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New York Times Reviews Port Chester's Piccolo Italian Gourmet
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Piccolo Italian Gourmet, a restaurant in Port Chester which opened in 2015, has loads of promise, but needs to tune up its service a bit, according to a review in The New York Times.
Chef Stefano Gentili, a native of Rome, honors his heritage with pasta dishes such as Lasagna Boscaiola and appetizers like a Crispy Artichoke Fritti in pesto sauce, according to The New York Times review.
The Times reviewer, who said the prices were reasonable and the menu diverse, found the 28-seat eatery’s service uneven and the kitchen somewhat slow in getting orders out, but liked it …
Cortlandt Announces Concert, Movie Series Schedule
VERPLANCK, N.Y. -- The Town of Cortlandt has released the schedule for its free concert and movie series at its waterfront park in Verplanck.
Concerts will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursdays, while the movies start at 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays.
The concerts, and their dates, are:
May 26: McLean Avenue Band (Irish-Celtic).
June 30: Flashback (oldies with Jimmy Russo, Butch Barbella, Mike Annunziato).
July 7: F.D.R. Drive Band (New York party band).
July 28: Soul Fusion (Motown, R&B, Soul).
Aug. 25: Island Soul (today’s hits with a Caribbean flavor).
The movies, and their dates, are:
J…
Black Bear Sightings Reported In Rockland, Police Say
CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- In the spring, does a young bear’s fancy turns to thoughts of love?
Not necessarily, say Clarkstown police -- it’s more likely garbage that bruins want as the weather warms up.
Police said Thursday that they have received several sightings of wandering black bears in the central Nyack area.
When the animals emerge from their long winter’s nap -- usually in March and May – they are as hungry as, well, bears.
Where better to grab a quick snack than trash cans, dumpsters, bird feeders, and pet food left outside?
(Bird feeders, said police, are not supposed to be out afte…
