Prior to the European settlers coming to New York in the late 1600s, the Lenni-Lenape Native Americans called the village of Larchmont their home. On Friday, July 14, David Osborne, a historian at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site in Mount Vernon that showcases colonial life, spoke at the Larchmont […]
Month: July 2017
Santoro at center of ethics probe
In fending off an ethics complaint, Republican Deputy Mayor Louis Santoro will move to avail himself of a taxpayer-funded attorney made possible by a proposed amendment to village law. Specifically, the proposed law would amend village code to include volunteers of boards or commissions, or elected officials that wish to […]
County Dems pushing for immigration vote
Westchester County’s Democratic Caucus is mounting some political pressure in hopes of bringing to the floor a vote on legislation that would set forth a policy on immigration enforcement, despite it not even making it out of committee yet. While the bill is still awaiting approval in three separate committees—Budget […]
Backlash reroutes Hudson anchorage proposal
After an outpouring of negative commentary and bipartisan backlash from elected officials, a proposal from the U.S. Coast Guard to add dozens of anchorages across the Hudson River has been suspended, but may not be fully dead in the water. According to a statement made by the Coast Guard following […]
BOL to approve 500k for police body cameras
An initiative to outfit the Westchester County Police Department with hundreds of body cameras will likely be approved at an approaching Board of Legislators meeting. According to county Legislator Benjamin Boykin, a White Plains Democrat and chairman of the Public Safety Committee, a $500,000 bond, which was discussed at a […]