The latest news in Westchester and Putnam county, NY
A Cortlandt man could face up to five years in prison after pleading guilty last week to orchestrating a decade-long, $145 million tax fraud scheme. According to Edward Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,
Read MoreThousands of revelers are expected to usher in 2025 in downtown White Plains at the city’s New Year’s Eve Family Spectacular. The event, which has attracted as many as 25,000 attendees in the past, will be centered around Main and
Read MoreWhat we wear says a lot about who we are. Shape, color and texture are the key ingredients that go into creating a garment, but where materials come from is what drives designers of Segundo Beso, a new fashion collective
Read MoreToll Brothers received site plan approval earlier this month to develop a 162-unit townhome development on a portion of the 165-acre Legionaries property off of Columbus Avenue in Thornwood. The Mount Pleasant Planning Board also granted subdivision, steep slopes and
Read MoreFor Putnam Valley resident Sue Smey, finishing third out of 18 contestants on the 47th season of the reality show “Survivor” was a great accomplishment, but also somewhat disappointing. “It was, but it wasn’t. I really wanted to win the
Read MoreThe Village of Croton Board of Trustees last week issued a special permit allowing a proposed 100-unit condominium development near the Croton Harmon Train Station to proceed to the Planning Board. Wilder Balter Partners (WBP) is looking to construct a
Read MoreNeighbor complaints about the Hindu Temple of Tri-State’s facility and practices are not delaying the religious institution’s plans for a next round of construction, at least not yet. Last week, the White Plains Planning Board unanimously voted to offer a
Read MoreThe developer of the former MBIA property in Armonk is moving closer to starting construction after the North Castle Town Board recently approved resolutions mainly relating to water and sewer connections and other aspects of the project. Airport Campus is
Read MoreThe Westchester Board of Legislators increased the county executive’s salary by nearly $70,000 for 2025, marking the first time in 20 years there has been a raise in pay for the position. In a special Dec. 16 meeting, the board
Read MorePutnam County Executive Kevin Byrne and other local Republican officials urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to call off the scheduled congestion pricing next month arguing that it will harm hardworking residents and the regional economy. Byrne said the county filed an
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