By Martin Wilbur and Abby Luby After nearly three years of debate and revisions, the New Castle Town Board unanimously approved a law regulating the use of leaf blowers in town Tuesday night. The full impact of the legislation will
Read MoreWhat had become a Halloween tradition in North White Plains over the past decade became another casualty of the coronavirus. The operators of The Haunt at Rocky Ledge on Old Orchard Road were recently denied a special event permit by
Read MoreThe coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of many events, but the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze at historic Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson isn’t one of them as it returns for a 16th year and a record number of evenings.
Read MoreThe first weekend in October should have been the time when one of the metropolitan area’s and the nation’s top art shows returned to Armonk. It will still be held but from a distance. The 59th annual Armonk Outdoor Art
Read MoreA former Somers Central School District bus driver has pleaded guilty to driving drunk with several students in the vehicle, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Somers resident William Mendez, 62, appeared in Westchester County Court before Judge
Read MoreBruce Bendish, the Republican nominee for Westchester District Attorney, has ended his candidacy, effectively handing the office to Democrat Mimi Rocah. Bendish, 73, a criminal attorney with a practice in Elmsford, faced an uphill battle with the county having strongly
Read MoreBy Lindsay Emery Hundreds gathered early Sunday evening outside the federal courthouse in White Plains for a vigil to commemorate the life and legacy of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Indivisible Westchester organized the event shortly after Ginsburg’s
Read MoreA Police Reform Committee has been established in the City of White Plains. According to Mayor Tom Roach, the committee will review the needs of the White Plains community served by its police department; evaluate the department’s current policies and
Read MoreWestchester County police and its law enforcement partners will be conducting increased patrols around Jewish houses of worship and other high-profile locations during the upcoming High Holidays. All law enforcement agencies within Counter-Terrorism Zone 3 will be participating in Operation
Read MoreThe Mt. Kisco Theater is the latest vacancy to line E. Main Street, with the popular movie house falling victim to forced closures and delayed reopenings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. What was originally deemed a temporary closure due to
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