Monday, May 6, 2024
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 […]
State officials have taken a big step in the fight against public corruption, as the Legislature has approved a proposal to enact a constitutional amendment that would strip taxpayer-funded pensions from state and local leaders who commit felonies in connection with their office. The pension forfeiture proposal will be on […]
The housing monitor who was appointed to oversee Westchester County’s compliance with a 2009 affordable housing settlement before resigning in August 2016 will run in New Jersey’s Democratic primary this year, seeking the nomination to run for governor in November. James Johnson, a former federal prosecutor who also served in […]
After a closely contested race to complete the final year on an unexpired town councilman term, newly elected Councilman Richard Dionisio—who won a special election in November—was sworn in before a Jan. 5 Town Council meeting. Dionisio was sworn in in front of his family, Harrison residents and several town […]
Almost two weeks after Election Day, the Westchester County Board of Elections has finished counting the nearly 800 absentee ballots in Harrison. Republican candidate Rich Dionisio will remain the winner of the race for town councilman, but the additional ballots brought an even tighter margin to an already close race. […]
