Big elections (like the race for county executive) in relatively close quarters (like Westchester County) can make for some interesting political choreography. To wit: Around noon on Thursday, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, the Democratic nominee for county executive, appeared on the steps of Mount Vernon City Hall to accept… Read More →
On Thursday, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson will cross the Hutch to visit Mount Vernon and pick up a key endorsement in his bid to unseat County Executive Rob Astorino. Bramson will meet with members of the Mount Vernon Democratic Committee on the steps of City Hall at noon Thursday… Read More →
London Luxury, a maker of home products based in New Rochelle, will receive $30,000 in sales tax breaks to expand and add jobs, Westchester County announced. County Executive Rob Astorino said the county Industrial Development Agency had approved
Got a question or a comment about county government? On Wednesday evening, you’ll have a chance to talk with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in a Town Hall meeting in downtown Pelham. It starts at 7 p.m. in the Daronco Town House, 20 Fifth Ave., next door to Pelham Town… Read More →
The county urges Westchester veterans to pre-register for this event, starting Monday.
Sunday evening found me doing something I never imagined myself doing: covering a beauty pageant. The Miss New USA and Miss New York Teen USA contests, held at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, SUNY, were terra incognita for me, and I quickly filled my notebook with notes on… Read More →
Legislator Ken Jenkins this week won another two-year term as chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, making the Yonkers Democrat the de facto lead-horse in a race against Republican County Executive Rob Astorino in two years. “He’s obviously the front-runner,” said Mike Edelman, a Republican strategist who for years… Read More →
Westchester County has canceled the Route 76 bus service that connects Port Chester and Rye despite legislators’ decision to restore funding for it, Gerald McKinstry reports today on LoHud.com. Rye city leaders had also spoken up for preserving the route. The cutoff is affecting senior citizens in the Milton Road… Read More →
A forum in Rye Tuesday night will bring together people who play key roles in Westchester’s affordable housing settlement — a complex and contentious issue. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters, the panel is set to include officials from HUD, Westchester County and local governments, and federal housing monitor… Read More →
In an effort to rid the Westchester County Board of Legislators of that “magic number” of 12 Democrats, the county executive on Monday backed a slate of “reformers” who share his vision. No surprise: They’re all Republicans. With a motto of “Candidates For a Healthy Westchester,” GOP County Executive Rob… Read More →
