Month: June 2016

The hotel occupancy tax bill and more recognition
Opinion

The hotel occupancy tax bill and more recognition

The New York Senate and Assembly have once again approved legislation authorizing the town/village of Harrison, and other municipalities that have hotels, to impose a 3 percent hotel/motel occupancy tax on guests. Other municipalities around New York state and in Westchester County have had a hotel tax for years. The […]

The Harrison Police Department conference room table was covered in labeled evidence, including fake IDs, $4,000 in iTunes gift cards, $15,000 in cash, and dozens of stolen designer accessories including belts, shoes bags and wallets seized from three arrests connected to a bag stolen from a car parked in Purchase. Photo/Corey Stockton
News

Harrison police arrest 3 suspects for fraud, grand larceny

Harrison police arrested three suspects in connection with a June 12 theft of a Louis Vuitton tote bag stolen from a locked car parked outside a Purchase-area recreation center. The victim told police that she parked and locked her car outside the recreation center and returned to find the windows […]

Stew Latwin, a 2004 graduate of Rye High School, serves as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Navy and has flown missions in the Persian Gulf on the U.S.N.S. Arctic and the U.S.S. Iwo Jima. Latwin recently appeared on the TV show “Jeopardy!” for three consecutive nights, coming away with more than $44,000 in winnings. Contributed photo
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Rye grad nets $44K in ‘Jeopardy!’ appearance

For Stew Latwin, the hardest part was keeping a secret. After filming multiple episodes of the popular television quiz show in March, Latwin, a former Rye resident, was contractually obligated to keep the outcome of his “Jeopardy!” debut to himself until its national broadcast more than two months later. “It […]

From left, Steve Newman, Rick Walker, Bill Brenner and Jack Groselle pose at the Bumpy Jones Classic in Sarasota, Florida, on June 11. The foursome set a Masters’ world record in the 400-meter long-course medley relay. Contributed photo
Sports

Newman helps set world record

A local swimmer continued to make waves on Saturday, June 11, as Mamaroneck resident Steve Newman helped break a Masters’ swimming world record at the annual Bumpy Jones Classic in Sarasota, Florida. Along with three other members of the Sarasota Sharks swim team, Newman, 54, helped set a new benchmark […]

The fun in NBA conspiracies
Opinion Sports

The fun in NBA conspiracies

I don’t mind saying it: I love conspiracy theories. Chemtrails, CIA mind control, the Illuminati “relocating” recently deceased celebrities to private, tropical islands. It’s not that I necessarily believe the tin-foil hat folks, I just love hearing their takes. But somewhere mixed in with the crowd that vigilantly dissected the […]