Of the three contested town justice races only one incumbent judge was defeated. Republican attorney Gary Raviolo beat Democratic incumbent Ilan Gilbert in the Yorktown town justice race 54 percent to 46 percent. In Cortlandt, Justice Daniel McCarthy was able
Read MoreFor most areas the headlining contest of Election Day was the battle over who would represent each district on the Westchester Board of Legislators. With the Democrats holding a supermajority of the seats going into the race, analysts and the
Read MorePower outages, flooding and downed trees where the primarily effects residents endured on Sunday after Hurricane Irene had moved on up the East Coast. (Photo gallery at the bottom of the article) The emergency shelters that were open did receive
Read MoreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino announced this afternoon that a list of 15 emergency shelters have either opened or are scheduled to open by Saturday evening to house residents who are affected by Hurricane Irene. By 3 p.m. the Hergenhan Recreation Center at
Read MoreCortlandt Councilman Dr. Richard Becker is exploring a run for Congress next year against Republican incumbent Nan Hayworth. Becker, 57, who is running unopposed for a second four-year term on the Cortlandt Town Board this fall, said in an exclusive
Read MoreHousing and Urban Development has pulled more than $4 million of federal funding from approved community development block grant (CDBG) projects in Westchester after it rejected the county’s Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice. The analysis, submitted by the
Read MoreMargaret Podesta has been appointed the new assistant principal of the Blue Mountain Middle School, part of the Hendrick Hudson School District, in Cortlandt Manor. Podesta is replacing Jonathan Brown who left the district to become the principal of White
Read MoreA raucous group of Cortlandt homeowners told representatives of an agency that serves developmentally disabled individuals they were not wanted in their neighborhood during a heated Town Hall meeting last week. “We’re not monsters. We came out in force because
Read MoreRepublican Susan Konig has declared her intentions to run for Westchester County Legislator in the 9th District. Konig will be running against Democratic Ossining Town Supervisor Catherine Borgia, who announced her candidacy last week. Konig unsuccessfully ran in 2009, losing
Read MoreWestchester County Legislator Bill Burton announced he would not seek reelection to the seat he has held since 2005. Burton represents Briarcliff, Cortlandt, Croton and Ossining. An Ossining resident, Burton was the town supervisor from 1991 to 1997. Burton currently
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