After 28 years, the Del Bianco family of Port Chester finally has succeeded in getting the National Parks Service to recognize the contribution of grandfather Luigi Del Bianco as chief carver of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota. Last week, grandson Lou Del Bianco of Port Chester […]
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$1.2B biotech facility slated for development
A $1.2 billion project slated for development in Valhalla will, according to county officials, bring not just a state-of-the-art biotech facility to Westchester County, but also thousands of jobs. The 80-acre, 3-million-square-foot facility dubbed Westchester BioScience & Technology Center—which is being developed by Fareri Associates—will encompass two massive research wings, […]
Mamaroneck to draft local pet store law
The village of Mamaroneck has begun drafting a local law to regulate pet stores, loosely based on the regulatory laws of Suffolk County. This recent push for legislation surfaced in August when residents began protesting a village pet store, Best Breeds Puppies and Kittens on Mamaroneck Avenue. Residents claimed that […]
Resolutions for the slackers who already blew it
Readers: Right about now, you may be feeling bad about the resolutions you’ve already broken, crushed into a million pieces and washed down with a pint of banana chocolate swirl Talenti ice cream. But there’s no need to hate your sweets-addicted, never-get-ahead, willpower-of-a-gnat (who doesn’t exercise) self. No need, indeed. […]
Cuomo vetoes hotel tax, upsets local officials
After finally passing through the New York State Legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on Dec. 28, vetoed legislation that would have imposed a 3 percent hotel occupancy tax on patrons of the two hotels in Harrison. In addition to the town/village of Harrison, Cuomo, a Democrat, vetoed requests for a hotel […]