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After a March 23 public hearing, the Brightview Senior Living Center proposed for 600 Lake St. has received final approval from the Harrison Town Council. As part of the approval, the developer will only be allowed to build 148 units, a reduction from the originally proposed 160. File photo
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Court rules against Save Harrison in Brightview suit

Updated March 3 at 12:13 p.m. Days before the Harrison Town Council may issue a final approval allowing a Brighview Senior Living Center on the site of the former Lake Street Quarry, the state Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the town’s 2016 decision to change that property’s zoning […]

State DMV increases railroad crossing violations
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State DMV increases railroad crossing violations

The New York state Department of Motor Vehicles is cracking down on motorists that violate traffic regulations near railroad crossings. In August 2016, the DMV increased the points assigned to automobilists from three to five for infractions made near railroad crossings in an effort to prevent train crashes at the […]

The mixed-use building proposed at 241-247 Halstead Ave. would have 3,000 square feet of retail space and 19 one- and two-bedroom apartments. It is one of several proposed iterations of transit-oriented development on Halstead Avenue. File photo
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Town finalizes first in wave of Halstead TOD projects

A recently approved project on Halstead Avenue will join a wave of redevelopment projects sweeping downtown Harrison, as one of the first in a string of transit-oriented development proposals to receive final approval. Transit oriented development, TOD, has been a prominent form of development in Harrison over the last several […]

As a lawsuit alleging EPA violations in many of the Westchester’s Sound Shore communities drags on, members of the environmental advocacy group Save the Sound, which sued the county in 2015, are growing increasingly impatient. File photo
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Save the Sound ‘frustrated’ with lack of progress

With a federal lawsuit alleging EPA violations between the environmental advocacy group Save the Sound and Westchester County approaching the two-year mark, officials at the nonprofit are growing increasingly impatient with alleged inaction on the part of several communities. “Save the Sound is frustrated with the lack of progress,” said […]

James Rosza, 24, of Norwalk, Connecticut, allegedly fled from police officers after also fleeing from the scene of a hit-and-run on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon. He is being charged with a felony, four misdemeanors, and several traffic violations, and also with the unlawful possession of marijuana. Contributed photo
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2 county, 1 Harrison police injured in Hutch chase

An alleged hit-and-run last week escalated into a high-speed chase involving two police agencies which injured three officers before culminating near Lincoln Avenue in Harrison. After 9 p.m. on Feb. 15, 24-year-old James Rozsa, of Norwalk, Connecticut, wove in and out of traffic fleeing from police after another driver had […]