lindsay Emery I was apprehensive about covering the story of doctor and nurse celebrations at the Northern Westchester Hospital, but I knew it would be a great clip. I didn’t know what was going to happen. I had never even thought about how close you have to get to have a good recording on Read more about Covering the Hospital: Journal | April 8[…]
By Lindsay Emery Today was my friend Rebecca’s birthday! We call her Ellis, which is her last name. We felt bad that she wouldn’t be able to celebrate her birthday out and about so we decided that we would celebrate in the best way we could think of — with a surprise! My other friends Read more about Ellis’ Birthday and Take Back the Net: Journal | April 7[…]
By Lindsay Emery It is beginning to set in. President Crutcher sent an email tonight stating that there would be no graduation in May. I know this will sound selfish, but I am devastated. No celebration of our accomplishments and no date set for the future graduation that he implied. I had been looking forward Read more about No Graduation: Journal | March 16[…]
By Lindsay Emery I have no clothes. Yes, that should not be at the top of my concerns, but I have four pairs of shorts to my name in this house. Four. Pairs. Of. Shorts. That’s not even a week’s worth of shorts. It is mid-march, which means that it won’t be warm again until Read more about No Clothes: Journal | March 11[…]