Port Chester’s village election is under way today with early voting at Village Hall in advance of Tuesday’s election. By 1 p.m., 38 people had cast ballots. The mayoral election between incumbent Dennis Pilla and challenger Neil Pagano coincides this year with the race for all six trustee seats. This… Read More →
The League of Women Voters will hold two candidate forums in Port Chester next month – one for the mayoral candidates and one for trustees. Both are at Port Chester High School, Room 229, 1 Tamarack Road in Rye Brook. Mayoral candidates: Friday, March 1, 7:30 p.m. Trustee candidates: Tuesday,... Read More →
Port Chester voters will choose among 10 people as they fill the six trustee seats in the March 19 election. John Reavis and Gene Ceccarelli entered the race as independent candidates this week, adding to the other party slates. This is Port Chester’s second election using cumulative voting, and the… Read More →
There’s a group making waves about creating a new community radio station in the Rye-Port Chester area. Here’s an announcement for two meetings, tonight and tomorrow, in Rye Town Hall to talk it over. Let’s turn the mic over to Greg Arcaro: TO: COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE TOWN OF RYE… Read More →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Port Chester is in the process of observing the official, and one and only Rosie Veltri Westchester Teen Idol Day. The village government proclaimed the dayto honor the Port Chester High School student who won the Westchester Teen Idol contest in November. She competed with 25 finalists chosen from more… Read More →
After a five-year discussion, Port Chester adopted a master plan last night that calls for a smart-growth approach to development. Last night’s vote by the village board endorses a framework for generating a mix of uses downtown, improving waterfront access and limiting further density in residential areas. It calls for… Read More →
The Port Chester Carver Center has a new top administrator after the retirement of Executive Director Kerry Walsh. During her four-year tenure, Walsh led an expansion and renovation of the community center, a former YMCA building on Westchester Avenue. The new interim director comes from Neighborhood Studios, a community center… Read More →
