Month: July 2016

Initially due in June, a $1.5 million payment to Westchester County from Standard Amusements, the management company overseeing Playland, is likely to be extended yet again as a decision on the future status of Playland pool will also likely be extended past Friday, Sept. 30. File phot
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Legislator: Standard breached contract

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to one Westchester County lawmaker, less than three months into a 30-year deal transferring control of county-owned Rye Playland to management company Standard Amusements, the private group has already breached contract, failing to make its first payment to the county. “[Standard] missed their first contractual payment,” said county Legislator […]

Village of Mamaroneck residents and members of the Board of Trustees are in an uproar following traffic and noise problems created by an ice cream shop that may have skirted village planning procedure. 
Photo/Andrew Dapolite
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Ralph’s owner set to sue Mamaroneck

The owner of a controversial new Mamaroneck business, Ralph’s Italian Ices and Ice Cream, has threatened to sue after restrictions were tightened on the shop’s hours and zoning classification. “They allow you to open a business and then make decisions without any kind of due diligence,” said Scott Rosenburg, a […]

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Rye schools superintendent resigns

Rye City School District Schools Superintendent Dr. Frank Alvarez announced his resignation on Tuesday, July 19. Alvarez, who will step down from the district’s lead position on July 31, sent a letter to administrators, faculty and staff early Tuesday and informed the public of his decision at the Board of […]

Harrison-based pet stores will now have to obtain their dogs and cats from either an animal shelter or humane society in order to sell them, according to a new townwide law unanimously passed by the board. Photo courtesy ny-petrescue.org
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Harrison passes law regulating pet sales

Pet store owners considering opening a business in Harrison should be on their best behavior. On July 21, the Harrison town board unanimously passed a law restricting the methods by which a pet dealer may acquire dogs and cats to sell. The law makes it illegal to sell such animals […]

At its July 21 meeting, the Harrison Town Council amended a parking spaces and aisles law that now requires parking stalls to have a shorter depth by one foot. Photo/Franco Fino
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Harrison to decrease size of parking spaces

The town/village of Harrison approved measures on July 21 to decrease the size of municipal parking spaces throughout the town in an effort to better accommodate drivers and increase the amount of spaces, according to the mayor. Under the newly amended provision, the town will decrease the length of all […]