State and local lawmakers gathered at the Leo Mintzer Community Center in West Harrison on Dec. 8 to conduct a presentation aimed at helping senior residents identify common computer and telephone scams. Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont, a Republican, state Assemblyman David Buchwald, a Democrat, and state Assistant Attorney General Irma […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, alongside U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, unveiled a proposal on Jan. 3 to provide free tuition for income-eligible residents statewide at SUNY colleges and universities. The plan, to be known as the Excelsior Scholarship, will cost approximately $163 million a year once the program is fully […]

Four days before a court-imposed deadline, Westchester County has met and exceeded the core obligations of its 2009 settlement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, county officials said. During a Dec. 27 press conference, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, announced that the county had […]

Gov. Andrew Cuomo authorized eight municipalities in Westchester County to implement an occupancy tax on hotel and motel patrons, following strong recommendations from state and local officials throughout the Lower Hudson Valley region. On Dec. 31, the villages and towns of Harrison, Tuckahoe, North Castle, Mamaroneck, Port Chester, Dobbs Ferry, […]

Nine Tuckahoe residents have launched a lawsuit against the village and state departments responsible for approving a remediation of a toxic site to build a 5-story Marriott hotel. The residents are suing to overturn several decisions which paved the way for a developer, Bilwin Development Affiliates LLC, to remove contaminants […]