Words in Edgewise News Roundup - February 8, 2026
DUBLIN, IRELAND (February 8, 2026) — I have been distracted over the past week as the big day approached but finally, on Friday, I became a grandparent. Meet little Frankie. Mother and baby are doing well. I am looking forward to meeting him in two weeks when I travel to the USA.
You will have to forgive me if my article production dropped off a bit but here is a roundup of the latest.
Blast from the Past
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Talk of the Sound
- East Green Wave Girls Hockey Team Makes History With First Section 1 Title
- Mount St. Mary’s Pulls Away for 83-76 Victory Over Iona in MAAC Play
- New Rochelle Sophomore Milan Smith Earns National Lacrosse Recognition at Best in Class Showcase
- SBA Suspends 111,620 California Borrowers Over $8.6 Billion in Suspected Pandemic Fraud
- Pelham Senior Among 22 Westchester Students Named 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars
- Power Outage Prompts Alarm Response at New Rochelle High-Rise Amid Ongoing Heating Issues
- Former Westchester Legislative Aide Anand Singh Pleads Guilty in Federal Sex Sting Case
- Siena Rallies From Double-Digit Deficit to Beat Iona 79-72
- Firefighters Battle Fully Involved Car Fire on Hutchinson River Parkway
- Threat Against New Rochelle Superintendent Prompts Heightened Security at Middle School
- SBA Offers Low-Interest Disaster Loans to Victims of Cottage Avenue (Mount Vernon) Apartment Fire
- Family Services of Westchester Opens New Head Start Center in New Rochelle
- Westchester Cops Defy Bone-Chilling Cold to Nab 38 in Multi-County Crackdown
- Knicks Donate ‘Roundball Rock’ Artwork to Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle
- Governor Hochul Awards $9 Million in Federal Funds for MFA Hard Tokens to Local Governments, Including Larchmont and Rye Brook
Elsewhere on the Web
- Town of Mamaroneck Board Fills Vacant Seat
- Knicks donate ‘Roundball Rock’ ball to Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle
- Mariano Rivera Lawsuit Still Pending
- New Rochelle Man Charged with Assault during Birthday Party in CT
Major Series
Flowers Park RFP – Bob Young Proposal – FOIL Litigation
Robert P. Rubicco: Criminal, Liar, Fraud, Daycare Operator
New Rochelle Thimblerig Series
Sustainable Westchester Series
Alec McKenna – Kamal Flowers Archive
New Rochelle Board of Education: Criminal Enterprise Masquerading as an Educational Institution
Nightmare on Stephenson Boulevard / NRPD PACT Unit PFFL Porn & Gambling Website
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