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After nearly three years of operating as an emergency healthcare facility during the COVID-19 pandemic, the County Center in White Plains will be soon be turned over to Westchester as a sports and entertainment venue. County Executive George Latimer announced
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Women in Westchester County made strides to improve their quality of life but continue to significantly lag in earnings behind men with comparable education while facing an accelerating rate of domestic violence. Those were key takeaways as the Westchester Women’s
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A Westchester County judge has ruled in favor of the owner of a white, female Siberian Husky in a contentious animal abuse case. The court hearing for the case took place on Dec. 5, 2022. Former Briarcliff Manor resident Deborah
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For the first time in three years, those who love seeing bald eagles and other birds of prey won’t have to settle for watching them on their computer. Teatown Lake Reservation and Westchester County announced last week that the popular
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A local school district is leading a campaign to get Westchester County to approve a bill that would permit drivers who pass stopped school buses to be ticketed through the use of stop arm cameras. The Hendrick Hudson School District
Read moreLong Island Republican Rep. George Santos may have been elected to Congress, but if someone like him tried to run for Westchester County Executive or the Board of Legislators, the chances of success could be far slimmer. Westchester officials are
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I tend to be a late adapter with technology. Usually, I like to think/hope the latest thing is a passing fad, or an obnoxious invasion, and resist its omnipresence for, say, three to five years longer than makes any practical
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Years ago, it hadn’t been in Sandy Galef’s long-term plans to serve in elected office. While raising a family, she had been content to help the community in a variety of volunteer capacities, from working with the League of Women
Read moreWestchester County Executive George Latimer vetoed the Board of Legislators’ recently approved bill banning the sale of flavored tobacco products Tuesday morning and pledged to step up education and enforcement efforts to further curtail smoking. While Latimer applauded the efforts
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Westchester County Executive George Latimer signed the $2.37 billion 2023 budget Monday afternoon hours after the Board of Legislators unanimously approved the spending plan. In the final week before its adoption, legislators added money to reopen two mental health clinics
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