By Rick Pezzullo— Westchester County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky will likely be heading to Albany next year after defeating six-term incumbent State Assemblyman Tom Abinanti Tuesday in a what was a contentious Democratic primary. According to unofficial result... More »
By Barrett Seaman— In a swift reaction to the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v, Wade, the Westchester County Board of Legislators passed a bill designed to protect health care workers at reproductive health care facilities in the county from harassment. The v... More »
By Barrett Seaman– The weekend was supposed to be a celebration of gay rights. Pride rallies and parades as Pride Month neared an end were scheduled in many cities and towns, including one in Dobbs Ferry. The decision by the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wa... More »
By Rick Pezzullo– Vaccinations have been a hot button issue among some constituents in the contentious Democratic primary slugfest between incumbent Assemblyman Tom Abinanti and Westchester County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky. In particular, letter writers and ... More »
The last day to file a grievance on your assessment is this coming Tuesday, June 21. Info on how you can file a grievance (if you feel that your house is not worth what it is assessed for) can be found below. https://greenburghny.com/DocumentCenter/View/9207/H... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— State Assemblyman Tom Abinanti and Westchester County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky touted their government records during a Rivertowns League of Women Voters candidates forum last week. The forum, held June 8 on Zoom, gave each of the candidat... More »
By Barrett Seaman— This story has been updated as of May 24, 2:30 p.m. After two years of political wrangling over the disposition of New York State’s political districts, a court-appointed Special Master, Jonathan Cervas, late last week settled the matter wit... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees adopted a 2022-23 budget earlier this week that includes a slight decrease in the village’s tax levy. Village Administrator Melissa Ferraro called the first spending plan she helped craft a “very tight and ch... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Two Larrys will be on the Democratic line of the November 8th ballot in Irvington—one a veteran, one a newcomer. Three-term incumbent Larry Lonky will run to retain his seat. A former chair of the village’s Recreation and Parks Advisory Comm... More »
By Barrett Seaman– As it turns out, the lofty goal of a smooth bipartisan agreement on where New York’s lines are drawn for congressional and state voting districts is not so easy to attain. On Thursday, Governor Hochul signed into law a new state map that red... More »
By Barrett Seaman– The Unite Sleepy Hollow (USH) party that has dominated village politics for the past decade under seven-term mayor Ken Wray has announced a slate for the March election that includes two new faces. According to Wray, both René León, who runs... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Encomiums and eulogies poured in from Westchester politicians of both parties over the weekend after word spread that Reginald “Reggie” Lafayette died on Saturday morning. No cause has been announced. As recently as the fall of 2020, he was ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– A former Hastings Democratic Party chair and county aide, Ellen Hendrickx was sworn in as a member of the Greenburgh Town Council on Wednesday, January 12. Her husband John was at her side as she held a copy of Unthinkable, Maryland Congress... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The replacement of a Tarrytown Planning Board member came under scrutiny during the Board of Trustees’ annual organizational meeting Monday. The seven-member board unanimously voted to appoint Peter Gaito, who had served as an alternative mem... More »
By Barrett Seaman— The inaugural ceremony for George Latimer and his deputy, Ken Jenkins, as Westchester County’s chief executives was virtual and thus, understandably remote. But the County Executive did not let the opportunity pass to tout his first term ach... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— State Assemblyman Tom Abinanti maintained it takes a certain “expertise” to accomplish what he has during his 11 years in Albany and previous 20 years on the Westchester County Board of Legislators representing the towns of Greenburgh and Mou... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The majority of the Greenburgh Town Board voted Monday to allow cannabis dispensaries to set up shop in designated areas in town, but gave the thumbs down to lounges. Greenburgh joins the villages of Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow and Hastings-on-... More »
By Rick Pezzullo– The Dobbs Ferry Board of Trustees voted Nov. 23 to hire a new village administrator following a lengthy search. Melissa Ferraro, who has served as corporation counsel in the City of Peekskill for the last six-and-a-half years, will take over... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Oftentimes, when Tarrytown’s trustee meeting room is packed with people, it’s because some controversial issue is on the agenda. Not on Monday night, December 6th. The mood was entirely festive as enrobed Village Justice Kyle C. McGovern pre... More »
By Barrett Seaman– After more than 30 years of on-again/off-again plans and disputes, a picture is nearly complete of what three acres of currently wooded property on the northern border of Irvington’s Halsey Pond will eventually look like. At its January meet... More »
