Editor’s Notebook: Week in Review (August 23- 29).

Here is an overview of the big news in Yorktown this past week:

Friends and family mourn the death of 19-year-old Brendan Frail, who died early Sunday morning, and his funeral arraignments were set. In the "Student Perspective" column Sylvan Lane wrote a letter to the freshman class of 2014 and addressed what they could expect from high school. An early morning crash on the Taconic set a car on fire, but no injuries.

We had a which is still playing at the Westchester Broadway Theater. Read about the Luis Mangual and Its Salsa and Merengue All Stars who had Yorktown moving its hips at their concert, part of the annual summer concert series. We had an overview of the Lakeland Board of Education meeting. Read about the announced plans to protect the watershed. Read about the public hearings on PSC rules on right-of-way tree cutting.

Read about chef Jeff Abate of Piatto restaurant, as part of our "Meet the Chef" series. The Yorktown Board of Education met to discuss progress of improvements and other business before the start of school. Residents and public officials spoke out against Con Edison's tree cutting at a Public Service Commission public hearing.

Read about the Winery at St. George, which has been surrounded by controversy. The next meeting where its fate will be discussed is September 23. Read about the Yorktown Huskers football here. View photos from Brendan Frail's memorial which is set at the old railroad bridge from where he fell to his death. Friends and family said goodbye to Frail at a packed service. Read the stories and see video here.

How can you survive the transition into college? Find out here. We had another reader game where you had to guess where the picture was taken. Read the Yorktown police blotter, in which police search for a burglar(s) who took cash and even two cash registers from places around town.

We had a list of the garage and tag sales in Yorktown and the surrounding areas, so you could discover some treasures and score bargains. Read about the Lakeland field hockey team as it prepares for the upcoming season. Senior co-captain Sarah Scott shares her pre-season thoughts with Patch. On September 5, 18 young Westchester women will compete at the White Plains Performing Arts Center for the title of Miss Westchester and Miss Westchester Teen, and Yorktown will be represented.

Read about the Lakeland High School's boys varsity soccer team, which goes into this season with high expectations. Read about the soon-to-be senior at Yorktown High School Jordan Moody as he prepares for the season. Have you been to Matilde's International Restaurant? Read a review here.