Thursday, May 2, 2024
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne recent Sunday I went to my local Queens bakery at 9, 11 and 2, and each time sat across from a friendly, open 18-year-old. These New York City students shared their hopes, dreams, and what they do in their free time. One researches drone strikes in Somalia. Another teaches […]
The town/village of Harrison has released its preliminary budget for the 2017 fiscal year, which includes a 1.5 percent tax rate increase and a modest increase in the overall budget. In the proposal, which was presented after the Nov. 5 budget work session, the town is putting forward a $59.2 […]
With much attention centered on a new gun store now open in Harrison, the city of Rye has formed an “open-ended” committee to investigate gun-related issues and potentially the creation of a gun ordinance. On Nov. 2, during a Rye City Council meeting, Mayor Joe Sack, a Republican, requested help […]
The Rye Town Park Commission is now scrambling to address a looming restaurant vacancy, following the unofficial departure of John Ambrose and Sam Chernin, the current owners and operators of Rye Town Park’s Seaside Johnnies. During a park commission meeting on Oct. 18, the commission unanimously voted to extend Seaside […]
Voters in Rye approved an Election Day ballot proposition to create a public safety commissioner position. Doing so will also bring about a new Department of Public Safety in the city, just the third such department in Westchester County. With more than 6,100 ballots cast, the referendum easily passed with […]
