The Mamaroneck Town Council will work toward finalizing a tentative budget that proposes a 4.8 percent property tax rate increase and exceeds the state’s allowable taxing limit. If adopted, the 2017 tentative budget, submitted on Oct. 16, would mark the third time in six years the town has adopted a […]
Month: November 2016
Coalition calls for $800M in public works grants
On a recent fall morning, elected officials, titans of industry and some concerned residents gathered at the little-known Hommocks Conservation area in the town of Mamaroneck to call upon New York state to extend its Clean Water grants program for crucial water infrastructure projects. Also announced on Nov. 16 was […]
Police investigating swastikas found at SUNY Purchase
Police are investigating hateful images that were found in one of the dorm rooms at SUNY Purchase College on Nov. 20. According to Betsy Aldredge, a spokeswoman for the college, the New York state University Police, UPD, began investigating the vandalism after the college discovered three swastikas drawn on a […]
Manhattanville plans change in bus service schedule
The Manhattanville College administration is leaning toward adjusting its shuttle bus service, following elevated outrage from the student body about the safety of its current schedule. On Nov. 10, Michael Geisler, the college’s president, confirmed that the administration has begun discussing retracting last year’s controversial decision to alter the bus […]
$55M Hampshire lawsuit thrown out on appeal
An appeal of a lawsuit by Hampshire Country Club seeking $55 million in damages from the village of Mamaroneck was shot down last week in federal court, reaffirming a previous ruling rendered in March. The decision is the latest development in a long and contentious saga between the country club […]
