The Town of Mount Pleasant paid tribute to former county legislator Suzanne Swanson on Sunday, one of its most beloved and dedicated public servants, by renaming a street in her honor. Local and county officials, friends and family members gathered
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County Police/Mount Kisco May 27: Officers responded to Carpenter Avenue at 2:14 a.m. to assist a woman who had fallen and was unable to get back up. Westchester EMS also responded and evaluated the woman, who declined additional medical attention.
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Speakers at the first forum to discuss the future of Westchester County Airport last week were split between residents urging for environmental and noise safeguards and aviation and business interests highlighting the facility’s vital economic importance. The May 24 hearing
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Westchester County law enforcement has targeted large-scale drug suppliers leading to significant drug seizures, which has sharply reduced the rate of overdoses over the past two years. Last week, County Executive George Latimer and county police brass last week updated
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COVID-19 infection rates and active cases are accelerating locally and statewide as most of New York, including the lower Hudson Valley, appears to be in the midst of another wave. With statewide rates reaching 10 percent on Sunday and all
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County officials will resume a series of public engagement forums later this month that is intended to supplement the Westchester County Airport Master Plan, more than two years after the process was halted due to the pandemic. On May 24,
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COVID-19 cases continue to edge up in Westchester County and the region but hospitalizations and fatalities have seen little change. That is the trend that has emerged in recent weeks as the rate of infection has been creeping upward in
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County Executive George Latimer characterized Westchester as a diverse, growing, safe and attractive destination for people to raise their families in his fifth State of the County address Thursday evening in White Plains. In a more than hour-long address in
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Westchester officials are warily keeping an eye on the persistent uptick in COVID-19 cases and infection rates, but a reporting change recommended by the federal government could at least be partly responsible for the uptick. The active caseload as of
Read MoreSeveral prominent developers in Westchester County discussed the state of the economy and challenges of building in a webinar last week moderated by Business Council of Westchester President and CEO Marsha Gordon. “I’m sure you have all noticed the changing
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