The clock is ticking on Westchester County to pass legislation designed to prohibit discrimination against residents who receive public assistance for housing in order to preserve $7.4 million in federal funding. County lawmakers have until April 24 to come to
Read MoreFollowing the massacre that took place in a Newtown, Conn. elementary school last Friday, the conversation of gun control went from occasional chatter to a loud scream over the weekend. Some of that heated discussion made its way to Westchester, with
Read MoreThe week in which President Barack Obama declared America’s involvement in the Iraq war to be over was an appropriate time to make a dedication to Westchester’s veterans, according to County Executive Rob Astorino. A new clock across from the
Read MoreIn less than two minutes, a band of criminals has been turning ATM machines across Westchester County into a vehicle for a nearly million-dollar fraud scheme, police say. Police have arrested five men for attempted ATM skimming, or modifying ATMs
Read MoreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino proposed a $1.689 billion 2012 budget Tuesday morning, with the county’s tax levy remaining the same at $548 million and its workforce decreasing by 7.5 percent, or 367 jobs. “Just like this year, next year’s
Read MoreWhen Hurricane Irene hit in August, severe flooding submerged the parking lot behind the Westchester County Center along the Bronx River, as it did along rivers throughout the county. On Sunday morning, volunteers and county officials were gathering in the
Read MoreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino called on unions to agree to some concessions and asked county legislators to work openly and cooperatively on constructing the 2012 county budget Wednesday afternoon at a preliminary budget review at the Michaelian County Office
Read MoreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino hopes years from now, when his grandchildren are sitting on his lap, he’ll be able to tell them that “grandpa fixed Playland.” First, though, he’ll have to figure out how. Six months after Astorino formed
Read MoreWestchester County will hold a ceremony this Sunday at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla to honor two local servicemen who died this year in Afghanistan. Army Specialist David R. Fahey Jr. of Yorktown Heights and Army Sergeant Edward J.
Read MoreIn an effort to curb underage drinking in White Plains and across Westchester County, city and county officials have teamed up with White Plains beer importer Heineken USA to launch an advertising campaign aimed at stopping the sale of alcohol
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