Month: February 2018

Emma Fox
Lead Stories News

Fox sentenced in M’ville student’s death

Rye resident Emma Fox has been sentenced to six months in jail, followed by five years of probation, for the death of Manhattanville College student Robby Schartner in 2016. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Fox, 26, has been sentenced on second-degree vehicular manslaughter and a charge of […]

Avery LaBarbera scored 22 points in Harrison’s win.
Lead Stories Sports

Huskies avenge loss to Eagles

Over the last several years, the girls’ basketball squads from Harrison and Eastchester have waged a fierce rivalry on the court, with no shortage of playoff thrillers and physical league contests to add fuel to the fire. But on Feb. 6, Harrison may have gotten the last laugh—at least for […]

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Schorr says he will stay in Senate race

A Republican nomination process may turn contentious as two candidates—Julie Killian and Dan Schorr—both eye a key open seat in the New York state Senate. Ahead of the convention, neither candidate has shown signs of dropping from the race, even after Republican candidate and Bedford attorney, Sarmad Khojasteh, confirmed this […]

Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, has signed a bill into law that was approved by the county Board of Legislators on Feb. 5, banning gun shows on county-owned property. Photo courtesy Wikipedia.org
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Westchester lawmakers ban gun shows on county property

In a 12-5 vote on Feb. 5, the Westchester County Board of Legislators, BOL, passed a law banning gun shows on county-owned property, codifying an executive order signed earlier this year by County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat. The vote was split down party lines, as the BOL’s five Republican […]

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Politics

Killian to run for Senate again

Former Rye Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican, will take another shot at the state Senate by running for the seat vacated by Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, earlier this year. This will mark Killian’s second run at the very same seat for state Senate District 37, which encompasses […]