Samantha Antrum

4 days ago | lohud.com | Samantha Antrum

Goats will be grazing in New Rochelle's Ward Acres Park for nine days starting June 2 to help clear invasive plants. To celebrate the goats' visit, the Ward Acres Conservancy and New Rochelle Parks and Recreation Department are hosting the "Hands & Hooves: A Sustainability Festival" on June 7. This week, you may see something a bit unusual in one of New Rochelle’s parks.

5 days ago | lohud.com | Samantha Antrum

New Rochelle, NY is hosting a month-long series of Juneteenth events. Events include a historical exhibit on Black entrepreneurship, a one-woman show about Harriet Tubman, and the Lincoln Park Conservancy’s annual Juneteenth celebration. Along with the first days of summer, the month of June brings Juneteenth, the anniversary of the date when the last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.

2 weeks ago | lohud.com | Samantha Antrum

New Rochelle will host three Memorial Day ceremonies, starting with Sunday's ceremony placing flags on veteran gravestones. The city of New Rochelle will honor those who died while serving in the military with a series of three ceremonies this Memorial Day weekend on Sunday and Monday. All are open to the public. Observe Memorial Day in New RochelleThe first ceremony, on Sunday, May 25, is a grave decoration at the city’s two cemeteries: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and Beechwoods Cemetery.

2 weeks ago | lohud.com | Samantha Antrum

It's been a difficult few months for the New Rochelle school district, which was facing a financial deficit of up to $33 million for 2025-26. The district took a risk by seeking to increase its property tax levy by more than its state-imposed tax cap allowed — requiring the approval of more than 60% of voters. But the risk paid off early Wednesday morning, as New Rochelle voters passed the $359.5 million budget plan by a 3,976-2,046 margin.

2 weeks ago | lohud.com | Samantha Antrum

In her second State of the City speech, New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert was all about spreading enthusiasm. The mayor, not long ago a political newcomer, projected confidence as she promoted one plan after another for her adopted city. And her audience at City Hall on May 8 started picking up her vibes.