Month: March 2017

Various updates and the big spruce-up
Opinion

Various updates and the big spruce-up

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]nce again, I had the pleasure of marching with the Harrison High School Band as they participated in New York City’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The weather was chilly, but the crowd’s enthusiasm created a warm atmosphere. This year’s celebration included marching bands, pipe bands and bag pipes. Community […]

Manahttanville film festival explores monsters
Community

Manahttanville film festival explores monsters

A series of foreign monster films will disquiet the evening tranquility of Manhattanville College’s leafy campus this March and April during the school’s annual International Film Festival. The screenings are free and open to the public and start at 7 p.m. in the Berman Student Center Theatre. Each film is […]

From left, Director of Westchester County Office of Tourism and Film Natasha Caputo, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, and owner of La Chinita Poblana Juan Aguilar hold a signed Hudson Valley Restaurant Week plate during the wind down of the spring version of the week. Contributed photo
Features

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week features the American Dream

The spring Hudson Valley Restaurant Week featured La Chinita Poblana, a Mexican restaurant located in Irvington, as part of a celebrating the end of the event. This two-week semi-annual event is presented by The Valley Table, a quarterly magazine that explores different restaurants throughout the Hudson Valley. This season’s restaurant […]

Bill would protect employee, student online account information
News

Bill would protect employee, student online account information

In an attempt to adapt to an ever-changing landscape of social media and technology, state officials have introduced legislation that would prohibit employers and educational institutions from requiring workers and students to disclose personal online account information. On Feb. 21, state Assemblyman David Buchwald, a White Plains Democrat, proposed an […]

The village of Rye Brook will hold a public hearing on a draft law which would put a series of restrictions on gun stores operating in the village, including limiting those stores from opening within 500 feet of schools, playgrounds, daycares or religious centers.
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Rye Brook to hold hearing on gun store ordinance

The village of Rye Brook may soon become the first municipality in Westchester County to regulate the potential location and operation of gun stores within its borders. The village Board of Trustees has scheduled an April 25 public hearing for a draft local law originally proposed in December. The law […]