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Interested in the ways the wheels of government turn? A quintet of A.P. Government students from New Rochelle High School will present essays on the topic “We the People: An Open Letter to the President” to a panel of experts at the High School library on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at… Read More →

The Westchester County Board of Legislators last night  unanimously passed a law that bans deceptive pricing signs at gas stations. It specifically affects stations that charge different prices for cash and credit card purchases and prohibits stations from misleading the public on those prices, which often differ by as much… Read More →

Purchase College students will be performing their own take on Vivaldi Dec. 11. “This will be a concert like no other,” says Purchase Professor Laura Kaminsky, a composer and the artistic director of Symphony Space in New York. “An added bonus is that the students will collect food donations for… Read More →

New Rochelle’s City Council on Tuesday decided to preserve six firefighter positions as well as New Rochelle’s 18 crossing guards in 2012, reversing cost-saving plans to cut the positions. City Manager Charles Strome III told council members, who are finalizing the 2012 budget, the city would have to spend about… Read More →

With Thanksgiving gone, it’s now, officially, that time of year. New Rochelle will welcome the winter holidays with a Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Party on Thursday at Memorial Plaza. There will be caroling, prayers from leaders of a variety of faiths, the unveiling of a creche… Read More →

Representatives of a consortium of groups pressing for an extension of the so-called “millionaire’s tax” in New York discuss their effort in an Editorial Spotlight interview 1 pm. today on LoHud.com. Expected participants include: » Dennis Hanratty, executive director of Mount Vernon United Tenants; » Ron Deutsch, executive director of… Read More →

Democratic incumbent Catherine Parker has claimed the third open seat on the Rye city council after being in a virtual tie with Rafael Elias-Linero since the Nov. 8 election. She and two candidates from the rival “Best for Rye” ticket, incumbent Joe Sack and newcomer Laura Brett, are the three… Read More →

Port Chester is waiving late penalties on old parking tickets this month. If you have tickets more than 90 days old, now’s the time to pay the original amount. The amnesty ends Wednesday, Nov. 30. Payment may be in person at the Parking Violations Bureau, 350 N. Main St., via… Read More →