Port Chester Democrats and Republicans are now pursuing the same strategy in the March election for six trustee seats: each party will support three nominees and a mayoral candidate in a bid for a 4-3 majority on the village board. Republicans had four nominees after their caucus Tuesday night, but… Read More →
Train riders along the Sound Shore – from Port Chester to Mount Vernon East – may notice that they’ve got more company as they stand on the train platforms these days. Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven line, which accounts for close to half of the railroad’s overall ridership, broke a record… Read More →
Port Chester IDA Chairman Neil Pagano is challenging Democratic Mayor Dennis Pilla in the March election, with the backing of the Republican, Conservative and Independence parties. The slates are taking shape this week in this year’s mega-election that will fill the mayoralty and all six village trustee seats. Democrats nominated… Read More →
The Westchester County Board of Legislators is diving into its review of proposals for Playland’s future and plans to dedicate several committee meetings to the topic in the coming weeks and develop a framework for making a decision on a future operator for the historic park. The Government Operations Committee… Read More →
The Friends of Sound Shore Medical Center have named volunteer Berdie Stein and the New Rochelle Rotary Club as honorees for volunteerism and philanthropy. They will receive the 2013 Marie F. Vitt Humanitarian Award (Vitt) honorees. Stein and the Rotary Club will be recognized at a March 8 dinner at… Read More →
Port Chester Democrats are nominating just three trustee candidates to run for the six open trustee seats in March – a new strategy for the village’s second go-round with cumulative voting. The party is nominating Daniel Brakewood and Luis Marino for re-election and nominating Greg Adams to return to the… Read More →
Talk about cutting it close. The Monroe Culinary Team, based in New Rochelle, came within a paper-thin slice—three-tenths of a point—of matching the Culinary Institute of America at the New York state championship of the American Culinary Institution, Monroe announced. The news came today from Gary Axelbank, Director of Sports… Read More →
Here’s the release from the Steinberg family: Jack Steinberg, 86, retired director of communications of the Marmon Group, died Jan.17 after a long illness, his son Mark reported. He served the multi-billion dollar diversified manufacturing group, privately owned by the Chicago Pritzker family, for 14 years, retiring in 1990. Marmon… Read More →
New Rochelle’s new development commissioner will be Luiz Aragon, who is now the commissioner of planning and environmental management for Sullivan County. Aragon was chosen by City Manager Charles Strome III and will take his new position on Feb. 11. He
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, at the request of New York state, has approved a 14-day extension of the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program in the state and a 30-day extension for the Individual Assistance program, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The extension allows eligible survivors of Superstorm Sandy last October to… Read More →
