New Rochelle mayor and Democratic county executive candidate Noam Bramson told a gathering in Mount Kisco on Thursday that Westchester must improve economic development and green construction and increase shared services. Speaking to about two dozen residents at the Mount
Read MoreA proposed 2013-14 budget submitted last week by the County Executive’s office keeps tuition flat for nearly 14,000 students at Westchester Community College. The proposal was made with the backing of the college’s president and board of trustees. In a
Read MoreWith the 2012-2013 school year just completed, Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino honored students who met an academic challenge he issued last September to county students in grades 6 through 12. The Astorino Challenge in Education, or “ACE,” offered a
Read MoreCounty Executive Robert Astorino has announced the appointment of Robin “Robi” Schlaff, an attorney with vast experience in the areas of family law and domestic violence, as the new director of the county’s Office for Women (OFW). The appointment is
Read MoreBy Paige Leskin – New developments in the tourism industry of Westchester County were announced Monday, in hopes of increasing the tourism activity and visitor spending in the upcoming years. These changes stem from a new partnership between 12county hotels
Read MoreThree-term County Legislator Peter Harckham (D-Katonah) announced this week he is running for re-election in District 2 this fall. Harckham, 53, the Board of Legislators’ Democratic majority leader for the past three-and-a-half years, addressed family, friends and supporters on Tuesday
Read MoreMounting frustration caused by four recent closures of the Saw Mill River Parkway following heavy rainfall and the lack of action by the county and state has angered officials in the most heavily impacted municipality. The Village of Pleasantville renewed
Read MoreReport cards sent last week to 31 municipalities referenced in the affordable housing settlement raised the ire of County Executive Rob Astorino and municipal officials who were miffed that local governments were being pulled into the fight. Astorino, accompanied on
Read MoreWestchester County police arrested a 53-year-old Valhalla man early Tuesday morning after it was discovered that a large cache of commercial-grade fireworks was being stored in his house’s basement forcing evacuation of the street. Authorities arrested Stephen Surace of 4
Read MoreWith all the energy of a grassroots rally, a coalition of Westchester citizens, schools, businesses and local governments came together last week to launch a petition to end what they call Albany’s “mandate madness.” The message they are sending to
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