Three additional police officers and three new firefighters will be funded in the City of White Plains’ 2023-24 budget. Budget Director James Arnett told the Common Council during a special meeting April 17 seven positions overall were being added to
Read MoreMost of Westchester’s state legislature delegation has thrown its support behind a proposal that would increase the state’s minimum wage to $21.25 by 2026 to help thousands of lower-paid workers keep pace with inflation. The Raise the Wage Act would
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo and Martin Wilbur Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairwoman Catherine Borgia defiantly vowed Monday not to resign from her leadership position after being urged to do so by the Democratic caucus. The statement by the board’s 14
Read MoreControversy erupted last week in the Mount Kisco Democratic mayoral primary after current Deputy Mayor Lisa Abzun accused opponent Thomas Luzio of collecting multiple phony signatures on his nominating petition. Last week, Abzun filed objections related to 82 of the
Read MoreA listener can find discussion on almost any subject matter in today’s vast landscape of podcasts. If you’re looking to get a perspective that is often left unexplored on two important and often weightier topics, it would be wise to
Read MoreWith trees and flowers blooming, there’s no doubt that spring is well underway. In some communities, that means the return of local farmers markets. The Mount Kisco Farmers Market is a month away from coming back for its second full
Read MoreA Yonkers man was sentenced Friday to 35 years in federal prison for the March 2011 murder of a 21-year-old White Plains man. According to Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Darnell Kidd,
Read MoreDr. Aliza Erber may have been too young to remember the Holocaust, but she was a victim along with millions of others whose lives and families were decimated by the Nazis. Erber, a rabbi and a podiatrist, was born in
Read MoreFor almost two years drivers crossing the heavily traveled bridge at Oscawana Lake Rd. and Peekskill Hollow Rd. have had to press the brakes, lumber over thick metal road plates and pass through a mountain of construction material. And
Read MoreA 51-year-old White Plains man was charged with manslaughter last week in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man found in a parking garage in Yonkers. According to the Yonkers Police Department, officers discovered an unconscious man inside a
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