The New Rochelle Public Library will honor the 50th anniversary of Ragtime, the legendary novel by longtime New Rochelle resident E.L. Doctorow, with a celebratory weekend of programs on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, 2025. Published in 1975, Ragtime was hailed as a groundbreaking work that interwove historical figures with fictional characters, capturing…
ArtsFest – the annual weekend celebration organized by the New Rochelle Council on the Arts – wrapped up Sunday with a very special fundraiser, a Ragtime Jazz Brunch toasting the new statue of E.L. Doctorow installed at Huguenot Park in New Rochelle. Guests of honor included Mrs. Helen Doctorow and members of the Doctorow family…
Press Alert October 23, 2023 On Sunday, October 22nd a crowd gathered at Huguenot Park in New Rochelle to dedicate a new bronze statue of E.L. Doctorow, one of the most important authors of the 20th century. The author’s wife Helen Doctorow and members of their extended family joined sculptor Derek Chalfant, local dignitaries…
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