Knollwood Country Club’s Mike Miller of Brewster hits out of the trap at the 10th hole during the quarterfinal round of the Metropolitan Golf Association’s 108th Met Amateur Championship at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale July 30, 2010. Miller lost to Cameron Wilson of the Shorehaven Golf Club, 1… Read More →
Attorney James E. Johnson, the court-appointed monitor in Westchester’s fair housing/False Claims Act case, will appear in an Editorial Spotlight interview 11 a.m. Wednesday on LoHud.com. Over the next seven years, Westchester must build 750 units of affordable housing, most of them in overwhelmingly white communities that have long shunned… Read More →
Add this to information already posted on the two upcoming public hearings on a proposed United Water rate hike: The United Water Municipal Consortium, comprising nine municipalities representing over 80 percent of the United Water New Rochelle customer base, will hold a press conference in the New Rochelle City Hall… Read More →
For more than a year, Scarsdale resident Nikhyl Jhangiani has swam to raise money for pediatric cancer research for Tay-bandz, a foundation in honor of fellow Edgemont High student Taylor Matthews, who died from a rare bone cancer in 2008. Jhangiani, who has been sponsored by friends and family, has… Read More →
Via Bronxville police THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE SIGHTINGS OF A COYOTE IN THE VILLAGE THIS MORNING (07/30/2010) AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00AM. A COYOTE WAS OBSERVED ON PARADISE ROAD NEAR SUNSET AVENUE AND ON PRESCOTT AVENUE. WE ARE ISSUING THE BELOW SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR ALL RESIDENTS. PLEASE CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT… Read More →
This is an update from an earlier post. Please note the hours for the hearings. Local public officials will hold a rally to protest United Water’s proposed 54 percent rate increase on Aug. 2, prior to the State of New York Public Service Commissions Public Hearing, at 3 p.m. at… Read More →
Laura Cleare of Yonkers, and her sons Dante 10, left, and Xavier, 7, were among the over 100 people who attended a public hearing tonight on Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino’s decision to cut funding for child care at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. Photo by Seth Harrison… Read More →
The Editorial Board held an Editorial Spotlight interview with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino on Wednesday. The discussion focused on Astorino’s announcement that he is seeking to merge the public safety and emergency services departments, the projected deficit for 2011, Astorino’s struggles with the Board of Legislators, the future of… Read More →
The screams of a 77-year-old Penn Road woman scared away two men who were trying to break into her house Tuesday night, Scarsdale police said. Police said the woman was upstairs in her home around 8:30 p.m. when she heard a loud noise. She went downstairs to see what was… Read More →
The Fulton Avenue Drawbridge between Secor Lane and Edison Avenue at the Pelham Manor and Mount Vernon border was expected to reopen Wednesday around 7 p.m. The bridge was closed due to emergency repairs, according to the Westchester County Department of Public Works.