Former village of Mamaroneck pet store owner Richard Doyle has been fined $20,000 and banned from selling pets in New York state after an investigation from the state attorney general’s office. Both the ban and fine come after a two-year investigation from the attorney general’s office that was spurred as […]
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Latimer bill would allow county to tax state land
State Sen. George Latimer has introduced a bill that would authorize Westchester County to collect taxes from certain state lands in its region. Latimer, a Rye Democrat, told the Review that he proposed the bill in hopes that the county would be granted the same authority as Rockland and Putnam […]
Cuomo touts transparency law expansion
As part of an ethics reform overhaul, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced that he would look to increase transparency in the state Legislature during his State of the State tour earlier this month. The governor’s initiative seeks to make state lawmakers—as well as the state’s ethics commission—subject to the […]
Common Core still a concern amid new regulations
An imminent federal education regulation, which would strip Title I funding for public schools with excessive opt-out rates of standardized testing, is set to go into effect at the end of the month. Despite disapproval from lawmakers, parents and educators across the country, the U.S. Department of Education’s controversial amendment […]
11 companies interested in Rye Town Park food operation
Despite the Rye Town Park Commission’s refusal to reveal any of the solicitors interested in managing some type of food operation at the park this year, the Review has acquired nine of the 11 proposals. The respondents submitted offers to operate either one, some or all of the food facilities […]