Gov. Kathy Hochul is lifting the mask mandate for schools throughout New York effective this Wednesday after statewide COVID-19 cases have fallen to their lowest levels since last summer. Hochul not only cited the drop-off in cases and hospitalizations as
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A sharp rise in Westchester overdose deaths since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted county health and law enforcement officials to partner on a new initiative to save lives. County Executive George Latimer and District Attorney Mimi Rocah
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More than 80 people gathered last Friday on a Yorktown cul-de-sac waving their latest electric bills in protest over prohibitive rate hikes imposed by Con Edison over the past month. The demonstration at Jefferson Village, a 1,000-unit age-restricted condominium community,
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By Rick Pezzullo Westchester County Executive George Latimer and State Senator Pete Harckham last week announced an initiative to enhance safety for correction officers of the Westchester County Department of Correction (DOC). Thanks to a $200,000 state grant secured by
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Gov. Kathy Hochul signed New York’s redistricting into law late last week after both houses of the state legislature completed new lines for Assembly, Senate and congressional districts. Its greatest impact locally will present itself in significant changes to the
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Replacing school buses that run on diesel fuel with electric buses just got a boost here in Westchester County. Last week New York’s chapter of Mothers Out Front hosted a two-hour webinar explaining how school districts could start the process
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Former Westchester County Legislator and current Acting County Emergency Services Commissioner Richard Wishnie has been named as the department’s permanent commissioner – removing the ‘acting’ title after more than a year of service in that role. Wishnie had held the
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Even as COVID-19 cases across the area and the state continue their sharp decline, Gov. Kathy Hochul last Friday renewed the public indoor mask mandate statewide at least through Feb. 10. Hochul said the state is on the right path
Read MoreAn 8,400-square foot home within Whippoorwill Country Club is one of the more exclusive neighborhoods in Westchester County and may be the last place you would expect a police raid. But on Jan. 25, North Castle police, along with personnel
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A six-month, multi-police agency investigation led to the seizure of more than 100 illegal weapons and the arrest of 11 individuals in Westchester and Putnam counties last week. Search warrants were executed Jan. 25 at eight locations in both counties
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