Joyce Newman, Environmental Reporter

Plastic Bag Ban in Mamaroneck Starts Dec. 1

A ban on single-use, carryout plastic bags, and a 5-cent fee for paper bags in the Town of Mamaroneck starting December 1.

Within a few hours drive of most Westchester towns, there used to be hundreds of animals like the golden eagle, sea turtle, or short-nosed sturgeon

In New Rochelle, the long-awaited Beechmont Lake Improvement Project is starting up.

Sheldrake Environmental Center’s popular Guided Mindfulness recently won a “Best of Westchester” award.

Rye Playland is now offering special discount “town days” for locals.

Get your history and your veggies in the same place.

The Daisies sold more than 1,400 boxes of cookies, about $1,100 worth, and gave a portion to Sheldrake.

Sheldrake Environmental Center will host a half-day Women’s Wellness Retreat on Saturday, May 18.

Playland is scheduled to open on Saturday, May 11. Special events include “May Days” and Mother’s Day events online here.

Is there such a thing as bird-friendly coffee? Choosing which coffee to drink can impact many migratory bird species.