Month: October 2016

Julie Killian gets my vote
Opinion

Julie Killian gets my vote

To the Editor, As a lifelong resident of Mamaroneck and an active member of the community, I urge you to make the right choice and vote for Julie Killian. I have known Julie and her entire family for more than 20 years and have watched her raise her five children […]

Latimer: Strong on the environment
Opinion

Latimer: Strong on the environment

To the Editor, I’m proud to call George Latimer my friend, and to support his re-election to the state Senate. He has been a terrific senator on environmental issues: endorsed by The Sierra Club, the New York League of Conservation Voters, and he scored a 92—tied for highest in the […]

Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum, a Republican, will take legal action against some of his Democratic colleagues on the Board of Trustees in an attempt to buck an upcoming referendum aimed at altering his powers. File photo
Politics

Mamaroneck mayor sues 3 trustees in power struggle

Amidst boiling tensions over an upcoming public referendum that, if successful, would alter the mayor’s powers, Norman Rosenblum, the village of Mamaroneck’s Republican mayor, will sue three Democrats on the Board of Trustees over alleged breaches in the New York state Open Meetings Law. According to an order for declaratory […]

A recently proposed capital budget would see Westchester County invest $110 million into parks, including a transformative project at Kensico Dam. File photo
News

County capital budget wants $110M for parks

A $300 million capital budget sent down to the Westchester County Board of Legislators on Oct. 14 allocates nearly $110 million to recreation and parkland, and could inject millions of dollars at Kensico Dam and into the county’s affordable housing requirements. The capital budget serves as a guiding blueprint for […]

Chris Rodier discussed his alleged interaction with Harrison police during a League of Women Voters forum on Oct. 17. The candidate for Town Council candidate says the police called him to question a FOIL request he made in August. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
Politics

Town Council candidate: Police harassing me

The Democratic nominee for Town Council claims he is being harassed by current members of the town board and the Harrison Police Department, alleging he has been asked to speak to police regarding a request he made through the Freedom of Information Law, FOIL. Chris Rodier, who is running for […]