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County board makes history, elects women chairs
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County board makes history, elects women chairs

The Board of Legislators began the 2022-2023 legislative term electing District 9 Legislator Catherine Borgia as chair, and District 6 Legislator Nancy Barr as vice chair, during a special meeting Monday night. Borgia is only the second woman to serve as chair, following the late Lois Bronz, who chaired the […]

Nonprofit Westchester announces new 2022 board
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Nonprofit Westchester announces new 2022 board

Nonprofit Westchester, NPW, is pleased to announce its new board of directors for 2022. New board members include Ron Abad, CEO of Community Housing Innovations; Kathleen Macias-Torres, executive director of SPARC, Inc.; Lucria Ortiz, CEO of The Yonkers Family YMCA; Theo J. Oshiro,co-executive director of Make the Road New York; […]

Latimer announces 2 to lead new research department
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Latimer announces 2 to lead new research department

Westchester County Executive George Latimer has announced two new positions on his administration aimed to enhance the county’s efforts at the beginning of Latimer’s second term as county executive. “Westchester is a County with many different needs on many different policy fronts,” Latimer said. “As we turn our focus to […]

County partners with Scenic Hudson on RiverWalk
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County partners with Scenic Hudson on RiverWalk

Westchester County Executive George Latimer has included $1.3 million in his proposed 2022 County budget to conduct an environmental review of the extension of the Westchester RiverWalk beneath the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. In partnership with the environmental organization Scenic Hudson, Latimer is working to advance the project to […]

Westchester’s bond rating affirmed by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch
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Westchester’s bond rating affirmed by Moody’s, S&P, Fitch

Following nearly four full years of smart, prudent fiscal management by County Executive George Latimer, Westchester’s bond ratings now stand as “stable” by all three major rating agencies. “This is the result of setting a game plan and executing it—no matter what variables were thrown our way,” Latimer said. “When […]