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In an unorthodox tour that will not feature a direct address to the state’s legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, continued his, six-event, statewide tour, at Purchase College this week. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
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Cuomo pins inflated taxes on local lawmakers

With a pit stop at SUNY Purchase College this week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, completed another leg of his unorthodox statewide State of the State tour, criticizing Westchester lawmakers for cumbersome taxes. On Tuesday, at the college’s Performing Arts Center, Cuomo addressed Westchester County constituents and lawmakers […]

James Johnson, the former federal court-appointed monitor who oversaw Westchester County’s adherence to a 2009 affordable housing settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will run for New Jersey’s Democratic nominee for governor in 2017. Photo courtesy jimjohnson4governor.com
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Former HUD monitor to run for NJ governor

The housing monitor who was appointed to oversee Westchester County’s compliance with a 2009 affordable housing settlement before resigning in August 2016 will run in New Jersey’s Democratic primary this year, seeking the nomination to run for governor in November. James Johnson, a former federal prosecutor who also served in […]

The Eastchester Board of Fire Commissioners will hold two interviews on March 25, and expect to name the Fire Department's next chief on March 27. File photo
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Fire district reappoints Binghamton-based law firm

In a divided vote, the Eastchester Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners decided 3-2 to reappoint the Binghamton-based law firm Coughlin & Gerhart as the district’s attorneys. During the district’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 3, Anthony Lore, a fire district commissioner, questioned why the fire district was paying for a […]