Romantic Eatery| DWI Crackdown| Unions Recruiting Apprentices

PELHAM, NY — There was plenty of news around southern Westchester over the past week. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories. Contribute your own content to Patch by signing up for an account and clicking the “Post on Patch” button at the top right of the site.

School officials directed international students and staff toward useful resources: Purchase College Reacts to Muslim Ban, SUNY Student's Ordeal

He walked by it every day. Then it changed his life. Mount Vernon Man Finds Calling, Career Working with the Homeless

Just in time for Valentine's: 1 Hudson Valley Restaurant Named Among Nation’s Most Romantic

You can make jokes about Groundhog Day: Hudson Valley Long-Range Weather Forecast: Winter Makes Final Push

Hudson Valley's Congressional Delegation Agree about Entry Restrictions: Selective, religion-based bans are contrary to this country's values, they said.

2017 Super Bowl Weekend DWI Crackdown Begins: Don't drive drunk or high. And keep your hands off your phone. Police write a lot of tickets on Super Bowl weekend.

More news:

• NY AG Files Suit Saying Cable Co. Lied About Internet Speeds And Performance
• NY AG Goes After College Accrediting Agency over For-Profit Schools that Cheated Students
• New Year Agenda for the City of Mount Vernon
• HCSD Joins With Its Teachers to Thank the Community For Supporting Our Schools
• Man with 'Multiple' DWIs Faces Another
• 4 Hudson Valley Unions Recruiting Apprentices
• Wow House: Classic Queen Anne Victorian In Pelham