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County scrambles to reach affordable housing threshold

A vote by some Democrats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators which blocked fund­ing for affordable housing has left county administration offi­cials struggling to find a Plan B. The county anticipated reach­ing the number of required af­fordable housing units six months ahead of schedule, but Westchester lawmakers, in a […]

A new bond act introduced to the Westchester County Board of Legislators would pay for the removal of the pool at Playland in favor of what Standard Amusements envisions as an open veranda. File photo
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Astorino pushes to remove Playland pool

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]upport for costly renovations to Rye Playland’s historic swimming pool may be running dry after a proposed capital project from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino’s Republican administration looks to remove the site completely. On Monday, June 20, a proposed $2.7 million bond act to remove and fill the park’s pool […]

Adopt-a-School cops hit Rye schools
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Adopt-a-School cops hit Rye schools

The Rye City School District, in partnership with the Rye City Police Department, has spearheaded a local chapter of the Adopt-a-School program, which was originally developed in 1994 as a community outreach program by the FBI. The program, which identifies schools in disadvantaged communities, puts special agents and staff members […]

Stew Latwin, a 2004 graduate of Rye High School, serves as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Navy and has flown missions in the Persian Gulf on the U.S.N.S. Arctic and the U.S.S. Iwo Jima. Latwin recently appeared on the TV show “Jeopardy!” for three consecutive nights, coming away with more than $44,000 in winnings. Contributed photo
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Rye grad nets $44K in ‘Jeopardy!’ appearance

For Stew Latwin, the hardest part was keeping a secret. After filming multiple episodes of the popular television quiz show in March, Latwin, a former Rye resident, was contractually obligated to keep the outcome of his “Jeopardy!” debut to himself until its national broadcast more than two months later. “It […]

Dapolite wins award for Yandrasevich photo
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Dapolite wins award for Yandrasevich photo

Andrew Dapolite grabbed third place in the Spot News Photo category of the New York Press Association’s 2015 Better Newspaper Contest. The NYPA, a trade organization for weekly newspapers in the state, holds a spring convention each year in Saratoga Springs, New York. Yandrasevich was charged with stealing $271,120 from […]