By Lindsay Emery County Executive George Latimer signed an executive order Monday that prohibits the sale of county parkland larger than two acres, a move that was made possible because of the upcoming 1 percent sales tax increase. Joined by
Read MoreBy Lindsay Emery A New York State Senate public hearing held last week in Greenburgh debated whether rent regulation and tenant protections should be renewed and extended in time for to meet the June 15 deadline. A package of nine
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Concerned about a pollutant that could contaminate drinking water and pose serious health risks, the Coalition to Prevent Westchester Airport Expansion laid out a series of recommendations to County Executive George Latimer and state government at a press conference on
Read MoreBy Jade Perez Community members and representatives of various organizations urged the area’s state senators to increase funding for senior care and tobacco control along with improving state roads during a public hearing last Friday afternoon. Westchester’s state Senate delegation
Read MoreState Assemblyman David Buchwald (D-White Plains) and Senator Shelley Mayer (D-Yonkers) have announced that New York State library construction grants are being awarded for building improvements to support new programs at libraries in the Towns of Harrison and North Castle. The
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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, White Plains, opened a new 4,000-square-foot office space for the Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC), Friday. The office, which is geared toward encouraging clients to come forward in a safe and
Read MoreA former state Supreme Court and Appellate Division justice is the latest candidate mulling a run against state Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown) this fall in the 40th Senate District. Robert Spolzino, 58, a Mount Kisco Democrat, said he will decide in
Read MoreSeveral hundred Westchester residents demonstrated outside county Republican headquarters in White Plains on Sunday demanding that gun control legislation be enacted to stop gun violence after 17 people were gunned down at a Florida high school last week. Members of
Read MoreSeveral Westchester County residents, union members and county employees joined members of the Westchester Board of Legislators this week in support of an earned sick day bill. With about 36 percent of workers in Westchester lacking paid sick days, the
Read MoreA second Republican announced last week he would vie for the party’s nomination for the 37th Senate District special election two days after Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer was endorsed by the Democrats. Dan Schorr, a former City of Yonkers Inspector General
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