Month: June 2016

News

County labor union rallies for new deal

A local chapter of the Civil Service Employees Association Inc., held two rallies in front of the Westchester County government’s Edwin G. Michaelian Office Building, located at 148 Martine Ave. in White Plains, on June 7. The union, which represents more than 3,000 employees across multiple county departments, was protesting […]

Community

Westchester pays tribute to Orlando victims

In Westchester County, the LOFT LGBT Community Center in White Plains and the village of Mamaroneck held two separate candlelight vigils to honor the victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida on Sunday, June 12. The attack, which took place at Pulse, an LGBT nightclub, in downtown Orlando, killed […]

News

Rye considers archers for deer control

Wildlife biologist Hank Birdsall believes there are 159 deer in the small city of Rye and is recommending using volunteer archers to control the population. Birdsall, who lives in Rye and has experience in deer management, conducted a deer study for the city and recently presented his results. At both […]

News

Larchmont looks to extend development moratorium

As the village of Larchmont’s temporary moratorium on residential development ticks down, the Board of Trustees will look to extend the ban for three more months in order to flesh out its new planning vision. If extended, the moratorium would mark nine consecutive months without any residential development throughout the […]