Month: August 2016

Harrison has accomplished replacing half of the amount of total light fixtures throughout the town with LED lighting, following a 2014 agreement with the New York Power Authority. File photo
News

Town progressing in replacing old lighting with LEDs

Following an agreement two years ago with the state’s top power and energy organization to replace lighting throughout the town with more efficient LED light bulbs, Harrison has replaced 700 of roughly 2,400 fixtures in a project that began last month, according to the New York Power Authority. In 2014, […]

A.J. Fusco, a Harrison firefighter, will compete on the Food Network’s popular television show, “Guy’s Grocery Games,” hosted by Guy Fieri, airing on Aug. 14. Photo courtesy ForkandHoseCO.com
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Local firefighter to compete on Food Network

One Harrison firefighter may extinguish heat for a living, but he will soon be bringing it to the kitchen for a national audience. Professional firefighter A.J. Fusco will appear on the Food Network’s reality-based cooking television show “Guy’s Grocery Games” on Aug. 14 to compete against three other home cooks […]

Fire sprinklers, bats and sports updates
Opinion

Fire sprinklers, bats and sports updates

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ongratulations to the Harrison 13-15U Babe Ruth team. Recently, the group represented Harrison, and our district, in the State Championship Tournament in South Colonie, New York. The team made it into the tournament after taking the District 5 title on June 26 with challenging wins against two very talented teams, […]

Police plan to outfit entire department with tasers
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Police plan to outfit entire department with tasers

The Harrison Police Department is working to arm each of its 64 officers with Tasers, according to the police chief. Police Chief Anthony Marraccini said the device can help reduce the use of physical force and firearms by adding a non-lethal tool that can be used from both long and […]

Eastchester Fish Gourmet prepares fish tacos, which were going fast.
Features

Best of Westchester shows off its finest

[wzslider info=”true”] [dropcap]F[/dropcap]or the last 15 years, restaurateurs, residents, guests and vendors alike have looked forward to Westchester Magazine’s annual Best of Westchester party, which celebrates the culmination of an online survey collecting readers’ and editors’ highlights of the county, encompassing food, drink, shopping and leisure. From December 2015 through […]