By Staff     

Jan. 4, 2017:  Happy New Year! 

MyhometownBronxville welcomes 2017 by taking a look back one last time at some of the most significant stories of 2016. Following is a list of the headlines of some of the most popular stories of 2016, together with the first few sentences of each story. Clicking on the headlines will open the stories. Another article in this issue covers the major sports stories of 2016.

Crime, money, and property are perennial favorites, and Bronxville is not without its share of stories about each.

Highest-Priced House Ever in Bronxville Goes on the Market at $13,750,000, by Sheila Stoltz

Sep. 28, 2016:  The highest-priced house ever to go on the Bronxville Village real estate market has just been listed. "Oakledge," located at 5 Oakledge Road in Bronxville, has just come on the market for $13,750,000. Sheila Stoltz of Houlihan Lawrence, an associate broker, is the listing agent for Oakledge.

Bronxville Homeowner Charged with Securities Fraud and Wire Fraud in Scheme to Defraud Investors of $95 Million, by Carol P. Bartold

Mar. 30, 2016: Arrested on Saturday evening, March 26, at LaGuardia Airport, Bronxville homeowner Andrew Caspersen, a former partner in the firm PJT Partners Inc., appeared in federal court in Manhattan on Monday to face charges of securities fraud and wire fraud.

Topps Bakery is an icon among stores highly patronized by Bronxville shoppers, and two articles about the sale of the bakery were popular with readers.

Topps Bakery Sold by Owners: Read Farewell Letter to Community, by R. Heath Lachman and Jacqueline Lachman

Dec. 7, 2016:  It is with mixed emotions that we write this correspondence to let you all know that we have sold Topps Bakery. From packing boxes at 4:00 am on Christmas Eve and building parade floats in the middle of the night to triple-checking the spelling of a name on a first birthday cake and making sure the sidewalks were shoveled on our block, we truly tried to give you our all.   

New Owners of Topps Bakery Bring Passion for Life's Finer Things, by Carol P. Bartold

Dec. 14, 2016:  A passion for cooking and the finer things in life attracted Joern Tittel to the food and wine industry. Tittel and his wife, Michelle, through their holding company Thatcher Food Holdings, have acquired Topps Bakery on Pondfield Road. Arron Stumpo is also a part owner.  

Each year, Bronxville families eagerly await news of the Bronxville senior class's college destinations, and the article about colleges they will attend is annually one of the most widely read.

Bronxville Class of 2016 to Attend Top Colleges Worldwide, by Carol P. Bartold

Jul. 6, 2016:  Bronxville High School graduates of the Class of 2016 will matriculate this fall at colleges and universities in all parts of the United States as well as schools in Scotland, Ireland, France, Japan, Canada, and Switzerland. Seven graduates are headed to Ivy League schools. ... Eleven graduates will pursue their education at one of the nation's top 30 liberal arts colleges as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. ... Eighteen class members will attend one of the top 30 national universities as ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

Readers are always intrigued by appearances on the screen, big or small, by local neighbors, and this year the owner of a local construction renovation management firm was one of the lucky few to be chosen.

Artie Lange IV Hired by Property Brothers Television Show for Series on Home Renovations, by Carol P. Bartold

Jun. 8, 2016:  An actor might wait years to receive the call saying he "got the part." It's not the type of call the owner of a construction renovation management firm would wait for or even expect, but it came for Artie Lange, president of Arthur Lange Inc. "I got a phone call from a local designer I had worked with," Lange said. "She had done some HGTV work and had gotten a call saying that the Property Brothers were looking for a good contractor to work with, someone whose work would be able to translate to the screen."

The 2016 presidential election captivated the whole country, and the results of the election in Bronxville were particularly interesting to readers in light of the community's voting history, which is summarized in the article.

Donald Trump Wins Presidential Election in Stunning Victory, by Staff

Nov. 9, 2016:  Bronxvillians woke up today to the surprise victory of Donald Trump as president of the United States. At the local level, however, Hillary Clinton carried the day. According to the unofficial voting results posted on the Westchester County Board of Elections website at 5:30 am, Hillary Clinton won 65% of the vote in Westchester County. President-elect Donald Trump won 32%. The actual vote count was 245,670 votes for Clinton and 121,643 for Trump.

In 2016, MyhometownBronxville instituted a new column edited by Schatze Thorp that invites readers to submit stories of their most wild or most heartwarming moments, and readers submitted a wide range of personal stories that attracted many readers. Here is one that got the readers' attention.

Mary Liz Mulligan: The Most Foolish Thing I've Ever Done, by Mary Liz Mulligan

Nov. 9, 2016:  About 10 years ago in early fall, while at home, dinner in the oven, two daughters at home, and after puttering around all day putting summer "stuff" away for the winter, I had one more thing to do--bring a small fan down to our basement--which we called the catacombs for a good reason!

The police blotter is consistently one of the most popular columns. The following article is about a motor vehicle accident, one of the more common items in the police blotter.

Another Pedestrian Hit By Car in Bronxville, by Staff

Jan. 27, 2016:  On Wednesday, January 20, at about 11:27 am, police responded to Pondfield Road and Tanglewylde Avenue to investigate an automobile accident involving a pedestrian.

Pictured here:  Bear Murrer celebrating the new year.  

Photo by A. Warner