The Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its second annual Harvest Festival. The event, at the intersection of North State and Blue Lantern roads in Briarcliff, is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 29 with an Oct. 30 rain date. Activities include opening ceremonies at… Read More →
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is expected to attend a reception tonight for Catherine Borgia. Borgia, the supervisor for the town of Ossining, is seeking a seat on the Westchester County Board of Legislators covering the 9th district. The reception is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the home of… Read More →
Read below for news from the Westchester County Board of Legislators on Peekskill’s youth presenting Chairman Ken Jenkins with a 9/11 banner: A group of youngsters associated with the Peekskill Youth Bureau (PYB) visited the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) today and presented BOL Chairman Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers) with… Read More →
The city has hired James A. Slaughter as its new economic development specialist. Slaughter specializes in “historical preservation, riverfront analysis, land use planning, facilities planning, project management and special event planning.” Slaughter replaces Christopher Marra who left to become the executive director of the Secaucus Housing Authority. Slaughter was among… Read More →
The Journal News/LoHud.com Editorial Board holds endorsement interviews with candidates in key contests on the Nov. 8 ballot. Voters may watch LIVE online at www.lohud.com/editorialspotlight; questions can be submitted via our CoverItLive live-blogging feature. The following endorsement hearings are scheduled: Oct. 4: 1 p.m. Stony Point supervisor Oct. 4: 3… Read More →
Lee Croft of Peekskill, a three year volunteer member of the Garden Club of Peekskill, weeds their garden along Central Avenue in the city, Sept. 29, 2011. The volunteers tend to the garden, which currently has Montauk daisies, canna lily, mums and roses, at least once a week at the… Read More →
Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center in Yorktown has received a $25,000 grant from the MBIA Foundation. Hilltop Hanover Farm is a 187-acre Westchester County owned crop farm and environmental center. The farming production and educational classes are managed by the Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental… Read More →
Alexander Amini, a native of Yorktown who now lives in Ireland with his family, was just awarded top prize at the annual European Union Contest for Young Scientists, held in Helskinki, Finland, Sept. 23-28. Amini beat competitors from 37 European countries, many of which were university students. In addition, he… Read More →
Here’s a glance at today’s opinion content: PEF’s rejection: Editorial We comment on news that the Public Employees Federation, the second largest union of state employees, rejected a package of give-backs negotiated with the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. We write: … The rejected deal, apropos of these post-recessionary times,... Read More →
Yesterday, Yorktown Councilman Nick Bianco issued a call for a moratorium on unfunded state mandates. On the heels of that call, fellow councilman and candidate for county legislator Terrence Murphy issued the following on the same subject. State lawmakers passed landmark legislation earlier this year, enacting a property tax cap… Read More →