By Neal Rentz and Anna Young On a strict 9-8 party line vote, the Westchester County Board of Legislators Monday night approved banning gun shows at county-owned facilities, but it is unlikely to withstand an anticipated veto. The legislation came
Read MoreBy Anna Young Citing a national rise in gun violence over the years, outraged Democrats on the Board of Legislators on Tuesday moved a bill to ban a gun show scheduled at the County Center for later this month. The
Read MoreSince Donald Trump’s election as president last Tuesday, there have been growing fears what will happen in some minority communities. It hasn’t only been because of reports of incidents of bigotry across the nation, including racist and anti-Semitic graffiti found
Read MoreBy Anna Young Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had nothing on the residents of The Bristal Assisted Living last week. While this year’s two major party presidential candidates tussled in their third and final debate on Oct. 19 in Las
Read MoreElmsford resident John Recchia owns DAS stores in White Plains and Yonkers and earlier this month expanded by opening his third store in Yorktown. He opened his first DAS store, in White Plains, 15 years ago. Recchia said last week
Read MoreKensico Dam Plaza Westchester’s Winter Wonderland has been a major success during the past two holiday seasons. Now there’s a plan to attract crowds to the Valhalla park throughout the winter. Last week County Executive Rob Astorino unveiled a proposal
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Sept. 27, National Voter Registration Day, the League of Women Voters of White Plains will have nearly 50 volunteers registering new voters. In an effort to get young people involved in the electoral process, the League will have volunteers
Read MoreTwo Republican candidates urged the public to quickly comment on a proposed U.S. Department of Education plan that would designate schools with at least a 5 percent opt-out rate from Common Core testing as in need of improvement. Julie Killian,
Read MoreNorth Castle is one of seven Westchester municipalities that the monitor overseeing the affordable housing settlement has suggested the Justice Department could sue for failing to comply with provisions of the agreement. James Johnson, in his Third Biennial Assessment of
Read MoreKathleen Fitzgerald spent her childhood moving all over the United States with her family, and even spent time in Australia. As a ballet dancer after college, Fitzgerald performed throughout Europe, first as a soloist and later as assistant director for
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