The White Plains Conservative Party announced today they are backing the Republican slate of candidates for Common Council and the Westchester County Board of Legislators. The council candidates are James Arndt, Richard Cirulli, Michael Donnelly and Terence Guerriere. Arndt is running for Mayor Thomas Roach’s unexpired term against Democratic Councilman… Read More →
It’s Friday and it’s a scorcher. We hope you’re staying cool. Here’s a quick glance at opinion content published today: Leiby Kletky: Editorial We comment on news that Leiby Kletzky, the 8-year-old Borough Park, Brooklyn boy who was killed last week, was in Rockland County after he was allegedly kidnapped… Read More →
Good Thursday afternoon. Here’s a glance at opinion content published today: Palisades Parkway rescue: Editorial We cheer the rescue of Annamaria Badenchini, a West Haverstraw woman pulled from the wreckage of her SUV moments before it exploded Tuesday on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. We write: … Todd Pezzementi of Stony… Read More →
A bipartisan group of senators — called the “Gang of Six” — unveiled a deficit reduction plan Tuesday that would save almost $4 trillion over the next decade and could leverage a deal on raising the debt ceiling before an Aug. 2 deadline. President Barack Obama welcomed the deficit-cutting plan,... Read More →
Our intern Jenny Kessman has a very timely story in today’s paper: Cool drinks! She visited 6 local spots and recommends her favorites. Take it away, Jenny! The Miami Vice Smoothie at Beanberry’s Cafe in New Rochelle. Carucha Meuse/The Journal News The kind of blistering heat predicted for this week… Read More →
Good afternoon. Here’s a glance at today’s opinion content: Caylee’s Law: Editorial We comment on the development of a New York version of Caylee’s Law, which would make it a felony not to report a missing or deceased child within a timely manner to authorities. The legislation follows on the… Read More →
Anthony Goncalves, the chef-owner at 42 in White Plains, is self-taught, and loves to keep learning. He’s always pushing to see what new flavors and textures he can come up with, and is fascinated with avant garde cooking, while still remaining true to his Portuguese roots. To channel that creative… Read More →
Here’s a look at today’s opinion content: PEF and CSEA contracts: Editorial We assess the agreements brokered by the Civil Service Employees Association and the Public Employees Federation, the state’s largest public-employee unions, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo for new contracts. Both involve wage freezes, furloughs and contributions to health care…. Read More →
John Steward, the city’s director of Information Services, resigned Friday, city Chief of Staff John Callahan reported today. Steward was paid $130,000 and was one of a handful of new administrators brought in by resigned Mayor Adam Bradley in Jan. 2010. He is the first top administrator to depart since… Read More →
The superintendent of the Greenburgh school district has announced plans to retire at the end of this year. Ronald Smalls, who has led the district since Jan. 2008, will step down effective Dec. 31. Smalls declined to comment this afternoon and it could not be determined what prompted his decision… Read More →
