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, […]

A longstanding debate over the reinstatement of a ban on gun shows at county-owned facilities boiled back to the surface this week after legislation from the Westchester County Board of Legislators’ Democratic caucus lurched forward. The legislation, which passed a joint vote held by the Board of Legislators’ committees on […]

Joe Cannella, a Harrison judge and former longtime councilman, died on Dec. 22 of a heart attack. He was 66 years old. “He was a compassionate, selfless man that loved his family and community very much,” said Nancy Cannella, his wife of 44 years. Although Cannella was about to begin […]