Last November, after weeks of drought, more than 130 brushfires in Westchester had county officials and residents on high alert. That same month a wildfire in Jennings Creek in Orange County burned over 3,500 acres; weeks before that, dozens of emergency
Read MoreA formal request to amend the zoning for property just outside the Valhalla business hamlet was submitted last week to the Town of Mount Pleasant. The 0.89-acre parcel at 75 N. Kensico Ave. could be the future site of a
Read MoreThe Town of New Castle has received a $5 million state grant that will enable the town to begin building a 1.7-mile trailway from near the grounds of Horace Greeley High School to downtown Chappaqua. State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro)
Read MoreWhite Plains Mayor Thomas Roach kicked off the new year and last one of his current term by announcing that he will not seek reelection. During a telephone interview, Roach, 63, confirmed his decision as “final,” but also made another
Read MoreBy Anna Carpinelli More than 40 residents and emergency service members gathered in Graham Hills Park in Mount Pleasant Monday evening to memorialize Thomas Dorr Sr., the late Pleasantville volunteer firefighter who was murdered 29 years ago. The annual candlelight
Read MoreMount Kisco officials are searching for ways they can partner with county government and various organizations to reach the village’s homeless population after a man was found dead in the woods three days before Christmas. Authorities are still awaiting toxicology
Read MoreKen Jenkins was sworn in as Westchester’s 10th county executive Monday afternoon about 90 minutes after the Board of Legislators appointed him to fill the role until a Feb. 11 special election. In addition to being the first appointed county
Read MorePublic service has always been about helping others and the community where you live for George Latimer. Over 37 years, 18 general elections and five primaries – and winning every single of those contests – there is no quit in
Read MoreFor Mariia Konoreva and her husband, Josiah Krembs, coming home with their newborn daughter, Dorothea, on Dec. 19 was the best Christmas gift the couple could have asked for. But how it happened was not what they had envisioned. At
Read MorePutnam County Executive Kevin Byrne and other local Republican officials urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to call off the scheduled congestion pricing next month arguing that it will harm hardworking residents and the regional economy. Byrne said the county filed an
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