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The village of Rye Brook will hold a public hearing on a draft law which would put a series of restrictions on gun stores operating in the village, including limiting those stores from opening within 500 feet of schools, playgrounds, daycares or religious centers.
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Town issues first secondhand dealers license

Less than two months after rewriting a previously flawed law which had been in the town’s code for decades, Harrison issued its first known secondhand dealers license to the Halstead Avenue gun store L&L Sports. According to town documents released in response to a Freedom of Information Law, FOIL, request, […]

Although not yet approved in three separate committees, the Westchester County Legislature’s Democratic Caucus is pushing for a vote on an immigration enforcement proposal for Monday, July 17. The bill was pitched back in February. File photo
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County police to cut back from specialized units

Several impending retirements and a lack of staffing are threatening the Westchester County Department of Public Safety to cut back from various specialized units, according to the union president. Micahel Hagan, the president of the county Police Benevolent Association, PBA, said that with an understaffed department and as many as […]

A new law in Rye Brook passed on Tuesday requires all gun stores to keep all weapons behind the counter and secured with trigger locks, among other restrictions. File photo
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Rye Brook passes first gun store law in county

Six months after a controversially located gun store opened in the town/village of Harrison, Rye Brook has passed a law that restricts how and where a gun store can operate within its municipal borders, becoming the first municipality in Westchester County to do so. On Tuesday, May 23, the village […]

On March 13, the Westchester County Department of Public Safety will add five new officers to its ranks, but union officials are worried it will not be enough for the department’s needs. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
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County immigration proposal still faces hurdles

The Westchester County Legislature’s Democratic Caucus’ goal for an early summer approval of legislation to set forth a policy on immigration enforcement may be unlikely, with the proposal still pending in three separate committees. Joe Sgammato, the press secretary representing the Democratic Caucus, said that while the proposal is yet […]

Police and firefighters blocked off Park Avenue overlooking Beaver Swamp Brook on the night of May 6 to rescue the body of Roxanda Cifuentes, who drowned herself. 
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Harrison woman found in Beaver Swamp Brook

A 54-year-old Harrison resident was found dead in Beaver Swamp Brook on the evening of May 6, having intentionally drowned herself, according to police. Police and firefighters from Rye and Harrison were on the scene on Saturday night, blocking off a part of Park Avenue which intersects with Beaver Swamp […]