On Jan. 21, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to allow voting by absentee ballot due to the COVID-19 pandemic through 2022. This legislation continues to allow New Yorkers to request an absentee ballot during the pandemic where there is a risk of contracting or spreading disease that may cause illness […]
New federal dietary guidelines encourage Americans to focus more on eating healthy throughout life, to be flexible in their eating patterns and to cut down on empty calories. The recommendations — released every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services — […]
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced that Olivia Raimo was sentenced for using a straight razor to slit the wrist of a New ;Rochelle senior she married to illegally obtain U.S. citizenship. Raimo, 30, was sentenced on Jan. 13, to 15 years in state prison, with five years of […]
Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah announced the sentencing of a White Plains man who exposed himself to a woman and demanded she perform a sexual act on him after violently forcing himself into her White Plains residence. Derrick Toone, 35, was sentenced on Jan. 13, to 10 years in […]
Placing the safety of Westchester County’s children and families at the forefront, County Executive George Latimer has released a new video as part of an ongoing effort aimed at preventing infant deaths due to unsafe sleeping environments. The ABCs of Safe Sleep, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics […]
