The Putnam County Legislature last week authorized a budget reallocation request by Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne to restructure the executive branch in order to streamline and centralize services monitored by his administration. “When I was elected, I was given
Read MoreThe White Plains Common Council agreed last week to enter into a contract with four other Westchester municipalities to develop Grandpas United mentoring programs. At a meeting on Feb. 6, the council authorized spending a total of $100,000 for the
Read MoreMount Kisco officials are preparing to embark on a study to determine how they can make the village safer for pedestrians following a hit-and-run accident that saw a 53-year-old man sustain serious injuries two weeks ago. Last week, several residents
Read MoreCongressman Mike Lawler (R-Pearl River) blasted Gov. Kathy Hochul for preparing to press forward with her proposed housing plan that he and other officials have charged would irreparably damage many of the region’s communities. Joined by state and local elected
Read MoreThe Cortlandt Town Board will be discussing the Medical Oriented District (MOD) on Monday, February 13 at 7 p.m. for the first time since residents weighed-in on two pending projects in November. While residents are welcome to attend the work
Read MoreA developer is proposing to build 62 units of affordable senior citizen housing at the former WESTHELP complex on the grounds of Westchester Community College in Greenburgh. Last week, Mark Soja presented his plans to the Greenburgh Town Board during
Read MoreThe widower of the SUV driver killed in the horrific 2015 Metro-North crash in Valhalla charged that the public remains imperiled at problematic grade crossings in the region despite the MTA claiming improvements have been made. Alan Brody, whose wife
Read MoreGov. Kathy Hochul proposed state spending on key initiatives including mental health, public safety, affordable housing, education, criminal justice and climate change in her $227 billion state budget for 2024, the largest in New York history. In the opening remarks of her executive
Read MoreThe City of White Plains has been awarded $400,000 in federal funds to prepare a Safe Streets Action Plan that will envision an integrated mobility system that includes motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. The money is coming from the Safe Streets
Read MoreThe owners of Armonk’s former Mariani Gardens site must reconfigure their latest housing proposal for the property after officials cited various problems, including excessive density and aesthetic incompatibility with the adjacent Bedford Road Historic District. Representatives for NCD Acquisitions, the
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