A new pamphlet from the Westchester County Office of Economic Development is titled “Grow,” with a front cover photograph of a person holding a patch of soil with a small plant. On Monday, county officials touted their efforts to grow
Read MoreCongresswoman Nita Lowey joined Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore Monday to advocate for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, legislation she said provides “essential” funding to the fight against domestic violence. “This is such a critical piece
Read MoreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino on Monday praised a recent decision by a federal magistrate who ruled landlords did not have to accept vouchers as part of the county’s housing settlement. U.S. Magistrate Gabriel Gorenstein found that the settlement did
Read MoreRoute 6 in Mahopac was a sea of green on Sunday, March 11 as thousands of people from throughout the Hudson Valley region came out for the 35th annual Northern Westchester & Putnam St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The Irish-bred and
Read MoreLast year there were numerous reports of rabid animals being caught in Westchester County. To help prevent your pet from being infected, free rabies vaccinations will be available by appointment for dogs and cats owned by Westchester County residents on
Read MoreBy Alex Weisler Local artist and author Suzanne Mancuso is working to bring a bit of whimsy and wonder to Yorktown Heights. A longtime member of the Yorktown Museum and the mastermind of “many of their doll displays over the
Read MoreMillions of girls and women around the globe have something in common: they are or were a Girl Scout. On March 12, Girls Scouts will be celebrating its 100th anniversary. To help commemorate, Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson (GSHH)
Read MoreBy Martin Wilbur For local wine connoisseurs and foodies, the Westchester Wine Experience has become one of the more highly anticipated dates on the calendar. That will be no different this year when the 12th annual event once again takes
Read MoreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Mount Pleasant Supervisor Joan Maybury are backing a plan to develop a 60-acre parcel on the Grassland Reservation into a high-tech, research and development complex. Astorino, who resides in Mount Pleasant, and Maybury addressed
Read MoreBy Martin Wilbur The New Castle Town Board referred an application last week from a developer of affordable housing to the planning board and board of architectural review to begin evaluation of a proposed 36-unit building on Hunts Lane. Conifer
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