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COVID-19

New York’s Public Colleges to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations; MTA to Host Pop-up Sites

May 10, 2021 Martin Wilbur COVID-19,  MTA,  New York

New York State is ramping up efforts to vaccinate as many residents as possible by requiring students who attend the state’s public university systems to be vaccinated in order to return to in-person classes in September. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made

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Police/FireThe White Plains Examiner

Dobbs Ferry Man Who Created a ‘Kill List’ Charged for Wrecking MTA Vehicle

April 22, 2021 Anna Young Dobbs Ferry,  MTA,  Ossining,  White Plains

A Dobbs Ferry man who repeatedly rammed his car into an MTA vehicle, threatened police officers, and kept a “kill list” naming various public officials was taken into federal custody on Thursday. Nicholas Skulstad, 33, was charged in White Plains

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Letters

Letter to the Editor: Something isn’t Adding Up With the MTA’s Cost for Two Key Projects

February 23, 2021 Examiner Media MTA

The MTA’s Feb. 23 public hearing notice for potential Federal Transit Administration funding of its 2021 Program of Projects left unanswered questions? Here is the link to the document https://new.mta.info/document/28146. On page 118 there is a Metro-North request for $31 million in funding

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Police/FireThe Northern Westchester Examiner

Amtrak Train Strikes Car Attempting to Cross Railroad Tracks in Peekskill

February 15, 2021 Rick Pezzullo MTA,  Peekskill

  No injuries were reported after an Amtrak train struck a car attempting to cross the tracks Monday afternoon at the Riverfront Green in Peekskill. Peekskill Police Lieutenant Jack Galusha said police received a 911 call at approximately 3:20 p.m.

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Letter to the Editor: MTA’s Poor Fiscal Management Behind Much of its Financial Woes

December 29, 2020 Examiner Media MTA

Something was missing from the announcement from MTA Chairman Pat Foye and Metro-North President Catherine Renaldi that installation of Positive Train Control was based upon the most recent project recovery schedule and will meet the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) deadline of Dec. 31. What they

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The White Plains Examiner

MTA Ordered to Develop Plan to Bolster Mask Compliance

September 15, 2020 Rick Pezzullo MTA,  Westchester County

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) was directed by Governor Andrew Cuomo last week to develop a plan to bolster mask compliance across public transportation system’s subways, buses and railroads. As a result, the MTA announced riders who refuse to wear

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The Northern Westchester Examiner

Nov. 2 is Deadline for MTA Payroll Tax Refund Applications

October 31, 2012 Adam Stone MTA

Business owners may be eligible for a refund from the money paid toward the MTA payroll tax but time is running out. The Nassau County Supreme Court declared that the Metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, which is more commonly known

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AREA NEWS

Court Declares MTA Payroll Tax Unconstitutional

August 23, 2012 Adam Stone MTA

Officials from municipalities surrounding the metropolitan area have been saying it for years and now they have a court agreeing with them – the Payroll Mobility Tax, which is more commonly known as the MTA payroll tax, is unconstitutional. On

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AREA NEWSThe Putnam Examiner

Putnam Prepares for Hurricane Irene

August 26, 2011 Adam Stone Eldridge,  Hurricane Irene,  MTA,  NYSEG,  Putnam

Putnam County is in the midst of preparing for the impending storm that Hurricane Irene is expected to hit the region with this weekend. Whether the storm hits as a hurricane, as it is currently classified or as a high-grade

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AREA NEWSThe Northern Westchester ExaminerThe Putnam Examiner

Ball and Katz Call for Forensic Audit of MTA

August 16, 2011 Adam Stone Greg Ball,  MTA,  Somers,  Steve Katz

State Senator Greg Ball and Assemblyman Steve Katz are once again asking Governor Cuomo to do a forensic audit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.  The lawmakers believe that now, before the governor appoints a new MTA chairman and chief executive

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