Collections of photos from community events and happenings in November taking place in Bedford, Lewisboro and Pound Ridge. This page will be updated throughout the month as new photo galleries are added.
Opening Mill River Preserve
Robert J. Cummings Photos
The Mill River Preserve opening on Saturday was attended by more than 30 residents and land stewards. The group began at the Leon Levy Preserve parking lot and was led on a preserve tour by Westchester Land Trust staff and board members via the connecting trail. Kara Whelan, Janelle Robbins, and members of the next generation of young preserve stewards helped open the preserve to the public officially.
“The preserve is accessible and connected by a trail from the neighboring 370-acre Leon Levy Preserve, which is owned by the town of Lewisboro and protected with a WLT conservation easement,” the land trust’s website states. “Mill River Preserve provides a vital habitat corridor and offers recreation opportunities for the surrounding communities.”
Originally donated in 2018 by a local developer, this land is cared for by WLT and is now accessible as part of the organization’s commitment to land conservation and public enjoyment. WLT worked closely with the town of Lewisboro and many dedicated volunteers to create the trail and ready the preserve for the public.
Veterans Day Celebrations
Greg0ry Kaplowitz photos
Veterans Day celebration at Lewisboro Town House included speeches, music, and flag planting.
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Students and officials honored Veterans during a ceremony held at John Jay High School.
Repair and reuse!
The 10th semi-annual Pound Ridge Repair Café was held Oct. 19 at the Pound Ridge Elementary School and coincided with International Repair Day. The event is held on the third weekend in October and recognizes the establishment in 2017 of the Open Repair Alliance which promotes the “critical role that repair and reuse play in reducing waste, preserving resources and strengthening communities.” More than 100 items were repaired. The next Repair Café is March 15, 2025, at the school.
Lewisboro Golden Roads daffodil planting, Nov. 2
Robert J. Cummings photos
Robert J. Cummings photos
Lewisboro Golden Roads daffodil planting session took place on Nov. 2 at Keeler Field next to the South Salem Post Office. Over 100 volunteers signed up for 2 different shifts (plus cleanup) at the 18th annual Golden Roads digging and bulb planting event. This year the ground had to be prepped ahead of time by tillers and picks due to the exceptionally dry and hard conditions of the soil due to around 45 days with no rain. Volunteers were undeterred and worked on their 10x10 plots to plant over 4,000 bulbs for the day. There were over 40 plots covered with bulbs for next year’s bloom. Over the past 18 years over 60,000 bulbs have been planted in 18 different locations around Lewisboro. The program has been hugely successful and has been covered in national magazines and duplicated around the country in many spots. The goldenroads.org site has a tour map for seeing all of the sites in Lewisboro as they bloom each spring.
Walk and Roll to School
KATONAH-LEWISBORO SCHOOLS PHOTOS
Let's roll — The neighborhoods around Katonah Elementary School and Meadow Pond Elementary were filled with young walkers and bikers last month for Walk and Roll to School, an international initiative that celebrates safe streets and everyday exercise. The event is held annually at KES and monthly at MPES.
Happy Halloween!
Photos by Gregory Kaplowitz
Photos by Gabe Palacio
Photos by Ellen Best
Spooktacular Fun
The Katonah Village Improvement Society’s Katonahween Parade, a neighborhood get-together in Pound Ridge and pumpkin carving at the Bedford Hills train station were among the spooky seasonal events this past week.