Month: March 2016

An amended agreement between the county and Standard Amusements is expected to exceed a proposed March 31 signing date after extensive criticism by the county Board of Legislators. File photo
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Legislators expected to surpass Playland deadline

A deadline for the transfer of Playland Park to the management company Standard Amusements may be turning into a dead end. According to Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat, there’s virtually no chance of the county Board of Legislators clearing a March hurdle. “I think it’s pretty clear […]

If approved, the fast food ban would ban quick, casual restaurants. This would not include chain sit-down restaurants.
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Village of Tuckahoe bans fast food chains

After nearly a year of discussion, the village of Tuckahoe Board of Trustees has passed a law that will prohibit fast food restaurants from opening up shop in the village. The controversy over these types of restaurants began in July 2015 when Subway applied for a permit to open a […]

Marc Lust, former Harrison town justice, pleaded guilty in Manhattan earlier this month to a drunk driving charge stemming from a December 2014 incident. File photo
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Ex-town justice pleads guilty to drunk driving

Former Harrison town Justice Marc Lust pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, March 1. The conditions of his plea deal are that Lust, 64, pay a $1,000 fine and perform seven days of community service. Additionally, his […]

Joyce Derenzis poses with a novelty check for her winnings from the New York State Lottery. Derenzis, of Harrison, won $1 million after receiving some unexpected advice from her mother.  Photo courtesy nylottery.ny.gov
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Harrison woman wins $1M lotto ticket from local pharmacy

The New York State Lottery announced that a woman from Harrison won a $1 million prize on a Scratch-off on Valentine’s Day. Joyce Derenzis, 56, bought the winning $5 Scratch-off ticket from Trotta’s West Street Pharmacy, located at 15 Halstead Ave., last month after a strange encounter with her mother […]

Mike Nannariello steps up to the plate on March 12. Photo/Mike Smith
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Huskies take the field in 2016

Led by a host of returning players, Harrison’s baseball team seems poised for big things this spring. With a solid pitching rotation and a reliable defense, Huskies head coach Marco DiRuocco believes that his squad’s success this year will be predicated upon continued maturation at the plate and the ability […]