Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino issued a proclamation declaring May 19-23 as the County’s ninth annual Upstander Week, the culmination of hundreds of educators and students participating in the Human Rights Institute for High School Student Leaders. The week honors students in 25
Read MoreBy Jon Craig For more than four decades, Ronald O. Ross, 69, has built a mostly stellar – but sometimes rocky – reputation as a teacher, principal and most recently, superintendent for the Greenburgh Central School District. So a federal
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera When I rented my first apartment without roommates, my first purchase for it, even before I bought a bed, was a rug. It was a beautiful Karastan with a tree of life pattern in predominantly blue and
Read MoreBy Jon Craig – If you’ve ever strolled by The Art of Astrology at 242 Harrison Ave. in Harrison, Elm Street in Rye, or Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Larchmont or Mamaroneck, you may have wondered what goes
Read MoreBy Jon Craig A new firestorm has erupted in Greenburgh after the Fairview Board of Fire Commissioners held an unannounced meeting last week to promote two firefighters as Chief and Deputy Chief. Howard Reiss, the new Fire Chief, is a 27-year
Read MoreBy Jon Craig More than a dozen residents and business owners upset with continued noise, air and truck pollution in and around the Lake Street Quarry in West Harrison told the Town Board on Thursday that they’re tired of words
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen Following the announcement of his appointment to the position of Director of Code Enforcer, Patterson Councilman Robert McCarthy is looking forward to getting to work. McCarthy has nearly thirty years of experience in construction, having logged 11
Read MoreThe people’s choice for best-tasting water in Westchester goes to the City of White Plains. The Westchester County Department of Health held its annual water tasting contest Tuesday in White Plains, where 138 participants sampled water from 10 of the
Read MoreBy Janine Bowen Following a months-long search, Pleasantville High School has a new principal. The Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to appoint Joseph Palumbo to the position effective July 1. Palumbo has been principal at Brookfield High School
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera When I told my wife that I received a cold call from a moving company and agreed to meet with a representative because the caller seemed so nice, she went into panic mode. “Oh, my,” she said,
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