As part of an event put on by the Vincent Barbarisi Memorial fund, Daniel Barbarisi led a discussion at the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library on his new book which explores the world of daily fantasy sports and how he became one of the top gambling sharks. Barbarisi, 37, was […]
Month: May 2017
Town of Mamaroneck pursues reusable bag initiative
The town of Mamaroneck is working to gain support for an initiative that would encourage patrons of the community to bring their own reusable bags when shopping. The Reusable Bag Initiative, RBI, hopes to prevent shoppers from using non-reusable bags in order to limit the amount of plastic and paper […]
Post-convention, Latimer takes county executive nomination
After a delayed nominating process, the Westchester County Democratic Party announced today that state Sen. George Latimer has secured the party’s official backing in the county executive race this fall. Latimer, if the party’s leaders have their way, will now go on to challenge two-term, incumbent County Executive Rob Astorino, […]
Broken Bow Brewery joins statewide beer challenge
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]roken Bow Brewery, located in the village of Tuckahoe, is one of nearly 70 breweries that are a part of the inaugural Taste NY Craft Beer Challenge. Lyle LaMothe, one of the family founding members of Broken Bow, said the competition is a joint effort between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and […]
Astorino goes solo on Indian Point lawsuit
County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, will personally sue New York state after an initial lawsuit seeking to halt the eventual shutdown of Westchester’s Indian Point power plant was shot down by lawmakers this week. According to a release from the Astorino administration, a tandem of lawsuits—which name Gov. Andrew […]