By Abby Luby— A raucous crowd of about 600 people showed up at Republican Congressman Mike Lawler’s Westchester town hall meeting Sunday in northern Westchester and spent the better part of two hours jeering and booing at the New York representative for the 17... More »
By Barrett Seaman– It was clear from the staging of Sunday night’s first open “Town Hall” appearance before voters that 17th District Congressman Mike Lawler and his staff were concerned about the growing number of similar public appearances by Republican offi... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins delivered his first State of the County address Wednesday night, declaring “We’re not repeating history, we’re making it.” Standing in the front of a packed Board of Legislators Chambers in White Plain... More »
By Barrett Seaman– A March 25 article in the Murdoch-owned New York Post has brought renewed attention to a years’ old dispute over the rents paid by various tenants of a federally subsidized affordable housing apartment building in Tarrytown, co-mingling it w... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— History was made Sunday at Westchester Community College when Ken Jenkins was officially sworn-in as the first Black County Executive in Westchester County. Fellow elected officials, dignitaries, community leaders, family and friends all gath... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Nita Lowey, who served in Congress for 32 years and was the first woman to chair the powerful House Appropriations Committee, died March 15 at her home in Harrison, surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren. She was 87. Her family... More »
By Barrett Seaman– No one throws a more energetic political rally than big labor, and the event held in Tarrytown’s Patriots Park on Saturday, the Ides of March, was no exception. The sprawling healthcare workers union, 1199 SEIU, along with CWA (Communication... More »
‘TIS OF THEE: Flags of red, white and blue; cards of green or gold By Krista Madsen I’m increasingly despairing about the wretched State of the (dis)Union, which is to say: I love the United States enough to demand better from her. Patriotism doesn’t mean we c... More »
By Barrett Seaman– At the March 3rd meeting of the Tarrytown Board of Trustees, Mayor Karen Brown swore in local attorney Richard Isaacson as the village’s Village Justice to fill the vacancy left by Judge Kyle McGovern, who was elected to the State Supreme Co... More »
I SWEAR TO GOD: For F*’s sake, Part II By Krista Madsen I’ve noticed I’ve been swearing more lately, and that I’m not alone. That maybe I’m swearing more because I’m drinking from the same global zeitgeist-spigot that has everyone else swearing more. Gone is a... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Irvington’s Democrats gathered in Town Hall Theater Tuesday evening to finish voting for mayoral and trustee candidates. More than 350 registered party members selected incumbent trustee Arlene Burgos as their candidate to succeed retiring m... More »
By Barrett Seaman– The Irvington Democratic Party holds its nominating convention on Tuesday night in the Town Hall Theater. Barring write-ins, there are two candidates to succeed retiring Mayor Jon Siegel and three candidates vying to fill two open seats on t... More »
By Barrett Seaman– The lower Hudson Valley‘s two Congressional Representatives were back in the county this week. The hot topic in meetings with local officials and voters was HR 22, the so-called Save Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility), which has the ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Ken Jenkins will continue as Westchester County Executive for at least the rest of the year, easily winning a special election Tuesday. Jenkins, who has led the county since his predecessor, George Latimer, resigned in early January to begin ... More »
WORLD-BUILD (& -BURN): Seeing red in the Handmaid’s Tale By Krista Madsen A new Handmaid’s Tale season, the sixth and last, is set for sometime Spring 2025—should we make it that far. Meanwhile, are we already inhabiting this perverted hellscape? Will it be to... More »
By Rick Pezzullo– The Greenburgh Town Board voted unanimously last week to authorize a Master Plan for the courthouse and police headquarters. The study, which will review options for the board to consider, is expected to take about eight months and will not e... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Last November, New York’s 16th Congressional District sent former Westchester County Executive George Latimer to Washington, but he keeps coming back—and says he is going to continue to do so as long as he’s in office. Not even a month into ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins is not getting a free ride in next month’s special election after all. Republican Christine Sculti, the former Chief Advisor to former County Executive Rob Astorino, has stepped forward to give voters ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— Ken Jenkins was sworn-in as Westchester County’s 10th County Executive Monday after being selected unanimously by the Board of Legislators to serve in the role until a special election is held next month. Jenkins, who has been Deputy County E... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— History was made in Westchester County Thursday when Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Vedat Gashi designated County Emergency Services Commissioner Richard G. Wishnie as Acting County Executive. Wishnie, a former county legisl... More »
