All the Patch news and information you love is now on a bigger screen than just your computer or smartphone. Patch is also on WPIX for all things local. Tune in at 5 p.m. every weekday to WPIX Channel 11 to catch up on the best and brightest Patch stories from throughout the tri-state area. It's a new partnership and we couldn't be more excited. You can even be the star of the show. Interact with Bedford-Katonah Patch and your news or opinion may end up on air. Here are some suggestions to get you started: Submit photos to your Neighborhood Gallery. Perhaps you captured the game-winning catch…
Calling all those advocates, hand-raisers, soap-box speakers and village meeting attendees. The Bedford-Katonah Patch is seeking a few good bloggers to add to our site. Are you passionate about government? Participate in village politics? Attend School Board of Education meetings? Sit on a village board, committee or group? Volunteer in town? Have a love of sports, arts or science? Love to write? Then we want you to blog for us! Our Local Voices Bloggers can write daily, weekly or monthly on a topic of choice. Short or long, essay style or a quick how-to. Blogging on Patch is a great way to …
Bedford-Katonah Patch invites its readers to its first-ever “Office Hours” today at Panera Bread in Bedford Hills from 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Join editor Lisa Buchman for a coffee on Patch, and to discuss what you’d like to see on the website, and how you can use the site. Do you have questions on how to post announcements and events on Patch? Want to find out how to get a free listing for your business? Are you a blogger or potential blogger who wants to bounce ideas? Or would you just like to let us know how we're doing and what we could be doing to make Bedford-Katonah Patch better? If so, …
Patch isn't all about news. We've evolved into a site that is equal parts news, information and conversation. We're a community forum, a hub for announcements, a place for dialogue, a calendar of events...and of course we publish local news. It's not productive for us to research, write and post stories you don't want to read. So what do you want to know about? Would you like more stories about the schools, village government, lists of activities and deals, restaurant reviews, polls, sports coverage, photo galleries, profiles of interesting people, incoming and outgoing businesses...? The …
Did you snap a photo of a holiday display in town? Get a great shot of your child's school concert, play or game? Or perhaps you took a video clip of something someone said at a meeting or documented the latest storm devastation or traffic pileup or the morning sunrise."Your Neighborhood Gallery" has debuted today on Bedford Katonah Patch. We often receive a singular photo from readers but haven't had a mechanism to post it without writing a story or signing users up as bloggers—until now. The gallery is set up as a contribution template and it gives locals a way to easily upload photos and …
The contest we previewed last week launches today! Patch.com is launching a nationwide contest to find the best dressed home in its Patch communities, and the winner’s school district will receive $100,000, no strings attached.Here’s how the contest works. Beginning on Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 26, you can nominate your home by uploading a photo to the contest entry form on the site. During that same time period you and your neighbors will also be able to vote for your favorite festive home. The winning entry will be forwarded to a national Patch judge that will select 24 finalists. …
You may have noticed the new "Daily Sports Digest" column that launched on Wednesday. I'm excited about it being a new place to highlight the photos and sports reports we receive at Patch. This new column runs Monday through Friday and features sports news of all stripes—from scores, to photos and videos to alumni and booster club news. We'll also have scores and standings and the next scheduled matchups. But that's not all. Daily Sports Digest is a place for you to add your great content. Are you a student athlete? A parent of a player? Maybe you are a teacher and assistant coach who got a …
The school year for students is now well underway in the Bedford Central and Katonah Lewisboro school districts. We are returning the "Whiz Kids" feature on a regular basis beginning next week. The feature honors young people who have accomplished a special goal, overcome obstacles, or simply helped a neighbor, classmate or community.Wonder what a "Whiz Kid" looks like? It's your friend, your neighbor, your teammate, your classmate, your son or daughter, student volunteer, youth group, athlete or talented artist. Take a look at some of our past Whiz Kids. They include a songwriter, a frisbee …
With Hurricane Irene almost certain to batter the Hudson Valley this weekend, the need for up-to-the minute info is even more important. At Patch, we will be working around-the-clock to cover the storm, but as with all our reporting, the more interaction we get from users the more comprehensive our coverage will be. Here’s how you can use Patch to help paint the local picture of the event.1. Get the news. When we know about storm-related news, so will you. From important town and village announcements, damages, power outages and floods, we’ll have all the news covered 24-7. Refresh the …
You may be packing up the car this week or next, stacking dorm crates and packing hot plates. There's one thing you shouldn't forget to do before you go: sign up for Patch to stay in touch with the news back home. What better way to see what's going on at your alma mater than to check out the school headlines on Patch? Or see what the latest store opening is before you come home to shop on a weekend or holiday break? Just look on the upper right hand corner of the Bedford-Katonah Patch home page and click on "Follow this Patch." You can sign up for our newsletter to get the headlines …
Every day, the national media is full of stories about how American families, businesses, and neighbors are adjusting to these trying times. There are so many changes happening so fast that it's dizzying: national debates about unemployment, foreclosures, debt, religion, government and private enterprise all touch on fundamental ways in which we see ourselves and our communities. At Patch, we want to explore that conversation on a daily basis so we can better understand how our neighbors are adjusting to the challenges and opportunities that surround us. We don't think there's one American …
The Patch Android app, called Patch Places, let's you select your Patch community (Bedford-Katonah, of course) and tap into a directory of every place in town—everything listed in our Places page. Use it to browse boutiques, find fabulous restaurant trendy nightlife spots, scope out a great, new salon or anything else you like. The app will map it for you, give you loads of information and even let you call the business. Then, you share what you found through email, Facebook and Twitter with everyone you know. Just visit the Android market and download. It's that easy.
The iPhone Patch app is here! Visit App Store on your iPhone to download it. Search for "Patch" and you'll find it. The app offers you a way stay connected and keep up to date while on the move. Use it to get all the local news and information you want from Bedford-Katonah Patch. Or just because it's cool. Either way, you should download it. After you download the new Patch App, tell us what you think in the comments.
Things change fast at a new site like Bedford Katonah Patch. Up until now, we've primarily been a news operation, with news and features written by our staff and freelancers. But soon, very soon, we're hoping to add a new voice to the site. Yours. There are already plenty of ways to contribute to Patch—by leaving comments on our articles, by posting to our events calendar, by posting announcements and by taking part in our Q&A forum, among them. But beginning next month, we're introducing a new site section, for community blogs. And we want you to be a part of it. Got something to say about …
It's hard to believe, but our one-year anniversary is quickly approaching. We've gotten to know the community and have created a large following. It's been fantastic.We wanted to take the time to remind you why we're here and what this site is all about. Simply put, it's about you.We've built Patch so that you have plenty of opportunities to comment on stories, share your opinions, post photos and announcements and add events to the community calendar. We hope that our site will strengthen the community, but we can't do it without you. So get to it! 1. Comment on an ArticleWe subscribe to …
