Month: January 2018

News

Astorino vetoes budget; legislators ready for override

After the inclusion of a tax rate increase and restoration of several cuts by county lawmakers, County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, officially vetoed a revised budget. “Such an action by the legislature was unnecessary and unacceptable to county taxpayers, already burdened with the highest combined property taxes in the […]

News

State threatens suit over Hudson River dredging

Ahead of a determination by the Environmental Protection Agency, Westchester County lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, are making a stand, threatening to sue the agency if it rules that General Electric’s dredging on the Hudson River is complete. According to a statement from county legislators last week, Cuomo […]

Community

Rye Neck students design chair prototypes

Rye Neck High School students in Lori Penesis’ Advanced Engineering classes are creating prototypes for new chairs in their creative learning spaces. They’re applying the concepts they’ve learned in their physics classes for a structural engineering application to solve a real-world problem. Penesis said that her students have been working […]