Month: August 2017

On Saturday, Sept. 2, the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway will
be giving away Yonkers trot raceway tickets for the first 500 Empire Club
members. Contributed photo
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Empire Casino celebrates Labor Day weekend

Looking for action over the Labor Day weekend while bidding adieu to the summer? Look no further than Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway! The raceway’s two signature stakes races for three-year-old trotters and pacers – the Yonkers Tro and Messenger Stakes – will be contested on Saturday night, Sept. […]

The Harrison Town Council has approved construction of a Wegmans Food Market at 106-110 Corporate Park Drive, the company’s first location in the Lower Hudson Valley region. Construction is expected to kick off in three months. File photo
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Wegmans supermarket proposal granted final approval

A proposal to construct a Wegmans Food Market at an unoccupied office building has received its final approval from the Harrison Town Council. According to Councilwoman Marlane Amelio, a Republican, as a result, demolition of the vacated office complex at 106-110 Corporate Park Drive will begin in three months, bringing […]

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Giordano to bring his candidacy, case to appellate court

Michael Giordano is not ready to concede his candidacy for the receiver of taxes position in Harrison, even with the New York state Supreme Court upholding a decision by the Westchester County Board of Elections to remove him from a potential Republican Party primary ballot. According to Giordano, who currently […]

Normandy Real Estate Partners and Toll Brothers have begun breaking ground on Harrison’s first mixed-use development at 103-105 Corporate Park Drive, which is situated along the Platinum Mile. Photo courtesy Normandy Real Estate Partners
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Platinum Mile development construction underway

Developers have started to break ground on the town’s first mixed-use development along the Platinum Mile, after securing approval for the project almost one year ago. Normandy Real Estate Partners and Toll Brothers, a publicly owned home development company, are constructing a 421-unit rental complex at 103-105 Corporate Park Drive, […]

On Aug. 16, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino vetoes a bill known as the Immigration Protection Act, which passed the county Legislature. Astorino also plans to repeal an existing executive order put in place by his predecessor Andy Spano, which inspired the recent proposal. Photo/Franco Fino
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Astorino vetoes immigration bill; to rescind current policy

Citing threats to public safety, Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino vetoed a bill to set forth a policy on immigration enforcement that had previously passed through the county Board of Legislators by a 10-5 vote earlier this month. According to Astorino, the bill would have put Westchester at odds […]