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 […]
Month: June 2016
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]