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 […]
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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 […]
Town may earmark hotel tax for capital improvements
Town officials have secured a law that allows Harrison to implement an occupancy tax on hotel and motel occupants. Harrison—one of eight municipalities in Westchester County given the authority to levy the 3 percent occupancy tax on Dec. 31, 2016—is expected to generate more than $300,000 in annual revenue from […]
Astorino: ‘We will not be silent on travel ban’
Amidst a nationwide debate about a policy on immigration, President Donald Trump’s recently blocked travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim nations has captured the interest of top elected officials in Westchester. On Feb. 10, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, appeared before a crowd of nearly 200 Muslim-Americans at […]
Town may soon discuss replacement judge
More than a month after the untimely death of Harrison Town Justice Joseph Cannella, town officials say they will soon consider whether to appoint an interim judge to fill his vacancy until the November general election, when voters must select a long-term successor. “We’re just beginning to think about it […]